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"Do you remember that little, wa* tery-eyed, lazy chap we had here threa or four years ago?" asked the head of the firm. "Blnks, I think, his name was. I discharged him for lncom* petenoy." "Blnks?" the assistant manager repiled "oh, yes, I remember him well." "He came In to see me today." "Did he? He went from here to New York, didn't he? I suppose he was wearing a silk hat and an overcoat with a fur collar."
"That's the funny thing about his case. I can't understand it. He was all run down at the heelB and wanted to know If I would give him 50 cents."
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