Американская трагедия

Chapter 3

           HehadnotbeenstandingonthecorneraminutebeforeRattererappeared,verygenialandfriendlyanddressed,ifanything,moreneatlythanever.

           "Gee,it’sgoodtohavealookatyou,oldsocks!"hebegan."Doyouknowyou’retheonlyoneofthatbunchthatI’veseensinceIleftK.C.?That’sright.MysisterwrotemeafterwelefthomethatnooneseemedtoknowwhatbecameofeitherHigbyorHeggie,oryou,either.TheysentthatfellowSparserupforayeardidyouhearthat?Tough,eh?Butnotsomuchforkillingthelittlegirl,butfortakingthecarandrunningitwithoutalicenseandnotstoppingwhensignaled.That’swhattheygothimfor.Butsay,"—heloweredhisvoicemostsignificantlyatthispoint"we’dagotthatifthey’dgotus.Oh,gee,Iwasscared.Andrun?"Andoncemorehebegantolaugh,butratherhystericallyatthat."Whatawallop,eh?An’usleavin’himandthatgirlinthecar.Oh,say.Tough,what?Justwhatelsecouldafellowdo,though?Noneedofallofusgoingup,eh?Whatwashername?LauraSipe.An’youcutoutbeforeIsawyou,even.AndthatlittleBriggsgirlofyoursdid,too.Didyougohomewithher?"

           Clydeshookhisheadnegatively.

           "IshouldsayIdidn’t,"heexclaimed.

           "Well,wheredidyougothen?"heasked.

           Clydetoldhim.

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