_Tommy:_ "What's an echo, pa?"
_Pa:_ "An echo, my son, is the only thing that can deprive a woman of
the last word."
* * *
"Why is it you never get to the office on time in the morning?" demanded
the boss angrily.
"It's like this, boss," explained the tardy one; "you kept telling me
not to watch the clock during office hours, and I got so I didn't watch
it at home either."
* * *