Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1916 — Wily Old Lady. [ARTICLE]

Wily Old Lady.

The special noticed a chimney on fire. Reluctantly he went to the house and drew out his notebook. When he knocked at the door an old lady came. “Sorry, but your chimney is on fire. I shall have to report it Name and address, please.” “How many more are coming? You’re the third. You can’t be summoned three times over, can you?” The specialist apologized and departed. When he reached the station he told his misadventure to the inspector. “Then you didn’t take the name and address?” » “No.” “I’m afraid they’ve done you. It’s a very old wheeze to say that there’s been a policeman taking their name and address already. Next time take the name, no matter if they say a hundred have been there already.” The special blushed as he thought of his courteous apologies to the wily old lady.—Manchester Guardian.