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THE NEWS-PATRIOT AIDS T hat evening Tom, who made the trip to the 6:05 train alone, picked up two passengers and so swelled the day’s receipts to one dollar and a half. Connors seldom sent more tha…
WILLARD ENCOUNTERS A FRIEND T wo days later, Willard, armed with his petition, made the trip to Providence. He had secured fifty-five signatures without difficulty, and as they stood for the promine…
PAT HERRON LOSES HIS TEMPER “W ell, that wasn’t so difficult, was it?” inquired Mr. Latham as they left the office a few minutes later. Willard smiled. “I guess it might have been if you hadn’t help…
JERRY TAKES A RIDE F ortune favored the Benton and Morris Transportation Company for several days and the company’s coffers took on an appearance of prosperity. The Providence News published a half…
AN AFTERNOON OFF J immy Brennan was as good as his word and turned up at the garage promptly at half-past one. After taking the car out on the street for a little ways he ran it back, removed his co…
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE POLICE O n Monday The Ark was running again apparently as well as ever save for an occasional rumbling sound that issued from the differential. Perhaps had The Ark been a quiet…
“J. DUFF, JOBBING DONE” “I ’ve got two sample cases, son, to go to Dunlop and Toll’s. Here are the checks. Rustle ’em right up, will you?” The speaker, a nattily attired traveling salesman who had j…
DIVIDENDS FOR TWO T he meeting was held after supper in the little office at Mr. Morris’ cabinet shop. When Tom arrived Willard had his book and papers spread out on the desk and was all ready for b…
MR. DUFF GIVES NOTICE A few days later Willard received his license to operate the automobile and for the next fortnight the affairs of the company went swimmingly. Then one morning Mr. Duff inform…
INTRODUCING JULIUS CÆSAR F ortune aided them that day. Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commerci…
