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Show MIGHT HAVE WRECKED LIVE5. Result of Simple Error of One Letter In Telegram. A New York lawyer of high stand-inc. stand-inc. in speaking of tlio Fasaett-Caaaldy telegraph dispatch In which the word "not" played an Important part, told this story recently: "Many years ago I had a client who was desperately in love with a woman who had been here on a visit and had returned to her home out west after having refused to marry my friend and client. The man's business was the objection. I to had money enough without it and was young enough to find another Occupation, Occupa-tion, go he looked for and found a chance to close out his interest in the business, although nt a loss, and felt happy over it. Immediately after the papers had been signed in my offlce he telegraphed to his lady love: 'Am out of business what do you say? Answer.' A reply came promptly in theso words: 'Not satisfactory; write.' Of course ho never wrote. Next day he started on a trip, no one know where, nnd it wns months before be-fore ho found out that the 'not' in the telegraph dispatch which came to him should have been 'now. Fortunately For-tunately thoy lived to explain and so they were married." |
