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Don't he make you think of _kiosks_ and
_hyrems_ and stuff? Gee! What does he make you think--"
"He's got on a dirty collar.... That waiter's awful slow....
Would you please be so kind and pour me another glass of water?"
But when she reached the honied _bourma_ she grew tolerant toward
Mr. Wrenn. She had two cups of cocoa and felt fat about the
eyes and affectionate. She had mentioned that there were good
shows in town. Now she resumed:
"Have you been to `The Gold Brick' yet?"
"No, I--uh--I don't go to the theater much."
"Gwendolyn Muzzy was telling me that this was the funniest show
she'd ever seen. Tells how two confidence men fooled one of
those terrible little jay towns. Shows all the funny people,
you know, like they have in jay towns.... I wish I could go to
it, but of course I have to help out the folks at home, so--
Well.... Oh dear."
"Say! I'd like to take you, if I could. Let's go--this
evening!" He quivered with the adventure of it.
"Why, I don't know; I didn't tell Ma I was going to be out.


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