Later on I received a letter stating that my solution of all the words was correct, and enclosing my share of the prize—a halfpenny stamp.
In a similar competition I saw it stated in the papers that 6,000 answers had been received, which shows that the game must be a very paying one for those who issue the advertisements.
What a number of young women there must be waiting to get married! In answer to an advertisement which appeared the other day in the Exchange and Mart, in which a lady, “disappointed in love, offered her trousseau at an enormous sacrifice,” over 1,400 replies were received.
But the lady “disappointed in love” disappointed also the 1,400 ladies who wanted a trousseau, for her advertisement was a bogus one, and was merely another trap to catch the unwary.
One has to be very sharp, but the sharpest of us are sometimes taken in, including even
Your affectionate cousin,
Bob Briefless.
[GIRLS AS I HAVE KNOWN THEM.]
By ELSA D’ESTERRE-KEELING, Author of “Old Maids and Young.”