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head slid restfully against his shoulder。 

     ;Gee� ─  �sighed   Masie�察  �thankfully。   ;Why  didn't   you   ever   think   of   that 

before�拭─�

     ;Masie�察─�said Carter�察�earnestly�察 �you surely know that I love you。 I ask 

you sincerely to marry me。 You know me well enough by this time to have 

no doubts of me。 I want you�察�and I must have you。 I care nothing for the 

difference in our stations。; 

     ;What is the difference�拭─�asked Masie�察�curi´ ously。 

     ;Well�察�there isn't any�察─�said Carter�察�quickly�察 �ex´ cept in the minds of 

foolish people。 It is in my power to give you a life of luxury。 My social 

position is be´ yond dispute�察�and my means are ample。; 



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     ;They all say that�察─�remarked Masie。 ;It's the kid they all give you。 I 

suppose   you   really  work   in   a   delicatessen   or   follow   the   races。   I   ain't   as 

green as I look。; 

     ;I can furnish you all the proofs you want�察─�said Carter�察�gently。 ;And I 

want you�察�Masie。 I loved you the first day I saw you。; 

     ;They all do�察─�said Masie�察�with an amused laugh�察 �to hear 'em talk。 If I 

could meet a man that got stuck on me the third time he'd seen me I think 

I'd get mashed on him。; 

     ;Please   don't   say   such   things�察─  �pleaded   Carter。   ;Listen   to   me�察  �dear。 

Ever since I first looked into your eyes you have been the only woman in 

the world for me。; 

     ;Oh�察�ain't you the kidder� ─�smiled Masie。 ;How many other girls did 

you ever tell that�拭─�

     But   Carter   persisted。 And   at   length   be   reached   the   flimsy�察  �fluttering 

little soul of the shopgirl that existed somewhere deep down in her lovely 

bosom。 

     His   words   penetrated   the   heart   whose   very   lightness   was   its   safest 

armor。 She looked up at him with eyes that saw。 And a warm glow visited 

her   cool   cheeks。   Tremblingly�察  �awfully�察  �her   moth   wings   closed�察  �and   she 

seemed about to settle upon the flower of love。 Some faint glimmer of life 

and its possibilities on the other  side of her glove  counter dawned   upon 

her。 Carter felt the change and crowded the opportunity。 

     ;Marry me�察�Masie�察─�be whispered softly�察 �and we will go away from 

this ugly city to beautiful ones。 We will forget work and business�察�and life 

will be one long holiday。 I know where I should take you ´ I have been 

there   often。   Just   think   of   a   shore   where   summer   is   eternal�察  �where   the 

waves are always rip´ pling on the lovely beach and the people are happy 

and free as children。 We will sail to those shores and remain there as long 

as you please。 In one of those far´away cities there are grand and lovely 

palaces and towers full of beautiful pictures and statues。 The streets of the 

city are water�察�and one travels about in ; 

     ;I know�察─�said Masie�察�sitting up suddenly。 ;Gondolas。; 

     ;Yes�察─�smiled Carter。 

     ;I thought so�察─�said Masie。 



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     ;And then�察─�continued Carter�察 �we will travel on and see whatever we 

wish   in   the   world。 After   the   European   cities   we   will   visit   India   and   the 

ancient cities there�察�and ride on elephants and see the wonder´ ful temples 

of   the   Hindoos   and   Brahmins   and   the   Japanese   gardens   and   the   camel 

trains   and   chariot   races    in   Persia�察 �and  all   the  queer   sights   of  foreign 

countries。 Don't you think you would like it�察�Masie�拭�

     Masie rose to her feet。 

     ;I think we had better be going home�察─�she said�察�coolly。 ;It's getting 

late。; 

     Carter humored her。 He had come to know her varying�察�thistle´down 

moods�察�and that it was useless to combat them。 But he felt a certain happy 

triumph。 He had held for a moment�察�though but by a silken thread�察�the soul 

of   his   wild   Psyche�察  �and   hope   was   stronger   within   him。   Once   she   had 

folded her wings and her cool band bad closed about his own。 

     At the Biggest Store the next day Masie's chum�察�Lulu�察�waylaid her in 

an angle of the counter。 

     ;How are you and your swell friend making it�拭�she asked。 

     ;Oh�察�him�拭─�said Masie�察�patting her side curls。 ;He ain't in it any more。 

Say�察�Lu�察�what do you think that fellow wanted me to do�拭─�

     ;Go on the stage�拭─�guessed Lulu�察�breathlessly。 

     ;Nit�察�he's too cheap a guy for that。 He wanted me to marry him and go 

down to Coney Island for a wedding tour� ─�



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        DOUGHERTY'S EYE´OPENER 



