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his wrists。 

     ;I   do   believe   he's   going   to   get   married�察─  �said   Honoria�察  �pityingly。   ;I 

never   saw   him   taken   that   way   before。   And   to´day   is   the   first   time   in 

months that he has cried his wares�察�I am sure。; 

     Ives threw a coin to the sidewalk。 The candy man knows his customers。 

He filled a paper bag�察�climbed the old´fashioned stoop and banded it in。 ;I 

remember  ; said Ives。 

     ;Wait�察─�said Honoria。 

     She took a small portfolio from the drawer of a writing desk and from 

the portfolio a slip of flimsy paper one´quarter of an inch by two inches in 

size。 

     ;This�察─�said Honoria�察�inflexibly�察 �was wrapped about the first one we 

opened。; 



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     ;It was a year ago�察─�apologized Ives�察�as he held out his hand for it�察�

       ;As long as skies above are blue 

       To you�察�my love�察�I will be true。; 

       This he read from the slip of flimsy paper。 

     ;We were to have sailed a fortnight ago�察─�said Honoria�察�gossipingly。 ;It 

has been such a warm summer。 The town is quite deserted。 There is no´ 

where to go。 Yet I am told that one or two of the roof gardens are amusing。 

The�察�singing  and the dancing  on one or two seem to have met with ap´ 

proval。; 

     Ives   did   not   wince。   When   you   are   in   the   ring   you   are   not   surprised 

when your adversary taps you on the ribs。 

     ;I followed the candy man that time�察─�said Ives�察�irrelevantly�察 �and gave 

him five dollars at the corner of Broadway。; 

     He   reached   for   the   paper   bag   in   Honoria's   lap�察  �took   out   one   of   the 

square�察�wrapped confections and slowly unrolled it。 

     Sara     Chillingworth's       father�察─  �said    Honoria�察     �has    given     her   an 

automobile。; 

     ;Read   that�察─  �said   Ives�察  �handing   over   the   slip   that   had   been   wrapped 

around the square of candy。 

       ;Life teaches us  how to live�察�

       Love teaches us  to forgive。; 

       Honoria's checks turned pink。 ;Honoria� ─�cried Ives�察�starting up from 

his chair。 

     ;Miss Clinton�察─�corrected Honoria�察�rising like Venus from the head on 

the surf。 ;I warned you not to speak that name again。;' 

     ;Honoria�察─�repeated Ives�察 �you must bear me。 I know I do not deserve 

your forgiveness�察�but I must have it。 There is a madness that possesses one 

some´      times   for   which    his   better  nature    is  not   responsible。     I  throw 

everything   else   but   you   to   the   winds。   I   strike   off   the   chains   that   have 

bound me。 I re´ nounce the siren that lured me from you。 Let the bought 

verse of that street peddler plead for me。 It is you only whom I can love。 

Let your love forgive�察�and I swear to you that mine will be true 'as long as 

skies above are blue。' 

     On the west side�察�between Sixth and Seventh Ave´ nues�察�an alley cuts 



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the block in the middle。 It per´ ishes in a little court in the centre of the 

block。 The district is theatrical�察�the inhabitants�察�the bubbling froth of half a 

dozen   nations。   The   atmosphere   is   Bohemian�察  �the   language   polyglot�察  �the 

locality pre´ carious。 

     In   the   court   at   the   rear   of   the   alley   lived   the   candy   man。   At   seven 

o'clock   be   pushed   his   cart   into   the   narrow   entrance�察  �rested   it   upon   the 

irregular stone slats and sat upon one of the handles to cool himself。 There 

was a great draught of cool wind through the alley。 

     There   was   a   window   above   the   spot   where   be   al´   ways   stopped   his 

pushcart。 In the cool of the after´ noon�察�Mlle。 Adele�察�drawing card of the 

Aerial Roof Garden�察�sat at the window and took the air。 Gen´ erally her 

ponderous mass of dark auburn hair was down�察�that the breeze might have 

the felicity of aid´ ing Sidonie�察�the maid�察�in drying and airing it。 About her 

shoulders      the   point   of   her   that   the   pho´   tographers   always   made   the 

