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The New Administration

           Herlittledressesandunderclothinghadalwaysbeenofthepoorestandshabbiestmaterialtornanddirty,herraggedstockingsfrequentlyshowedthewhitefleshofherthinlittlelegs,andhershoeswerewornandcracked,lettingthewaterandsnowseepthroughinwinter.Hercompanionswerewretchedlittlestreetboysofherownneighborhood,fromwhomshelearnedtoswearandtounderstandandindulgeinvilepractices,though,asisoftenthecasewithchildren,shewasnotutterlydepravedthereby,atthat.Ateleven,whenhermotherdied,sheranawayfromthewretchedchildren’shometowhichshehadbeencommitted,andbyputtingupapiteoustaleshewasharboredontheWestSidebyanIrishfamilywhosetwodaughterswereclerksinalargeretailstore.ThroughtheseClaudiabecameacash-girl.Thereafterfollowedanindividualcareerasstrangeandcheckeredasanythingthathadgonebefore.SufficienttosaythatClaudia’snativeintelligencewasconsiderable.Attheageoftwentyshehadmanagedthroughherconnectionswiththesonofashoemanufacturerandwitharichjewelertoamassalittlecashandanextendedwardrobe.ItwasthenthatahandsomeyoungWesternCongressman,newlyelected,invitedhertoWashingtontotakeapositioninagovernmentbureau.Thisnecessitatedaknowledgeofstenographyandtypewriting,whichshesoonacquired.LatershewasintroducedbyaWesternSenatorintothatformofsecretservicewhichhasnoconnectionwithlegitimategovernment,butwhichisprofitable.

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