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a fool as I look��'' he said。       ``That ain't a full receipt。'' 

     Beck wrote again。          ``Anything to get you out of the office��'' he said�察�

as   he   tossed   the   five   hundred   dollars   into   a   drawer。   ``And   when   your 

family gets you into trouble again'' 

     Peter snorted。       ``Shut up��'' he   shouted�察 �banging his   fist on the desk。 

``And   don't   you   tell   the   papers。    If   anything   come   out�察  �I   expose   you。 

My lawyer�察�Mr。 Windisch�察�say he can have you put out of court。''                          And 

Peter bustled and slammed his way out。 

     Beck   telephoned   Loeb�察  �and   they   took   lunch   together。         ``Ganser   has 

found out about Feuerstein's wife��'' was Beck's opening remark。 

     Loeb drew his lip back over his teeth。 

     ``I   wish   I'd   known   it   two   hours   sooner。     I   let   Feuerstein   have   ten 

dollars more。'' 

     ``More��'' 

     ``More。      He's had ninety´five on account。             I relied on you to handle 

the brewer。'' 

     ``And we're out our expenses in getting ready for trial。'' 

     ``Wellyou'll send Ganser a heavy bill。'' 

     Beck   shook   his   head   dismally。       ``That's   the   worst   of   it。 He   called 

me   a   swindler�察  �said   he'd   show   that   you   and   I   were   in   a   conspiracy�察  �and 

dared   me   to   send   him   a   bill。  And   in   the   circumstances   I   don't   think   I 

will。'' 

     Loeb gave Beck a long and searching look which Beck bore without 

flinching。 

     ``No�察�I don't think you will send him a bill��'' said Loeb slowly。                   ``But 

how much did he pay you��'' 

     ``Not a centnothing but insults。'' 



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     Loeb finished his luncheon in silence。             But he and Beck separated on 

the    friendliest   terms。    Loeb      was   too   practical    a  philosopher     to   hate 

another man for doing that which he would have done himself if he had 

had the chance。        At his office he told a clerk to send Feuerstein a note�察�

asking   him   to   call   the   next   morning。     When   Feuerstein   came   into   the 

anteroom the gimlet´eyed office boy disappeared through one of the doors 

in   the   partition   and   reappeared   after   a   longer   absence   than   usual。    He 

looked at Feuerstein with a cynical�察�contemptuous smile in his eyes。 

     ``Mr。 Loeb asks me to tell you��'' he said�察 �`with his compliments�察�that 

you   are   a   bigamist   and   a   swindler�察  �and   that   if   you   ever   show   your   face 

here again he'll have you locked up。'' 

     Feuerstein staggered and paledthere was no staginess in his manner。 

Then   without   a   word   he   slunk   away。      He   had   not   gone   far   up   Center 

Street before a hand was laid upon his shoulder from behind。                    He stopped 

as   if  he   had   been    shot�察 �he   shivered�察   �he   slowly�察  �and    with   a  look   of 

fascinated horror�察�turned to see whose hand had arrested him。 

     He was looking into the laughing face of a man who was obviously a 

detective。 

     ``You   don't   seem   glad   to   see   me�察  �old   boy��''   said   the   detective   with 

contemptuous familiarity。 

     ``I   don't  know     you�察  �sir。'' Feuerstein      made    a  miserable     attempt    at 

haughtiness。 

     ``Of   course   you   don't。    But   I   know YOUall   about   you。        Come   in 

here and let's sit down a minute。'' 

     They went into a saloon and the detective ordered two glasses of beer。 

``Now listen to me�察�young fellow��'' he said。 

     ``You're played out in this town。            You've got to get a move on you�察�

see�拭    �We've been looking you up�察�and you're wanted for bigamy。                      But if 

you     clear   out�察 �you    won't    be  followed。      You've      got  to   leave   today�察�

understand�拭      �If   you're   here   to´morrow   morning�察  �up   the   road   you   go。'' 

The   detective   winked   and   waggled   his   thumb   meaningly   in   a   northerly 

direction。 

     Feuerstein   was   utterly   crushed。       He   gulped   down   the   beer   and   sat 



