The_AT preceding_JJ badinage_NN1 typifies_VVZ our_APPGE mornings_NNT2 in_II the_AT press_NN1 room_NN1 at_II Police_NN2 Headquarters_NN ,_, 1121_MC S._NP1 State_NN1 St._NP1 ,_NP1 Chicago_NP1 USA_NP1 ._. 
The_AT cast_NN1 of_IO characters_NN2 --_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 'd_VM have_VHI to_TO say_VVI we_PPIS2 qualify_VV0 as_CSA characters_NN2 ,_, present_JJ company_NN1 included_VVD --_JJ all_DB have_VH0 worked_VVN as_CSA long-time_JJ police_NN2 reporters_NN2 on_II the_AT city_NN1 's_GE four_MC big_JJ daily_JJ papers_NN2 ._. 
Anson_NN1 Masters_NN2 of_IO the_AT Daily_JJ News_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN around_RG longer_RRR than_CSN the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO us_PPIO2 ,_, a_AT1 fact_NN1 he_PPHS1 is_VBZ not_XX shy_JJ about_II mentioning_VVG every_AT1 chance_NN1 he_PPHS1 gets_VVZ ._. 
The_AT long-divorced_JJ Masters_NN2 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 bald_JJ ,_, freckled_VVD ,_, and_CC ruddy_JJ pate_NN1 ,_, must_VM be_VBI pushing_VVG seventy_MC now_RT ,_, but_CCB if_CS he_PPHS1 has_VHZ any_DD plans_NN2 to_TO hang_VVI it_PPH1 up_RP and_CC go_VVI fishing_NN1 someplace_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR heard_VVN about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
My_APPGE guess_NN1 is_VBZ he_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI carried_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT press_NN1 room_NN1 in_II that_DD1 proverbial_JJ pine_NN1 box_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Herald-American_NN1 's_GE Packy_JJ Farmer_NN1 ,_, also_RR divorced_VVN ,_, is_VBZ about_II the_AT same_DA age_NN1 as_CSA Masters_NN2 ,_, although_CS he_PPHS1 wears_VVZ his_APPGE years_NNT2 somewhat_RR better_RRR ._. 
Even_RR with_IW his_APPGE once-black_JJ hair_NN1 yielding_VVG to_II gray_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 still_RR has_VHZ the_AT look_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 riverboat_NN1 gambler_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE center-part_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 thin_JJ mustache_NN1 similar_JJ to_II Dewey_NP1 's_GE ._. 
To_II further_RRR the_AT image_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 plays_VVZ a_AT1 mean_JJ game_NN1 of_IO five-card_JJ stud_NN1 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 've_VH0 learned_VVN much_RR to_II my_APPGE regret_NN1 ._. 
The_AT lanky_JJ ,_, white-haired_JJ Dirk_NP1 O'Farrell_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS toils_VVZ for_IF the_AT newly_RR formed_VVN Sun-Times_NNT2 ,_, had_VHD previously_RR been_VBN with_IW Hearst_NP1 's_GE old_JJ Herald_NN1 and_CC Examiner_NP1 and_CC then_RT with_IW the_AT Sun_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 forerunner_NN1 paper_NN1 to_II his_APPGE current_JJ employer_NN1 ._. 
When_CS the_AT Sun_NN1 and_CC the_AT Times_NNT2 merged_VVN in_II February_NPM1 of_IO '48_MC ,_, Dirk_NP1 landed_VVD the_AT press_NN1 room_NN1 assignment_NN1 ,_, squeezing_VVG out_RP Eddie_NP1 Metz_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN the_AT Times_NNT2 man_NN1 at_II Police_NN2 Headquarters_NN for_IF years_NNT2 ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 good_JJ call_NN1 ,_, as_CSA O'Farrell_NP1 is_VBZ twice_RR the_AT newsman_NN1 Metz_NP1 was_VBDZ --_JJ although_CS that_DD1 is_VBZ n't_XX saying_VVG a_AT1 lot_NN1 ._. 
