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got any coin I don't see what a fine lookin' lady like she is wants with him." Dave stroked his mustache, and gazed admiringly across. "She's certainly a winner on looks, ain't she?" He caught Wade's look of amusement and answered it with a shake of his head. "New York ain't no proper place for a married man, partner. I been feelin' frisky ever since I lit out of that Pullman car this mornin'. Don't you go an' leave me alone here, boy. If you do I won't be answerin' for any consequences arisin' therefrom. What you got there?" This to the waiter who was displaying three open cigar boxes. "'Romeo and Juliet,' eh? That's a new one on me, son, but I reckon they're all right. I seen the play once and Juliet was all to the good. How much are they?"
"Forty cents, sir."
"Forty, eh? Didn't I tell you I wanted fifty-centers?"
"Those are all right, Dave," Wade interposed.
"Are they? Well, you know, partner."
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