Investment in The Coconut Industry by Nancy Cheruiyot
Henry the last leaf and other stories
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BEGINNER LEVEL
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The number of words at each level:
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about 600 basic words
about 2200 basic words
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n'o¡ds are expLained in rhe Glossary ar rhe end of the book.
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4. A Note About the Author
William Sydney Porter was an
American writer. He used the
name O. Henry. He was born
on 11th September 1862 in
Greensboro, in the state of
North Carolina. He did not
have much education. He left
school at the age of 15.
In 1882, Porter moved to
the state of Texas. He worked on a ranch. Then he left
the farm and from 1854 to 1886, he was a book-keeper
in an office in Austin. He looked after the company's
accounts.
William Porrer married Athol Estes Roach in 1887.
Athol and William had two children, a girl and a boy.
Soon, X/illiam started writing articles and stories for
magazines and newspapers.
Between 1891 and 1894, William worked at the
First National Bank in Austin, Texas. In 1895, the
police wanted to arrest him. He had taken money from
the First National Bank. William ran away from the
police and he went to Honduras. He stayed in Central
America for a year.
But Athol was very ill and in 1897, William
returned to America. Athol died that same year. Afrer
that, William was in prison for three years. In the
prison, he started writing short stories. Most of then'l
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At this time, criminals
became cleverer and
they travelled further too. They used trains and cars.
They escaped from the police easily. Burglars broke
into shops and peoples'houses. They stole money and
property. Safe-crackers broke into banks. They used
special tools and opened the banks' strong metal safes.
They stole thousands of dollars.
The police collected a large amount of information
about the criminals. These records described the
colour of the criminals' hair and eyes, their height,
weight and age.
More and more police detectives tried to stop the
criminals. Each state had investigators - special policemen who worked for the government. They chased
criminals and they investigated crimes. Private investigators worked for clients. The clients paid private
investigators to find somebody or something.
Note:
Illinois = rle'ncr
Missouri = mrz'ueri
Arkansas ='orrkonscr
St Louis = sernt 'lurrs
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Greenwich Village =
grenrtJ vrhd3
pneumonia = nur meunre
Behrman ='beermen
Delia = dirhe
Kansas = kenzes
Peoria = pircrri:e
Houston = hjursten
New Orleans =
nur'crlirenz
Chicago = Jrkorgeu
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A GOOD BURGLAR
The place was North America. The year was 1900.
Jimmy Valentine was in prison. He was Prisoner
Number 9767. Jimmy had been in prison for nine
months. He wanted to get out of prison and his friends
were trying to help him. His friends were talking to
important people about him.
One day, Jimmy was making shoes in the prison
workshop. A guard came into the room.
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10. Three hours later, Jimmy got off the train at a little
town in lllinois. He went into a small bar and shook
hands with the owner.
'Mike Dolanl' said Jimmy. 'How are you?'
'l'm
sorry, Jimmy!' said Mike. 'We tried to get you
out of prison sooner. But the Springfield police made
trouble for us. Here's the key to your room.'
Jimmy went upstairs to his
room. He unlocked the door and he went inside.
Nothing in the room had changed. Nobody had been
inside it for nine months.
Mike gave him
a key and
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12. 'Are you going to do another job?' asked Mike.
'Me?' said Jimmy. 'A job? I don't understand you,
Mike. I sell biscuits. I'm a salesman for the New York
Cracker Company!'
Jimmy laughed. Mike laughed too.
One week later, there was a burglary in Richmond,
Indiana. The burglar took $800 from an old safe. Two
weeks after that, somebody stole $ 1500 from a new safe
in Logansport, Indiana. Then $5000 disappeared from
a safe in a bank in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Ben Price investigated these three burglaries.
'Jimmy Valentine is working again!' he said.
Ben Price knew all about Jimmy Valentine. Jimmy
worked alone. And he travelled many miles between
jobs. Jimmy moved fast. And he enjoyed good clothes,
good food and fine wine.
him,' the detective said to himself. 'And
next time, he'll stay in prison. Next time, there will be
no government pardon for him.'
'l'11 catch
One afternoon, Jimmy and his suitcase arrived ar rhe
little town of Elmore. Elmore was in Arkansas. The
town was five miles from the nearest railroad station.
Jimmy walked along Elmore's main street. He was
young. He was handsome. He wore good clothes. Not
many young men in Elmore were as good-looking as
Jimmy Valentine.
A beautiful young lady walked along the street
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14. 'She's Miss Annabel Adams,' replied the boy. 'Her
father owns the bank.'
Jimmy walked to the Planters' Hotel and he asked
for a room.
'My name is Ralph D. Spencer,' he told the hotel
clerk. 'l want to start a business here. Is there a shoe
store in Elmore?'
'No, there isn't a shoe store here,' the clerk replied.
'This town needs a shoe store. You'll like Elmore, Mr
Spencer. The people here are very friendly.'
'l'11 stay for a few days,' said Jimmy. 'l'11 look around
the town.'
'Do you want someone to carry your suitcase up the
stairs?' asked the clerk.
'No, I'11 carry it myself,' Jimmy replied. 'lt's very
heavy.'
'Mr Ralph Spencer' stayed in Elmore. Soon, he owned
a small shoe store in the town. The store was successful. People liked Mr Spencer and they respected him.
He made many friends. And soon, he met Miss
Annabel Adams.
At the end of the year, Ralph D. Spencer and
Annabel Adams were engaged to be married.
Annabel loved Ralph Spencer and she was proud of
him. And her father, the owner of the Elmore Bank,
liked Ralph very much too. The Adams family often
invited him to their home.
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16. The next Monday, Ben Price arrived in Elmore. The
detective talked to many people.
He asked them about Jimmy
Valentine. Nobody in the town
knew Jimmy Valentine. But
everybody talked about Ralph
D. Spencer.
Soon, Ben Price started
to watch the owner of the
shoe store.
'Jimmy! You're going to
marry the banker's daughter,'
the detective said to himself. 'That's
very interestingl'
On Tuesday morning, Jimmy had breakfast at the
t anker's house, outside the town.
'i'm going to Little Rock today,'he told the family.
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to buy my wedding-suit. And I want to buy
something nice for Annabel.'
'l want you to see something at the bank first,' said
{r Adams.
After breakfast, they all walked into the town
together - Mr Adams, Jimmy, Annabel and Annabel's
sister with her two little girls. They stopped at the
Planters' Hotel and Jimmy brought his suitcase from
hii ,oo*. Then they all walked on towarcls the bank.
