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"I'm going straight off to apply for that garage job," Larose told Constable Black, "and if I get it please don't come near me at all when I'm there. I'll have another yarn, maybe, in a day or two. In any case, I'll see you before I leave the place, and you shall know how I've got on."
A few days later and Travers, the proprietor of the Meningie Motor Works was almost hourly congratulating himself upon the very excellent mechanic he had recently acquired. An intelligent, hardworking, and pleasant man, his new employee seemed to give satisfaction everywhere.