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BOUND TO BE AN ELECTRICIAN
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would if I kept quiet long enough. You can march up to the office and get your pay."

"But, Mr. Buckman, what does it mean?" gasped the young electrician, taken completely by surprise.

"You know well enough, Bell, and I'll tell you right here that I won't waste words with you. After that machine was broken I thought I would give you another chance, but now you shall not remain in these works another hour, no, not another minute. Take your hat and coat and get your pay and leave, and don't let me ever catch you around here again."