Inside the bank, Jimmy put down his suitcase.
Annabel tried to lift it. She laughed.
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18. Everybody was interested in the strong-room. The
two little girls, May and Agatha, loved the shiny metal
door. They loved the big, shiny handle. And they
loved the knobs with numbers on them.
Ben Price had seen the banker's family enter the bank
with Jimmy. After a few minutes, the great detective
followed them into the building.
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22. After a few minutes, one of Jimmy's special tools
was cutting into the steel door. After ten minutes, he
had cut out the locks. And one minure after that,
Jimmy pulled the big handle and the door opened.
Little Agatha fell into her mother's arms. The child
was frightened but she was nor hurt.
Jimmy Valentine had cracked the srrong-room door
in less than fifteen minures. It was the fastest job of his
life.
Jimmy put on his coar. He walked through the
banking-room, towards the streer door. He heard a
young woman's voice behind him.
'Ralph! Come backl'
But Jimmy did not turn round.
A big man was standing in front
of the door. It was Ben Price.
'Hello, Benl' said Jimmy.
'You've found me. I won't fight
you this time. Arrest me. Táke
me away. I don't care any more.'
Ben Price looked pasr Jimmy.
He looked at Annabel.
He
looked at the morher and her
children in the banking-room.
They were all crying quietly. '4
'You've made a mistake, Mr - Mr Spencer,' the
detective said. 'l don't understand you.'
Then the great detective turned and walked out of
the bank.
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24. In December, ir
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and there was ice on the ground. Many people in the
city became ill. The illness was called pneumonia. The
was very cold
doctors tried to help the sick people, bur many of them
died.
That month, Johnsy had pneumonia. She was very
ill. She lay in her bed and she did not move. A doctor
visited her every day. But Johnsy was nor getting berter.
One morning, the doctor spoke quietly to Sue outside Johnsy's room.
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26. 'Six,'Johnsy said. 'They're falling fasrer. Three days
ago, there were almost a hundred. Ah, there goes
another! There are only five now.'
'Five? What are you talking abour, Johnsy?' Sue
asked. 'Please tell me.'
'There are only five leaves on the vine now,' said
Johnsy. 'The last leaf will fall soon and then I'11 die.
Didn't the doctor tell you about the leavesl'
'Don't say that! You're not going to diel' Sue said.
'You're going to get better. The doctor told me that
this morning. I'll bring you some soup and I'll draw my
picture. The magazine will pay me quickly. Then I'11
buy us some nice food.'
Johnsy was still looking at the vine. 'There are only
four leaves now,' she said. 'l don't want any soup. The
last leaf will fall soon.'
'Johnsy, dear,' Sue said. 'Please close your eyes and
go to sleep. I have to finish this drawing by romorrow.
And I don't want you to look at those leaves any
more,t
Johnsy closed her eyes. 'But i want to watch the last
leaf,' she said again. 'it will fall soon. The leaves are
tired. I'm tired too. I want to die.'
'Please try to sleep,' Sue said. 'l'm going to talk to
Behrman for a minute. I must have a model for my
drawing. Behrman will be my model.'
Old Behrman lived downstairs. He was also an
artist, but he had never painted a good picture. He was
sad about this and he was angry about it too.
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28. 'One day, I will paint a wonderful picture,' Behrman
often said. 'One da¡ I will paint a masterpiece.'
But he had never painted a masrerpiece. And he
was more than sixty years old.
Sue found the little old man in his dark room. She
told him about Johnsy and the vine leaves.
'Oh, the foolish girl!' Behrman shoured. ,An old
vine can't kill people!'
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29. 6Z
'rulq Jo
eJnlf,rd E AB]P
ot PelJEls ens
PIIE uAoP tes
ueruJqag
'tq8noqr ans ((.rous
aq lllllr areqt uoos,
'3u111e¡ se,/r
urer )
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Ploc'eur^ aqt te Pelool
| /-'aa -v
'2.-oÉ
Á..{J ',ropur.4ó. eqt Jo tno
./- l/,.1
palool qtoq Laql 'uroor 1í#,1
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u.4Ao laq otur uErurqeg lool
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JL{s uJrlf .,ryoPUr.4A LuoojPJq
s(pualr; raq reno u^op epBr{s Y-¿
=
eqr pe1lnd ang'Surdaals sB^ t'sur1o[
7
's¡relsdn tue.4rL ,{aql 'raqra8o1
r'lapour rnoÁ aq ¡1,1 'l^epor tng ¡seÁ 'salde¡
ol oB III¡A a¿N '.(1er1 or oB ¡¡e lllm a.rrr uaqJ 'a¡ald
-retseur e tured III^ I ',{ep aug 'ace1d sn¡r ro; poo8
,,".{S, 'l^ltarnb ples eq
,'l^suqo[ ssryr¡ aprr¡ 'qy,
lo,
'qf,nru L¡a¡ slsll¡e
8unol, omr egt pa^ol eq tnq '/.¡8ue se^ u€rurqag
('ool arP
'8urÁp eur^ eqt saas eqs 'IBaA pue
ot stuB.4A aqs
^oN
III Á¡a,r s,egS, 'ans pres ,'raq 3ur1¡¡ s? eurl eqt tng,
30. That night, there was a storm. The rain fell heavily
and the wind was very strong.
Johnsy woke early the next mornlng 'Pull up
.t rR
.:r-1tl
shade,'she said to Sue.
Sue pulled up the shade. There
was still one leaf on the vine! The
leaf was dark green and yellow.
And it hung from a branch rwenry
feet above the ground.
'That's the last leaf,' said Johnsy. 'lt will
fall today. I'll die at the same time.'
lü
Sue put her face close to her friend's face. S
'Don't say that, Johnsy,' she said quietly. //
'l don't want you to die.'
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+
Johnsy did not answer.
The leaf stayed on the vine all day. That
S
night, there was more wind and rain.
ü#
In the morning, Johnsy woke early
again. 'Pull up the shade,' she said.
The leaf was still on the vine. Johnsy lay
in her bed and she looked at it for a long
time. Then she called to Sue.
'l've been a very foolish girl, Sue,' she
o":
:::1,' on the vine. 1.'1:: :l:"'::: 1':'
stayed ::l:1,:: It has taught me alesson.
Please, bring me a bowl of soup
,r¿
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now.'
