A traveler for a big publishing house couldn’t wait to get to St. Louis, where his oldest friend owned a prosperous bookstore. “ Sam,” he said to the owner the moment they were alone, “I want you to lend me $2000.00.” “The answer, Joe,” said Sam, “is positively...

A traveler for a big publishing house couldn’t wait to get to St. Louis, where his oldest friend owned a prosperous bookstore. “ Sam,” he said to the owner the moment they were alone, “I want you to lend me $2000.00.” “The answer, Joe,” said Sam, “is positively...