A Wrong Guess.
Little Mrs Johnson hurried to the nearest public call office on© daylast week and asked for 7431^ East-
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"Is that you, George dear V she inquired, after the usual wait.
"S-s-h !" came the necessary warning. "I'm George Johnson. Who are you ?"
"I'm your wife, George. What do you think ?" George thought that in all probability his wife's mother had paid one of her surprise visits.
He said so with a growl
"You always were good at guessing, George," said his wife.
"It's a pity it should happen Ifke this," Mr. Johnson remarked. "I've just got into business that will keep me here till late. I won't be home till eleven at the earliest. Can'f possibly get out of it."
"So sorry, dear," came Mrs. Johnson's voice over the wire. " Your guess was wrong this time. Mother hasn't come. I wanted to tell you that the Smiths have two tickets for His Majesty's to-night which
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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 10 July 1914, Page 8
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158A Wrong Guess. Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 10 July 1914, Page 8
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