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Mystery of Clubroom Theft and a Dying Club Tale
A broker recounts two club tales about John Blank a famed member accused of stealing lunches and packages at a city club. The other recalls Arthur Blank a once wealthy legal client who declined then wore shabby clothes and received new outfits as a quixotic bet leading to his downfall.
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Broad Street
Wall Street
Het
John Blank
Brank
House Committee
Blank
Abeard
House
Arthur Blank
Blake
Iorden
Sid
Asp
New York
San
Athenmum Club
Robert Browning
Athenium Club
Higgenson
Atlantic
London
Mr. Browning
Shakespeare
Mme. Navarro
Mary Anderson
Amerthan
J. Tennyson
Ranny
Erin
West Twenty-third Street
Forencon
Crowtown
Eleventh Avenue
Ferry
Ninth Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
New York Commercial
John Bartain
Poo
Hansom
Mr. Bartain
Moyamensing
Hallacionion
Sansom
Poe
New York Tribune