I knew I was going to be out late to-night, so I went to bed at nine; didn't wake up till seven.

Had a fine cutlet for breakfast." It was precisely at this moment that Geary got his first advancement in life.

Mr.Beale, Jr., head clerk in the great firm of Beale & Story, came up to him as he was drawing off his overcoat: "How is Fischer ?" asked Geary.
Beale, Jr., pulled him over into a corner, talking in a low voice.

"He's even worse than yesterday," he answered.

"I think we shall have to give him a vacation, and that's what I want to speak to you about.