They is some young gentlemen in
theparlor.
Louise Ratterer worked in a dry-goods store and
often came home alittle late for dinner. They were gracefully gliding about as
themusic continued.
These high-bindersllbe after you to make you take
em wherever they want to go.
I thought I never would get to work the
nextmorning.
Its a wonder you dont give yourselves a restonce in
a while. Hewouldnt want to go with a crowd like that again. Strange, swift, enticing
and yet disturbing thoughtsraced in and out of his consciousness.
And not a half a blockfarther on, they passed two
policemen, idling and conversing. Louise Ratterer worked in a dry-goods store and
often came home alittle late for dinner. She laughed jestingly, and Clyde, in spite
of the wewases and I seens, was most vividly impressed.
These fellowsand girls all know each other. Oh,
well, you cant expect a fellow in my line to get in earlyalways, Ma, was all
Ratterer said.
She gave Clyde an appealing,sympathy-seeking
smile.
You gotta have alittle fun when you work all day.
After all, herewas beauty of a gross, fleshly character, revealed and
purchasable.
The house of Kittie Keane was little morethan a
cottage in a poor street under bare December trees. In Ratterers home, thereverse of
this was nearly true. Ive seen most of these other boys before,but I never saw you.
Strange, swift, enticing and yet disturbing thoughtsraced in and out of his
consciousness. Im on my feet all day an I like to sit downonce in a
while.
But of guests or inmates there seemed to be none,
otherthan the black girl.
The house of Kittie Keane was little morethan a
cottage in a poor street under bare December trees. Fine, fine, replied Higby,
cheerfully, studying the bill-of-fare. They made their way to a group of tables
which faced a leatherwall-seat.
Youtwoll get sick and Louise, too, if you dont get
more rest. You dont deny thatyou let a lot of these fellows make love to
you.
This girl wascertainly not as bad as he thought,
maybe. You work over at the Green-Davidson, too, dont you? Its a wonder we werent
all thrown in the street or locked up. They is some young gentlemen in theparlor.
Hegglund now called to the round-eyedyouth. Yet for the moment he would not trust
himself tosay anything or make any further inquiries.
I said I wasnt going to drink much to-night, and Im
not.
She even wanted me to quit the hotel gameand let
her start me in a business of some kind.
She was lying artfully, but it was soothing to him
none the less.