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Chapter I. The Magnet Attracting: A Waif Amid Forces

           Hetookouthispencilandalittlepocketnote-bookasifitwereallsettled.“Whatisyouraddressthere?”

           Shefumbledherpursewhichcontainedtheaddressslip.

           Hereacheddowninhishippocketandtookoutafatpurse.Itwasfilledwithslipsofpaper,somemileagebooks,arollofgreenbacks.Itimpressedherdeeply.Suchapursehadneverbeencarriedbyanyoneattentivetoher.Indeed,anexperiencedtraveller,abriskmanoftheworld,hadnevercomewithinsuchcloserangebefore.Thepurse,theshinytanshoes,thesmartnewsuit,andtheairwithwhichhedidthings,builtupforheradimworldoffortune,ofwhichhewasthecentre.Itdisposedherpleasantlytowardallhemightdo.

           Hetookoutaneatbusinesscard,onwhichwasengravedBartlett,Caryoe&Company,anddownintheleft-handcorner,Chas.H.Drouet.

           “That’sme,”hesaid,puttingthecardinherhandandtouchinghisname.“It’spronouncedDrew-eh.OurfamilywasFrench,onmyfather’sside.”

           Shelookedatitwhileheputuphispurse.Thenhegotoutaletterfromabunchinhiscoatpocket.“ThisisthehouseItravelfor,”hewenton,pointingtoapictureonit,“cornerofStateandLake.”Therewasprideinhisvoice.Hefeltthatitwassomethingtobeconnectedwithsuchaplace,andhemadeherfeelthatway.

           “Whatisyouraddress?”hebeganagain,fixinghispenciltowrite.

           Shelookedathishand.

           “CarrieMeeber,”shesaidslowly.“Threehundredandfifty-fourWestVanBurenStreet,careS.C.Hanson.”

           Hewroteitcarefullydownandgotoutthepurseagain.

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