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suspicion of having received the knightly accolade。 

     ;Oh�察�Andy�察─�she sighed�察 �this is great� �Sure�察�I'll marry wid ye。 But why 

didn't ye tell me ye was the cook�拭�I was near turnin' ye down for bein' one 



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of thim foreign counts� ─�



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        FROM EACH ACCORDING TO 

                             HIS ABILITY 



     Vuyning   left   his   club�察 �cursing   it   softly�察 �without   any  particular   anger。 

From   ten   in   the   morning   un´   til   eleven   it   had   bored   him   immeasurably。 

Kirk with his fish story�察�Brooks with his Porto Rico cigars�察�old Morrison 

with his anecdote about the widow�察�Hep´ burn with his invariable luck at 

billiards  all these afflictions had been repeated without change of bill or 

scenery。 Besides these morning evils Miss Allison had refused him again 

on   the   night   before。   But   that   was   a   chronic   trouble。   Five   times   she   had 

laughed   at   his   offer   to   make   her   Mrs。   Vuyning。   He   intended   to   ask   her 

again the next Wednesday evening。 

     Vuyning      walked     along   Forty´fourth     Street   to  Broadway�察     �and    then 

drifted down the great sluice that washes out the dust of the gold´mines of 

Gotham。 He wore a morning suit of light gray�察�low�察�dull kid shoes�察�a plain�察�

finely    woven     straw    hat�察 �and   his  visible   linen   was    the   most   delicate 

possible shade of belio´ trope。 His necktie was the blue´gray of a Novem´ 

ber   sky�察  �and   its   knot   was   plainly   the   outcome   of   a   lordly   carelessness 

combined   with   an   accurate   con´   ception   of   the   most   recent   dictum   of 

fashion。 

     Now�察�to write of a man's haberdashery is a worse thing than to write a 

historical novel ;around; Paul Jones�察�or to pen a testimonial to a hay´fever 

cure。 

     Therefore�察�let it be known that the description of Vuyning's apparel is 

germane to the movements of the story�察�and not to make room for the new 

fall stock of goods。 

     Even Broadway that morning was a discord in Vuyning's ears�察�and in 

his eyes it paralleled for a few dreamy�察�dreary minutes a certain howling�察�

scorching�察  �seething�察  �malodorous   slice   of   street   that   he   remembered          in 

Morocco。   He   saw   the   struggling   mass   of   dogs�察  �beggars�察  �fakirs�察  �slave´ 

drivers and veiled women in carts without horses�察�the sun blazing brightly 

among the bazaars�察�the piles of rubbish from ruined temples in the street ´ 

and   then   a   lady�察  �passing�察  �jabbed   the   ferrule   of   a   parasol   in   his   side   and 



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brought him back to Broadway。 

     Five   minutes   of   his   stroll   brought   him   to   a   certain   corner�察  �where   a 

number of silent�察�pale´faced men are accustomed to stand�察�immovably�察�for 

hours�察�busy with the file blades of their penknives�察�with their hat brims on 

a   level   with   their   eyelids。 Wall   Street   speculators�察  �driving   home   in   their 

carriages�察�love to point out these men to their visiting friends and tell them 

of this rather famous lounging´place of the ;crooks。; On Wall Street the 

speculators never use the file blades of their knives。 

     Vuyning was delighted   when one of   this company  stepped   forth   and 

addressed him as he was passing。 He was hungry for something out of the 

ordinary�察�and to be accosted by this smooth´faced�察�keen´eyed�察�low´voiced�察�

athletic member of the under world�察�with his grim�察�yet pleasant smile�察�had 

all the taste of an adventure to the convention´weary Vuyning。 

     ;Excuse me�察�friend�察─�said be。 ;Could I have a few minutes' talk with 

you  on the level�拭─�

     ;Certainly�察─�said Vuyning�察�with a smile。 ;But�察�suppose we step aside to 

a quieter place。 There is a divan  a cafe over here that will do。 Schrumm 

will give us a private corner。; 

     Schrumm   established   them   under   a   growing   palm�察  �with   two   seidls 

between      them。    Vuyning     made     a  pleasant    reference    to  meteorological 

conditions�察  �thus   forming   a   binge   upon   which   might   be   swung   the   door 

leading from the thought repository of the other。 

     ;In   the   first  place�察─  �said  his  companion�察  �with      the   air   of  one  who 

presents his credentials�察 �I want you to understand that I am a crook。 Out 

West I am known as Rowdy the Dude。 Pickpocket�察�supper man�察�second´ 

story man�察�yeggman�察�boxman�察�all´round bur´ glar�察�cardsharp and slickest 

con man west of the Twenty´third Street ferry landing  that's my his´ tory。 

That's to show I'm on the square  with you。 My name's Emerson。; 

