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! By ROBERT STEAD
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CoprrUtht by F.OBERT STEAD
f CHAPTER' I X—fcpWifiWpci V
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<u suit for a feliow about my size,"
tm;
an h(Theft’s abotft the same as
me; Put iu one of them Hereford
B2 0> -V • fet 9
f,n.' t lie lied tlie package surrepti
tiously in his room and awaited the
da*
emotions.
Zen yielding to Transley’s lmpor
tuaititW if.jfdrat
day! "The wedding would
be In the house, with leading
rafieia;. fe *<£’ M di stF f c &
asjUtvhed guests, and the general tm-
..was to toe ,given out that
'M? y4o\dd
wejfeonie. Ail could not be taken care
of 5n the house, so Y,D. gave orders
tli# t#*ss fB
- the barns and the floor put in
slitoie for dancing. Open house would
botfie, urnere substantial refreshments
H’oUld be served .to all and sundry.
(ilirilf’liP.ilt day tf&xnediitfiili
Eomible nip to the air, but the sun
rose warm and bright. ; A.s , the hour
appr -iched i ?ehij:found 4lt<3pselT>2 jpo(g
of a calmness which she
deemed worthy of Y.D.’s daughter..
She had elected to be unattended as
she. had no very special girl friend,
and' that seemed the simplest way out
of the problem of selecting someone
for' this. .honor,:. - Sltfe-u.fffls;:#Pj¥
amply assisted with her dressing, and
the color of her fine cheeks burned
deeper with the compliments to which
ehe listened with modest appreciation.
At'-w
covered that Y.D. had not
for the occasion. He was, in fact,
enga g'i(T“\vTnr~Ta ri'dsbh"TTT' ffl aKltTJf'tr
tentative arrangement the 'dis.;.
tributlon of next year’s hayvj.-Zemhad
been go insistent.upon <M--invitation'
being ,sent to Mr. atjd Mfs., Litfrdl&n,;;
that V. D„ although '-fearing a'snuj?
for his last conceded tile*,
point. He JtwrtH done V* T'uu&ljjftcr
rather less ffi'an
and liandson, with a^sistjpjajWVftfi 1
a well-fliled .were/
the hatchet in a corner of.
bouse. ___ ___ J^-w.. 'M>in
"I ‘’J+H-t-bls
United a nlas sag
ln>!ant action; readied
son, hear me now S I wotqSfe tak#jl
million dollars fo\ that 'gß&y’
derstand—and I
mangy cayuse for jiff
So, grumbling, he/foundjliis
bis room land begjifi-a"- ftinestTe , \vsSt
bis "store” clothes: Before thefiSjpifc--
was '-rr —to-vra'a l 'being- reminded"
throu i" TlTo'TrooFTmrrtl'g" WHSffTTßpv
Ins a steer, and every<b6<iy ; wa¥*walt--
In?. At the last moftWht
ered neglected ; -t? buy
slices/'’there, was nothing'Vljr It -hCrf'
his lojjf ranch bbots, so_on the/%elffr?
lie sought Zeirin herrt&rm. "Wfrt'V
do In this?’’ ho feeling very
sheepish. t .
Zen could have laughe<E~~TsF she
coui ! have cried, but she <Jtd neither.
She sf||ed in some way the fact that
to ‘this experience vya#- a
positive ordeal So she .Just slipped
her arm through his antf whispered:
"Of Course yotPll’ do, yoti /gllly old
f.” and dripped down” - -fhjj fitairs
ty thefside of lijs ponderous steps,'" ;
A rr ' r the ,chii&nony the
tat town to. dinner in the house, and
the otters In.' the bunk-house. Zen
was radiant 4fl.d calm; Transgey hand* 3
f ■“> delighted, self-possessed.,”THs
g" 1 ! Tuch wff3-tho subject-of-roany-a
'"nt, and ■ out of tii
f ; pe adsepfed It at-dpi fulls
yalue, dfae who has,#Tight
W-?i that luck will play hlrirwTfae
fav -< 7■ • *t -- —■
only there was a rush ‘ from
and Zen found herself being
i- b4Ur away. The young
had decided that the dancing
! Wait no longer, so a half dozen
'. had been deputed to kidnap ;
ri/e an' carry her to the barn, i
the fiddles were already strum- j
■ - Aon insisted that the first dance |
to TranSley, but after
1 e danced with the young ranch
- I r' r -1 cowboys jyith‘ ! strict Impartial- !
j ev en as sbs danced she found |
: vonderlng if, ,among all this
n; tion Q { the countryside, that .
