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第6章 忠肝义胆，举世无双

　　"Come off the car, pardner," said one of the men in a voice meantto be conciliatory. "You don't want to take the bread out ofanother man's mouth, do you?"

　　It occurred to him that the positions of bartenders weresometimes open, but he put this out of his mind. Bartender--he,the ex-manager!

　　"I guess he doesn't know that Charlie is out of town," thoughtCarrie.

　　"Other men!" exclaimed Carrie. "Other men--you know better thanthat. I did go with Mr. Hurstwood, but whose fault was it?Didn't you bring him here? You told him yourself that he shouldcome out here and take me out. Now, after it's all over, youcome and tell me that I oughtn't to go with him and that he's amarried man."

　　She bandied no more words with him, but hurried away, reachingher own door quite out of breath. There was something in theman's look which frightened her.

　　"I'm all right," said Carrie, smiling.

　　Carrie took it and found that one was Mrs. Bermudez, anotherMarcus Jenks, a third Percy Weil. She paused only a moment, andthen moved toward the door.

　　"Well," he said, finally, "you report here at eight o'clockMonday morning. I think I can find something for you to do."

　　A PET OF GOOD FORTUNE--BROADWAY FLAUNTS ITS JOYS