嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
響慕片 卦指云慕朕村 紗秘慕禰 厘議慕尺 厘議慕禰 TXT畠云和墮 〆辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂〇

the fortune hunter(干弊順議繁)-及11何蛍

酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��


out。    They walked more and more swiftly until toward the last they were 

almost running。        At the corner of Fifteenth Street and First Avenue Hilda 

stopped。      ``I'll   go   through   to   Stuyvesant   Square��''   she   said�察   �`and   wait 

there   on   a   bench   near   the   Sixteenth   Street   entrance。     You'll   be   quick�察�

won't you��'' 

     Sophie went to Mr。 Feuerstein's number and rang。                 After a long wait a 

slovenly   girl   in   a   stained   red   wrapper�察  �her   hair   in   curl´papers   and   one 

stocking down         about her high´heeled slipper�察�opened the door and said�此�

``What do you want�拭          �I sent the maid for a pitcher of beer。'' 

     ``I want to ask about Mr。 Feuerstein��'' replied Sophie。 

     The   girl's   pert�察  �prematurely´wrinkled   face   took   on   a   quizzical   smile。 

``Oh��''    she   said。   ``You     can   go   up   to  his  room。     Third     floor�察 �back。 

Knock hardhe's a heavy sleeper。'' 

     Sophie   climbed       the   stairs  and   knocked     loudly。   ``Come��''   was      the 

answer in German�察�in Mr。 Feuerstein's deep stage´voice。 

     She opened the door a few inches and said through the crack�此                       �`It's 

me�察   �Mr。   FeuersteinSophie        Liebersfrom      down     in  Avenue     AHilda's 

friend。'' 



                                                37 


´ Page 38´

                                    THE FORTUNE HUNTER 



     ``Come in��'' was Mr。 Feuerstein's reply�察�in a weary voice�察�after a pause。 

From Ganser's he had come straight home and had been sitting there ever 

since�察�depressed�察�angry�察�perplexed。 

     Sophie pushed the door wide and stood upon the threshold。                     ``Hilda's 

over in Stuyvesant Square��'' she said。             ``She thought you might be sick�察�

so    we   came。    But     if  you  go   to  her�察 �you    must   pretend    you    came    by 

accident and didn't see me。'' 

     Mr。 Feuerstein   reflected�察 �but   not so deeply  that he   neglected   to   pose 

before   Sophie   as   a   tragedy´king。       And   it   called   for   little   pretense�察  �so 

desperate   and   forlorn   was   he   feeling。     Should   he   go   or   should   he   send 

Sophie   about   her   business�拭       �There   was   no   hope   that   the   rich   brewer 

would   take   him   in�察  �there   was   every   reason   to   suspect   that   Peter   would 

arrange to   have   the   marriage quietly  annulled。           At   most   he   could   get   a 

few thousands�察�perhaps only hundreds�察�by threatening a scandal。                       Yes�察�it 

would be wise�察�on the whole�察�to keep little Hilda on the string。 

     ``I am very ill��'' he said gloomily�察 �`but I will go。'' 

     Sophie felt hopeful and energetic again。              ``I won't come up to her till 

you leave her。'' 

     ``You   are   a   good   girla   noble   creature。''   Mr。   Feuerstein   took   her 

hand and pretended to be profoundly moved by her friendship。 

     Sophie   gave   him   a   look   of   simplicity   and   warm´heartedness。          Her 

talent for acting had not been spoiled by a stage experience。                 ``Hilda's my 

friend��'' she said earnestly。       ``And I want to see her happy。'' 

     ``Noble   creature   ��''   exclaimed   Mr。      Feuerstein。     ``May   God      reward 

you��''    And he dashed his hand across his eyes。 

     He   went   to   the   mirror   on   his   bureau�察  �carefully   arranged   the   yellow 

aureole�察  �carefully   adjusted   the   soft   light   hat。  Then   with   feeble   step   he 

descended the stairs。        As he moved down the street his face was mournful 

and his shoulders were droopeda stage invalid。                 When Hilda        saw him 

coming she started up and gave a little cry of delight�察�but as she noted his 

woebegone appearance�察�a very real paleness came to her cheeks and very 

real tears to her great dark eyes。 

     Mr。 Feuerstein sank slowly into the seat beside her。               ``Soul's wife��'' he 