most of  was loosely draped a heliotrope scarf。 Her arms to the elbow 

were bare  there were no sculptors there to rave over them  but even the 

stolid bricks in the walls of the alley should not have been so insensate as 

to   disapprove。   While   she   sat   thus   Fe1ice�察  �another   maid�察  �anointed   and 

bathed   the   small   feet   that   twinkled   and   so   charmed   the   nightly   Aerial 

audiences。 

     Gradually   Mademoiselle   began   to   notice   the   candy   man   stopping   to 

mop his brow and cool himself be´ neath her window。 In the hands of her 

maids she was deprived for the time of her vocation  the charming and 

binding      to   her    chariot    of   man。     To   lose    time    was    displeasing      to 

Mademoiselle。 Here was the candy man ´ no fit game for her darts�察�truly  

but of the sex upon which she had been born to make war。 

     After casting upon him looks of unseeing coldness for a dozen times�察�

one   afternoon   she   suddenly  thawed   and   poured   down   upon   him  a   smile 

that put to shame the sweets upon his cart。 

     ;Candy       man�察─    �she    said�察   �cooingly�察    �while     Sidonie     followed      her 

impulsive   dive�察  �brushing   the   heavy   auburn   hair�察   �don't   you   think   I   am 

beautiful�拭�

     The candy man laughed harshly�察�and looked up�察�with his thin jaw set�察�

while he wiped his forehead with a red´and´blue handkerchief 



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     ;Yer'd make a dandy magazine cover�察─�he said�察�grudgingly。 ;Beautiful 

or not is for them that cares。 It's not my line。 If yer lookin' for bou´ quets 

apply elsewhere between nine and twelve。 I think we'll have rain。; 

     Truly�察�fascinating a candy man is like killing rab´ bits in a deep snow�察�

but the hunter's blood is widely diffused。 Mademoiselle tugged a great coil 

of hair from Sidonie's bands and let it fall out the window。 

     ;Candy  man�察�have you   a sweetheart anywhere with   hair as long   and 

soft as that�拭�And with an arm so round�拭 ─�She flexed an arm like Galatea's 

after the miracle across the window´sill。 

     The candy man cackled shrilly as he arranged a stock of butter´scotch 

that had tumbled down。 

     ;Smoke   up� ─  �said   he�察  �vulgarly。   ;Nothin'   doin'   in   the   complimentary 

line。   I'm   too   wise   to   be   bam´   boozled   by   a   switch   of   hair   and   a   newly 

massaged arm。 Oh�察�I guess you'll make good in the calcium�察�all right�察�with 

plenty of powder and paint on and the orchestra playing ;Under the Old 

Apple Tree。; But don't put on your hat and chase downstairs to fly to the 

Little Church Around the Corner with me。 I've been up against peroxide 

and make´up boxes be´ fore。 Say�察�all joking aside  don't you think we'll 

have rain�拭─�

     ;Candy man�察─�said Mademoiselle softly�察�with her lips curving and her 

chin dimpling�察 �don't you think I'm pretty�拭─�

     The candy man grinned。 ;Savin' money�察�ain't yer�拭 ─�said be�察 �by bein' 

yer own press agent。 I smoke�察�but I haven't seen yer   mug on any of the 

five´cent   cigar   boxes。   It'd   take   a   new   brand   of   woman   to   get   me   goin'�察�

anyway。   I   know   'em  from  sidecombs   to   shoelaces。   Gimme   a   good   day's 

sales and steak´and´onions at seven and a pipe and an evenin' paper back 

there in the court�察�and I'll not trouble Lillian Russell herself to wink at me�察�

if you please。; 

     Mademoiselle pouted。 

     ;Candy man�察─�she said�察�softly and deeply�察 �yet you shall say that I am 

beautiful。 All men say so and so shall you。; 

     The candy man laughed and pulled out his pipe。 

     ;We

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