ON HER NERVES

The local pawnbroker's shop was on fire, and among the crowd of

spectators was an old woman who attracted much attention by her sobs and

cries of despair.

"What is the matter with you?" a fireman said. "You don't own the shop,

do you?"

"No," she wailed, "but my old man's suit is pawned there, and he don't

know it."

Best Short Stories · 第 63 / 386 题