He: Do you think your father would be willing to help me in the future?
She: Well, I heard him say he felt like kicking you into the middle of next week.
* * *
"Daughter," said the old man, sternly, "I positively forbid you marrying this young scapegrace! He is an inveterate poker player!"
"But, papa," tearfully protested Alicia Hortense, "poker playing is not such an awful habit. Why, at your own club——"
"That's where I got my information, daughter. I'll have no daughter of mine bringing home a man that I can't beat with a flush, a full house, and fours."
* * *
"I think, Lucille, I'll take one of the children to the park with me. Which one do you think would go best with this dress?"
