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Q U I N BY ALICE HEGAN RICE
Author of "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch,"
"Lovey Mary," "Sandy," "Calvary Alley," etc. NEW YORK
THE CENTURY CO.
1921 Copyright, 1921, by
THE CENTURY CO. PRINTED IN U. S. A. TO MY MERRIEST FRIEND JOSEPHINE F. HAMILL
Transcriber's Note: The Table of Contents was not in the original text and
has been created for the convenience of the reader. CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 27
CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 12 CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 13 CHAPTER 30
CHAPTER 14 CHAPTER 31
CHAPTER 15 CHAPTER 32
CHAPTER 16 CHAPTER 33
CHAPTER 17
Q U I N
CHAPTER 1
If the dollar Quinby Graham tossed up on New Year's eve had not elected
to slip through his fingers and roll down the sewer grating, there might
have been no story to write. Quin had said, "Tails, yes"; and who knows
but that down there under the pavement that coin of fate was registering
"Heads, no"? It was useless to suggest trying it over, however, for
neither of the young privates with town leave for twenty four hours
possessed another coin. The heavier of the two boys, Cass Martel, the lame one, whose nose began
quite seriously, as if it had every intention of being a nose, then
changed abruptly into a button, scraped the snow from the sewer grating
with his cane, and swore savagely under his breath. But Quin shrugged his
shoulders with a slow, easy going laugh. "That settles it," he said triumphantly. "We got to go to the Hawaiian
Garden now, because it's the only place that's free!" "I'll be hanged if I know what you want to go to a dance for," argued his
companion fiercely. "Here you been on your back for six months, and your
legs so shaky they won't hardly hold you. Don't you know you can't
dance?" "Sure," agreed Quin amicably. "I don't mean to dance. But I got to go
where I can see some girls. I'm dead sick of men. Come on in. We don't
need to stay but a little while." "That's too long for me," said Cass. "If you weren't such a bonehead for
doing what you start out to do, we could do something interesting." One might have thought they were Siamese twins, from the way in which
Cass ignored the possibility of each going his own way. He glared at his
tall companion with a mingled expression of rage and dog like devotion. "Cut it out, Cass," said Quin at last, putting an end to an argument that
had been in progress for fifteen minutes. "I'm going to that dance, and
I'm going to make love to the first girl that looks at me. I'll meet you
wherever you say at six o'clock." Cass, seeing that further persuasion was useless, reluctantly consented. "Well, you take care of yourself, and don't forget you are going home
with me for the night," he warned... Continue reading book >>
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