, •* n whom her thoughts had
sc much should be missing, .
She found herself watching
have helped to whirl her Joyously'
away into the new life in which the
past had to be forgotten. . . . How
mucli better thfct trfej&ftjou’.d part
that £>'uffhhi\fi(fmth"e{^s|n ori es they
hadi| :
But Dennison Grant did not appear.
Evidently he joref Jyeeite his
memories?!** .Mt*.
Wlien at last the night had worn
-ifc. was time for the bridal
couple to leave if they were to catch
tiie morning train in town, nnd they
hoof-beats, the old ranch became sud
tiie Tiig room by the fire, and saw
was a good fellow, but how much a
man
wm I v' T i . 'Prtgeiitly Y.D; fibefime
aware a hand resting upon Jpis
should ejiyAnd tingHftgyfmiV'lts
-ham soiu<*thts n TiT 1 ttfe al
most forgotten rapture of a day long
v ,lle >riu§e(pij|. g-rpah-lpfilnv-.a^d
atOok'-* dl-mt^srowly 1 ' ngelfitpifckAd, Vitibe
round and fresh lilfe Zen’s, in his. To-
Grant occupied himself with the
t 4 W 'ranch t-hutr toprfelg
•’Mfc* -Stmimer;- OccitiidfiaD fiews'’' - 6f
Mrs. ( Transley filtered through; she
.was ;to^te#um?hent
T comrtr.v'Si(Te to bellhst traTk of lira
season. But anything which reached
*p<riftentai
W*‘4u? or fief,
and turned a deaf ear, almost, to what
5-toe:jWifrfl. Then .-.mv.tke f an
iiMaeW wlii'th *Tm men lately cMVfged
the course of his career,
e ..Lt, paßii, ; ki Ahb; ;for otmu;lrjjpwr
rt‘nt-ft)bttiftg''-'ltcr' ‘ with an r Eastct
postmark. It had been delivered with
itt |tli^4ic^B,‘,'nnd> /Ejaadsen
fifthsbff broifgnt It doom tirant v Wad
it and at first stored at it somewhat
blankly,
portent.
“Not bad news, I hope?” said his
employer, cloaking his curiosity in
Rather,” Grant admitted, and
handed him the letter. Landson read:
“It is our duty to place before you
information which must -be of a very
same time will have the effect of great
ly increasing your responsibilities and
;opT^ rMt!es d”TTnTt?sT‘ymT'trnre
to see the brigf
•wkjcl) liave appeared in jjiie this
teCtem\vill the figst lnjir-
j&ajlon to that yoa father, and.
younger brdther Roy wCie the’vlothM
of a jjiost regrell ab ’d'<scl"dent vVidl.e;
-motoring on' a brief holljlayjjlp tlie,!
rgSouth. The automobile Ifi;"Whlehthey
fw.ere traveling was
train, and |)Oth of them' reeeived.jlftr’
Juries from'which theysSS^jmbed al
hftost immediately. f ii* '
■p-“ Your fathor, by hlst'&Jll. left all hid;
property, ap@fi fr^n| :
po charity, tbjjj’ls S(j6 Rs, t/ut Roy hpd/
Lno will, and pi he j was unmarried, Jhd
eas there are '.no -tftneF surviving ntbip-
Ibers of the f £tr^prreptfyiiurselt:the
estate,t ajready,.'
preferred to,,descends'‘fo*yp^
j-not yet attempted an appraisal buT
-.you will lend tv that the amount-4s *gry.
oonoidonaMc . Indeed..—
■youe-fathcr'a -lwioinoao -undertakings
jyffere remarkably successful, and _v\m
• think we may conservatively
ithat the amount of the estate will be
leery much greater than etfter you. may.
anticipate.
