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Onedollarandeighty-sevencents。Thatwasall。Andsixtycentsofitwasinennies。Penniessavedoneandtwoatatimebybulldozingthegrocerandthevegetablemanandthebutcheruntilone&aos;scheeksburnedwiththesilentimutationofarsimonythatsuchclosedealingimlied。ThreetimesDellacountedit。Onedollarandeighty-sevencents。AndthenextdaywouldbeChristmas。
Therewasclearlynothingtodobutflodownontheshabbylittlecouchandhowl。SoDelladidit。Whichinstigatesthemoralreflectionthatlifeismadeuofsobs,sniffles,andsmiles,withsnifflesredominating。
Whilethemistressofthehomeisgraduallysubsidingfromthefirststagetothesecond,takealookatthehome。Afurnishedflatat$8erweek。Itdidnotexactlybeggardescrition,butitcertainlyhadthatwordonthelookoutforthemendicancysquad。
Inthevestibulebelowwasaletter-boxintowhichnoletterwouldgo,andanelectricbuttonfromwhichnomortalfingercouldcoaxaring。Alsoaertainingthereuntowasacardbearingthename
"Mr。JamesDillinghamYoung。
"
The
"Dillingham
"hadbeenflungtothebreezeduringaformereriodofroseritywhenitsossessorwasbeingaid$30erweek。Now,whentheincomewasshrunkto$20,thelettersof
"Dillingham
"lookedblurred,asthoughtheywerethinkingseriouslyofcontractingtoamodestandunassumingD。ButwheneverMr。JamesDillinghamYoungcamehomeandreachedhisflatabovehewascalled
"Jim
"andgreatlyhuggedbyMrs。JamesDillinghamYoung,alreadyintroducedtoyouasDella。Whichisallverygood。
Dellafinishedhercryandattendedtohercheekswiththeowderrag。Shestoodbythewindowandlookedoutdullyatagraycatwalkingagrayfenceinagraybackyard。TomorrowwouldbeChristmasDay,andshehadonly$1。87withwhichtobuyJimaresent。Shehadbeensavingeveryennyshecouldformonths,withthisresult。Twentydollarsaweekdoesn&aos;tgofar。Exenseshadbeengreaterthanshehadcalculated。Theyalwaysare。Only$1。87tobuyaresentforJim。HerJim。Manyahayhourshehadsentlanningforsomethingniceforhim。Somethingfineandrareandsterling-somethingjustalittlebitneartobeingworthyofthehonorofbeingownedbyJim。
Therewasaier-glassbetweenthewindowsoftheroom。Perhasyouhaveseenaier-glassinan$8flat。Averythinandveryagileersonmay,byobservinghisreflectioninaraidsequenceoflongitudinalstris,obtainafairlyaccurateconcetionofhislooks。Della,beingslender,hadmasteredtheart。
Suddenlyshewhirledfromthewindowandstoodbeforetheglass。hereyeswereshiningbrilliantly,butherfacehadlostitscolorwithintwentyseconds。Raidlysheulleddownherhairandletitfalltoitsfulllength。
Now,thereweretwoossessionsoftheJamesDillinghamYoungsinwhichtheybothtookamightyride。OnewasJim&aos;sgoldwatchthathadbeenhisfather&aos;sandhisgrandfather&aos;s。TheotherwasDella&aos;shair。HadtheQueenofShebalivedintheflatacrosstheairshaft,DellawouldhaveletherhairhangoutthewindowsomedaytodryjusttodereciateHerMajesty&aos;sjewelsandgifts。HadKingSolomonbeenthejanitor,withallhistreasuresileduinthebasement,Jimwouldhaveulledouthiswatcheverytimeheassed,justtoseehimluckathisbeardfromenvy。
SonowDella&aos;sbeautifulhairfellaboutherrilingandshininglikeacascadeofbrownwaters。Itreachedbelowherkneeandmadeitselfalmostagarmentforher。Andthenshedidituagainnervouslyandquickly。Onceshefalteredforaminuteandstoodstillwhileatearortwoslashedonthewornredcaret。
Onwentheroldbrownjacket;onwentheroldbrownhat。Withawhirlofskirtsandwiththebrilliantsarklestillinhereyes,sheflutteredoutthedooranddownthestairstothestreet。
Whereshestoedthesignread:
"Mine。Sofronie。HairGoodsofAllKinds。
"OneflightuDellaran,andcollectedherself,anting。Madame,large,toowhite,chilly,hardlylookedthe
"Sofronie。
"
"Willyoubuymyhair?
"askedDella。
"Ibuyhair,
"saidMadame。
"Takeyehatoffandlet&aos;shaveasightatthelooksofit。
"
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