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Webster, Henry Kitchell, 1875-1932

"The Real Adventure"

" He added quickly: "You didn't come around
this afternoon, so I suppose there's nothing stirring. How's business
over at the Globe?"
"Immense," said Alec. "Sold out three times last week."
"Do you hear anything," Jimmy asked, "about the road company, what
they're doing?"
"Rotten," said Alec. "But that don't worry Goldsmith and Block. They
sold out their road rights to Block's brother-in-law."
"By the way," said Jimmy, "who's the girl in the sextette that's quit?"
"Doris Dane?" said little Alec. "Say no more. So you were on that lay,
too, you old fox!" his smile widened as he looked round at Rodney, and
his voice turned to a crow. "Trust this solemn old bird not to miss a
bet. She was some lady, all right! Why," he went on to Jimmy, "she has
some sort of a row with her lover; big brute that used to lie in wait
for her in the alley. You ought to hear the ponies go on about it. So
she gets scared and goes to Goldsmith and gets herself sent out with the
Number Two. And Goldsmith--believe me--crazy! He had his eye on it,
too.


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