' “The brokerage firm which yoar far.
ther founded is, temporarily, Wlthtout
-a head. You hav*e ; had , some experi
ence in .your father’i.office, and as Ms
sol letters for many..years, we take the
liberty of suggesting that you should
control of- the
faithful staff are at pres
ent •’“ptinning it to the best of their
stf&ttpj .-l&nir’ you will understand that
t^lftrftifßietir organization must be ef
fected at us early a date as may be
\fsjps!l)le. '■
'4 to locate you until after
exhaustive inquiries had
made explains the failure to
notify you by wire in time to permit
of your, attending the funeral of your
father and brother, which took place
ZST this city on the- eighth'lnstant.'.and
|was marked by many evidences of re
•ipect> ■ - ■
“VVbr beg to -tender -our very -sincere
sympathy, and to urge upon you that
you so arrange your affairs as to en
able yon to assume the responsibili
ties which have, in a sense, been
forced upon you, at a very early date,
j In the meantime we assure you of our
1 earnest attention to your Interests.
“Yours sincerely,
i “BARRETT, JONES, BARRETT,
! DEACON * BARRETT.”
“Well, I guess It means you've
i struck oil, and I’ve lost a good fore
' man," said Landson, as he returned
the letter. “I’m sorry about your loss,
Grant, and glad to hear of your good
| luck, if I may put it that way. What
) Jo ynn reckon the'a worth?’’ he askL
THE DANIELSVILLE MONITOR, DANIELSVILLE, GEORGIA.
' “Oh. I don’t know. pr
'ieight millions by TM* tijnei,”
;< Bis*‘-or f ‘
jVhat will yontaalwuh arf;
y! “LooJ; after It. Mr. Jf.andson, you „
ijtiow ’fidVef' VfKrtitil afiotfr
.-inonet';ytlTlha& lflvol6n’t be here. I
Tlon’t care for the money, but any, ,spn-
: J)f-a-gun who'”ntkes it frMn toe'is' a
tian *1 and I’ll sit up
mights at both end.? of .the day .to heat,
pm !So\V, ‘junt as
foil ctutilinc up someone to
-ctoafge^Tlil^vQ.tp.beat'■
.-.i Graht put his, affairs in order as
TpAcfcl-y air 'pSk^ile, f: afrtl • I W I
tllierfist . wli ,at;rtrim|fiii!
W oll '
ijaid risen up to haunt hiin. He crushed
tit lodfln* ‘Tuft k wdiifi!' 'brriy
ijthis had happened a
If d-ant S |eached h is a ql and
• at' night, and art£r ni qutoi cigar qhd.
fh fhi'bugh l sbnte : -Vift We"half-#br-*
■iottop pt)t atjpae- the
’best hotels. He was deferentially
jkiown ta_a. xoom-.ato.ui.it..iis..large ns
fflie whole Landson bouse; soft lights
jlvete burning’ under’' piAk Shades; his
'leet fell thick car
jjiets. lie placed a chair by a window,
S'vhere he ctoilct Watch the- myriad
ighls' oLNw ctstJiQmditPPdiio flf)fiaPe
'H 11 v]v* • % ■
'Jiiinselr. It would he a very different
.eartfe fronf ? rf*dl rt># ’ (fie 1 Hi ■or •■VAp-
Tng steers, but it wwid ihe .& ♦gamfc"
Nevertheless; a game in which lie
k ; aiftd hsve K'lfcu stand -Wi TBS' hnliti
eyan. L-tUfy), %jfW\SSS;
Shave days In the foothills, lie
urplished the notion of the game erefr
sli6itkl t! do' OfiW 'Uwsalrtij ’
who some lll ing V>i^th k-7 ■ aho.ut,
pyery carefully in tiie days and years
$o - ijtbfji tkpe- {hi* ojt§>
it'snmtld, be'fiaTiaietr
HCf titrnddiitife’-tHHer KVfe
there -aj.pjjjpyf nbpufp.ther to>s'cl^, :
|he ’linen, the sopp, that, was
gratdfiibto lilshflofet'rftof. . . <<'
lofiice of Grant & Son.. t Jip
turn In, but pursued his'tvay t. a' door
Lwherg . n plate
Jthe*|aw iirjn of Barrett, Jpnes, Barrett,
Deacon &' smiled At ■this”
, elaboration of names; it represented,
tliree generations of the Barrett fam
ily And fwd -1 aw. Grant-founJl
liiiqself spliculilting over a name, fpij
the Landson rapeh; -it might have
been Landson/ Grant, Lail'dson, Mur
- ’rkyrWrirr’- ! TrT^T”.^T
Asa result of his interview it was
arranged that Mr. Jones, second
"tTmrtTßtiy-trf —rtrts ftrirr- of-legal- hghts,
shop Id take Grant’s •' affairs under ids
fare until? {jjg'jgpn?' West-
safe in hj£ r ,tty>jv
.When yQrrmt, by
fTftaily appeared at ttfcf 'DfttCe of 1 his
fnthfejf’S' firm lie wap a
i Jef^i(4i?pe l amounting #mt|st 'JO' Jpbels-
Btice. ‘ '-Murdoch, the chief clerk, and
N known higt the old
days when io&Jiadbeen
Twire him into the private‘Wfrcc which
jia<J*|er so many years sacred
r&6es\of the senior Grant. Only big
•jnen.liffifrfusted employees were In {lie
old (boy. bowses It?”
