CERTAINLY AN ECHO.
"Hoot, mon, it's a grand rand!"; said the Scot proudly, as he showedl his American visiter the glories of the] Highlands. "And we've an echo herej that cannot be beaten." j Suiting the action to the word, he relied his war cry, and exactly four ninutes later the echo returned a* clear as a bell. ' That certainly is somc v echo,"i agreed the Yank,.smiling a trifle soper-1 ciliouslv. I
"What for do ve smile?" inquired the Scot, all the pride of possession quickly aroused. 'W'.il," drawled his companion, "1 wish vou were comin' back over the 'pond' with me. In my home in the Rockies T could show you some,more echo. When Tgo to bed at night I just lean out of the bed aid shout", 'Time to get up' Tome on!' and, sure just eight hours later that echo comeS back and wakes me up!"
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 307, 4 September 1917, Page 4
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149CERTAINLY AN ECHO. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 307, 4 September 1917, Page 4
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