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Chapter 27

           Tohimtheywerefranklyimaginativeandfantastic,thoughinvestedwithalltheglamourofthereal,whereinlaytheirpower. Thisinvestitureofthegrotesqueandimpossiblewithreality,helookeduponasatrickaskilfultrickatbest. Greatliteraturecouldnotresideinsuchafield. Theirartistrywashigh,buthedeniedtheworthwhilenessofartistrywhendivorcedfromhumanness. Thetrickhadbeentoflingoverthefaceofhisartistryamaskofhumanness,andthishehaddoneinthehalf-dozenorsostoriesofthehorrorbrandhehadwrittenbeforeheemergeduponthehighpeaksof"Adventure,""Joy,""ThePot,"and"TheWineofLife." 

           ThethreedollarshereceivedforthetrioletsheusedtoekeoutaprecariousexistenceagainstthearrivaloftheWhiteMousecheck. HecashedthefirstcheckwiththesuspiciousPortuguesegrocer,payingadollaronaccountanddividingtheremainingtwodollarsbetweenthebakerandthefruitstore. Martinwasnotyetrichenoughtoaffordmeat,andhewasonslimallowancewhentheWhiteMousecheckarrived. Hewasdividedonthecashingofit. Hehadneverbeeninabankinhislife,muchlessbeeninoneonbusiness,andhehadanaiveandchildlikedesiretowalkintooneofthebigbanksdowninOaklandandflingdownhisindorsedcheckforfortydollars. Ontheotherhand,practicalcommonsenseruledthatheshouldcashitwithhisgrocerandtherebymakeanimpressionthatwouldlaterresultinanincreaseofcredit. 

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