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     The candy man laughed and pulled out his pipe。 

     ;Well�察─  �said   be�察   �I   must   be   goin'   in。   There   is   a   story   in   the   evenin' 

paper   that   I   am   readin'。   Men   are   divin'   in   the   seas   for   a   treasure�察  �and 



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pirates are watchin' them from behind a reef。 And there ain't a woman on 

land or water or in the air。 Good´ evenin'。; And he trundled his pushcart 

down the alley and back to the musty court where he lived。 

     Incredibly to him who has not learned woman�察�Mademoiselle sat at the 

window each day and spread her nets for the ignominious game。 Once she 

kept   a   grand   cavalier   waiting   in   her   reception   chamber   for   half   an   hour 

while  she battered   in   vain   the   candy  man's   tough philosophy。   His   rough 

laugh chafed her vanity to its core。 Daily he sat on his cart in the breeze of 

the alley while her hair was being ministered to�察�and daily the shafts of her 

beauty   rebounded        from   his   dull  bosom     pointless    and   ineffectual。    Un´ 

worthy  pique  brightened   her   eyes。   Pride´hurt   she  glowed   upon   him  in   a 

way that would have sent her higher adorers into an egoistic paradise。 The 

candy  man's hard eyes   looked upon her with  a half´con´ cealed   derision 

that urged her to the use of the sharp´ est arrow in her beauty's quiver。 

     One afternoon she leaned far over the sill�察�and she did not challenge 

and torment him as usual。 

     ;Candy man�察─�said she�察 �stand up and look into my eyes。; 

     He   stood   up   and   looked   into   her   eyes�察  �with   his   harsh   laugh   like   the 

sawing of wood。 He took out his pipe�察�fumbled with it�察�and put it back into 

big pocket with a trembling band。 ;That will do�察─�said Mademoiselle�察�with 

a slow smile。 ;I must go now to my masseuse。 Good´ evening。; 

     The   next   evening   at   seven   the   candy   man   came   and   rested   his   cart 

under the window。 But was it the candy man�拭�His clothes were a bright 

new     check。    His  necktie    was    a  flaming    red�察 �adorned     by   a  glit´  tering 

horseshoe   pin�察  �almost   life´size。   His   shoes   were   polished�察  �the   tan   of   his 

cheeks had paled  his hands had been washed。 The window was empty�察�

and he   waited under it with   his nose upward�察�like  a hound   hoping for  a 

bone。 

     Mademoiselle        came�察   �with    Sidonie    carrying    her   load   of   hair。  She 

looked   at   the   candy   man   and   smiled   a   slow   smile   that   faded   away   into 

ennui。 Instantly she knew that the game was bagged�察�and so quickly she 

wearied of the chase。 She began to talk to Sidonie。 

     ;Been a fine day�察─�said the candy man�察�hollowly。 ;First time in a month 

I've felt first´class。 Hit it up down old Madison�察�hollering out like I useter。 



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Think it'll rain to´morrow�拭─�

     Mademoiselle laid two round arms on the cushion on the window´sill�察�

and a dimpled chin upon them。 

     ;Candy man�察─�said she�察�softly�察 �do you not love me�拭 ─�

     The candy man stood up and leaned against the brick wall。 

     ;Lady�察─  �said   be�察  �chokingly�察   �I've   got   800   saved   up。   Did   I   say   you 

wasn't beautiful�拭�Take it every bit of it and buy a collar for your dog with 

it。; 

     A    sound     as   of  a   hundred     silvery    bells   tinkled    in   the   room    of 

Mademoiselle。 The laughter filled the alley and trickled back into the court�察�

as   strange   a   thing   to   enter   there   as   sunlight   itself。   Mademoiselle   was 

amused。   Sidonie�察  �a   wise   echo�察  �added   a   sepulchral   but   faithful   contralto。 

