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Gurley was taking her afternoon snore on a couch; so that left me pretty 

much alone。 

     〃In passing by Arthur's study I looked in; and saw his bunch of keys 

hanging in the drawer of his desk; where he'd forgotten 'em。 Well; I guess 

we're all to the Mrs。 Bluebeard now and then; ain't we; Lynn? I made up 

my   mind   I'd   have   a   look   at   that   memento   he   kept   so   secret。   Not   that   I 

cared what it was  it was just curiosity。 

     〃While I was opening the drawer I imagined one or two things it might 

be。 I thought it might be a dried rosebud she'd dropped down to him from 

a balcony; or maybe a picture of her he'd cut out of a magazine; she being 

so high up in the world。 

     〃I opened the drawer; and there was the rosewood casket about the size 

of a gent's collar box。 I found the little key in the bunch that fitted it; and 

unlocked it and raised the lid。 

     〃I   took   one  look   at   that   memento;   and   then   I   went   to   my   room   and 

packed my trunk。 I threw a few things into my grip; gave my hair a flirt or 

two with a side…comb; put on my hat; and went in and gave the old lady's 



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foot a kick。 I'd tried awfully hard to use proper and correct language while 

I was there for Arthur's sake; and I had the habit down pat; but it left me 

then。 

     〃Stop sawing gourds;〃 says I; 〃and sit up and take notice。 The ghost's 

about to walk。 I'm going away from here; and I owe you eight dollars。 The 

expressman will call for my trunk。' 

     〃I handed her the money。 

     〃'Dear me; Miss Crosby!' says she。 'Is any… thing wrong? I thought you 

were pleased here。 Dear me; young women are so hard to understand; and 

so different from what you expect 'em to be。' 

     〃'You're damn right;' says I。 'Some of 'em are。 But you can't say that 

about men。 When you know one man you know 'em all! That settles the 

human… race question。' 

     〃And then I caught the four…thirty…eight; soft… coal unlimited; and here 

I am。〃 

     〃You didn't tell me what was in the box; Lee;〃 said Miss D'armande; 

anxiously。 

     〃One of those yellow silk garters that I used to kick off my leg into the 

audience during that old vaudeville swing act of mine。 Is there any of the 

cocktail left; Lynn?〃 



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