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that this sound issuing from my baby daughter would in a
few years sound musical befitting a child prodigy. The
naming ceremony was a memorable event when I invited
my colleagues in Coimbatore district telephones besides
my own colleagues and staff on the postal side. Some time
afterwards my wife and the baby child moved to
Mannargudi for a few months rest .Needless to say I
myself drove the car all the way from Coimbatore to
Mannargudi in a space of 10 hours.

Two things happened towards the end of my stay in
Coimbatore one of which ended on a happy note while the
other was an unexpected tragedy. First thing first. I had a
habit of keeping myself open to ideas and comments from
my staff. This habit of accessibility to lower formations
enables one to get to the bottom of any matter without
distortion. So whenever I had to visit the barber shop close
to the PSG Arts College I used to enquire about the family
and general matters from the barber who would attend to
me. He it appeared had a near relative, a girl, working at
Coimbatore Head Post Office, in a E.D position. Somehow
she got entangled with a senior level employee working as
Public Relation Iinspector and was even otherwise well
qualified with a post graduate degree. The latter appearing
to do a good Samaritan job posed as a well wisher of the
girl spent time to teach her and prepare her for answering
departmental test as and when held to promote E.D
candidates to clerical position. He had worked himself into
her confidence so much that she left her savings account
pass booklet in his custody. Meanwhile slowly the
inspector began to show his affection passionately and the
girl believed in his feelings for her. At one point of time
when the girl asked for the pass book so that she could
withdraw some money the inspector dodged her demands
and attempted to frighten her to make public some
exchange of letters of emotional sentiments. Now the girl
understood her plight and at the same time could not afford

any attrition. Once the relative came to know the delicate
situation he thought of taking into confidence some senior

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