Argosy All-Story Weekly — page 158: what you’re looking at

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By CHARLES HOBBY BASSFORD mage started in business on the second day of January, to19. The firm was composed of Thomas Remington and Anderson Talmage, two gentlemen of unimpeachable reputation and standing, university graduates, men well known to the bench and bar for their infegrity. _ It was, however, a partnership conceived in ‘niguity and dedicated to the proposition of applying brains to rascality. The offices of the firm would have im- pressed any one as being the offices of lawyers of the highest standing. Their lo- cation was the best in New York. Their building was full of lawyers of the most unassailable character. Their suite was small, consisting of two private offices with a connecting door, and a small outer office in which sat the firm’s stenographer, Ethel Keyes. ‘There was nothing to distinguish it from any high class small law office. - ‘The partners spent their first day in their new offices in answering congratula- T= law firm of Remington & Tal- s 628 tory letters on the formation of the new firm, At five, Remington went into Tal- mage’s room and said, “ Tal, let’s celebrate the new firm by eating dinner together.” ** All right,” his partner replied. “ where will we go?” | “How about Hong Low’s?” “Good. Come on.” Hong Low’s is one of those Chinese res- taurants that are numerous in the few blocks in the vicinity of the Chatham Square station of the elevated. There must be haif a dozen of them within a radius of two blocks from the station. The best of them all is Hong Low’s, where they — serve the best chicken chow mein and fried noodles in New York. ‘There is a main dining room one floor up from the street. The front of the main dining room faces the elevated. ‘The kitchen is in the rear, and along the two sides of the room are rows of small private rooms, across the front of which a curtain can be drawn by those who wish to eat in great privacy. It CORMIE OOO KSa(EOlnn) f -”