Американська трагедія

Chapter 7

           AnativeofWichita,recentlymovedtoKansasCity,heandhissisterweretheprincipalsupportofawidowedmother.Duringtheirearlierandformativeyears,bothhadseentheirverygood-naturedandsympatheticmother,ofwhomtheywerehonestlyfond,spurnedandabusedbyafaithlesshusband.Therehadbeentimeswhentheywerequitewithoutfood.Onmorethanoneoccasiontheyhadbeenejectedfornon-paymentofrent.NonetoocontinuouslyTommyandhissisterhadbeenmaintainedinvariouspublicschools.Finally,attheageoffourteenhehaddecampedtoKansasCity,wherehehadsecureddifferentoddjobs,untilhesucceededinconnectinghimselfwiththeGreen–Davidson,andwaslaterjoinedbyhismotherandsisterwhohadremovedfromWichitatoKansasCitytobewithhim.

           Butevenmorethanbytheluxuryofthehotelortheseyouths,whomswiftlyandyetsurelyhewasbeginningtodecipher,Clydewasimpressedbythedownpourofsmallchangethatwastumblinginuponhimandmakingasmalllumpinhisright-handpantspocketdimes,nickels,quartersandhalf-dollarseven,whichincreasedandincreasedevenonthefirstdayuntilbynineo’clockhealreadyhadoverfourdollarsinhispocket,andbytwelve,atwhichhourhewentoffduty,hehadoversixandahalfasmuchaspreviouslyhehadearnedinaweek.

           Andofallthis,ashethenknew,heneedonlyhandMr.

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