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 1 spiration hit me. I'd go away for awhile. Maybe California.
 ITO my surprise Boggio was far 4 more receptive to my request than I thought he'd be. I'd gone over fully prepared for some stiff sales resistance and instead l found him in an amenable frame of mind. Apparently the pendu- lum of his mood had swung back again.
 started out by going into an act regarding my mental and physical condition. I'd overworked and felt l was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. When get started on 8 subject like that I 60 into 1t with such conviction that almost sell myself.
 Boggio sat there and listened. He didn't interrupt once. Just looked at me with strange expression. Maybe he knew I was putting on an act and was waiting to see how far I'd 90. One thing was certain, how ever. I had been going to court three or four times a week as he had sug- gested, and I'd bought a type- writer and written reports of the most interesting cases with com. merts of writing them up in simple, non-technical language SO he could understand them, I had made them as involved as possible. knew they had impressed him and they gave me the basis for my arguments. I'd knocked them out with relative ease but naturally I explained how I'd burnt the midnight oil and worked myself into a fraxzle. After awhile, disconcerted by his silence, broke of.
 "Well?" he said. 'Qo onl"
 I've spoken my piece, Virgil. And l don't have to be 8 mind reader to know what you're going to say"
 And what am going to say?"
 That when you were my age you didn't need any vacations and chat I can forget the whole thing"
 That's where you're wrong, Leo. want you to go."
 r WAS nabbergastedl
 A Only don't know why you want to go to Californian" he added.
 l couldn't very well tell him that the more miles put between Gin ger and myself, the better 1t would De for all parties concerned.
 It may sound silly to you," I said, put I've always wanted to see oranges without Q trademark on them, growing on bushes or what ever they grow on. And palm trees"
 Whats wrong with F1orida?"
 He had me behind the eight ball. Maybe the whole thing was A trap. Maybe he knew why wanted to 20 SO far away in such a hurry. Which would also account for his letting me go. Suddenly had an inspira-
 T want the long drive" I said. And I want to see this country of ours. Sc far it's only been squares and rectangles on a map. want to see what 1t really looks like"
 SooAO W0S AA Au 1EOkllCal frame or mind. He made a clicking noise with his tongue.
 T should live to see you wave the flag"
 Look, Virgil" I said. 'Is there any special reason why you don't want me to go to California;"
 He shook his head.
 The only thing I don't want is for you to go too far away from New York. Suppose I need you?" ?
 T only figure to be kone about six weeks. A week going, a week coming back, and Q month there. That isn't long,"
 He thought it over for e few moments, then shrugged. "All right" he said. "Oo to California. But if you stay one day longer than six weeks, nj give you hail columbia"
 Thanks, Virgil" One more thing" he said. When =.