     ;Confound   old   Kirk   with   his   fish   stories;   said   Vuyning   to   himself�察�

with silent glee as he went through his pockets for a card。 ;It's pronounced 

'Vining��'; he said�察�as he tossed it over to the other。 ;And I'll be as frank 

with you。 I'm just a kind of a loafer�察�I guess�察�living on my daddy's money。 

At the club they call me 'Left´at´the´Post。' I never did a day's work in my 

life�察�and I haven't the heart to run over a chicken when I'm motoring。 It's a 



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pretty shabby record�察�altogether。; 

     ;There's one thing   you can   do�察─�said Emerson�察 �admiringly�察 �you   can 

carry duds。  I've watched   you   several times   pass   on Broadway。 You   look 

the best dressed man I've seen。 And I'll bet you a gold mine I've got 50 

worth more gent's furnishings on my frame than you have。 That's what I 

wanted to see you about。 I can't do the trick。 Take a look at me。 What's 

wrong�拭─�

     ;Stand up�察─�said Vuyning。 

     Emerson arose�察�and slowly revolved。 

     ;You've     been    'outfitted��';  declared     the  clubman。     ;Some     Broadway 

window´dresser has misused you。; 

     ;That's an expensive suit�察�though�察�Emerson。; 

     ;A hundred dollars�察─�said Emerson。 

     ;Twenty  too   much�察─  �said Vuyning。   ;Six   months   old   in   cut�察  �one   inch 

too   long�察 �and half   an   inch to´   much   lapel。 Your hat is plainly  dated one 

year ago�察�although there's only a sixteenth of an inch lacking in the brim to 

tell the story。 That English poke in your collar is too short by the distance 

between Troy and London。 A plain gold link cuff´button would take all the 

shine   out   of   those   pearl   ones   with   dia´   mond   settings。   Those   tan   shoes 

would be exactly the articles to work into the heart of a Brooklyn school´ 

ma'am  on   a   two   weeks'   visit   to   Lake   Ronkon´   koma。   I   think   I   caught   a 

glimpse   of   a   blue   silk   sock   embroidered   with   russet   lilies   of   the   valley 

when you  improperly  drew up your trousers as you sat down。 There 

are always plain ones to be had in the stores。 Have I hurt your feelings�察�

Emer´ son�拭─�

     ;Double the ante� ─�cried the criticised one�察�greed´ ily。 ;Give me more 

of it。 There's a way to tote the haberdashery�察�and I want to get wise to it。 

Say�察�you're the right kind of a swell。 Anything else to the queer about me�拭─�

     ;Your     tie�察─  �said   Vuyning�察     �is   tied   with   absolute     precision    and 

correctness。; 

     ;Thanks�察─�gratefully  ;I spent over half an hour at it before I  ; 

     ;Thereby�察─  �interrupted   Vuyning�察   �completing   your   resemblance   to   a 

dummy in a Broadway store window。; 

     ;Yours truly�察─�said Emerson�察�sitting down again。 



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     ;It's bully of you to put me wise。 I knew there was something wrong�察�

but I couldn't just put my finger on it。 I guess it comes by nature to know 

how to wear clothes。; 

     ;Oh�察�I suppose�察─�said Vuyning�察�with a laugh�察 �that my ancestors picked 

up   the   knack   while   they   were   peddling   clothes   from   house   to   house   a 

couple of hundred years ago。 I'm told they did that。; 

     ;And   mine�察─  �said   Emerson�察  �cheerfully�察   �were   making   their   visits   at 

night�察�I guess�察�and didn't have a chance to catch on to the correct styles。; 

     ;I   tell   you   what�察─  �said   Vuyning�察  �whose   ennui   had   taken   wings�察   �I'll 

take   you   to   my   tailor。   He'll   eliminate   the   mark   of   the   beast   from   your 

exterior。 That is�察�if you care to go any further in the way of expense。; 

     ;Play   'em   to   the   ceiling�察─  �said   Emerson�察  �with   a   boyish   smil
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