Commercial Candour.
"We claim that we can do you anything in our line as well, or perhaps a little bit less than you will get it at many other places."
Advt. in Local Paper.
"Alleged Wallet-Snatcher Takes Two Omnibuses."
Evening News.
No wonder there is a shortage in London travelling facilities.
THE WORD-BUILDERS;
A Shortage of Straw.
Aitchkin has been doing great things in forage, but prosperity has not spoilt him. Although he must be aware that I remember him in pre-war days, when he used to strap-hang to the City with his lunch in a satchel, nevertheless he often invites me round on those rare occasions when he dines quietly at home.
The other evening, as he toyed with a modest eight-course dinner, I perceived that his cheerfulness was a trifle forced, and I thought that probably he was worrying over the behaviour of his little son, who, tiring that afternoon of his motor scooter, had done incalculable damage to the orchid-house with a home-made catapult.