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he held that he needed exercise�察�that sweeping was good exercise�察�and that 

it   was   stupid    for  a  man�察   �simply    because     he   was   rich�察  �to  stop   taking 



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exercise or to take it only in some form which had no useful side。 

     ``Good morning��'' said Hilda。            ``What rent do you ask for this store��'' 

     ``Sixty     dollars    a  month��''    answered      the   old   man�察    �continuing     his 

sweeping。       ``Taxes are up�察�but rents are down。'' 

     ``Not with you�察�I guess。           Otto Heilig and I are going to get married 

and open a delicatessen。           But sixty dollars a month is too much。                Good 

morning。''      And she went on。 

     Schulte      leaned    on   his   broom。      ``What's     your    hurry��''    he   called。 

``You can't get as good a location as this。'' 

     Hilda   turned�察  �but   seemed   to   be   listening   from   politeness   rather   than 

from interest。 

     ``We   can't   pay   more   than   forty��''   she   answered�察  �starting   on   her   way 

again。 

     ``I   might   let   you   have   it   for   fifty��''   Schulte   called   after   her�察   �`if   you 

didn't want any fixing up。'' 

     ``It'd   have   to   be   fixed   up��''   said   Hilda�察  �halting   again。 ``But   I   don't 

care much for the neighborhood。               There are too many delicatessens here 

now。'' 

     She   went   on   more   rapidly   and   the   old   man   resumed   his   sweeping�察�

muttering   crossly   into   his   long�察  �white   beard。      As   she    came   down   the 

other side of the street half an hour later�察�she was watching Schulte from 

the    corner   of   her  eye。    He    was    leaning    on   his  broom�察    �watching     her。 

Seeing that she was going to pass without stopping he called to her and 

went slowly across the street。           ``You would make good tenants��'' he said。 

``I had to sue Bischoff。           You can have it for fortyif you'll pay for the 

changes you wantyou really won't want any。'' 

     ``I   was   looking   at   it   early   this   morning��''   replied   Hilda。   ``There'll 

have to be at least two hundred dollars spent。                  But then I've my eye on 

another place。'' 

     ``Forty's no rent at all��'' grumbled the old man�察�pulling at his whiskers。 

     ``I   can   get   a   store   round   in   Seventh   Street   for   thirty´five   and   that 

includes three rooms at the back。            You've got only one room at the back。'' 

     ``There's a kitchen�察�too��'' said Schulte。 



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     ``A kitchen�拭     �Oh�察�you mean that closet。'' 

     ``I'll let you have it for forty�察�with fifty the second year。'' 

     ``No�察�forty for two years。          We can't pay  more。         We're just starting�察�

and expenses must be kept down。'' 

     ``Well�察�forty then。      You are nice peoplehard workers。             I want to see 

you    get   on。''   The    philanthropic      old  man    returned     to  his  sweeping。 

``Always   the   way�察  �dealing   with   a   woman��''   he   growled   into   his   beard。 

``They     don't   know     the  value    of  anything。     Well�察   �I'll  get  my    money 

anyway�察�and that's a point。'' 

     She spent the day shopping and by half´past five had her arrangements 

almost   completed。        And   she   told   every  one   about   the   coming   marriage 

and the new shop and asked them to spread the news。 

     ``We'll be open for business next Saturday a week��'' she said。                  ``Give 

us a trial。'' 

     By    nightfall    Otto    was   receiving     congratulations。       He     protested�察�

denied�察�but people only smiled   and   winked。             ``You're   not so sly  as   you 

think��'' they said。     ``No doubt she promised to keep it quiet�察�but you know 

how it is with a woman。'' 

     When   he   called   at   Brauner's   at   seven   he   was   timid   about   going   in。 

``They've heard the story��'' he said to himself�察 �`and they must think I went 

crazy and told it。'' 

