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Show ; PROVED A MAN OF HIS WORD Broker, True to Promise, Remembered Old Apple Woman In Hie Day i of Rejololng. "Too. ! baa roe reglar customers." i said tbo old apple woman at a Wall street corner aa she polished an apple, ap-ple, "and now and then 1 baa one tbat lets mo share In his good luck. Wba Industrials was on tbo kite, along cornea a broker wbo says: "'Good mornln' to ye, Aunt Sally, and bow's apples sellln' today?" Two for Ave, yor blghnoea," saya L 'which la cheap far apple at this se-aon se-aon o tho year.' " That's truo, saya be, 'and 111 Uko along a couple for luok. I'm In In dust rials to make or lose a hundred thousand. If I make, I'll romorbor ye.' "Hord bloas ye!' i says, aa 1 glToo tho apples an oitra polish and hands them oTor. It was throe days before I sees htm agin. Then bo stops at mo stand wld a look u benevolence on bis face, and money In bis band, and saya: "Aunt Sally, yor polished apple brought mo luck, and I'm a man ar mo word. I cleared a hundred thousand thous-and that day.' "'Oord bo pralaod, yor worship!' "'And yell please accept this as a little token at love and esteem from yor true friend.' "And wld tbat tbo dear, good-hearted man bands mo a nickel and walks away wld tbo benevolence creeping down Ms shirt collar. And I was so affected tbat a boy stolo two at mo biggest appls whilst tho tears was In mo eyes. My husband ssya It ought to bare been a dime at least. But, Ood bless ye, sir. that broker could have sold out bis business and moved to Boston and dodged mo altogether, ye know." |