       Big Jim Dougherty was a sport。 He belonged to that race of men。 In 

Manhattan it is a distinct race。 They are the Caribs of the North  strong�察�

artful�察  �self´sufficient�察  �clannish�察  �honorable   within   the   laws   of   their   race�察�

holding in lenient contempt neigh´ boring tribes who bow to the measure 

of Society's tapeline。 I refer�察�of course�察�to the titled nobility of sportdom。 

There   is   a   class   which   bears   as   a   qualify´   ing   adjective   the   substantive 

belonging to a wind in´ strument made of a cheap and base metal。 But the 

tin   mines    of   Cornwall    never   produced     the   material   for  manufacturing 

descriptive nomenclature for ;Big Jim; Dougherty。 

     The habitat of the sport is the lobby or the outside corner of certain ´ 

hotels   and   combination   restaurants   and   cafes。   They   are   mostly   men   of 

different sizes�察�running from small to large�察�but they are unanimous in the 

possession      of  a  recently   shaven�察   �blue´black     cheek   and   chin   and   dark 

overcoats ��in season�� with black velvet collars。 

     Of the domestic life of the sport little is known。 It has been said that 

Cupid   and   Hymen   sometimes   take   a   band   in   the   game   and   copper   the 

queen of hearts to lose。 Daring theorists have averred ´ not content with 

simply   saying   ´   that   a   sport   often   contracts   a   spouse�察  �and   even   incurs 

descendants。      Sometimes      he。   sits  in  the  game    of  politics�察  �and   then   at 

chowder picnics there is a revelation of a Mrs。 Sport and little Sports in 

glazed hats with tin pails。 

     But mostly the sport is Oriental。 He   believes his women´folk should 

not be too patent。 Somewhere be´ bind grilles or flower´ornamented fire 

escapes they await him。 There�察�no doubt�察�they tread on rugs from Teheran 

and are diverted by the bulbul and play upon the dulcimer and feed upon 

sweetmeats。 But away from his home the sport is an integer。 He does not�察�

as   men    of   other   races   in  Manhattan      do�察  �become     the  convoy     in  his 

unoccupied hours of fluttering laces and high heels that tick off delectably 

the happy seconds of the evening parade。 He herds with his own race at 

corners�察  �and   delivers   a   commentary   in   his   Carib   lingo   upon   the   passing 

show。 

     ;Big Jim; Dougherty had a wife�察�but be did not wear a button portrait 



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of her upon his lapel。 He bad a home in one of those brown´stone�察�iron´ 

railed streets on the west side that look like a recently ex´ cavated bowling 

alley of Pompeii。 

     To this home of his Mr。 Dougherty repaired each night when the hour 

was so late as to promise no further diversion in the arch domains of sport。 

By    that   time   the   occupant     of  the  monogamistic        harem    would     be  in 

dreamland�察�the bulbul silenced and the hour propitious for slumber。 

     ;Big   Jim;   always   arose   at   twelve�察  �meridian�察  �for   breakfast�察  �and   soon 

afterward he would return to the rendezvous of his ;crowd。; 

     He was always vaguely conscious that there was a Mrs。 Dougherty。 He 

would      have   received     without    denial   the   charge    that  the   quiet�察  �neat�察�

comfortable little woman across the table at home was his wife。 In fact�察�he 

remembered pretty well that they bad been married for nearly four years。 

She would often tell him about the cute tricks of Spot�察�the canary�察�and the 

light´haired lady that lived in the window of the flat across the street。 

     ;Big    Jim;    Dougherty     even    listened   to  this  con´    versation    of  hers 

sometimes。   He   knew   that   she   would   have   a   nice   dinner   ready   for   him 

every   evening   at   seven   when   he   came   for   it。   She   sometimes   went   to 

matinees�察  �and   she   bad   a   talking   machine   with   six   dozen   records。   Once 

when her Uncle Amos blew in on a wind from up´state�察�she went with him 

to   the   Eden  
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