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31. I'
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.
r'ru.rots er{t Jo tg8ru
eqt uo lr pelured eH 'JBep 'acard¡ets¿ru s(ueuJqag
s,l1 ¿no,{ esud¡ns teqt t,upl6l 'pu}rtt aqt uI pe^oru .Ie^ou
seq tl 'erarlt lllts s,tl 'eur^ aqt uo JBel tse] eqt te loo-L
'.Á¡rarnb pres ans ,'rvroput,rrt aqr
Jo tno ¡ool '.Ásuqo[,
,'tured uaa¡8 pue .tro11a,{ euos pue 'sagsn.rq ara.rrr
aroqt puv 'tr ot txau drue¡ e se,,vr erer{J 'pre.{ aqr ut
eprstno rappel e puno; rnoqq8rau eql 'rate1 'rotf,op aql
eqJ 'ta^{ pue plor era.4A seqtolr puB
roJ tuas rnoqq8rau
t
I
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:
puno; srnoqq8rau erlt Jo auo 'o8e s'(ep o.r,r1, 'ples eqs
,'¡etrdsog er{t ur '8uru¡oru srqt palp uerrrJqag rlAL
'sraplnorls s(puerü req punore rure raq rnd aqs
¡
uI utlq
saoqs
qH 'lll
.{,¡en se.r,r ueur.rqeg 'ruoorpoq sn{
puB ruooJ s,Ásuqof o]ul tua^ ang 'uoouJe];B tEqI
's.reu J3qlo euros Jaq
PIol aq uai{I 'ples aq ,'lla¡A 3q uoos III^ PueIS lnoÁ,
Jotf,op eqr 'Áep txeu aqJ
'ur¿8e ans ot
rurq pues tsnru
a>1ods
I 'oot eluourneud
seq
,'lelrdsoq eqt ol
eH 'ueurrqeg JJ,n{
tlsrl ot a^eq I 'srretsu.4lop oB ot a.teq I ¡AoN '11am ra8 or
Suro8 sl aqs, 'ples aq ,'pua¡r¡ rno.{;o a;ec poo8 alBL
'pueq urqt s(ens pleq eq pue .{1¡n;arec .Ásuqo[ ]€ pelool
'uooureue ar{t ur s¡rr8 aqt petlsI^ rotlop eql
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,{suqo['.ra]e1 rnoq uy
'ure8e
a>1ods
32. 1
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A LESSON IN LOVE
Joe and Delia were srudents. They both loved Arr.
They both lived for Art!
Joe had always loved painting picrures. At the age
of twenty, he had left his family's home in Kansas and
he had come to New York City. He had very little
money, but he was very ambitious.
'One day, I'll be a famous artist,'he always said.
Delia had always loved playing the piano. She had
left her family's home in Missouri and she too had
come to New York. Her family had given her some
money. She was very ambitious too.
'One day, I'll be a famous pianist,' she always said.
'l'll play the piano at concerts.'
in New York,
Joe and Delia mer other arr studenrs
and music students. And very soon, Joe and Delia met
fell in love and they got married.
After their marriage, Joe and Delia lived in a studio
apartment. It was a small, cheap apartment in Lower
Manhattan. They both worked hard every day. Joe was
having painting lessons from the famous painter, Mr
Magister. Delia was having piano lessons from the
famous pianist, Mr Rosenstock.
'
Jo. and Delia were poor, but they were happy. Some
people will do anyrhing for Art! Joe and Deha had
their Art and they had each orher. Life was wonderful!
each other. They
37
33. t€.
rilBa ol aAEq slsIlJV 'Jlsntu qJBel o1
Suro8 ue 1, 'Suruela euo pueqsnq raq plor EIIee ,'reap
eof 'suossa¡ ouerd a¡our Lue e^eq ot Suro8 ]ou ru(1,
'a¡lsuadxa l,-ra,r. e¡e,tr lJotsuaso¡ JI,1 pue
;atst8eyr¡ JIAI ruo{ suosse1 'rood L;an ate¡d BIIeC pue
aof 'q8noua ]ou se^A trv 'sqtuoru ,laa; B JaUe tng
'EIIaC plBS ,'sueJuo¡ Áru ot etuoc lJl,r aldoad'uoo5,
'ao[ pres ,'sarn]f,rd Lur .{nq 1¡¡zn aldoed 'uoog,
:--_-'sue¡d rrar{t lnoqe pa11el Aaql
pue tuerxuede rraqt ut ¡addns peq ,{er¡t '8urua¡a L;elg
'suossel rreqt ot l,¡1ddeq 1ua.tr Áeqt uei{J 'raqla8ot
ellaq pue ao[ '8utu¡otu Ára.tE
tsBJIBarq .rreqt per{
34. Three evenings later, Delia came home with a smile on
her face.
'Joe dear, I'm going to teach a music student!' she
said. 'Her name is Clementina. She's eighteen years
old and she lives on Sevenry-first Street. Her father is
General A.B. Pinkney.'
'Clementina is very sweet,' Delia said. ,But she's not
very strong. The General wants me to give her three
lessons a week. And he's going to pay me five dollars a
lesson! Yes! Soon I will go back to Mr Rosensrock.'
Delia looked at her husband's face. Joe was nor
huppy about her news.
'Please, don't be angry, Joe,' she said. ,Let's have a
nice supper.'
Joe opened a can ofpeas.
'You're going to teach a student,' he said sadly. ,And
I will stop going to Mr Magister, Delia. I will sell newspapers and I'll earn a few dollars.'
Delia put her arms around her husband's neck.
'Joe dear, don't be foolish,' she said. ,you mustn't
leave Mr Magister. 'We can live very well on fifteen
dollars a week.'
Joe put the peas inro a dish.
'All righr. You're a dear girl,' he said ro his wife.
'But I don't like it. Téaching isn't Arrl'
'l will teach for the love of Art!' Delia replied. ,7e'll
do anything for the love of Art!,
After a moment, Joe spoke.
'Mr Magister liked the sky in my painting of Central
34
35. asaqt tEa s,te1 '.,rrou
9f.
