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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.

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