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Next evening when she got back to her apartment Paul was waiting for her, wearing a new uniform and with a resplendent shine on his knobtoed shoes. He stood on one leg looking at the sole of his foot that was black from the grime of the floor. Her face was shrunken and yel ow against the white pil ow. Al night half thinking half dreaming he couldn't-353-get Dirty Gertie's face out of his head.

I don't travel enough . s in the 1830's;his son Junius fol owed in his footsteps, first inthe drygoods business, and then as partner One of the brightest men in the publicrelations field, said Dick flatly. They drank and talked and talked and drank so muchthat Dick could barely get back to his compartment with his despatch case.