THE customer was obviously in a hurry.
"You say this hair restorer is rapid and infallible?"
"It's a miracle, sir," declared the hairdresser.
"Right. Then grow me a head of hair, cut it short at the back and sides, give it a singe and a dry shampoo, and part it on the right. And don't be long, as I have a train to catch."
Long Sandwich A HUNGRY tramp found an old lamp, rubbed it, and a gen appeared.
"What, sir, isryour wish?" he said.
"Lummy, I couldn't half go a sandwich!" said the tramp.
The gen nodded and disappeared.
Three years later, long after the tramp had given up hope, the gen suddenly appeared again.
"Did you want ham or beef, sir?" he asked.
8 6 Father to Son He had persisted in calling on her even though she had warned him of her father's decided opposition to boy friends. But the young man was getting desperate, and on this particular evening he had his plans cut and dried for an elopement.
Suddenly the door opened, and the room was flooded with light. The young couple turned and faced a glowering parent.
"Who are you?" he asked the young man through clenched teeth.
The latter gulped and turned pele, "I'm her brother!' he blurted out at last.
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