"I found a job as a packer in the factory next day and the rest of the week went to working. I was too tired to get about much but that Friday night I did get to the West End Bar. I sat and waited for Cass. Hours went by. After I was fairly drunk the bartender said to me, 'I'm sorry about your girl friend.'
" 'What is it?' I asked.
" 'I'm sorry. Didn't you know?'
" 'No.'
" 'Suicide. She was buried yesterday.'
" 'Buried?' I asked. It seemed as if she would walk through the doorway at any moment. How could she be gone?'
" 'Her sisters buried her.'
" 'A suicide? Mind telling me how?'
" 'She cut her throat.'
" 'I see. Give me another drink.'
"I drank until closing time. Cass the most beautiful of 5 sisters, the most beautiful...