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“Igottohavemebitofcoke，“Pinkieanswered，withashrugofhisshoulders。“An’，anyway，I’mnopipe-hitter。
“It’sallthesamewhateverwayyoutakeit！“retortedShluker。
“Well，goonwithyourstory。YouwentdowntoCharlie’sdopeparlors，andjabbedaneedleintoyourself，ortookitsomeotheroldway。Igetyou！Whathappenedthen？“
“Itwasaboutanhourago，“resumedPinkieBonnwithundisturbedcomplacency。“JustasIwasbeatin’itoutoftherebythecellar，Ihearssomewhisperin’asIwaspassin’oneoftheenddoors。
Savvy？Ihadn’tmadenonoise，an’theyhadn’theardme。Igetsapeekin，’causethedoor’scracked。ItwasFrenchPetean’MarnyDay。Ilistens。An’afterabouttwosecondsIwasgoin’shakyforfearsomeonewouldcomealongan’Iwouldn’tgetthewholeofit。
Takeitfromme，Shluk，itwassomegoods！“
Shlukergruntednoncommittingly。
“Well，goon！“heprompted。
“Ididn’tgetallthefinepoints，“grinnedPinkie；“butIgotenough。TherewasaguybythenameofDaineywhousedtolivesomewhereontheEastSidehere，an’heusedtoworkinsomesweat-shop，an’heworkedtillhegotprettyold，an’thenhislungs，orsomething，wentbadonhim，an’hewentbroke。An’thedoctorsaidhehadtobeatitoutofheretoamoresalubriousclimate。Somenutfilledhisearfull’boutgoldhuntin’upinAlaska，an’hefellforit。Hecheweditoverwithhiswife，an’
shewasforittoo，’causethedoctor’dtoldherheroldmanwouldbumpoffifhestuckaroundhere，an’theyhadn’tanymoneytogetawaytogether。Shefiguredshecouldgetalongworkin’outbythedaytillhecamebackamillionaire；an’oldDaineystartedoff。
“Idunnohowhegotthere。I’mjustfillin’inwhatIhearsFrenchPetean’Marnytalkin’about。Iguessmostlyhebeathiswaythereridin’therods；but，anyway，hegotthere。See？An’thenhegoesdownsickthereagain，an’ahospital，orsomeoutfit，hastotakecareofhimforacoupleofyears；an’backheretheoldwomangotkindoffeeblean’onheruppers，antherewashelltopay，an’-“
“Wot’sbitin’youse，Nan？“ThePug’slispingwhisperbrokesharplyinuponPinkieBonn’sstory。
RhodaGraystarted。Shewasconsciousnowthatshehadbeenleaningforward，staringinastartledwayatPinkieashetalked；consciousnowthatforamomentshehadforgotten-thatshewasGypsyNan。
Butshewasmistressofherselfontheinstant，andshescowledblacklyatthePug。
“Mabbeit’smesoftheartdat’stouched！“sheflungoutacidly。
“Yousecloseyertrap，an’letPinkietalk！“
“Yes，shutup！“saidPinkie。“WhatwasIsayin’？Oh，yes！An’
thentheoldguymakesastrike。Canyoubeatit！Idunnonothingaboutthewaytheypullthemthings，buthe’soffbyhislonesomeoutsomewhere，an’hefindsgold，an’stakesouthisclaim，buthetakessickagainan’can’tworkit
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