? MR.. HALFSTICK’S REQUEST. ■'Are ycuy the editor that takes Lithe society items?” inquired the caller. an undersized man, with a timid, appealing look on his face. '‘Yes, sir,” replied the young man at the desk. “I can take in any knid of items. What have you?” '“Why,, it’s this way,” said the caller, lowering his voice. . “My wife gave a swell party last night, and I’m willing to pay to have this report l of the affair put in your paper.” “We don’t charge anything for publishing society items,” observed the young man at the desk, taking the proffered manuscript and looking it over. “That’s all right,” was the reply- “ You don’t understand. I wrote this up myself, and 1 put in a line or two that says, 'Mr. Halfstick assisted his distinguished in receiving the guests.’ That’s the way I want it to go in, and I don’t care if it costs a guinea a line. I want my friends to. know, by George,, that I still belong to the family 1”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2413, 30 January 1909, Page 9 (Supplement)
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173Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2413, 30 January 1909, Page 9 (Supplement)
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