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Show ONE-ARMED, BUT HE BUTTONS HIS CUFF. M "When and how did yqu loose your left arm 7" H "Five years ago. I was working in a factory H and got my arm caught in some belting." M "Has your right arm become more serviceable H since you lost its mate?" JM "Oh, yes; I can do almost anything with my one arm. I used to have a great deal of trouble in M dressing myself, but it comes easy now. I can tie my shoes, put on a four-in-hand tie, put collar but- M tons in a new shirt, in fact, do everything re- M quired just as well as I could when I had two fl hands." H "It certainly is wonderful what one can do if fl he only has to." H "Yes it is. There's only one thing, however, H that 1 really pride myself on being able to do with H my one hand, and that is to fasten my cuff. How M do you suppose I do this?" M "I hadn't thought of this; for the life of me, I M don't see how you do it. Do you fasten your cuff with your teeth?" M "No," and the one-armed fellow smiled. H "Have you some contrivance of your own that you use?" M "No." "Well, I don't see how you do it. It's beyond me." H "Why, I put the cuff on the shirt before put- H ting on the shirt." M And he smiled nore broadly than ever. In- H dianapolls News. jH |