Американська трагедія

           Louis—beforehecamehere,buthehadnotlikedanyofthemanybetter,principally—whichwasafactwhichhedidnottroubletopointoutatthetime—becausehehadnotdoneaswellinthoseplacesashehadhere.Hehadbeenadishwasher,car-cleaner,plumber’shelperandseveralotherthingsbeforefinally,inBuffalo,hehadbeeninductedintothehotelbusiness.Andthenayouth,workingthere,butwhowasnownolongerhere,hadpersuadedhimtocomeontoKansasCity.Buthere:

           "Say—detipsindishotelisasbigasyou’llgitanywhere,Iknowdat.An’what’smore,dey’snicepeopleworkin’here.Youdoyourbitbydemanddey’lldorightbyyou.Ibeenherenowoverayearan’Iain’tgotnocomplaint.DatguySquiresisallrightifyoudon’tcausehimnotrouble.He’shard,buthe’sgottolookoutforhisself,too—dat’snatural.Buthedon’tfirenobodyunlesshe’sgotareason.Iknowdat,too.Andasforderestdere’snotrouble.An’whenyourwork’stroo,yourtime’syourown.Desefellowsherearegoodsports,allo’dem.Dey’renofour-flushersan’notightwads,eider.Wheneverdere’sanytingon—agoodtimeorsumpin’likedat,dey’reon—nearlyallof’em.An’deydon’tmoochorgrouchincasetingsdon’tworkoutright,neider.Iknowdat,causeIbeenwit’emnow,lotso’times.