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You see a fellow offered me an option on a small, but good, concern, for four hundred dollars. I knew if I could clinch the deal, and get the option, that some friends of mine would invest in it, and I'd have a good thing for myself. YOU SEE A FELLOW OFFERED ME AN OPTION ON A SMALL BUT GOOD CONCERN FOR FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS I KNEW IF I COULD CLINCH THE DEAL AND GET THE OPTION THAT SOME FRIENDS OF MINE WOULD INVEST IN IT AND I WOULD HAVE A GOOD THING FOR MYSELF
 unpleasant experiences to me," the young man went on. "I was nearly injured just now, and not long ago I lost quite a sum of money on this line." At the mention of money Betty started. The others looked at her. "How did it happen?" asked Betty, and then of a sudden she stared at the young man. "Excuse me, but, but--haven't we met before?" she stammered. "Sure!" he answered, readily. "You young ladies were kind enough to share your lunch with me one day." "Oh!" cried Mollie. "But you--you looked different then!" "You had a mustache and long hair," murmured Amy. "That's right, so I did. But I had my hair cut day before yesterday and the mustache taken off. Changes me quite a lot; doesn't it?" "Yes," replied Betty. "But you were saying something about losing money on this line," she added, quickly. "Well, I was on my way to New York, expecting to complete a business deal. I fell asleep in the car, for I was quite tired, and I guess I had been thinking pretty hard on that business matter.  RAILROADS OR RATHER THIS ONE HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF TWO UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCES TO ME THE YOUNG MAN WENT ON I WAS NEARLY INJURED JUST NOW AND NOT LONG AGO I LOST QUITE A SUM OF MONEY ON THIS LINE AT THE MENTION OF MONEY BETTY STARTED THE OTHERS LOOKED AT HER HOW DID IT HAPPEN ASKED BETTY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE STARED AT THE YOUNG MAN EXCUSE ME BUT BUT HAVEN'T WE MET BEFORE SHE STAMMERED SURE HE ANSWERED READILY YOU YOUNG LADIES WERE KIND ENOUGH TO SHARE YOUR LUNCH WITH ME ONE DAY OH CRIED MOLLY BUT YOU YOU LOOKED DIFFERENT THEN YOU HAD A MUSTACHE AND LONG HAIR MURMURED AMY THAT'S RIGHT SO I DID BUT I HAD MY HAIR CUT THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY AND THE MOUSTACHE TAKEN OFF CHANGES ME QUITE A LOT DOESN'T IT YES REPLIED BETTY BUT YOU WERE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT LOSING MONEY ON THIS LINE SHE ADDED QUICKLY WELL I WAS ON MY WAY TO NEW YORK EXPECTING TO COMPLETE A BUSINESS DEAL I FELL ASLEEP IN THE CAR FOR I WAS QUITE TIRED AND I GUESS I HAD BEEN THINKING PRETTY HARD ON THAT BUSINESS MATTER
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