Chapter XLV. Curious Shifts Of The Poor

           

           ThegloomyHurstwood,sittinginhischeaphotel,wherehehadtakenrefugewithseventydollars—thepriceofhisfurniture—betweenhimandnothing,sawahotsummeroutandacoolfallin,reading.Hewasnotwhollyindifferenttothefactthathismoneywasslippingaway.Asfiftycentsafterfiftycentswerepaidoutforaday’slodginghebecameuneasy,andfinallytookacheaperroom—thirty-fivecentsaday—tomakehismoneylastlonger.FrequentlyhesawnoticesofCarrie.Herpicturewasinthe“World”onceortwice,andanold“Herald”hefoundinachairinformedhimthatshehadrecentlyappearedwithsomeothersatabenefitforsomethingorother.Hereadthesethingswithmingledfeelings.Eachoneseemedtoputherfartherandfartherawayintoarealmwhichbecamemoreimposingasitrecededfromhim.Onthebillboards,too,hesawaprettyposter,showingherastheQuakerMaid,demureanddainty.Morethanoncehestoppedandlookedatthese,gazingattheprettyfaceinasullensortofway.Hisclotheswereshabby,andhepresentedamarkedcontrasttoallthatshenowseemedtobe.

           Somehow,solongasheknewshewasattheCasino,thoughhehadneveranyintentionofgoingnearher,therewasasubconsciouscomfortforhim—hewasnotquitealone.Theshowseemedsuchafixturethat,afteramonthortwo,hebegantotakeitforgrantedthatitwasstillrunning.InSeptemberitwentontheroadandhedidnotnoticeit.

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