Word: clerking
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...They call him Zik. He was born in Onitsha in southern Nigeria on Nov. 16, 1904. His father was a hard-working Government clerk who carefully saved his money to educate his children. In 1925, with $1,200 of his father's retirement gratuity, Zik reached the U.S., enrolled at Storer College.* His current U.S. trip is to get an honorary Lit.D. at Storer this week and to deliver the commencement address. His text: Tom Paine's "These are the times that try men's souls...
...jury did not deliberate long. As the twelve men filed in, the courtroom crowd was tense and silent. The foreman rose and handed over four sheets of white paper. The judge read them, flushed, gave them to the clerk. The verdict for all defendants: "Not guilty." The judge ordered the prisoners released. He faced the jury and said: "Mr. Foreman and gentlemen, that concludes your service. . . . The clerk has your checks ready." Then, with no word of thanks, he rose and stalked...
...Francisco to Rome and mail it to him. That saved the 15% U.S. tax ($158). Other tourists would not save as much by this trick. The tax is now in effect only on domestic travel. He met the black market in Paris the first time he handed the clerk in his hotel U.S. dollars to exchange. The clerk, who was running his own black exchange, gave him 230 francs to the dollar (official rate...
...Mademoiselle?" asks the desk clerk, giving Vicky a fishy stare. "What has become of Monsieur Barton, your brother? But how should we know, Mademoiselle? Mademoiselle herself ought to recall that she arrived unescorted yesterday. Room 39? Room 39, Mademoiselle, has always been the lavabo. Mademoiselle looks faint, and perhaps is not well...
...Rooms 38 and 39," says the smiling desk clerk at the Paris hotel, handing over the keys; "you have come to see our great Exposition?" Vicky Barton and her brother John take the keys, sign the register, climb the red-carpeted stairs to their rooms. To Vicky's horror, next morning, both John and Room 39 are gone...