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    Confidence Game
    Confidence Game
    Confidence Game
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    Confidence Game

    By James McKimmey

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    Cutter demanded more and more and more efficiency—and got it! But, as in anything, enough is enough, and too much is …
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJovian Press
    Release dateJan 7, 2017
    ISBN9781537815862
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      Confidence Game - James McKimmey

      CONFIDENCE GAME

      ..................

      James McKimmey

      JOVIAN PRESS

      Thank you for reading. If you enjoy this book, please leave a review or connect with the author.

      All rights reserved. Aside from brief quotations for media coverage and reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced or distributed in any form without the author’s permission. Thank you for supporting authors and a diverse, creative culture by purchasing this book and complying with copyright laws.

      Copyright © 2017 by James McKimmey

      Interior design by Pronoun

      Distribution by Pronoun

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      CONFIDENCE GAME

      CONFIDENCE GAME

      ..................

      GEORGE H. CUTTER WHEELED HIS big convertible into his reserved space in the Company parking lot with a flourish. A bright California sun drove its early brightness down on him as he strode toward the square, four-story brick building which said Cutter Products, Inc. over its front door. A two-ton truck was grinding backward, toward the loading doors, the thick-shouldered driver craning his neck. Cutter moved briskly forward, a thick-shouldered man himself, though not very tall. A glint of light appeared in his eyes, as he saw Kurt, the truck driver, fitting the truck’s rear end into the tight opening.

      Get that junk out of the way! he yelled, and his voice roared over the noise of the truck’s engine.

      Kurt snapped his head around, his blue eyes thinning, then recognition spread humor crinkles around his eyes and mouth. All right, sir, he said. Just a second while I jump out, and I’ll lift it out of your way.

      With bare hands? Cutter said.

      With bare hands, Kurt said.

      Cutter’s laugh boomed, and as he rounded the front of the truck, he struck the right front fender with his fist. Kurt roared back from the cab with his own laughter.

      He liked joking harshly with Kurt and with the rest of the truck drivers. They were simple, and they didn’t have his mental strength. But they had another kind of strength. They had muscle

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