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Show GOOD AND HUM0R0U8 EXCUSE. Debtor Really Deserved Grant f Extension Ex-tension of Time. A prominent business house li Bal tlmoro placed n bill In tho hands ot 0 collector, who. In rcsponso to u request re-quest for settlement, received tbo fol lowing In reply: "My Dear Sir: Absenco from tho city prevented my writing In answer to yours of recent dato. "It will bo utterly Imposslblo for me to settle tho claim you mention ai present, for the very simple but good rensou I haven't got It. "I lost ov.ery penny I had In the world, and considerable I had In the future, In a theatrical venture las' September. Up to the present time 1 have not recovered from tho uliock. "I think If you lay this fnct before our clients they will not ndvlso you to proceed harshly against me. Krnin their past pxpcrlenco with my mode-of mode-of procedure In days gono by I do not think they can recall any suspicion inanucrlxmx which could lead them l- supposri I am n debt dodger. "I havo simply been initiated Into the Lodge of Sorrow. Hard Luck Chap ter. Kool Division No. 09. "My picture, hanging crape-laden on the units of the Hall of Fame, bears the legend. 'Sucker No. 3387G193.' "My motto Is briefly 'I would It I could; but f haven't, so t can't.' 'Fortune may smile, however; up to tho present writing It has given mo the laugh. I have hopes. 'Directly I am In a position evert re-motoly re-motoly suggesting opulence. I assure you jour balance will receive my very prompt attention." Montreal Herald. |