said wlreh tlferTflm.*?r tnkjng
■'®-' 4 *Not so,bud, sir? not so bad, con-
IfciaCTingJbe shockjmtf jßwvoepMmL *lh
11.-so
JXA. who, k.n gut .you. —
“Listen, Murdy,” said Grant. “Whait’s
[fhe Idea of all tfc£lrs?”
“Why,” saidHlfe sdttfttvhat abashed
official, “you kri6W yotP'.fire now the
head of the firm, cvW?*'
(r . “Quite so. Because a chauffeur neg
lected to look over hlj.shoulder I am
converted from TT*cow puncher to a
frir. Well, go easy on it. If; a man
has native him lie doesn't
need It piled on tt&ha outside.”'
“V,ery true sir. fc tope you will be
comfortable -here, ihemorable
matters have lieotf; within
these walls, sir. Latent} fpke your hat
and cane.” -
“Cline? What
“Your stick, >lr ;..,dl4o’{. you have a
stick?"
“What for? Rave you rattlers here?
Oh, I gee— : more dignity. No, I don’t
carry .a stick. Perli&p.s when I’m
oid—”.
“You’ll have to try and accoramo
date 'yoursejrfo ' offr~ififthh(ffS,~ said
Jones, when Murdoch had left the
room. “They may seem unnecessary.
even absurd, .but they are sanc
tioned by custom, and. you know, civ
ilization Is built on, custom. The poet
speaks of a freedom which ’slowly
broadens down from precedent to
precedent.’ Precedent Is custom.
Never defy custom, or you will find her
your master. Humor her and she will
he your slave. Now I think I shall leave,
while you try and attune yourself to
the atmosphere of these surroundings.”
So this was the room which had
!>een the inner shrine of the firm of
Grant A Son. The quarters were
-new since he had left the East; the
furnishings revealed that large sim
pllcltv which is elegance and wealth.
, a Dfllntinz of elder Grant bung
,( ilk*
R n, H tJul tin,,!
it tooking‘hito flffi sad, gray"
e.fes. What lialUOft r 4ArfitigVil}'iA ffl4 l
Jailor (kit umcthf Aie price those
- 1 DfifiTirson found his
own eyes rnoistcirhig~\vTTh memories
nowrstratpety •po'gmffitrL''H , >’-.' aUbiilf
"'4>A' i iftttUtnentoungjaian rtutea:
thp i?r*fP‘W--
L
!A if by" iSVoocr on'’the'
mmSftlril^Pr-ifh^ m\(]& Tty itfto- little
s(lror rfraiuwM*& tMV 'erllth - mttht'rr -
. himee'Ul 'itogtiieTa
and fyH-,to ao- the pa*-,
jibra jlVtois ;nl , TbU> v
Grant s first concern was to get. a
"gtasp ’3f illt?"business
.1 m (T'' ‘so v u n’e yfi e Aedfi'' r o f?th” unlH f r'i hUf 1
:iiirection. To accomplish thiS ! h^''fdtl* i '
tin.H.ed.,;|iiif vpractlce nf. thedl.mndsdli
la pgh,he. }Vg s; (U p., ewr r . puif n Ing. : *p,
n ' v ?rak. (l
fore the mehibers’oTTils' staff began to
' hssiAASle. 0 ' iT ii{f VfiMied ttt'
Jooow ajWl the ftmti'nge
niemt .ofi t autine>rtlTniM*'4ie fieft-'enttncil'y
in Utedl.ittcn ilaubadv.
