Американская трагедия

Chapter 17

           

           "YoungGriffiths,whoisonlytwenty-twoyearsofage,anduptothedayofhisarrestarespectedmemberofLycurgussmartsociety,isallegedtohavestunnedandthendrownedhisworking-girlsweetheart,whomhehadwrongedandthenplannedtodesertinfavorofarichergirl.ThelawyersinthiscasehavebeenretainedbyhiswealthyuncleofLycurgus,whohashithertoremainedaloof.Butapartfromthis,itislocallyasserted,norelativehascomeforwardtoaidinhisdefense."

           Estaforthwithmadeahurrieddepartureforhermother’shome.DespitethedirectnessandclarityofthisshewasnotwillingtobelieveitwasClyde.StilltherewasthedamningforceofgeographyandnamestherichLycurgusGriffiths,theabsenceofhisownrelatives.

           Asquicklyasthelocalstreetcarwouldcarryher,shenowpresentedherselfatthecombinedlodginghouseandmissionknownasthe"StarofHope,"inBildwellStreet,whichwasscarcelybetterthanthatformerlymaintainedinKansasCity.Forwhileitprovidedanumberofroomsforwayfarersattwenty-fivecentsanight,andwassupposedtobeself-supporting,itentailedmuchworkwithhardlyanymoreprofit.Besides,bynow,bothFrankandJulia,wholongbeforethishadbecomeirkedbythedrabworldinwhichtheyfoundthemselves,hadearnestlysoughttofreethemselvesofit,leavingtheburdenofthemissionworkontheirfatherandmother.

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