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Gilmartin was still laughing professionally at the prospective buyer's funny story when the telephone on his desk buzzed. He said: "Excuse me for a minute, old man," to the customer-Hopkins, the Connecticut manufacturer.
"Hello; who is this? " he spoke into the transmitter. "Oh, how are you? -Yes-I was out-Is that so? -Too bad-Too bad-Yes; just my luck to be out. I might have known it! -Do you think so? -Well, then, sell the 200 Occidental common-You know best-What about Trolley? -Hold on? -All right; just as you say-I hope so-I don't like to lose, and-Ha! Ha! -I guess so-Good-by."