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Spires and Gargoyles
"Well,"Alechadanswered,"ifyouwanttoknowtheshockingtruth,hisfatherwasagroceryclerkwhomadeafortuneinTacomarealestateandcametoNewYorktenyearsago."
Amoryhadfeltacurioussinkingsensation.
Thispresenttypeofpartywasmadepossiblebythesurgingtogetheroftheclassafterclubelections—asiftomakealastdesperateattempttoknowitself,tokeeptogether,tofightoffthetighteningspiritoftheclubs.Itwasalet-downfromtheconventionalheightstheyhadallwalkedsorigidly.
AftersuppertheysawKalukatotheboardwalk,andthenstrolledbackalongthebeachtoAsbury.Theeveningseawasanewsensation,forallitscolorandmellowagewasgone,anditseemedthebleakwastethatmadetheNorsesagassad;AmorythoughtofKipling’s
"BeachesofLukanonbeforethesealerscame."
Itwasstillamusic,though,infinitelysorrowful.
Teno’clockfoundthempenniless.Theyhadsupperedgreatlyontheirlastelevencentsand,singing,strolledupthroughthecasinosandlightedarchesontheboardwalk,stoppingtolistenapprovinglytoallbandconcerts.InoneplaceKerrytookupacollectionfortheFrenchWarOrphanswhichnettedadollarandtwentycents,andwiththistheyboughtsomebrandyincasetheycaughtcoldinthenight.Theyfinishedthedayinamoving-pictureshowandwentintosolemnsystematicroarsoflaughteratanancientcomedy,tothestartledannoyanceoftherestoftheaudience.
