Американская трагедия

Chapter 17

           ThefollowingFriday,betweennoonandsixo’clock,wasfixeduponastheday.AndsinceHortensehadchangedinherplansshenowdecidedtoaccompanyClyde,whohadbeeninvited,ofcourse.

           ButasHegglundhadexplainedtoRattererandHigbysinceitwasbeingusedwithouttheowner’sconsent,theymustmeetratherfarout—themeninoneofthequietstreetsnearSeventeenthandWestProspect,fromwhichpointtheycouldproceedtoameetingplacemoreconvenientforthegirls,namely,TwentiethandWashington.FromthencetheywouldspeedviathewestParkwayandtheHannibalBridgenorthandeasttoHarlem,NorthKansasCity,MinavilleandsothroughLibertyandMosebytoExcelsiorSprings.Theirchiefobjectivetherewasalittleinn—theWigwam—amileortwothissideofExcelsiorwhichwasopentheyeararound.Itwasreallyacombinationofrestaurantanddancingparlorandhotel.AVictrolaandWurlitzerplayer-pianofurnishedthenecessarymusic.Suchgroupsasthiswerenotinfrequent,andHegglundaswellasHigby,whohadbeenthereonseveraloccasions,describeditasdandy.Thefoodwasgoodandtheroadtoitexcellent.Therewasalittleriverjustbelowitwhereinthesummertimeatleasttherewasrowingandfishing.Inwintersomepeopleskatedwhentherewasice.Tobesure,atthistime—January—theroadwasheavilypackedwithsnow,buteasytogetover,andthesceneryfine.

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