A Slight Delay

Mrs. Pinkerly- The boy has just come wíth that lovely Christmas present I got for yon to-day, dear. He is waiting1 in the hall now. Pinkerly - flow kind (kiss) and thovtghtful of you, dear. (Kiss, kiss.) I am just dying to see what it is. (Impatiently) Why don't 3-011 have the boy brincp it up? Mrs. Pinkerly (embarrassed)- The fact is - er - darling, it has come C. 0. D -Life.