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Show Made Clients Look Cheap. A lawyer nppearcd before one of tho New York city boards asking that damages bo awarded to certain clients because of n change of grade In their street. When ho had completed his argument tho president said: Mr. Illank, you ought to know better than to take up the time of this board In this manner. You are too good a lawyer law-yer not to allow that on your own presentation pre-sentation of facts these people have not tho shadow of a legal claim against the city." "Your remarks are fully Justified. Mr. President," said Mr. Blank. "I not only expected them, but you have done me a favor by making them. There are times when a lawyer Is so pushed by his clients who seem to know more about tho law than he does that tho only thing ho can do Is to let 'them come up against It thomselves. They probably know as much about It now as I did before. I thank you for your atten-tlon." atten-tlon." With that he took up his books and left tho room, followed by a half-dozen half-dozen crestfallen clients. |