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"THERE'S an insurmountable barrier took them everywhere; did everythi between a rich man and a poor une day they were all down-town z man," Doc. said... *1. mean, they can't. Ambs stopped before a second-hi be friends." .';

store and asked everybody to come Blue & minute, His eye had caus sight of a curious-looking lamp. buoy was collecting lamps. ea this one."

"Why?" Lasked. "Because the..poor; man. can't afford to keep up the pace. He finds himself taking more than he can give, and this bothers his pride. He teeis, in spite of all good intentions, a sense of re- „sentment.“

“Phooey!” I declared. Did I ever tell you about. Amos Langdon and Dan Barron?"

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from a Paris night club brawl when it three dollars. Dan reached for appeared he was about to be crowned wallet, then looked foousn. "Jingod uy a beer bottle.

· he said, "I let my wallet homeit The bonds of friendship tightened."Amos laughed heartily, produce It seemed that nothing could ever come. roll of bills and paid for the tick between them.

Lan felt better. it would be an e. Anen the war ended and Dan and matter to forget this incident, tae Amos went home, in New York tuey Amos had aorgotten about, the la parted, Dan neading xor Boston, Amos. In fact, he'd be twelve 'dollars to ior Chicago...ney parted with Ionu good..

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"Six months later. Dan married the The next morning, just before Dan girl-ne'd-iert-beninde got a jour Agnes were..ready to leave for th caching school. It was the sort of train, Amos smuingly reminded Dar work he liked. He and Agnes, his wife, the $64. he'd spent for tickets, nad an apartment in Brookune

flushed and said, "Say, that's rig anu - were. happy.

But look, you owe me zorty-one dol that

for the amp? I'll give you twe dollars and we'll be square.”

Just before Thanksgiving of.. same year, Dan received word from amos that he was getting married and coming east on a honeymoon. Dan was dengated. He insisted nnat Amos and his uride spend some time in their Brookline apartment.

"Why, I paid you that!' Amos claimed:

“Dan stared. He grinned. No, didn't. You were going to, but forgot."

"Amos and his bride arrived and the reunion was something neitner zorgot,

"Amos' face clouded. 'Say, wha Ine wives liked each other, and each this I remember distinctly pay liked the other's wife. All tour en you I'd never pull a trick like that joyed every moment they were to- *** *You didn't,' said Dan, “becaus gether,'

Un parting, Amas insisted that Dan Besides, I'm not accusing you of p - know exactly how much money 1 1 and his wife... visit them in Chicago ing any trick. “uuring vacation time the next summer. ***it sounds like it to me.' Dan and Agnes promised. When June said ugly, I thought at first came along they packed up their be difference in caste wasn't going to longings, urew part of their savings terfere with our friendship. Now from the bank, and hopped a train or can see you intend playing me fo Chicago,

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Dan reddened." "You're nuts, i had a car about a block long with a ter. There's no difference in chauftour. she house ne lived in nad The only difference is in dollars `chirty rooms, a goit:course and a swim- cents. Keep your filthy dough. ming pool. If Lan, was surprised he don't want any part of it!' aldn't say anything. At first ne relt a “Agnes arrived in time to prov atcle uneasy, but amos was 80 whole- blows. On the train going back sneartedly cordial that the teeing soon Boston, Dan suddenly ceased star passed." After all, when Amos was in from the window and chuckled. “W Boston he, Dan, had offered all the anyway,' he said, I made twelve nospitality he could atord. Why: lars out of the deal. That louso!' should the fact that Amos could afford Agnes sighed. “Hereafter,' more hospitality alter their friend- said, we'll, be smart, enough to ship?

inside our own eireles, Amos send his wife couldn't do... (Copyright; 1988, By: The Associs enough, for Dan; and Agnes. They Newspaporn;