('Bat Jo dnc e
¡uup pue
sead acru
puv 'rrv roj e^rl [ln'¡ a¿N 'el]urJ
r¡4J 'oot no,( lueqr pue '.{eu>lurd l€reueC 'no.{ >lueq¡,
'L¡iaa.r,rs BIIeC pleS
,(auo Lnq 1¡r.r,r Ápoqauros 'sa¡,
('rueqt Jo euo
,(nq ¡1trn .{poqauos 'uoog '¡Aopur.lA dogs srq ur se¡ntord
.{u¡ lnd ot Suro8 sr allurl rl 'ellurr .ry,q':a1eap tre ue
ot se¡ntcrd .{ru ¡o ont pa,ryoqs ar{ puv, 'ples aq ,'Ir"d
36. The next week, Joe painted in Central park every day.
Every day, he and Delia are their breakfast early. Then
Delia kissed him and said goodbye to him. Ar seven
o'clock in the morning, he left the apartment. He did
not come back until seven o'clock in the evening.
Some people will do anyrhing for the love of Artl
On Sarurday evening, Joe arrived home first. Delia
arrived soon afrer hlm. She put fifreen dollars on rhe
dining-table in the small apartmenr. She was tired bur
she was proud.
'Clementina doesn't work hard enough,' she said to
Joe. 'l have to tell her the same things at every lesson.
But she's very sweer. And General pinkney is a dear
old manl He comes into the music-room sometimes
and he listens to us.'
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uV
ro1 a^r] IIr.4 e1X 'eloru l,ue ¡lsnru qf,eal
ol eleq J(uo.r no,{ 'uoog 'ool s8urlured Áu Jo Jar{toue
stue,4d erl .4doN 'rr rqSnoq eq pue ,4Aopur^ s(elIurJ
a¡1 'Sunured e rq8noq 'srour¡11 'erroa¿
Jy ul tr
^BS
ruog ueru tBJ V, 'parlda; eof ,'erlaq ']q8u s(teqJ,
(¡ao['1n¡;epuo.r s(]BqI ¿srourlll'euoa¿
uro$ ueru E oJ, 'Elleq ples ,¿Sultured e plos noÁ,
'ples aq ,'euoa¿ uro{ ueru e ot Suuured e p¡os 1,
'elqet eqt uo ,{euoru s(Erleq ot txeu.{.euour aqr rnd
'ralcod srq ruoü srBIIop uaelr{8ra >1oor aof uaqJ
a¡-1
38. 'Oh, Joe,' said Delia. 'One day, you'll be famous.
And tonight we've got rhirty-three dollarsl 7hat shall
we eat for supper?
I'll
go to rhe srores.'
'!7e'll have the best beef,' said Joe. 'And
a bottle
of
wine.'
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The next Saturday evening, Joe arrived home first
again. He was very tired. His hands were dirty and
black. He washed them quickly. Then he put eighteen
dollars on the rable.
A moment later, Delia arrived at the apartment.
There was a bandage on her right hand.
''What's happened to you, Delial' asked Joe. 'Have
you hurt your hand/'
Delia tried to laugh.
'Clementina wasn'r well today,' she said. 'She spilt
i8
39. 6f.
,¿Lau{urd ]BraueC tnoge ssen8 noÁ plp
A{oH ieJE no.Á ;e.ta¡c,ro¡1'ao['etu ssl;1,'pJES eLIs,'aLu
qlr,r,r ,{rBue eq truoc, 'Pueqsnq rerl lB dn pe>1oo1 aqg
,'puer{ .{tu ucr uoJI tog e paddo;p s¡13 aqr Jo euc)
'uoourarye sn{t tng 'arar{t stJlqs uoll I 'leaJls tluno;
-,(tue^&J uo /.:pune1 8rq reqr ul qol e ro8 1 'ralst8e¡r¡
Jl qtr¡A suossal .Ino'( dots ol no,( luE.4A l(uPlP I rng
'sluapnts .{u¿ la8 l(uplnof, I 'Eultuatuel3 ou sI eraLII
',{au¡ur¿ IEJeuaC ou sI areql 'ples atls ,'ao[ 'r19,
'L¡c ot pat¡ets aqs uor{t tng 'eultueuralC pue Lau¡ut¿
ellaq 'o,ttl ro luauloru E roC
IBJeuaC tnoqe pa{ler
'Pelse
oqt
ro,1
aq (¿s]ee¡A
o,nl lsel
Surop uaaq nol' a^€q ter{¿N, 'sraPlnoqs s(e;I.t
sJl-[
punore ruJe srq 1nd a¡1 'ao[ ptes ,'eJIaC 'uloP 1IS,
,C-tU
- UOJI
,- BJI aql
aq1, 'parldor erleq ,'uoouJeue slr{t looll(o e^IJ tV,
,¿EIIaCI 'pueq rnoÁ. u:nq no.Á ptp uaq.{
tng 'eroru o,tt stue.^A eq puv, 'pres aof ,1,{epol 8ut]uted
puof,es srq tq8noq Elroad ruo5 uBuI teJ rql ise¡,
'peISB
erJS (¿erntud raqloue 11as no,( plp 'ao¡'tO,
'alqet er{t uo srBIIop uealtlSta eqt
eqs uaql
^{ES
llo r{lI^4A r-[]oll ]Jos Jo acatd e s,11,
'a8epueq er{t ropun qtoll ellq^
'BIIaC PIes ,'11 uo
'pe1se aq (¿slqt s(tBtl¿N,
;o.aoard e le Surlool se^ eH
'l^pua8 pueq rer{ pleq aof
r{3nul lJnq l(us3oP
(',4rLou
lI
rng 'ao[']srtl te ,{lqurar trnq Puetl ,{14 'se8epueq auos
rol arotsBnrp e ot tuelres e tuas I'au1ut¿ IBleueC PUV
¡13 reap aql 'PuBq .{.ul uo Bet toq eruos
¡.{uos .{¡a.t
se.r¿,
40. until tonight,' said Joe. ,Then I saw the
piece of cloth on your hand, under the bandage. I saw
the cloth with oil on it. I sent that piece of cloth up
from the boiler-room this afternoon. I sent it for one of
the girls upsrairs. I've worked in the boiler-room of rhat
laundry for two weeks. I put coal into the boilers.'
'You didn't sell any pictures?' asked Delia.
'No,' Joe replied sadly. 'There is no fat man from
'l didn't
guess
Peoria I'
Suddenly, they both laughed.
'Oh, Delia,'Joe said. 'Two weeks ago, you told me,
"We'll do anything for the love of Arr." Do you
remember?'
Delia pur her hand on her husband's lips.
'Yes, but I was wrong, Joe,' she said. 'Ue'll do anything for Love.'
