" So Peter made up his
mind that he would find him a girl who was not a Red. It would give
him a little relief now and then, a little fun. The Reds seldom had
any fun--their idea of an adventure was to get off in a room by
themselves and sing the International or the Red Flag in whispers,
so the police couldn't hear them.
It was Saturday afternoon, and Peter went to a clothing store kept
by a Socialist, and bought himself a new hat and a new suit of
clothes on credit. Then he went out on the street, and saw a neat
little girl going into a picture-show, and followed her, and they
struck up an acquaintance and had supper together. She was what
Peter called a "swell dresser," and it transpired that she worked in
a manicure parlor. Her idea of fun corresponded to Peter's, and
Peter spent all the money he had that Saturday evening, and made up
his mind that if he could get something new on the Reds in the
course of the week, he would strike McGivney for forty dollars.
Next morning was Easter Sunday, and Peter met his manicurist by
appointment, and they went for a stroll on Park Avenue, which was
the aristocratic street of American City and the scene of the
"Easter parade." It was war time, and many of the houses had flags
out, and many of the men were in uniform, and all of the sermons
dealt with martial themes.
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