The   laughter   of   the   two   seemed   at   last   to   penetrate   the   candy   man。   He 

fumbled   with   his   horseshoe   pin。   At   length   Mademoiselle�察  �ex´   hausted�察�

turned her flushed�察�beautiful face to the win´ dow。 

     ;Candy man�察─�said she�察 �go away。 When I laugh Sidonie pulls my hair。 

I can but laugh while you remain there。; 

     ;Here is a note for Mademoiselle�察─�said Fe1ice�察�coming to the window 

in the room。 

     ;There is no   justice�察─  �said   the  candy   man�察 �lift´   ing   the  handle  of   his 

cart and moving away。 

     Three   yards   he   moved�察  �and   stopped。   Loud   shriek   after   shriek   came 

from the window of Mademoiselle。 Quickly he ran back。 He heard a body 

thumping   upon   the   floor   and   a   sound   as   though   heels   beat   alter´   nately 

upon it。 

     ;What is it�拭─�be called。 

     Sidonie's severe head came into the window。 

     ;Mademoiselle is overcome by bad news�察─�she said。 ;One whom she 

loved   with   all   her soul has   gone      you   may  have   beard   of   him     he   is 

Monsieur Ives。 He sails across the ocean to´morrow。 Oh�察�you men� ─�



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               SQUARING THE CIRCLE 



       At the hazard of wearying you this tale of vehe´ ment emotions must 

be prefaced by a discourse on geometry。 

     Nature moves in circles�察�Art in straight lines。 The natural is rounded�察�

the artificial is made up of angles。 A man lost in the snow wanders�察�in spite 

of    himself�察   �in  perfect    circles�察  �the  city   man's    feet�察  �denaturalized     by 

rectangular streets and floors�察�carry him ever away from himself。 

     The   round   eyes   of   childhood   typify  innocence�察  �the   narrowed   line   of 

the flirt's   optic proves the in´   vasion   of   art。 The horizontal   mouth   is   the 

mark of determined cunning�察�who has not read Nature's most spontaneous 

lyric in lips rounded for the candid kiss�拭�

     Beauty is Nature in perfection�察�circularity is its chief attribute。 Behold 

the full moon�察�the enchant´ ing golf ball�察�the domes of splendid temples�察�

the   huckleberry   pie�察  �the   wedding   ring�察  �the   circus   ring�察  �the   ring   for   the 

waiter�察�and the ;round; of drinks。 

     On the other hand�察�straight lines show that Na´ ture has been deflected。 

Imagine Venus's girdle transformed into a ;straight front;� �

     When we   begin   to   move   in straight lines   and  turn   sharp   corners our 

natures   begin   to   change。   The   consequence   is   that   Nature�察  �being        more 

adaptive than Art�察�tries to conform to its sterner regulations。 The result is 

often   a   rather   curious   product      for   in´   stance�此�A prize   chrysanthemum�察�

wood alcohol whis´ key�察�a Republican Missouri�察�cauliflower au gratin�察�and 

a New Yorker�察�

     Nature   is   lost   quickest   in   a   big   city。   The   cause   is   geometrical�察  �not 

moral。 The straight lines of its streets and architecture�察�the rectangularity 

of its laws and social customs�察�the undeviating pavements�察�the hard�察�severe�察�

depressing�察�uncompromising rules of all its ways  even of its recreation 

and   sports      coldly   exhibit   a   sneering   defiance   of   the   curved   line   of 

Nature。 

     Wherefore�察     �it  may    be  said   that  the   big  city  has   demonstrated       the 

problem of squaring the circle。 And it may be added that this mathematical 

intro´ duction precedes an account of the fate of a Kentucky feud that was 

imported to the city that has a habit of making its importations conform to 



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its angles。 

     The feud began in the Cumberland Mountains be´ tween the Folwell 

and the Harkness families。 The first victim of the homespun vendetta was 

a 'possum dog belonging to Bill Harkness。 The Harkness family evened up

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