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LONDON  \nTbe kníckerbocker IDress  \nI920  \nCoPYRIGHT,19I9  \nBY  \nTIM THRIFT  \nCONTENTS  \nPageCause- and EffectI1That SomethingI4The Never-Lighted FireI7The Circus20They Say:23Make-Believe25If I Knew You and You Knew Me27A June Night29The Talent31P.P.34Imagination  \n37My Friend39The Kill-Joy -41The Clock Watcher43Objectives -46The Vacant Chair49Green Pastures51A Memorial Day Epic53\"Dictated But Not Read'57What Is Success?59Changing Gears62The Back-Door-Man-65A Pipe68The Old Swimming Hole71The Broken Heart-74The Stopping of the Clock78A May Fancy81Loyalty -84Writers of Leters87Too Late!90The Race of Men To Be93The Forgotten Child ·96  \nFRIEND READER:  \nRANKLY,the stories,sketches,essays—callthem what you will—that make up this littlevolume were written for the folks who are mem-bers of the business family to which I belong.And because they were written by one of thefamily,I presume,they were kind enough to saythere was something of good in them and urgedthat others be given the opportunity to read—and perchance enjoy—them.  \nOriginally published as a column feature of aweekly,under the heading of\"Tim Talks,\"asTim Talks they are presented to you.I hopeyou find pleasure and profit in them.They'renot clever or brilliant—-just homely little skitsthat may appeal to your heart,as they haveappealed to the hearts of the fine big family towhich I here dedicate them.  \n—Tim Thrift  \neveland  \nI919  \n1.  \n,","cbCaivEoVun7InHs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivEoVun7InHs","pdf",3756433,104,"English","# Cause and Effect\n# That Something\n# The Never-Lighted Fire\n# The Circus\n# They Say\n# Make-Believe\n# If I Knew You and You Knew Me\n# A June Night\n# The Talent\n# P.P.\n# Imagination\n# My Friend\n# The Kill-Joy\n# The Clock Watcher\n# Objectives\n# The Vacant Chair\n# Green Pastures\n# A Memorial Day Epic\n# Dictated But Not Read\n# What Is Success?\n# Changing Gears\n# The Back-Door-Man\n# A Pipe\n# The Old Swimming Hole\n# The Broken Heart\n# The Stopping 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