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THE METEOR 49
There is a fun1bling in the dark and the next moment the l'OOlll is Hooded froru the radiance of a gas-jet, and before her stood the figure of tho Bohemian. IIe 1·eachcd into his right- bond coat pocket and produced the small, square box, which lw handed to the gi1·l. She was about to open it in eager lwste, Lut she stopped-gave the box n. careful look. A flicker o.f disgust came to he1· face, and she gln11Ced up quick- ly and exclaiu..ed, ,;Is this all you could get?"
"Yes," he replied, "I went to seYeral places, but at this late hour......"
"A w ITell," burst forth the girl with the slender, perfectly molded arms and the mass of dark brown, bobbed, hair, "and to think thnt I',·o been staying awake just to get a pull at a good old J..mcricau cigarette, and now-have to pacify my nen·es \vith one of these detestable French nails-why
I'd rather inhale Chinese punk."
The Bohemian said nothing. IIe was busy giving first
aid to the fire.
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