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Chapter 10

           

           Seatedinaveryplacidfashion,hefoundhimselfansweringquestionsprincipallyastohisownfamily,thenatureofitslife,pastandpresent;howoldwashisfathernow?Hismother?WhathadbeentheplacesoftheirresidencebeforemovingtoDenver?Howmanybrothersandsistershadhe?Howoldwashissister,Esta?Whatdidshedo?Andtheothers?Didhisfatherlikemanagingahotel?Whathadbeenthenatureofhisfather’sworkinKansasCity?Howlonghadthefamilylivedthere?

           ClydewasnotalittletroubledandembarrassedbythischainofquestionswhichflowedratherheavilyandsolemnlyfromSamuelGriffithsorhiswife.AndfromClyde’shesitatingreplies,especiallyinregardtothenatureofthefamilylifeinKansasCity,bothgatheredthathewasembarrassedandtroubledbysomeofthequestions.Theylaidittotheextremepovertyoftheirrelatives,ofcourse.Forhavingasked,"IsupposeyoubeganyourhotelworkinKansasCity,didn’tyou,afteryouleftschool?"Clydeblusheddeeply,bethinkinghimselfoftheincidentofthestolencarandofhowlittlerealschoolinghehadhad.MostcertainlyhedidnotlikethethoughtofhavinghimselfidentifiedwithhotellifeinKansasCity,andmoreespeciallytheGreen-Davidson.

           Butfortunatelyatthismoment,thedooropenedandBellaentered,accompaniedbytwogirlssuchasClydewouldhaveassumedatoncebelongedtothisworld.HowdifferenttoRitaandZellawithwhomhisthoughtsorecentlyhadbeendisturbedlyconcerned.

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