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Chapter XXXIII. Without The Walled City: The Slope Of The Years

           Onlythenewspapersandhisownthoughtswereworthwhile.Thedelightoflovehadagainslippedaway.Itwasacaseoflive,now,makingthebestyoucanoutofaverycommonplacestationinlife.

           Theroaddownwardhasbutfewlandingsandlevelplaces.Theverystateofhismind,superinducedbyhiscondition,causedthebreachtowidenbetweenhimandhispartner.AtlastthatindividualbegantowishthatHurstwoodwasoutofit.Itsohappened,however,thatarealestatedealonthepartoftheownerofthelandarrangedthingsevenmoreeffectuallythanill-willcouldhaveschemed.

           “Didyouseethat?”saidShaughnessyonemorningtoHurstwood,pointingtotherealestatecolumninacopyofthe“Herald,”whichheheld.

           “No,whatisit?”saidHurstwood,lookingdowntheitemsofnews.

           “Themanwhoownsthisgroundhassoldit.”

           “Youdon’tsayso?”saidHurstwood.

           Helooked,andtherewasthenotice.Mr.AugustVielehadyesterdayregisteredthetransferofthelot,25x75feet,atthecornerofWarrenandHudsonStreets,toJ.F.Slawsonforthesumof$57,000.

           “Ourleaseexpireswhen?”askedHurstwood,thinking.“NextFebruary,isn’tit?”

           “That’sright,”saidShaughnessy.

           “Itdoesn’tsaywhatthenewman’sgoingtodowithit,”remarkedHurstwood,lookingbacktothepaper.

           “We’llhear,Iguess,soonenough,”saidShaughnessy.

           Sureenough,itdiddevelop.Mr.Slawsonownedthepropertyadjoining,andwasgoingtoputupamodernofficebuilding.Thepresentonewastobetorndown.Itwouldtakeprobablyayearandahalftocompletetheotherone.

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