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Show The Artless Boy. Tho boy bowed politely to tho grocer. gro-cer. "I understand," ho said, "that you want a boy, Bir. Will you kindly look me over." "I only pay $3," said tho grocer, abruptly. ab-ruptly. "I understood," said tho boy, "that you paid four." Tho grocer nodded. "I did pay four," ho said, "until I snw in tho paper tho other day that Millionaire Rogers began his business career on $3 a week." The boy smiled. "But I don't expect to be a millionaire," million-aire," ho said. "I don't caro to bo rich I'd much rather bo good." Tho grocer was so much pleased with this" artlesB reply that he compromised com-promised with the boy for threo and n half. |