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Chapter 13

           Alwayssomethingwrong,thoughtClyde,alwayssomethingneeded,andwithnoassurancethattherewouldnotbemoresuchdemandslater.

           Hetookthetrinkets,carriedthemtothemostpresentablepawnshophecouldfind,andbeingofferedforty-fivedollarsforthelot,tookit.This,withhismother’sten,wouldmakefifty-five,andwithforty-fiveshecouldborrowfromMr.Murch,wouldmakeahundred.Onlynow,ashesaw,itwouldmeanthatfornineweekshewouldhavetogivehertendollarsinsteadoffive.Andthat,inviewofhispresentaspirationstodress,liveandenjoyhimselfinawayentirelydifferentfromwhathepreviouslyconsiderednecessary,wasbynomeansapleasuretocontemplate.Neverthelesshedecidedtodoit.Afterallheowedhismothersomething.Shehadmademanysacrificesforhimandtheothersindayspastandhecouldnotaffordtobetooselfish.Itwasnotdecent.

           Butthemostenduringthoughtthatnowcametohimwasthatifhismotherandfatherweregoingtolooktohimforfinancialaid,theyshouldbewillingtoshowhimmoreconsiderationthanhadpreviouslybeenshownhim.Foronethingheoughttobeallowedtocomeandgowithmorefreedom,insofarashisnighthourswereconcerned.Andatthesametimehewasclothinghimselfandeatinghismealsatthehotel,andthatwasnosmallitem,ashesawit.

           However,therewasanotherproblemthathadsoonarisenanditwasthis.

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