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wiping the sweat from his face。            ``I have done nothing��'' he protested in 

tragic tones。     ``Why am I persecutedI�察�poor�察�friendless�察�helpless��'' 

     ``Pity about you��'' said the detective。 

     ``You'd   better   go   west   and   start   again。   Why   not   try   honest   work�拭�

It's   not   so   bad�察  �they   say�察  �once   you   get   broke   in。'' He   rose   and   shook 

hands     with    Feuerstein。     ``So    long��''   he  said。    ``Good      luck�    �Don't 

forget��''    And again he winked and waggled his thumb in the direction of 

the penitentiary。 

     Feuerstein went to his lodgings�察�put on all the clothes he could wear 

without danger of attracting his landlady's attention�察�filled his pockets and 

the crown of his hat with small articles�察�and fled to Hoboken。 



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                              CHAPTER IX 



                           AN IDYL OF PLAIN PEOPLE 

     Hilda   had   not   spent   her   nineteen   years   in   the   glare   of   the   Spartan 

publicity in which the masses live without establishing a character。                 Just 

as   she   knew    all  the  good    points   and   bad   in  all  the  people    of  that 

community�察�so they knew all hers�察�and therefore knew what it was possible 

for her to do and what impossible。            And if a baseless lie is swift of foot 

where everybody  minutely scrutinizes   everybody else�察  �it is   also scant   of 

breath。    Sophie's scandal soon dwindled to a whisper and expired�察�and the 

kindlier and probable explanation of Hilda's wan face and downcast eyes 

was generally accepted。 

     Her code  of   morals and   her  method   of dealing   with   moral   questions 

were     those     of   all  the   people    about    herstrict�察  �severe�察  �primitive。 

Feuerstein was a cheat�察�a traitor。        She cast him out of her heartcast him 

out at once and utterly and for ever。           She could think of him only with 

shame。     And it seemed to her that she was herself no longer pureshe had 

touched pitch�察�how could she be undefiled�拭�

     She accepted these conclusions and went about her work�察�too busy to 

indulge in hysteria of remorse�察�repining�察�self´examination。 

     She avoided Otto�察�taking care not to be left alone with him when he 

called on Sundays�察�and putting Sophie between him and her when he came 

up to them in the Square。        But Otto was awaiting his chance�察�and when it 

came�察�plunged boldly into his heart´subject and floundered bravely about。 

``I   don't   like   to   see   you   so   sad�察  �Hilda。 Isn't   there   any   chance   for   me�拭�

Can't things be as they used to be��'' 

     Hilda   shook   her   head   sadly。   ``I'm   never   going   to   marry��''   she   said。 

``You must find some one else。'' 

     ``It's   you   or   nobody。  I   said   that   when   we   were   in   school   together 

andI'll stick to it。''  His eyes confirmed his words。 

     ``You mustn't�察�Otto。       You make me feel as if I were spoiling your life。 

And if you knew�察�you wouldn't want to marry me。'' 



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     ``I don't care。     I always have�察�and I always will。'' 

     ``I suppose I ought to tell you��'' she said�察�half to herself。             She turned 

to him suddenly�察�and�察�with flushed cheeks and eyes that shifted�察�burst out�此�

``Otto�察�he was a married man��'' 

     ``But you didn't know。'' 

     ``It doesn't change the way I feel。          You mightany man mightthrow 

it   up   to   me。 And   sooner   or   later�察  �everybody'll   know。     No   man   would 

want a girl that had had a scandal like that on her。'' 

     ``I would��'' he said�察 �`and I do。       And it isn't a scandal。'' 

     Some   one   joined   them   and   he   had   no   chance   to   continue   until   the 

following Sunday�察�when Heiligs and Brauners went together to the Bronx 

for a half´holiday。      They could not set out until their shops closed�察�at half´ 

past   twelve�察  �and   they   had   to   be   back   at   five   to   reopen   for   the   Sunday 

supper customers。         They lunched under the trees in the yard of a German 

inn�察�and a merry party they were。 

     Hilda forgot to keep up her pretense that her healing wounds were not 

healing and never would heal。           She teased Otto and even flirted with him。 

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