Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 279, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1911 — BEG PARDON! [ARTICLE]

BEG PARDON!

“Look here, old man,” exclaimed the chief sub-editor to the man u T ho mismanaged the manuscripts, “this U a mighty poor story you’ve passed mA” “Sorry I can’t agree with you,’ snorted the man who mismanaged the manuscripts; "thought it rather a good yarp myself.” “Did ytxx?” said the chief sub-editor. 'Well; listen to this as an .example of the writer’s style. He says, ‘He wae puzzled to death!’ Now, I ask you, how could a man be puzzled to death?” “Well,” retorted the guardian of the waste paper basket, "he might be riddled with bullets, you know!” A shriek of joy issued from a far corner of the room as the Btoryet,te editor upset a pile of postcards.