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Show An Honest Man Modern Code, From tho Now York Tribune. Cusslus R. Peck, assistant United States DlBtrlct Attorney of Oklahoma, at a banquet ln Guthrie recently, spoke on honesty. One thing he said was this: "What are we coming to? Are we coming to such a pass that our Ideas of an honest man will correspond with the idea of old Hlrain Strode? "Hiram Strode, for the seventh time, was about to fall. He called ln an expert ex-pert accountant to disentangle his books. The accountant, after two days' work, announced to Hiram that he would be able to pay hla creditors A cents on the dollar. "At this news the old man looked vexed. " 'Heretofore,' he said, frowning, 'I have always paid 10 cents on the dpl-lar. dpl-lar. "A virtuous and benevolent expression expres-sion spread over his face. " "And I will do so now," he resumed. 'I will make up the difference out of my own pocket.' " |