READY FOR ALL EMERGENCIES
Teased into it, Jones had gone with his wife on an excursion to the realm of bargains and in the great building, with its many departments, he had become separated from his better half. For an hour at least he remained lounging impatiently at the junction of many ways where lifts, stairs, and passengers met, and then, tired and angry, he approached the shopwalker. ‘ Sir,’ he said to the frock-coated and suave attendant in tones of righteous indignation, ‘ I’ve lost my wife.’ ‘ Third floor and over the bridge for the mourning department!’ came the reply, with stunning force.
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New Zealand Tablet, 31 July 1913, Page 62
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102READY FOR ALL EMERGENCIES New Zealand Tablet, 31 July 1913, Page 62
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