"joe" Jumped Over The Table

Házen S. l'ingree, Jr., better known as "Joe," has often been remarked to be a sort of surprisng t'liip o' the old block. He caused a surprise in a back room af a down-town restauiant in Detroit New Year's night, which Walter Koss will not at once dismiss l'rom nis niiiid. Youug Pingree drift ed iuto the place with severa] other young men. Tlaey bad, perhaps, Tjeen out making New Year's calis and had non? the appeaTancé of dudes tban a catearle of atületes. Soiiielmw. W&lter Itoss göt iuto an argument coneerniug the prowèss of fche ■dudes." and then he offered to bet his roll of nioney tiiat Pingree couldn't jumi) ace high or dence high, ot any sm-i of higlit lli.at would require much aililetic abili.v. Young Pingree didn't want to take all oí Soss's monej awaj from hiia, so he flnally out liim doiwn to a bet oí $1 tiiat he couldn't mke a clean standing jump over a W?, square i.-ible that stoöd in rho center of the room. Koss would bet his pile agalnst liim autl anyone who kttows Ross s a ware th.it he loes not make a weak bluff. The dollar bel was linally staked and Hazen S. Pingree, ,Tr., stepped beside the taibie and witiiout so mueli as laj'ing down his uuicolored gloves sailed over the tatfie. His necktie was not even so niiK'h as askew as he gathered üp Koss'8 dollar. Then Koss was made the butt of the jesters and he braght refreshïnents for the crowd.