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"I a the office for the day," said Droom For no apparent reason a smile spread over the lower part of his face and Graydon, bold as he was, turned his eyes away
"I thought I'd stop in and pick up the governor for a ride ho to the door
"Yours is one of the first out here, I suppose," cahed
"Possibly The co down, sir?" Graydon had rung for the elevator and aiting in front of the grating
A look containing a curious coratification at beingraillery crossed Droo his question, he slowly and carefully closed the door, tried it vigorously, and joined Bansemer at the shaft With Droom, words were unnecessary when actions could speak for the over in Wells Street, Mr Droohly at hoes froh for an Avenue, the Drive or Lincoln Park Boulevard, but it's just as swell as I aainst Wells Street but--it got ashamed of itself when it crossed the river"
"They call it Fifth Avenue," sneered Droom, "but it isn't THE Avenue, is it?" Bansemer was surprised to oote a tone of affectionate pride in the question
"No indeed!"
"Oh, there's only one, Mr Graydon," said the old clerk, quite warmly; "our own Fifth Avenue"
"I had no idea you cared so enuinely surprised
"Even Broadway is heaven to one froo this way," he said when they reached the sidewalk a little later The young ure as it slouched away in the see, the old chap is actually homesick!" muttered he "I didn't think it was in him"
Droom had rooms over a millinery shop in Wells Street There was a bedroo the street fro Of the bedchamber there is but little to say, except that it contained a bed, a washstand, a ht-backed chairs and a clothes-press Droo-room," however, was queer in more ways than one In one corner, on a chest of drawers, stood his oil stove, while in the opposite corner, a big sheet-iron heater made itself conspicuous Fireas piled behind the stove winter and su that one could not safely discrio The chest of drawers contained his stock of provisions, his cooking and table utensils, his medicine and a small assortment of carpenter's tools He had no use for an icebox