The Archive · 1940

IN. PARENTHESIS

War and Peace Mrs. Atkins was very excited when she had a letter from her husband "Somewhere in France."

"I'm having all my pay allotted to you," he wrote, "so now for the love of Mike. stop. worrying, and let me fight this war in peace."

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His Pound of Flesh?

HEbE'b a pound," said the owner of the small car to the man he had knocked down in the blackout, "Til send. you some more if you will give me your address."

"Bre; what game's this?" cried the victim, "You can't run over me on, the instalment system!"

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