                                                38 


´ Page 39´

                                   THE FORTUNE HUNTER 



murmured。       ``Ahbut     I  have   been    near   to  death。    The    strain   of  the 

interview with your father the anguishthe hopeoh�察�what a curse it is to 

have   a   sensitive soul�     �And   my   old   trouble''he laid   his   hand   upon   his 

heart and slowly shook his head``returned。             It will end me some day。'' 

     Hilda   was   trembling   with   sympathy。        She   put   her   hand    upon   his。 

``If you had only sent word�察�dear��'' she said reproachfully�察 �`I would have 

come。      OhI do love you so�察�Carl�         �I could hardly eat or sleepand'' 

     ``The truth would have been worse than silence��'' he said in a hollow 

voice。     He did not intend the double meaning of his remark�察�the Gansers 

were for the moment out of his mind�察�which was absorbed in his acting。 

``But it is over for the present yes�察�over�察�my priceless pearl。             I can come 

to see you soon。       If I am worse I shall send you word。'' 

     ``But can't I come to see you��'' 

     ``No�察   �bride   of  my    dreams。     It  would    not   besuitable。    We     must 

respect the little conventions。        You must wait until I come。'' 

     His tone was decided。         She felt that he knew best。         In a few minutes 

he   rose。   ``I   must   return   to   my   room��''   he   said   wearily。 ``Ah�察  �heart's 

delight�察�it is terrible for a strong man to find himself thus weak。               Pity me。 

Pray for me。'' 

     He noted with satisfaction her look of love and anxiety。                It was some 

slight salve to his cruelly wounded vanity。            He walked feebly away�察�but it 

was pure acting�察�as he no longer felt so downcast。              He had soon put Hilda 

into the background and was busy with his plans for revenge upon Ganser´ 

´``a vulgar animal who insulted me when I honored him by marrying his 

ugly gosling。''     Before he fell asleep that night he had himself wrought up 

to   a   state   of   righteous   indignation。  Ganser   had   cheated�察  �had   outraged 

himhim�察�the great�察�the noble�察�the eminent。 

       Early the next morning he went down to a dingy frame building that 

cowered      meanly     in  the   shadow     of   the  Criminal     Court    House。     He 

mounted   a   creaking   flight   of   stairs   and   went in   at   a   low   door   on   which 

``Loeb�察�Lynn�察�Levy and McCafferty'' was painted in black letters。                    In the 

narrow entrance he brushed against a man on the way out�察�a man with a 

hangdog look and short bristling hair and the pastily´pallid skin that comes 



                                               39 


´ Page 40´

                                   THE FORTUNE HUNTER 



from living long away from the sunlight。               Feuerstein shivered slightly 

was it at the touch of such a creature or at the suggestions his appearance 

started�拭    �In front of him was a ground´glass partition with five doors in it。 

At a dirty greasy pine table sat a boyone of those child veterans the big 

city   develops。     He   had   a   long   and   extremely   narrow   head。      His   eyes 

were close together�察  �sharp and shifty。          His   expression was   sophisticated 

and cynical。      ``Well�察�sir��'' he said with curt impudence�察�giving Feuerstein 

a gimlet´glance。 

     ``I want to see Mr。 Loeb。''        Feuerstein produced a cardit was one of 

his last remaining half´dozen and was pocket´worn。 

     The   office   boy   took   it   with   unveiled   sarcasm   in   his   eyes   and   in   the 

corners   of   his   mouth。    He   disappeared   through   one   of   the   five   doors�察�

almost immediately  reappeared at   another�察  �closed it   mysteriously  behind 

him and went to a third door。           He    threw it open and stood aside。           ``At 

the   end   of   the   hall��''   he   said。 ``The   door   with   Mr。   Loeb's   name   on   it。 

Knock and walk right in。'' 

     Feuerstein followed the directions and found himself in a dingy little 

room�察�smelling of mustiness and stale tobacco�察�and lined with law books�察�

almost all on crime and divorce。           Loeb�察�Lynn�察�Levy and McCafferty were 

lawyers     to  the   lower    grades   of   the  criminal    and   shady    only。    They 

defended thieves and murderers�察�they prosecuted or defended scandalous 

divorce   cases�察  �they  packed   juries   and   suborned   perjury  and   they  tutored 

false witnesses in the way to withstand cross´examination。                 In private life 

they were four home´loving�察�law´abiding citizens。 

     Loeb     looked     up   from    his   writing   and    said   with    contemptuous 

cordiality�此     �`Oh   Mr。   Feuerstein。     Glad   to   see   youAGAIN。        What's 

the troubleNOW��'' 

     At    `
卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��