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Chapter 17

           "Hegotthereputationforbeingagoodmusicianbecausehedranksomuchthathisfriendshadtoexplainhimawaysomehow"

           "What’sthisaboutAbeNorth?Whatabouthim?Isheinajam?"

           "Didn’tyoureadTheHeraldthismorning?"

           "No."

           "He’sdead.HewasbeatentodeathinaspeakeasyinNewYork.HejustmanagedtocrawlhometotheRacquetClubtodie"

           "AbeNorth?"

           "Yes,sure,they"

           "AbeNorth?"Dickstoodup."Areyousurehe’sdead?"

           HannanturnedaroundtoMcKibben:"Itwasn’ttheRacquetClubhecrawledtoitwastheHarvardClub.I’msurehedidn’tbelongtotheRacquet."

           "Thepapersaidso,"McKibbeninsisted.

           "Itmusthavebeenamistake.I’mquitesure."

           "Beatentodeathinaspeakeasy."

           "ButIhappentoknowmostofthemembersoftheRacquetClub,"saidHannan."ItMUSThavebeentheHarvardClub."

           Dickgotup,Tommytoo.PrinceChillicheffstartedoutofawanstudyofnothing,perhapsofhischancesofevergettingoutofRussia,astudythathadoccupiedhimsolongthatitwasdoubtfulifhecouldgiveitupimmediately,andjoinedtheminleaving.

           "AbeNorthbeatentodeath."

           Onthewaytothehotel,ajourneyofwhichDickwasscarcelyaware,Tommysaid:

           "We’rewaitingforatailortofinishsomesuitssowecangettoParis.I’mgoingintostock-brokingandtheywouldn’ttakemeifIshoweduplikethis.Everybodyinyourcountryismakingmillions.Areyoureallyleavingto-morrow?Wecan’tevenhavedinnerwithyou

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