Courting Time

[SMAN]

"Young man," said the angry father from the head of the stairs, "didn't I hear the clock strike four when you brought my daughter in? "You did," admitted the boyfriend. "It was going to strike eleven, but I grabbed it and held the gong so it wouldn't disturb you." The father muttered, "Doggone! Why didn't I think of that one in my courting days!"