?6on',
camaraderie jif-llni-rancli would .not,
wotlf'frT'n strtff Wtrils pntl/ so 'vh?Tb '
L lie was formulall of ’hls T: 6wn r
lie jtefitdtho frkmtnisl hifthn'Wt iUutdhefi-.
Ile-,{kgui(l. this a 1 1 5 1 ume. ofn ytM' aniO n' >
ie ,, m 9?Ar'ift l Tas a^tHfel t u.Wri ot ,
#js positron; it soeinedThat iils.wealth
Aiad' tiftVtfted lilnf out of tiie Tuimali
iiimHp :j Hd’AvhHri'd KetwhVh’ aßittke"”
n\eHtrra3d(!tft'.i l wyttn< , §Voffer W£ : ’rt%WtS
,eaqftr4jtja|j \ya3>.-paid hinv . Stonei of- thoi
ppenjy liiA-ap
.proacQ. j PFO , fr>o • y
Not so Jiiss IJrucf?.,. Miss.Bruye had.
u'e' 'door nnd entered with
’flie'^ivoriWf' l ’ *'TfttW'r's '
. sjtcnogwitphep.’'' 1 ' Ite* lPft : filP 1 tlhMy AR
Tils onrrresponddnco to nth. oi
worked at this desk it. tli.O'aora*r, nnd-,
had ( the, door
'tlrere lhid" which I slipped ,\ylieu my
i -
~ the’ rSdrn, 'hhrf, In
stead 6f before
Grantis dask, luul chtue aritUnd the tttd
Itr Grarifr looked upi wttli some-.eun
pl;lse. .{uui, uoted lluAt hov-featuCTSj.wera
' not without coniprejiendjag qualities.,
•“llow do you thinfi* you’re going to,
lilte your sfie a'SkCifi 1
?- Grant ftWtin>g'-nrot/n(f hf*
Jtflwiir. iNo ou*i In Mie ktaff had spoken,
to .bijfl,„iUie that;. pjn.seit,
wovlhi not have dared' 'address ill pi In
•so f , HinlliAt''nTiuiAher. !J 'lie decided to
’ titke h- #rfi* podltlflil. ‘ ■* u ‘ ; ’’
“Wero-you’in the-hntiit-of: speaking
“to my fa teller like thity?’’ . •• l
.“Your fnther was a man, well on In
years, Ml ; . ’Grant. Every ihah accora
ing Mf’hiAAfeg.” '•’
Gfnrtt Iboked'rtt her keenly. rWhat
ever.lher wocds;:4ie'-had to admit tiiat
her jtjQtie ,wus not Unpertinent -,5^1
young he remarked,, “I flm
a • r llttie‘ surprised—X hjCT hardly
thoi&gfrt athei- H’otrfrf sele’cf'young }
worrifen tffffbuV type hs his Confidential
secretawieSk^H j to w '■ oh or tj- !: -.
“Rrtvsrte.. etepoyrpher;t 6 ie cor
rectal “A^Uttlp,,extra rsldc on p t/tla .
Is nejthcr Jiere iiQr there. WpU, I wljl.
admit 'that r nitli'er too*k your fatjier'a
breath at 'discharged me so'
often it beofrtfhMf hn?blt, +>ut we grew
to have .assort of baclt understanding
that that was just ids way of blowing
off steam. You see, I did his work,
and I did -ft--right. I never lost my
head when he got into a temper; I
coul# Always rend ifiy notes even after
he had spent most of the dny In death
grips 'with so|ijie. business rival. Xo°
see, T wasn’t afraid of'nim, not the
least' bit*.* ’ And I'm not afraid of‘you.”‘
”1 Jdon’t, belieoe you are," Grunt adi- ■
niltted. .‘‘Xbh nre a remarkable wopi-,.
nn . “i think wt; shall get along all
right If you ate aide- to distinguish be-’
tween’lndependence and bravndo!’' H
turned- to Ji is desk, then suddenly
looked up again. He was homesick for
some bne hd eoufd talk'to frankly.
