Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 294, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1918 — Then It Seemed Plainer. [ARTICLE]

Then It Seemed Plainer.

While Walting for a train home from the city one night Jones grew restless, and looked about for .something interesting. His eyes fell upon a slot machine. and he promptly inserted a penny. “I have often wondered,” he remarked aloud, In the manner of all truly thoughtful men, “where the profits on these machines—” Here he grasped the , handle with a firm and masterful grip. “Where the profit on these affairs —“ So saying he shook the machine. “I have often wondered,” he Continued,' giving it another vigorous shake, “where the profit— Hang the thing!” Then one of the porters came up and told him that the machine was out of order, and Jones realized at last where part of the profit came from ! - r