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...James Roosevelt and Postmaster General Jim Farley constitute a weak kind of sticking plaster that keeps the parasite clinging to the fish. The fish, however, like real fish that carry parasites, is apparently unaware of Mr. Curley's attachment to him; at least he does not try to shake him off or even notice him, because this whole business of Mayor Curley being the Massachusetts Roosevelt man is very embarrassing to President Roosevelt. Mr. Roosevelt is a politician; so he tries to make the ward-boss type of political worker think he likes Curley and at the same time tries...
...rapier. Zing! Clang! M. La Chambre slashed M. Renouvin's blade aside, stuck M. Renouvin decisively in his working arm. A few seconds old, the duel was over. M. La Chambre was no assassin and M. Renouvin was only a rioter, but neither man was willing to shake hands...
...benefit by watching her. She did not allow her children to slap their children. When she saw that done, she hit her own children and took the grandchildren away. But when the child deserved punishment, she administered it herself. Many thought her bad-tempered because she would scream and shake the cage when she saw humans slap their children...
...away. Circling to land, he heard a small siren wail in the cockpit, saw a tiny light flash on the control board, knew at once what every transport pilot dreads: his retractable landing-gear was jammed. Back he headed for St. Paul, hoping the plane's vibration would shake the wheels down. They refused to budge. For nearly two hours he circled helplessly over St. Paul while Co-Pilot John Woodhead reassured passengers with tales of previous Freeburg exploits. Finally he dumped his fuel, prepared to land without wheels...
...twice what he made in the 1933 half. His sales were running 100% ahead of the year before. Thereupon, Mr. Chrysler, who is by no means ignorant of the fact that a good market for his stock is a good advertisement for his cars, decided that it would shake no one's faith in his company if he paid off another $10,000,000 of bonds...