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41. rh
'llan raq Peull
ÁPBI
3qJ
r.u,&oP lrs
eseeld, 'Burlaa; JI{ prBS ,'ulepeur 'uoourele pooC,
'ef,ej req Para^os lla^ llelq ulqr v 'rerl lselq E ero.^A
aqs 'lrtsrrrs ere.t seqtolr Ire]q roH 'rurls PIIB IIB] s€^
eqs 'plo srea.Á aru;-.Átue.trt tnoqe se^ aqs '.{pe¡ 8uno.{
B .4ABs a¡-1 Á11n¡aref, tuerp srq tB pelool 8ur¡ae;¡ ;14
'af,rllo ar{} ol sJrels eql dn aruec
tuerlf, e '.{ep qtJno; aql uo tng 'serJols e^uJetep peeJ
eq pue af,rllo slrl ul les 8urlaa;¡ rry 's.{ep eel-lt roC
.]UAIIJ ]S]IJ S]I{ ]OJ
P3]IB.t Aq PU€ EJU]O SIq EPIS]NO
u8rs e 1nd ag 'teeJts tarnb e ur atrUJo IIBrus e patueJ
aH 'sexel 'uotsnog ot erueo 8ur¡aay r¡¡ '.{ep aug
'sseulsnq
B uets or Suro8 se.tt aH '006$ penes peq aH 'se^nrotap
snorue; tnoqe slooq ,(u¿ru pear peq eH 'lla.4l qot srq op
ot palue,l.r eH 'ueur snorJes 'talnb e sB.^A 8ur¡ea;¡ rprq
¡8ur1aa; seluoql rlAI pepeeu
aldoe¿ 'anrtf,atap ate¡r¡d E pepaau qtoq ejr.la aqt pue
ueursseursng eql ¿ueruo.^A Jerltoue Surtaaur pueqsnr{
rerl se¿N 'pueqsnq rarl qrte^A o1 ,(pogauos paruem .Ápe1
e 'seruueruog ¿Lauou srq Surleats Irap eqt sel¡ 'Iralf,
srq ate8nsalur ot .{poqauros petue.r ueurssoursnq
B (seurneruos 'se^uJetap ete.r.ud pepeeu aldoad ,{ue¡rq
'a^uJatep ale¡r¡d e eq ot petue.4 8ur¡aa;¡ seruor{J JI^{
ECIA S.UEI-IE¿NEI EHJ.
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42. Her face was lovely and she had large, grey eyes.
The lady spoke in a sad, soft voice.
'You are a stranger in this city, sir,' she said. 'That is
the reason for my visit. I have a problem. I cannot
speak about it to any of my friends. Mr Keeling, I want
you to watch my husband.'
'Please tell me about your prohlem,' said Mr Keeling.
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I 'stuaruoloru srq tnoge aru IIet ot noL tuE. A L 'ut¿8¿
Ples surqqou srJ/r{ ,'pueqsnq.{ur qcle.u or noL luB.lY L
. 'Surqrou pres a¡-1 '.{11n1aref, pauatsll Futlaa;¡ ryr¡
'aloru
,'^Á¡larcas ueruo.tt Jer{loue sleeru aH
Áue aul alol tou srop pueqsnq .{u lng 'sreaL e^IJ JoJ
ule],{ uo eJots Arallazr,ral
1
perJJeru ueaq e^eq a¿N 'taeJts
Ilerus E seq aH 'A1rc stqr uI ueru u.4Aou{-lle.4A B sI pueq
-snq L¡4, 'ples Lpel er{t ,(sulqqo¡ srl/{ st arueu ,4.¡1,
44. Mr Keeling took the money.
'l will help you, Mrs Robbins,' he said. ,Come here
the day after tomorrow ar four o'clock. I'll give you my
first report then. Good afternoon, dear lady.'
The detective began his investigation the next morning. He went to the jewellery store on Main Street. He
entered the store and he looked around. The owner of
the store was working behind the counter.
The jeweller, Mr Robbins, was abour thirry-five
years old. His store was small, but there were beauriful
diamonds, expensive necklaces and fine watches on
the shelves.
Good morning. I need a
new chain for my watch.
44
45. 9V
(¿uonESI]SeAur
srqt anurtuof, ot eur tuB,r noL oc, 'e^rlf,etaP eqt PelsB
(surqqou sJ}^{,
(¿.rou oP ot aru tuE.r no,{ oP tBqA
'8urf,¡o se.tt
eqg 'sa.{e req re^o Jerqrralpueq B pleq Ápe¡ aqa
(
ielqrrJat s(tBrII ¡l,auotu
rer-¡ Surnr8 sr salreqO, 'Áp*l er{t prBS (irer{ s(tBql
('lnjJnolof, eJe^A salltolf,
raq pue {relq se.{ rrerl raH 'ueruo.tr pa.{e->pep '8uno.{ e
sed eqs '/.auoru aruos Jeq ane8 pueqsnq rnoÁ, '8ur1ea¡
JIAI prBS ,'alols Aral1a,uaI eq] otul oB ueruo.r¡, e ,tes ],
'PelsB
aqs
,¿pueqsnq Áur tnoqe tno purJ no,( plp turl¿N,
'acujo srq ot eluef,
tuarlJ s,8ur¡ae;¡
aJols
r1A1
'uoourale txeu eqt lf,olJ(o
JnoJ
rV
'rearrs
ñp .{1>1'nb poIIB.,'A arls pu'
".1,
eql Jo lno arxeJ aqs 'rale1 lueuroru V 'suloo aruos
aqt eneB ra1¡aznef eql uer{I 'solnurur ¡AeJ e
ueuro,,y
ro; Aparnb pailer ruerlt Jo o.4dt eqt pue 8ur>1:o.r,r paddors
aH 'surqqo¡ rl,^{ ol Surqraruos prBS eqs 'relunof, er{l
or dn palle^{ uBluo¡A 8uno,{ aril '^topull eqt q8norqr
palool eq pue erots aqt ot rereeu tuauvr 8ut1aa) J]
'ln;rnolor pue rq8trg ere,ln. selltolr reH
'se,{a
ryep pue rrer.{ IrEIq peq eqs 'erots eqt peralue
aqs pue teeJts aqr 3uo1e aUIBJ ueruo.4l 8uno,{ y
'peuaddeq
Surgtaruos (tsel tV 'sJnor{ IEJr^as ro; erots ArallamaI
er{t JBeu teeJts eqt ur poots anrtf,elap aqt 'rate1
46. 'l
want to see my husband and this terrible woman
togerher,' replied the lady. 'l also wanr witnesses - I
want other people to see them together. Then I want
to end our marriage - I want a divorce.'
