Chapter 5

           Butonceinthisandwalkingabout,howdifferentitallseemedtotheworldtowhichsorecentlyhehadbeenaccustomed.Forhere,ashehadthusfarseen,allwasonasomuchsmallerscale.Thedepot,fromwhichonlyahalfhourbeforehehadsteppeddown,wassosmallanddull,untroubled,ashecouldplainlysee,bymuchtraffic.AndthefactorysectionwhichlayoppositethesmallcityacrosstheMohawkwaslittlemorethanaredandgrayassemblageofbuildingswithhereandthereasmokestackprojectingupward,andconnectedwiththecitybytwobridgesahalfdozenblocksapartoneofthemdirectlyatthisdepot,awidetrafficbridgeacrosswhichtraveledacar-linefollowingthecurvesofCentralAvenue,dottedhereandtherewithstoresandsmallhomes.

           ButCentralAvenuewasquitealivewithtraffic,pedestriansandautomobiles.Oppositediagonallyfromthehotel,whichcontainedaseriesofwideplate-glasswindows,behindwhichweremanychairsinterspersedwithpalmsandpillars,wasthedry-goodsemporiumofStarkandCompany,aconsiderableaffair,fourstoriesinheight,andofwhitebrick,andatleastahundredfeetlong,thevariouswindowsofwhichseemedbrightandinteresting,crowdedwithassmartmodelsasmightbeseenanywhere.Alsotherewereotherlargeconcerns,asecondhotel,variousautomobileshowrooms,amovingpicturetheater.

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