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triumph。 He had held for a moment�察�though but by a silken thread�察�the soul 

of   his   wild   Psyche�察  �and   hope   was   stronger   within   him。   Once   she   had 

folded her wings and her cool band bad closed about his own。 

     At the Biggest Store the next day Masie's chum�察�Lulu�察�waylaid her in 

an angle of the counter。 

     ;How are you and your swell friend making it�拭�she asked。 

     ;Oh�察�him�拭─�said Masie�察�patting her side curls。 ;He ain't in it any more。 

Say�察�Lu�察�what do you think that fellow wanted me to do�拭─�

     ;Go on the stage�拭─�guessed Lulu�察�breathlessly。 

     ;Nit�察�he's too cheap a guy for that。 He wanted me to marry him and go 

down to Coney Island for a wedding tour� ─�



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        DOUGHERTY'S EYE´OPENER 



       Big Jim Dougherty was a sport。 He belonged to that race of men。 In 

Manhattan it is a distinct race。 They are the Caribs of the North  strong�察�

artful�察  �self´sufficient�察  �clannish�察  �honorable   within   the   laws   of   their   race�察�

holding in lenient contempt neigh´ boring tribes who bow to the measure 

of Society's tapeline。 I refer�察�of course�察�to the titled nobility of sportdom。 

There   is   a   class   which   bears   as   a   qualify´   ing   adjective   the   substantive 

belonging to a wind in´ strument made of a cheap and base metal。 But the 

tin   mines    of   Cornwall    never   produced     the   material   for  manufacturing 

descriptive nomenclature for ;Big Jim; Dougherty。 

     The habitat of the sport is the lobby or the outside corner of certain ´ 

hotels   and   combination   restaurants   and   cafes。   They   are   mostly   men   of 

different sizes�察�running from small to large�察�but they are unanimous in the 

possession      of  a  recently   shaven�察   �blue´black     cheek   and   chin   and   dark 

overcoats ��in season�� with black velvet collars。 

     Of the domestic life of the sport little is known。 It has been said that 

Cupid   and   Hymen   sometimes   take   a   band   in   the   game   and   copper   the 

queen of hearts to lose。 Daring theorists have averred ´ not content with 

simply   saying   ´   that   a   sport   often   contracts   a   spouse�察  �and   even   incurs 

descendants。      Sometimes      he。   sits  in  the  game    of  politics�察  �and   then   at 

chowder picnics there is a revelation of a Mrs。 Sport and little Sports in 

glazed hats with tin pails。 

     But mostly the sport is Oriental。 He   believes his women´folk should 

not be too patent。 Somewhere be´ bind grilles or flower´ornamented fire 

escapes they await him。 There�察�no doubt�察�they tread on rugs from Teheran 

and are diverted by the bulbul and play upon the dulcimer and feed upon 

sweetmeats。 But away from his home the sport is an integer。 He does not�察�

as   men    of   other   races   in  Manhattan      do�察  �become     the  convoy     in  his 

unoccupied hours of fluttering laces and high heels that tick off delectably 

the happy seconds of the evening parade。 He herds with his own race at 

corners�察  �and   delivers   a   commentary   in   his   Carib   lingo   upon   the   passing 

show。 

     ;Big Jim; Dougherty had a wife�察�but be did not wear a button portrait 



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of her upon his lapel。 He bad a home in one of those brown´stone�察�iron´ 

railed streets on the west side that look like a recently ex´ cavated bowling 

alley of Pompeii。 

     To this home of his Mr。 Dougherty repaired each night when the hour 

was so late as to promise no further diversion in the arch domains of sport。 

By    that   time   the   occupant     of  the  monogamistic        harem    would     be  in 

dreamland�察�the bulbul silenced and the hour propitious for slumber。 

     ;Big   Jim;   always   arose   at   twelve�察  �meridian�察  �for   breakfast�察  �and   soon 

afterward he would return to the rendezvous of his ;crowd。; 

     He was always vaguely conscious that there was a Mrs。 Dougherty。 He 

would      have   received     without    denial   the   charge    that  the   quiet�察  �neat�察�

comfortable little woman across the table at home was his wife。 In fact�察�he 

remembered pretty well that they bad been married for nearly four years。 

She would often tell him about the cute tricks of Spot�察�the canary�察�and the 

light´haired lady that lived in the window of the flat across the street。 

     ;Big    Jim;    Dougherty     even    listened   to  this  con´    versation    of  hers 

sometimes。   He   knew   that   she   would   have   a   nice   dinner   ready   for   him 

every   evening   at   seven   when   he   came   for   it。   She   sometimes   went   to 

matinees�察  �and   she   bad   a   talking   machine   with   six   dozen   records。   Once 

when her Uncle Amos blew in on a wind from up´state�察�she went with him 

to   the   Eden   Musee。   Surely  these   things   were   diversions   enough   for   any 

woman。 

     One afternoon Mr。 Dougherty finished his break´ fast�察�put on his bat 

and got away fairly for the door。 When his hand was on the knob be heard 

his wife's voice。 

     ;Jim�察─�she said�察�firmly�察 �I wish you would take me out to dinner this 

evening。 It has been three years since you have been outside the door with 

me。; 

     ;Big    Jim;   was   astounded。      She   bad   never   asked    anything    like   this 

before。 It had the flavor of a totally new proposition。 But he was a game 

sport。 

     ;All right�察─�be said。 ;You be ready when I come at seven。 None of this 

'wait two minutes till I primp an hour or two' kind of business�察�now�察�Dele。; 

     ;I'll be ready�察─�said his wife�察�calmly。 



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     At   seven   she   descended   the   stone   steps   in   the   Pom´   peian   bowling 

alley at the side of ;Big Jim; Dough´ erty。 She wore a dinner gown made 

of a stuff that the spiders must have woven�察�and of a color that a twilight 

sky must have contributed。 A light coat with many admirably unnecessary 

capes and adorably inutile ribbons floated downward from her shoulders。 

Fine feathers do make fine birds�察�and the only re´ proach in the saying is 

for the man who refuses to give up his earnings to the ostrich´tip industry。 

     ;Big   Jim;   Dougherty   was   troubled。   There   was   a   being   at   his   side 

whom be   did not know。 He   thought of the sober´hued plumage that   this 

bird   of   paradise   was   accustomed   to   wear   in   her   cage�察  �and   this   winged 

revelation   puzzled       him。    In  some    way   she    reminded      him   of   the   Delia 

Cullen that be had married four years before。 Shyly and rather awkwardly 

he stalked at her right band。 

     ;After dinner I'll take you back home�察�Dele�察─�said Mr。 Dougherty�察 �and 

then   I'll   drop   back   up   to   Selt´   zer's   with   the   boys。   You   can   have   swell 

chuck to´ night if you want it。 I made a winning on Anaconda yesterday�察�

so you can go as far as you like。; 

     Mr。   Dougherty   had   intended   to   make   the   outing   with   his   unwonted 

wife     an  inconspicuous        one。   Uxori´    ousness     was    a  weakness      that   the 

precepts   of   the   Caribs   did   not   countenance。   If   any   of   his   friends   of   the 

track�察  �the   billiard   cloth   or   the   square   circle   had   wives   they   had   never 

complained   of   the   fact   in   public。   There   were   a   number   of   table   d'hote 

places on the cross streets near the broad and shining way�察�and to one of 

these   he   had   purposed   to   escort   her�察  �so   that   the   bushel   might   not   be 

removed from the light of his domesticity。 

     But while on the way Mr。 Dougherty

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