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Spires and Gargoyles
We’llgivethemtwodollarsandoneforthewaiter.Kerry,collectthesmallchange."
Thewaiterapproached,andKerrygravelyhandedhimadollar,tossedtwodollarsonthecheck,andturnedaway.Theysaunteredleisurelytowardthedoor,pursuedinamomentbythesuspiciousGanymede.
"Somemistake,sir."
Kerrytookthebillandexamineditcritically.
"Nomistake!"hesaid,shakinghisheadgravely,and,tearingitintofourpieces,hehandedthescrapstothewaiter,whowassodumfoundedthathestoodmotionlessandexpressionlesswhiletheywalkedout.
"Won’thesendafterus?"
"No,"saidKerry;"foraminutehe’llthinkwe’retheproprietor’ssonsorsomething;thenhe’lllookatthecheckagainandcallthemanager,andinthemeantime—"
TheyleftthecaratAsburyandstreet-car’dtoAllenhurst,wheretheyinvestigatedthecrowdedpavilionsforbeauty.Atfourtherewererefreshmentsinalunch-room,andthistimetheypaidanevensmallerpercentonthetotalcost;somethingabouttheappearanceandsavoir-faireofthecrowdmadethethinggo,andtheywerenotpursued.
"Yousee,Amory,we’reMarxianSocialists,"explainedKerry."Wedon’tbelieveinpropertyandwe’reputtingittothegreattest."
"Nightwilldescend,"Amorysuggested.
"Watch,andputyourtrustinHoliday."
Theybecamejovialaboutfive-thirtyand,linkingarms,strolledupanddowntheboardwalkinarow,chantingamonotonousdittyaboutthesadseawaves.
