Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 159, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1916 — Merely a Pose. [ARTICLE]

Merely a Pose.

"You impress me as being pessimistic.” “You do me an injustice,” replied the melancholy man. “Yes?” "You see, I sell gasoline and have lately got into the habit of looking sorrowful by pretending to sympathize with my customers when they complain about the price.”