Американская трагедия

Chapter 17

           AndClydeflushedslightly.

           BeyondMinavilleaboutsixmilesthecarcametoabendinahollowwheretherewasacountrystoreandhereHegglund,HigbyandRatterergotouttofetchcandy,cigarettesandicecreamconesandgingerale.AndafterthatcameLiberty,andthenseveralmilesthissideofExcelsiorSprings,theysightedtheWigwamwhichwasnothingmorethananoldtwo-storyfarmhousesnuggledagainstariseofgroundbehindit.Therewas,however,adjoiningitononesideanewerandlargerone-storyadditionconsistingofthedining-room,thedancefloor,andconcealedbyapartitionatoneend,abar.Anopenfireflickeredcheerfullyhereinalargefireplace.DowninahollowacrosstheroadmightbeseentheBentonRiverorcreek,nowfrozensolid.

           "There’syourriver,"calledHigbycheerfullyashehelpedTinaKogeloutofthecar,forhewasalreadyverymuchwarmedbyseveraldrinkshehadtakenenroute.Theyallpausedforamomenttoadmirethestream,windingawayamongthetrees."Iwanteddisbunchtobringdereskatesandgodowndere,"sighedHegglund,"butdeywouldn’t.Well,dat’sallright."

           BythenLucilleNickolas,seeingaflickerofflamereflectedinoneofthesmallwindowsoftheinn,called,"Oh,see,theygottafire."

           Thecarwasparked,andtheyalltroopedintotheinn,andatonceHigbybrisklywentoverandstartedthelarge,noisy,clattery,tinnyNickelodeonwithanickel.

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