“I don’t mind! telilng you," he said
abruptly, the deferppee whiph is
being showered upon me around this
Institutfoh 'gives nie a good deal
of a pain. I’ve been accustomed h|
working .with men on the same level.
They took their orders from me, and
they' carried them out, but the older
hands called me by my first name, and
any gf them swore back when he
thought lie had occasion. I enn’t fit in
to tills ‘Yes Sir,* ‘no sir,’ ‘Very good,
sir,’ way of doing business. It doesn’t
rly.g true."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Quick Witted, but —
Afraid to breathe, ulmost, the re
turned reveller crept quietly into his
bedchamber as the gray dawn was
breaking. Sitting on the edge of the
bed, he cautiously undid his boots.
But', with all bis care, bis wife stirred
In bed, and he presently was all too
well aware of a pair of sleepy eyes re
garding him over the edge of the sheet.
“Why, Tom,” yawned the little
woman, “how early you are tide morn
ing r
“Yes. my dear,” replied Tom, stifling
a groan, “I’ve got to go to Montreal
for the firm today."
Arid replacing his footgear the
wretched man dragged his aching
limbs out again into the cold und
heartless street# : . r: jUI
‘AlSttglglg
lit .
, r • >MV.lrt*kUiarr r\\ ;}VtI>TVT.t CT()qRF^,;
. ( aniined in a case of assault.
‘T.JW with
malice?"' '. ' ' ”
•if§ (lfii : ■ fiop-’bo -mv*
i • After fMwott'MnrrftA r>Cotcreilr.
sel idprclgcediaia.-, “Whuuovc.werfts. ,yo\k. t ,
pit dftisKT .•:(■’ ■i-JsJ’lh
t. tf99.s *s{ >d n. a.‘prijv,'i
Yes, hut wlint part?" , _ -
“What part, ‘i’he HVoWf'd^
■ i(ue|‘ ; nv n coWßfe.’' ,, -' Fr<9 tJiid- otli .vn.n'.-
o,’ K f t‘i‘< —,w-: —vnt. vsMi
;i nrßetativety Sorfe- > •-’ ibr
t: (?usttiHihrn©r> yytm mhe • )
,{safety of this iswatibld *(jrw -{iT.v/o.rr>v
{ TfUT?.'?
t>d from its use.
n ,p,ii ->‘l ,t,t. 7T •' r • •
:rt ‘ C&rry'Qhl aoiJl ‘ "'
“f’nrtlrtii 'ftfe, fiSff'tiiat ?l;nTiri’ffA V ybti
*.hre- Jtwryo*" Ty.to.;,;!. ..tit cm J
i “WUH'ouhß?fh oiwi iv n<ivrTn, w ,r, vi
. “^YIPII'TffUbT- 1 fimi 'itibefu’re-yoM dldA-f
Legion .niro: •
... • *
iii “What do 3!<m suppose Jjecntne of all
Ihe ipuPg- jnen's .when r ,they, ~
furned rropi the war?”
' “Mosf bf ’em Ueh( to‘\vaist!“
“i.”' ' 1 i- < 1 1-> : -u;ih ii-
R-n <: Ptoof of It 1
"Man wnrrts bnitilUtlis here hettfw"—, 5 >
, Tbls.wo Jerjd^.
Rert.emoertnK all the nion wo know
r; 'WhOiiwa eetf-anilHliod. ; *.l‘ ,ni ,-i
-.V. 1 1 or .'-'Of? ..1
~ Jfthfl **HT3 e;
ghir escaped down a water pipe.
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preacher wlieli I grAw up?" "
•lOf couitse you may, dear. If. yon
wapt to.” .
"Yes, I d°- 1 s’pose I’ve got to, go
to church all iuy life, anyhow; an' It’s
u good dear harder to sff Still t'iian it Is
to vrafkriround anff’holler.’’
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“Why sucti a ftiu* city’ liaH ft>r
Plunkvllle?” v.
“For posterltyi"
“I’m to, vote for nlnety-piue
yf-ar fionds.’’
“Huh?”
“Let posterity pay tlie bill.”
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Ingratitude
“So you won Hie SIOO prize for a
slogan to boost your home town. What
are you going to do with the money?”
“Use It to move away!”
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“He used to keep a general store."