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Rh look at a lot of tin knives and forks! You peddlers are getting more bold every day. The police ought to sit down on every one of you!"

"I am sorry if I disturbed your leisure," returned Matt, as mildly as he could. "But, I thought"

"You thought you would just like to cheat me into buying a lot of your trash," finished the restaurant proprietor. "Well, you can't do anything of the kind, and you can take that for your impudence!"

And hastily gathering up the package of samples, the restaurant keeper walked to the open doorway and flung knives, forks and spoons into the muddy gutter!