She gave the detective ten dollars.
'l shall come for your second report the day after
tomorrow,' she said. 'l'11 come at four o'clock.'
Two days later, the lady came to the derecrive's office
for the second report.
'Please sit down, Mrs Robbins. I have some news for
you,' said Mr Keeling. 'l wenr into the jewellery store
again this afternoon. The young woman was already
there. I heard her speaking to your husband.'
Charles, we'll have dinner
at a restaurant tonight.
)t:'
we'll
come back here together
and l'll finish my work.
Yes. Then
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47. 'alr^^ srq sa^ol aH 'ueuj poo6
e sr surqqou ¡asudlns P s,]eqI
Á¡iarras ueLUoM 6uno¡i e slaoul
'ra¡¡annaI ai]]'su !qqoU I lA
'roop aqt uo pelcoul arl pue asnor{ s,ueruallod
eqt punoJ 8ur1ae;¡ rll{ 'orrilo aqr Ual surqqo¿ srl
,'ragtaSol
eJots eqt ot oF ¡1,a.,r,r ueql '{f,ollro ue^es te ure8e ataq
eurof, eseeld, 'a^rtf,etep eqt pres ,'urrq ot leads ¡1,1,
,'sessault,tt Áut
eq llr^ eq pue no¡ 'tt¡8ruot arots eqt ot no.{ qlr.l eruof,
tsnut oH 'pueqsnq,{ru rnoqe rulq IIaJ 'rulq pug oseeld
'Á¡ue¡ ,{ru smoul eH 'u€ru pull B sl eH 'tealts srrll
ur se^rl ueura:rlod V, 'Áp¿l eql prBS ,itl op II,l iseÁ,
('sPJo,{ Jraql ot uelsrl lsnur
no.{ pue erots aqt ut ap}r{ tsnru no¡ 'uertro,r 8uno.{
srqt pue pueqsnq ¡no.{ uaa.r,rtag Surlaeu eqt qf,te^
tsntu no/. 'lq8ruoa, '8ut1aa;¡ rl prBS ,'surqgo¡ s.r¡4,
(¡IJo^A srq tnoge eut ot sarl rH, ',{¡u8ue pJBS tuarlJ
sre^utratap eqt riuEru elqrJlat E sr puBqs.rl ÁJ¡,{,
48. The detective explained his plan. He asked the
policeman for hls help.
'Mrs Robbins wants to catch her husband with this
woman,' he said. 'Tonight, Mrs Robbins is going to
hide in the store. She is going to listen to their words.
And she wants you to be a witness. But we have a
problem. First, she has to get into the store.'
'l'll help the lady,' said the policeman. 'Let me
think about your problem. Yes! I have the answer!
There's a little room at the back of the store. She must
enter by that door. But the door between that room
and the store is always locked. You'll have to open it
for her.'
At
seven o'clock that evening, the detective's client
came to his office for the fourth time. Again, she was
wearing black clothes and there was a veil over her
face. After a few minutes, they went out into the street
together.
Mr Keeling and the lady walked slowly along the
sidewalk. They stopped opposite the jewellery store.
They waited. At about eight o'clock, a young woman
entered the store. After a few minutes, she came out
again with Mr Robbins. She was holding his arm. They
walked away, down the street.
The lady in black began to cry quietly.
'Look at theml' she said. 'My terrible husband and
that bad young womanl'
Mr Keeling took his client to the back yard of the
48
49. 6v
'tueJnetsal aqr rJal ueruo.l.r' 8uno,{ eqt pue
surqqo¡ r¡r¡ 'satnurur
e JaUV 'leaJts eL[l ur pelre.tt
^AaJ
'tlreJnelsa¡ larnb e ur Suuea eJe^ Á".{I 'ueuro.r
¡H
¡r-rno,{ aL[] pue rallamaI eq] puno1 uoos 8ur1ea) rJ,Atr
('srsseutr,r .{ur eq qroq IIl,! no¡
'alols eqt otul aurof,
III.tl ueuerllod aqr pue noÁ 'roop
learts eqt uado II,l 'elqBr orlt rapun uiou tno aruof,
II,l ueql 'elqel erlt rePun luog uBruo,{ lBr{t PUE PuEq
-snq.{ur ot uatsrl II(l 'erols aqt ot IrBq rueqt .{ollo; pue
ueruerrlod aqt ra8 ueqJ 'ueruo.tt lerll pue pueqsnq Áu
purC '¡Aou oB tsnru no¡ ',{a>1 ¡noL aru e^lC, 'e^rlf,elap
eqt plor Ápe1 aql ('aprs s1r{t ruo{ roop rr{t Irol l¡1,
'rarl
rou plp Surlaay
^ollo1
rN 'erots er{t otur tuem .r(pe1 arlJ 'rooP eqt psllolun
(tsBI
s,(a>1 aql Jo euo
tV 'Ilol aqr otur reqtoue ra¡e
-(a>1 auo rnd a¡1 'ureqt qtr^ roop aqr uado ot parn oH
'ta>pod srq tuo{ sz(a>1
lercads euros loor 8ur¡ee) rl,^{
,'Pa{f,ol sr JooP
srql ¿erots eql otur la8 1 uec .toq tng 'pro^ Lra,ta reaq
II¡l 'ueruo^.rA ter{t pue pueqsnq ,{u ot uatsrl II,l 'alqer
ai{t rapun aplq II,l 'roog aqt ot u.rop s8ueq tr pue
'"lq"t oqt sJalor qroll V 'alqet e8rel e sr eraqt 'erots
aqt ul, 'par¡dar Ápe1 aqr ,'erots eql ur eplr{ or tue.4ó. L
'pe]sE o^nletep aqt ,¿ap1l ol Suro8 noL are araq¿N,
aql ples ((arots eqt otur roop eqt sl slqJ,
',{pe1
'rooP Pa1]ol
E ot uroor aqt Passor3 tuerlf, srq Pue e^uf,ateP erlJ
'erots aqt Purqag ruoor llerus aqt Paretua
.iaqt pue I]B^a erp ur roop e pauedo Lpe¡ eq1 'arols
50. The detective went quickly to the policeman's
house. Then the two men hurried to the jewellery
store. They looked through the window. The policeman was surprised. He spoke to Mr Keeling.
