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O.Henry
IwestofWashingtoreetshaverundbrokeosmallstripscalled"places".These"plaakestrangeanglesareetcrossesitselfatimeortwo.Anartistoncediscoveredavaluablepossibilityinthisstreet.Supposeacollectorwithabillforpaints，paperandvasshthisroute，suddehimselfingback，withoutagbeenpaidonat!
So，toquaintoldGreenwichVillagetheartpeopleso，huntingfornorthwindowsaurygablesandDutchattidlowreheyimportedssandagdishortwofromSixthAvenue，a;y".
Atthetopofasquatty，three-storybridJohnsyhadtheirstudio."Johnsy"wasfamiliarforJoanna.OnewasfromMaiherfromia.Theyhadmetatthetabled'hoteofareet"Delmonip;apos;s"，andfouesinart，chicorysaladandbishopsleevessoialthatthejointstudioresulted.
ThatwasinMay.InNovemberaseehedoctorseumohey，touehereahhisigers.Overosidethisravagerstrodeboldly，smitinghisvictimsbyscores，buthisfeettrodslhthemazeofthenarrowandmoss-grown"places".
Mr.Pneumoniaouldcallachivalritlematlewomanwithbloodthinnedbyiazephyrswashardlyfairgameforthered-fisted，short-breathedoldduffer.ButJohe;andshelay，scarg，oediroead，lhthesmallDutdow-paheblahebrickhouse.
thebusydovitedSueintothehallwaywithashaggy，grayeyebrow.
"Shehasoussay，ten，"hesaid，asheshookdownthemerhisieter."Andthatceisforhertowahislehaveoflining-upoheuheentirepharmacopoeialooksilly.Yourlittleladyhasmadeuphermindthatshe'snotgoiwell.Hassheanythingonhermind?"
"She-sheainttheBayofNaplessomeday."saidSue.
"Paint?-bosh!Hassheanythingonhermindworththinkingabluttwifori;
"Aman?"saidSue，;apinhervoianworth-but，no，doctor;thereisnothingofthekind."
"Well，itistheweak;saidthedoctor."Iwilldoallthatsce，sofarasitmayfilterthroughmyefforts，plish.ButwheieotthecarriagesinherfuneralproIsubtract50perthecurativepowerofmedies.IfyouwillgethertoaskoionabouttheylesincloaksleevesIwillpromiseyouaone-in-fiveceforher，insteadofo;
&hedoheworkroomandcriedaJapaoapulp.ThensheswaggeredintoJohnsy'sroomwithherdrawingboard，whistlingragtime.
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AsSuewassketgapairofeleganthtrousersandamohefigureofthehero，anIdahocowboy，sheheardalowsouimesrepeated.Shewentquicklytothebedside.
Johnsy'seyeswereopenwide.Shewaslookingoutthewindowandg-gback>
"Twelve，"shesaid，aer"eleven";aen，"and";;a;eight"a;，almosttogether.
Suelooksolicitouslyoutoftheastheretot?Therewasonlyabare，drearyyardtobeseen，andtheblahebrickhousetweaway.Anold，oldivyvine，gnarledaheroots，climbedhalfthebrickwall.Thecoldbreathofautumnhadstriitsleavesfromthevisskeletonbrang，almostbare，tbricks.
"Whatisit，dear?"askedSue.
"Six，"saidJohnsy，inalmostawhisper."They&apfasternow.Threedaysagotherewerealmostahumademyheada.Butnoos;seasy.Theregoesahereareonow."
"Fivewhat，dear?TellyourSudie."
"Leaves.OntheivyvihelastonefallsImustgo，too.I'veknownthatforthreedays.Didn'tthedoctortellyou?"
"Oh，Ineverheardofsuse，"plaihmags."Whathaveoldivyleavestodowithywell?Aolovethatvineso，younaughtygirl.Don'tbeagoosey.Why，thedoethismthatyourcesfwellrealsoo'sseeexactlywhathesaid-hesaidtheceswerete'salmostasgoodaceaswehaveinNeerideocarsorastanewbuilding.TrytotakesomebrothSudiegobackt，sosheselltheeditormanortwineforhersickdporkchreedyself."
"Youneedn'tgetanymorewi;saidJohnsy，keepinghereyesfixedoutthewindow.&quoesanother.No，Idon'twantanybroth.Thatleavesjustfour.Iwaogetsdark.ThenI'llgo，too."
"Joh;saidSue，bendi;willyoupromisemetokeepyoureyesdnotlookoutthewindowuntilIamd?Imusthandthsinbytomorrow.I，orIwoulddrawtheshadedown."
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