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Forestalling Him.

Brlggs — Do you remember that $5 you lent me about 18 moutba ago? Grlggs— l do. Briggs — That was the first l;ime I borrowed anythingjEroin you, wasn't it? Grlggs — Yes. " But not the last. .Briggs— Oh, no. Shortly after that you let me have $10 more. Grlggs — That's correct. Briggs — Let's see. The next amount I borrowed from you was $5. I was going to the ball game at the time, and I had left my cash at home. Grlggs— A frequent occurrence. But that's right. Briggs — About a month after that you let me have $25 more. Grlggs— l did. Briggs— And then $10 more. Griggs— Right. Briggs — Then the other day yon let me kave another $5. Grlggs — Yes, and that makes f6O you've owed me for about a year on tho average. Briggs — So It does. By tho way, old man, you couldn't let me jiave^ %e_jnter•at on that, oould you?- „_.." -*.!■._-

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Manawatu Herald, 25 August 1896, Page 4

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156

Forestalling Him. Manawatu Herald, 25 August 1896, Page 4

Forestalling Him. Manawatu Herald, 25 August 1896, Page 4

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