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Chapter XLV. Curious Shifts Of The Poor

           

           Oneday,lookingdownthead.columnsofthe“EveningWorld,”hesawwhereanewplaywasattheCasino.Instantly,hecametoamentalhalt.Carriehadgone!Herememberedseeingaposterofheronlyyesterday,butnodoubtitwasoneleftuncoveredbythenewsigns.Curiously,thisfactshookhimup.Hehadalmosttoadmitthatsomehowhewasdependinguponherbeinginthecity.Nowshewasgone.Hewonderedhowthisimportantfacthadskippedhim.Goodnessknowswhenshewouldbebacknow.Impelledbyanervousfear,heroseandwentintothedingyhall,wherehecountedhisremainingmoney,unseen.Therewerebuttendollarsinall.

           Hewonderedhowalltheseotherlodging-housepeoplearoundhimgotalong.Theydidn’tseemtodoanything.Perhapstheybegged—unquestionablytheydid.Manywasthedimehehadgiventosuchastheyinhisday.Hehadseenothermenaskingformoneyonthestreets.Maybehecouldgetsomethatway.Therewashorrorinthisthought.

           Sittinginthelodging-houseroom,hecametohislastfiftycents.Hehadsavedandcounteduntilhishealthwasaffected.Hisstoutnesshadgone.Withit,eventhesemblanceofafitinhisclothes.Nowhedecidedhemustdosomething,and,walkingabout,sawanotherdaygoby,bringinghimdowntohislasttwentycents—notenoughtoeatforthemorrow.

           Summoningallhiscourage,hecrossedtoBroadwayanduptotheBroadwayCentralhotel.Withinablockhehalted,undecided.Abig,heavy-facedporterwasstandingatoneofthesideentrances,lookingout.Hurstwoodpurposedtoappealtohim.

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