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| IX. From John Graham, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, to his son, Pierrepont, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago. | ||
| Mr. Pierrepont has been investing more heavily in roses than his father thinks his means warrant, and he tries to turn his thoughts to staple groceries. | 113 | |
| X. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at the Commercial House, Jeffersonville, Indiana. | ||
| Mr. Pierrepont has been promoted to the position of traveling salesman for the house, and has started out on the road. | 127 | |
| XI. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at The Planters' Palace Hotel, at Big Gap, Kentucky. | ||
| Mr. Pierrepont's orders are small and his expenses are large, so his father feels pessimistic over his prospects. | 141 | |
| XII. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, at Little Delmonico's, Prairie Centre, Indiana. | ||
| Mr. Pierrepont has annoyed his father by accepting his criticisms in a spirit of gentle, but most reprehensible, resignation. | 157 | |
| XIII. From John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, care of The Hoosier Grocery Co., Indianapolis, Indiana. | ||
| Mr. Pierrepont's orders have been looking up, so the old man gives him a pat on the back—but not too hard a one. | 177 | |
