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We had a drink together -- Joe , Jack , the cabman , and I. Joe was very careful to hand Jack the glass , and Jack made joke about it for Joe 's benefit . He swore he could see a glass yet , and Joe laughed , but looked extra troubled the next moment . I felt their grips on my hand for five minutes after we parted . ARVIE ASPINALL 'S ALARM CLOCK In one of these years a paragraph appeared in a daily paper to the effect that a constable had discovered a little boy asleep on the steps of Grinder Bros ' factory at four o'clock one rainy morning . He awakened him , and demanded an explanation . The little fellow explained that he worked there , and was frightened of being late ; he started work at six , and was apparently greatly astonished to hear that it was only four . The constable examined a small parcel which the frightened child had in his hand .