"Oli, Percy dear, your Christmas gift was so beautiful!'' remarked"the young lady, with her best smile. "And you unintentionally left the price-mark on, eight guineas!'' ''Oh, how careless of me!'' replied Percy. '• And 1 see you bought it at Bayne's. Now, I know you wouldn't mind taking it back and exchanging it for one of tliose lovely' eight-guinea brooches they have in their window, vould you " " "Oh, not at all; with pleasure 1" hp replied. An lyjur later that ypung man was lamenting hjs foolish act of buying an ornament fur thirty-five shillings and sticking an eight guinea label op it.
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 125, 24 December 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)
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101Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 125, 24 December 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)
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