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The Revival of Hattie Starr

           

           "Tha’sallright,Captain,"leeredChadsey,mockingly."Igotacard.Noharmdone.Hereyouare.Youc’nseemeanytimeyouwantHotelBuckingham,FifthAvenueandFiftiethStreet.IgotarighttospeaktoanybodyIplease,whereIplease,whenIplease.See?"

           Hefumbledandprotestedwhiletheofficerstoodbyreadtotakehimincharge.Notfindingacard,headded:"Tha’sallright.Writeitdown.BealesChadsey,HotelBuckingham,orLouisville,Kentucky.Seemeanytimeyouwantto.Tha’sHattieStarr.Sheknowsme.Icouldn’tmakeamistakeabouthernotonceinamillion.Many’sthenightIspentinherhouse."

           Braxmarwasquitereadytolungeathimhadnottheofficerintervened.

           Backinthedining-roomBereniceandhermotherweresitting,thelatterquiteflustered,pale,distrait,horriblytakenabackbyfartoomuchdistressedforanyconvincingmeasureofdeception.

           "Why,theveryidea!"shewassaying."Thatdreadfulman!Howterrible!Ineversawhimbeforeinmylife."

           Berenice,disturbedandnonplussed,wasthinkingofthefamiliarandlecherousleerwithwhichthestrangerhadaddressedhermotherthehorror,theshameofit.Couldevenadrunkenman,ifutterlymistaken,besodefiant,sopersistent,sowillingtoexplain?Whatshamefulthingshadshebeenhearing?

           "Come,mother,"shesaid,gently,andwithdignity;"nevermind,itisallright.Wecangohomeatonce.

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