Where is Robbins'
secret friend?
50
51. IS
'e.rots Á:a¡1a.r,reI oq]
Jo roop eqt IrII ot petrets aH
(¿3rots eqt ur elqet eqt rePun sr or¡¿6, 'a¡ed
euBf,eq ef,BJ srH 'petnorls e^usetep ¿g) (¿1n4,
,'steaL uaallJ JoJ Jeq ulou1 a,t,¡, 'uetuartlod
eqt pres
,'e11m (surqqou s,reql ¡8uor,tr er(noÁ ioN,
'8ur1aa;¡ rl,1 pres
,'pua¡r; tarf,es srq s(ttsrlJ,
'ueuacrlod
aqt
PolsB ,¿surqqou glr.,n ,{pe1 eqt ^ouI nol, oq,
aql
q8norqr parurod a¡1 '8ur1ea)
rl,n{ prBS
"oPur.t
(isi as araL
(¿eqs sr areq¿N
(('lueJnelsal B ol ueulo.4A 8uno.( E {ool sutgqo¡,, 'aru
plot noÁ, 'ueruecr¡od eqt pres ,'puetsrapun t,uop L
¡oraql'LUlq o]
lxeu 6urpuels s,aqS
52. Mr Robbins came to the door and opened it. The
policeman and the detective ran into the store.
'Look under that tablel' shouted the detective.
'Look under the cloth. Be quick!'
The policeman lifted the cloth and put his arm
under the table. He pulled out a black dress, a black
veil and a woman's wig.
52
54. Later that night, Mr Keeling was sitting in his office.
He was looking through a big book of photographs.
They were photographs of criminals. The policeman
had brought the book to the detective's office. Suddenly, Mr Keeling stopped turning the pages. He looked at
a picture of a good-looking young man with a smooth
face. He read the words underneath the photograph.
JA¡4ES
I{.
I'ÍIGGLES,
also }monn ag rfhe
Unhappy
l,Iifet.
Deecription: TalI and slim. Grey eyes-
lXlgg: }urslary.
lliggles usually !¡ears vor¡enrs clothes. He is clever
a"nd dangerous. the police in Kansas City¡ Ner
OrLea¡¡s anil Chioago are eearching for hin.
The next morning, Mr Keeling paid the jeweller $800,
then he closed his office.
Mr Thomas Keeling, private detective, does not
work in Houston any more.
54
55. .r,res 1
99
(eru ees noÁ
plq ',(ep¡arsal^ araq noÁ
(¿re¡ ol' elurl
¡.{tneeq e e.r(noÁ, 'ples aq ,'FtB ,{1a,r,o1 e aJ(noi,
'oot /,.reurpro
aJe.4d, spJo.,ta lxeu srH ',{:eurpro eJa,4d. af,e} srq pue ser.{tolJ
srH 'req ot txeu u^rop res .{11crnb ueu SunoL aq¿
E roJ:aqreSol IIel IIIIv e¿N '^ou pEaJ
('setnunu
^eJ
touueJ 1, 'l^¡1n¡arec ples eqs ,'tees strlt uo u./r"op tIS,
'oot InJrtnBsq sB¡A
af,ron reH 'unq or a¡ods er{s uei{I 'A¡ru1ee u¿u 8unol,
erlt tB palool ,{a¡3 ut ueuro,tl eqt 'tuaruoru B JoC
'ples aq ,'8ulue.te,{¡ano¡ e s,11,
'Jeq ol lt a¡e8 aq
Pue
{ooq eql dn pa>1ord eH 'req sprel!ot UEJ ueu¡ SunoL
aqJ'Iooq aqr paddorp ueruo.ln. 8uno.{ aqt '.Á¡uappng
'{ooq raq Surpear rerl peqrtel eH 'u..raop lrs
ueuro.& 8uno,( eqt peqJt€A eH 't€es aqt ¡eau Sunlem
aq '8urua¡e snlJ 'aJer{t req uees p€rl ueru 8uno.{
selrr
e '.(ep l,¡a.r.a puv 'arun arues er{t le aceld euBS eql
ot auror peq uBtuo^a 8uno.{ agt '>lae,r reqr Lep '{reng
'Tooq e PeeJ o1 pelrBls eqs Pue lBes E uo u.ryoP lBs
aqs 'lnJnnBaq pue tuler sezl acBJ rei{ 'llan aqr pulqeg
'JIan e qrlA leq l^ar8 ¡1eurs B aro.t eqs Pue ute¡d sem
ssarp ,{ar8 auIJ reH ',(rl3 I¡o^ ./naN uI ryed aprll e otul
'Suruena lalnb 'tuJe.t E se¡A ll
aruef, ueruom Bunor(
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The young woman looked at the man coldly.
'l do not know you,' she said. 'But ] am a lady.
Please remember that. Please do not call me "little
f-lower" again.'
'l'm very sorry,' said the young man. 'But other girls
in parks
'l
-'
know nothing about other young women in
parks,' she said. 'l know nothing about the ordinary
world, Mr
-?'
'My name is Parkenstacker,' said the young man.
'And your name is
-?'
The young woman shook her head.
'l shall not tell you my name,' she said. 'My name
and my face are well known. My picture is often in
newspapers and magazines. But I come here secretly.
This dress and hat and veil belong to my maid. I am
not an ordinary person. I know nothing about the
ordinary world, Mr Stackenparke¡
-'
56
57. L9
(ieur seJn ssEIS eu8eduBqf, .{ru
ur aJr aql Jo Punos eql (seulllaruos iul€8€ PUB ule8e
pue urBBE - sef,uep 'sÁe1d 'sreuutp '3ur1¡ane:1 ¡Sutroq
suollllru PrtB suoIIIIut tng, 'PeJe,trsue
Á.¡a¡ ere sJBIlop JO
uBuro,r 3unol,
agt ,'pooB st .{auoru eltlll V,
'peISB arl r¿alru ,{auoru l(usl tng,
'pastrdrns .{¡an se.tr ueur 8uno.{ aq1
,¡s¡e.r,raI jo PaJr] ruB I iueru qtrIJ Jo PaJII tue J
¡.{auour Jo perrt ruts I 'r{O '¡a.¡,rod tnoqtl^ pue ,{auoru
tnoqtr^ .{poqeuos or IIBI ot petue,tt I 'uostser tetll
ro; Lepol no.Á ot a>1ods I 'uosear teLlt ro; .{ep .{ra.te
eleq aruoJ 1 'aldoad .Á'teutpto aulos ]aau ol lue,4d.
