Dawson '11, Fortune HunterDodd, Mead, 1913 - 159 pages |
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Page 4
... There I'll lay the corner stone of a swollen fortune that will put the Dawson tribe on Easy Street . Don't worry about me . I'm feeling great and hope to report grand results in my next letter . I enclose some post- cards for Sis and ...
... There I'll lay the corner stone of a swollen fortune that will put the Dawson tribe on Easy Street . Don't worry about me . I'm feeling great and hope to report grand results in my next letter . I enclose some post- cards for Sis and ...
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... There are several prominent firms here that wouldn't think the day had started right if they hadn't gone through the ceremony of refusing me a job . This is their daily programme : 8 A. M. , unlock the store ; 8:10 A. M. , unlock the ...
... There are several prominent firms here that wouldn't think the day had started right if they hadn't gone through the ceremony of refusing me a job . This is their daily programme : 8 A. M. , unlock the store ; 8:10 A. M. , unlock the ...
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... there is a determined man in town , and then there will be articles in the financial columns about one Dawson getting a job . And then look out ! Some fine day you will see coming down the pike eight white horses and a hack , within ...
... there is a determined man in town , and then there will be articles in the financial columns about one Dawson getting a job . And then look out ! Some fine day you will see coming down the pike eight white horses and a hack , within ...
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... there he was leav- ing the office at 2:45 . I tried to catch his eye but muffed , and he made a home run . I went to the office three times after that and learned that he had sailed for Europe . I don't be- lieve I'll follow him . I ...
... there he was leav- ing the office at 2:45 . I tried to catch his eye but muffed , and he made a home run . I went to the office three times after that and learned that he had sailed for Europe . I don't be- lieve I'll follow him . I ...
Page 18
... and some good clothes I could easily make a hundred dollars a week in commissions aside from my salary . There was something about it that didn't look quite honourable to me . So I refused the job 18 DAWSON '11 -FORTUNE HUNTER.
... and some good clothes I could easily make a hundred dollars a week in commissions aside from my salary . There was something about it that didn't look quite honourable to me . So I refused the job 18 DAWSON '11 -FORTUNE HUNTER.
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