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Five minutes later they were closeted with Max Marcus, senior member of the firm of Marcus, Weinschenck & Grab, and a lodge brother of Hymie Margolius. Max made a specialty of amputation cases.
"S'enough," Max declared. "Tell, Mr. Weinschenck to work it up into an affidavit," he continued to the stenographer, "and bring us in a jurat." A moment later she returned with a sheet of legal cap, on the top of which was typewritten: "Sworn to before me this first day of April, 1904." "Sign opposite the brace," said Max, pushing the paper at Abe, and Abe scrawled his name where indicated.
"Now, hold up your right hand," said Max, and Abe obeyed. "Do you solemnly swear that the affidavit subscribed by you is true?" Max went on. "What affidavit?" Abe asked. "Why, the one Weinschenck is going to draw when he comes back from lunch, of course," Max replied. "Sure it's true," said Abe. "All right," Max concluded briskly.