I tng, 'ule8e pJBs ueruo.tr 8uno.{ eqr ,'ppo.rl .{reurpro
aqt tnoqe Sutqtou ,tou1 I 'reIf,Elsualred rJ ,
'uetu SunoÁ aqr ptes ,'ra1:etsuarye¿,
58. Mr Parkenstacker was surprised again.
'Do rich people put ice in their champagnel' he
asked. 'Don't they put ice around the bottle?'
For a moment, the young woman was angry. Then
she laughed.
'lt's a new fashion,l she said. 'This week, we all put
ice in our champagne. The Prince of Tártary did it last
week, at the Taldorf Hotel. And now we all do it!'
'l'm sorry,' said the young man. 'l know nothing
about princes.'
'And I know too much about them,' said the young
woman. 'Princes, dukes - they all fall in love with me.
Last week, a German duke wanted to marry me. He
met me at the Waldorf Hotel. He said, "l wanr you to
be my wife." But I do nor love him. I do not love anybod¡ Mr Packenstarker.'
'Parkenstackerl'said the young man. He looked into
the young woman's eyes. 'Can you love an ordinary
man?'he asked her.
The young woman looked at him calmly. 'What
work do you do?' she asked.
'l do a very ordinary job,' the young man replied.
'But can you love an ordinary man?'
'lt is possible,' she said. 'But I asked you a question.
What work do you do? Please answer me.'
'l work in a restaurant,' said Mr Parkenstacker.
The woman in grey moved along the seat, away
Érom the young man.
'Are you a waiterl' she asked.
58
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req
69
Par{f,18.4{
ueur SunoÁ
".lJ
'leaJls
eqt spr¿Aor L1¡ornb peIIBl! ,(a.¡3 ut ueruo^{ eqJ
('relretsuelred rlAI 'rq8rupoog 'areq Áers
eseald 'eluBu Jno . {oul ol no'( luB,4A lou oP I 'JBl eql Jo
sJoop eql uo sI erueu s,l,¡true; ,{y1¡ 'salnutru ual JoJ leos
srr{t uo .Áels eseal¿, 'uerrro.r 8unol. er{t ples (ioN,
,- ot no.( qlrm {le.l.r III./'I
(,rrrou
alel s,11,
L 'plet ueur 8unol, agl ,'>pep s(ll Pue
'parlder La¡8 ut uetuon{ eqt ,'trou>1tou oP ],
'reIf,Btsuelred.rl{
PaIsB ,¿uteBe no.,i. eas I
lleqs,
,'lg8tu
-pooC 'eur JoJ stte.t 'Ja¡t¡p .(ur 'euat¿, 'par¡dar ueluo.t{
Euno.{ eqt ,'rec atlq^{ ar{t uI eJaq eruo3 sl'elt¡e I 'sa¡,
,¿reC fnOr{
reql sL 'ueur Sunol^ eqr pa>1se
(¿rer etlq^ 8tq req1,
,'ryed aql Jo Jeuroc
erl¡ lB st rec ,{¡zr¡ 'arteeqt aqr ot oB tsnu I uaql PUB leu
"urp Suuoq e ot oB tsnur L 'PIBs aqs ,',ttou oB lsnru L
'8eq ¡¡erus e otul Iooq raq lnd aqg '.(¡¡ctnb
dn to8 eqs puB tslr.,vr req uo rlole./t elltll e rE Pelool
ueuro^ Sunol^ aqr 'l'luappng
eqs 'perJJo^
se.l.r
.'oul ol Áauoru rraqr Áed lueJnelseJ leql uI
s¡aruolsn) eql 'JeIqseJ B ur(1, 'ples aq ,'eJeql I.lo^ L
'snopul.tt sll ul su8ts
f,rrtrale rq8rrq p€q rl 'ryed aprl¡ aqr alrsoddo 'leerls
aqt ul tueJn€lsal a3.re1 e or parurod ueur SunoÁ eql
ú¿lueJnBlsel
lEql
aes no,(
oq, 'parldar eg ,'talte.'vr e lou u,l 'oN,
60. Then he followed her out of the little park.
The young woman walked up ro the white car. She
stopped and she looked at it for a few moments. Then
she passed it and she ran across the street. She entered
the restaurant with the bright electric signs.
The young woman went through a door at rhe back
of the restaurant. After a minute, she came back intcr
the room without her hat and veil.
The cashier's desk was at the front of the restaurant.
A young woman with red hair was sitting at the desk.
Suddenly, she looked at her watch. Then she saw the
woman in grey and she got off the chair. The woman
in grey sat at the desk.
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62. In the street opposite the restaurant, the young man
walked slowly along the sidewalk. He saw a book lying
on the ground. It was the young woman's book. It had
fallen out of her bag. He picked it up and he looked at
it. It was a book of romances. The stories in the book
were about poor young women. In the stories, these
women married princes and dukes and rich men with
fine houses.
The young man dropped the book, He stood on the
sidewalk for a moment. Then he walked to the big
white car and he got into it.
'Táke me home, Henri,'he said to the driver.
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64. Published by Macmillan Heinemann ELT
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N'lacmillan Heinemann ELT is an imprint of
Macmillan Publishers Limited
Companies and representatives throughout the world
Heincmann is a registercd rademrrk of Pearsc¡n Educarion, used unde¡ licence.
lsBN q78-1-4A50-72l7-i
This retold version by Katherine Mattock for Macmillan Reade¡s
Firsr published 1999
Text O Katherine Mattock 1999,2002,2005
Design and illustration @ Macmillan Publishers Limited 1999,2002,2A05
This edition first published 2005
',4.
Good Burglar' was originally enrirled'A Retrieved Reformation',
was originally entitlecl 'A Service of Love',
'The Jeweller's Wife' was originally entirled 'The Dissipated
'-{ Lesson in Love'
Jeweller'
¿n.l 'The Car is Waiting'was originally enrirled 'While the Auto Waits'.
The-e stories rve¡e firsr published rogerher with The Complete Works of
O. Henrl in 1928.
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rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced,
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tl-re prior written permission of the publishers.
Illust¡ated by Philip Bannister
1ap on page 7 by Peter Harper
Original cover remplare design by Jackle Hlll
Cover photography by Corbis
.cknowleclgements: The publishers would like to thank Hulton Getty for
permission to reproduce the picture on page 4.
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