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Fifty Dollar Cheque Reduces a Youthful Daze
Geraldine Downley recounts how a $50 cheque transforms her finances and mood as she pays debts to a grocery man milkman and undertaker while planning a future with Fred Trent. The pair quarrel over money then reconcile as the funds vanish in shoes and life expenses.
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