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Before Stott could use his cowardly weapon again Wallie sprang for him, and with the force and rapidity of a trained fighter landed blow after blow on the heavy jaw which made a fine target. "You horse-killer! You braggart and cheapskate! You shyster and ambulance chaser!" And with every epithet Wallie landed a punch that made the lawyer stagger.
Of the two-fifty, you extract a dollar, feeling that the Senior Holden is a cheapskate. You slip the other buck and a half into an envelope, ready for the conductor's hand. He'll think Holden Senior is more of a cheapskate, and by the time he extracts his cut, the dining car steward will know that Holden Senior is a cheapskate. But
"But I never figured you for a cheapskate." There was a gasp, as though the leader was amazed at Hanlon's temerity. But he quickly gained control of himself, and an instant later began smiling, then grinning and finally laughing aloud ... at himself. "By Zeus, Hanlon, I like you! Nobody else ever dared talk up to me like that. You win.
Miss Tilly has got the idee that he is a reecluse, if you know what that is." "It's all very interesting. I should say, judging by the visitor who came this evening, that he entertains extremely nice people." "Well," said Jones drily, "they claim to be from New York. But," he added, "so do them cheapskate actors in there." Which was as much as to say that he had his doubts.
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