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In his 1907 "The Devil and the Grafter," he demonstrated some of his disguises, including Heck Houston, cattle baron from Wyoming.
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Grafter_ was a collection of stories about confidence men and "crooks."
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I cannot close this summary of good points without a passing reference to the not unsuggestive portrayal of humane and cheerful scoundrels in the Gentle Grafter.
O. Henry 1921
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Yes, it's that kind of a book -- so much down in advance to the Grafter
The House of Torchy Sewell Ford 1907
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For a supreme example of wild vagaries of language used for humour, one might take O. Henry's "Gentle Grafter."
My Discovery of England Stephen Leacock 1906
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Chief Grafter Adrian Villanueva was busy grafting citrus and the students were able to observe each stage of the production of a citrus tree.
chron.com Chronicle 2009
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The most famous occasion was way back in the 19th century when brothers Gaulus (1896) and The Grafter (1897) won the Melbourne Cup.
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HENRYÂ’ Gentle Grafter 62 A combination steak beater, shoe horn, * marcel waver.
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HENRYÂ’ Gentle Grafter 62 A combination steak beater, shoe horn, * marcel waver.
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When the “Park Avenue potato peeler guy” would proffer his wares, suited up in fancy shirts and shoes, he would display a placard featuring the many articles written about him, including Howard Kaplan’s May 2006 “The Gentleman Grafter.”
In Memoriam: VF Daily Brenner, Marie 2009
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