GETTING EVEN.
‘ John,’ she said, thoughtfully, ‘ tomorrow is the birthday of that little Jones boy next door.’ ‘ What of it ?’ he demanded. * Oh, nothing much,’ she replied ; ‘only I happened to recall that Mr Jones gave our Willie a drum on his birthday. ‘ Well, do yon think I feel under any obligations to him for that ?’ he asked irritably. ‘lf yon do you are mistaken. If I owe him anything it’s a grudge.’ ‘Of course,’ she answered sweetly. ‘ That's why I thought that perhaps you might want to give the Jones’ laiy a big brass trumpet.’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue XXI, 13 November 1897, Page 672
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96GETTING EVEN. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue XXI, 13 November 1897, Page 672
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