     She had been bold enough all day�察�but she was shy�察�now that the time 

had   come   to   face   him   and   confessshe   had   been   a   little   shy   with   him 

underneath ever since she had suddenly awakened to the fact that he was a 

real   heroin   spite   of   his   keeping   a   shop   just   like   everybody   else   and 

making no pretenses。         He listened without a word。 

     ``You can't back out now��'' she ended。 

     Still he was silent。      ``Are you angry at me��'' she asked timidly。 

     He could not speak。         He put his arms round her and pressed his face 

into her waving black hair。          ``MY Hilda��'' he said in a low voice。              And 

she felt his blood beating very fast�察�and she understood。 

     ``Arbeit und Liebe und Heim��'' she quoted slowly and softly。 



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                               CHAPTER X 



                       MR。 FEUERSTEIN IS CONSISTENT 

     The    next   day   Mr。    Feuerstein    returned    from    exile。   It   is  always 

disillusioning   to   inspect   the   unheroic   details   of   the   life   of   that   favorite 

figure   with   romancersthe   soldier   of   fortune。     Of   Mr。   Feuerstein's   six 

weeks in Hoboken it is enough to say that they were weeks of storm and 

stress wretched lodgments in low boarding´ houses�察�odd jobs at giving 

recitations    in   beer  halls�察  �undignified     ejectments    for   drunkenness     and 

failure to pay�察�borrowings which were removed from frank street´begging 

only    in  his  imagination。      He    sank    very   low   indeed�察  �but   it  must   be 

recorded to the credit of his consistency that he never even contemplated 

the idea of working for a living。             And now here he was�察�back in New 

York�察�with Hoboken an exhausted field�察�with no resources�察�no hopes�察�no 

future that his brandy´soaked brain could discern。 

     His mane was still golden and bushy�察�but it was ragged and too long in 

front of the ears and also on his neck。           His face still expressed insolence 

and   vanity�察  �but   it   had   a   certain   tragic   bitterness�察  �as   if   it   were   trying   to 

portray the emotions of a lofty  spirit flinging defiance at destiny from  a 

slough   of   despair。    It   was   plain   that   he   had   been   drinking   heavilythe 

whites of his eyes were yellow and bloodshot�察�the muscles of his eyelids 

and    mouth     twitched    disagreeably。      His    romantic    hat   and   collar   and 

graceful   suit   could   endure   with   good   countenance   only   the   most   casual 

glance of the eye。 

     Mr。 Feuerstein had come to New York to perform a carefully´planned 

last act in his life´drama�察�one that would send the curtain down amid tears 

and plaudits for Mr。 Feuerstein�察�the central figure�察�enwrapped in a somber 

and    baleful   blaze   of  glory。   He    had   arranged    everything     except   such 

details    as  must    be  left  to   the  inspiration    of  the   moment。      He    was 

impatient for the curtain to risebesides�察�he had empty pockets and might 

be prevented from his climax by a vulgar arrest for vagrancy。 

     At one o'clock Hilda was in her father's shop alone。               The rest of the 



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family were at the midday dinner。            As she bent over the counter�察�near the 

door�察�she was filling a sheet of wrapping paper with figurescalculations 

in connection with the new business。            A shadow fell across her paper and 

she   looked   up。    She   shrank   and   clasped   her   hands   tightly   against   her 

bosom。      ``Mr。 Feuerstein��'' she exclaimed in a low�察�agitated voice。 

     He stood silent�察�his face ghastly as if he were very ill。            His eyes�察�sunk 

deep in blue´black sockets�察�burned into hers with an intensity that terrified 

her。    She began slowly to retreat。 

     ``Do not fly from me��'' he said in a hollow voice�察�leaning against the 

counter weakly。        ``I have come only for a moment。             Thenyou will see 

me never again��'' 

     She   paused   and   watched   him。      His   expression�察  �his   tone�察  �his   words 

filled her with pity for him。 

     ``You hate me��'' he went on。         ``You abhor me。        It is justjust�   �Yet''´ 

´he   looked   at   her   with   passionate   sadness``it   was   because   I   loved   you 

that I deceived you。       BecauseIloved you��'' 

     ``You   must   go   away
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