Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1916 — Gathered Smiles [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Gathered Smiles

HYPNOTIZED.

“Just before you lost consciousness, What did you see?” asked the lawyer who was conducting a suit for damages against an automobillst. “Why,” replied the thoughtless client, who claimed to have been run over, “I saw the prettiest woman I ever laid my eyes on.” “You did, eh?” snarled.-the lawyer, quite losing his temper. Then he sat down. Leaning over to his client, he hissed, “How do you expect me to win this case when you make an admission like that?” “What have I done?” asked the client “You have as good as confessed that for the time being you were non compos mentis.”