Last_VV0 I_PPIS1 heard_VVD ,_, Eddie_NP1 --_NN1 who_PNQS should_VM be_VBI in_II another_DD1 line_NN1 of_IO work_NN1 ,_, maybe_RR slinging_VVG burgers_NN2 in_II a_AT1 hash_NN1 house_NN1 --_NN1 was_VBDZ employed_VVN as_II a_AT1 clerk_NN1 in_II the_AT Sun-Times_NNT2 reference_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 ca_VM n't_XX do_VDI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO damage_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ one_MC1 other_JJ desk_NN1 in_II the_AT press_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ belongs_VVZ to_II the_AT City_NN1 News_NN1 Bureau_NN1 of_IO Chicago_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 reporting_NN1 service_NN1 owned_VVN by_II the_AT daily_JJ papers_NN2 and_CC which_DDQ covers_VVZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO police_NN2 and_CC court_NN1 news_NN1 that_CST the_AT papers_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX want_VVI to_TO waste_VVI a_AT1 man_NN1 on_RP ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 journalistic_JJ version_NN1 of_IO boot_NN1 camp_NN1 for_IF young_JJ reporters_NN2 just_RR breaking_VVG into_II the_AT business_NN1 who_PNQS hope_VV0 to_TO land_VVI a_AT1 job_NN1 eventually_RR on_II a_AT1 daily_JJ paper_NN1 whether_CSW in_II Chicago_NP1 or_CC elsewhere_RL ._. 
The_AT City_NN1 News_NN1 reporters_NN2 change_VV0 frequently_RR ,_, and_CC their_APPGE current_JJ day_NNT1 shift_NN1 guy_NN1 in_II the_AT press_NN1 room_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 twenty-one-year-old_JJ lad_NN1 named_VVD Jeff_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS seemed_VVD to_TO have_VHI some_DD promise_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 liked_VVD him_PPHO1 and_CC he_PPHS1 frequently_RR asked_VVD my_APPGE advice_NN1 about_II his_APPGE future_NN1 as_II a_AT1 journalist_NN1 ,_, although_CS my_APPGE own_DA career_NN1 hardly_RR qualifies_VVZ me_PPIO1 as_II a_AT1 job_NN1 counselor_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 brings_VVZ the_AT picture_NN1 around_RP to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, Steve_NP1 'Snap'_VV0 Malek_NP1 ,_, age_NN1 forty-four_MC ,_, and_CC feeling_VVG younger_JJR ._. 
I_PPIS1 got_VVD the_AT moniker_NN1 because_CS I_PPIS1 wear_VV0 snap-brim_JJ hats_NN2 ,_, sometimes_RT indoors_RL as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 out_RP ,_, although_CS my_APPGE late_JJ and_CC sainted_JJ mother_NN1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN appalled_VVN at_II that_DD1 breach_NN1 of_IO etiquette_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN with_IW the_AT Tribune_NN1 for_IF almost_RR all_DB of_IO my_APPGE professional_JJ life_NN1 ,_, the_AT last_MD fifteen_MC years_NNT2 of_IO it_PPH1 on_II this_DD1 beat_NN1 --_NN1 except_II21 for_II22 a_AT1 short_JJ stint_NN1 in_II England_NP1 as_II a_AT1 foreign_JJ correspondent_NN1 in_II the_AT closing_JJ year_NNT1 of_IO World_NN1 War_NN1 II_MC ._. 
If_CS you_PPY 'll_VM allow_VVI me_PPIO1 to_TO dispense_VVI with_IW the_AT false_JJ modesty_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM by_RR21 far_RR22 the_AT best_JJT writer_NN1 of_IO the_AT bunch_NN1 in_II this_DD1 press_NN1 room_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT best_JJT reporter_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
So_RR why_RRQ am_VBM I_PPIS1 hanging_VVG around_II this_DD1 dreary_JJ room_NN1 in_II this_DD1 dreary_JJ building_NN1 ?_? 
Because_CS ,_, truth_NN1 to_TO tell_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM basically_RR lazy_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 had_VHN other_JJ opportunities_NN2 at_II the_AT paper_NN1 ,_, including_II general_JJ assignment_NN1 reporting_NN1 where_CS I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI roved_VVN all_RR over_II the_AT city_NN1 and_CC suburbs_NN2 covering_VVG everything_PN1 from_II gangland_NN1 killings_NN2 to_II hotel_NN1 fires_NN2 to_II ward_NN1 elections_NN2 to_II airplane_NN1 crashes_NN2 and_CC train_VV0 wrecks_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 've_VH0 turned_VVN down_RP these_DD2 opportunities_NN2 ,_, in_RR21 part_RR22 because_CS I_PPIS1 like_VV0 the_AT day_NNT1 shift_NN1 ._. 
Years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, I_PPIS1 decided_VVD I_PPIS1 preferred_VVD working_JJ days_NNT2 because_CS it_PPH1 left_VVD my_APPGE evenings_NNT2 open_JJ for_IF drinking_NN1 ,_, something_PN1 I_PPIS1 used_VMK to_TO do_VDI far_RR too_RG often_RR ,_, destroying_VVG a_AT1 marriage_NN1 and_CC damned_VVN near_II a_AT1 career_NN1 in_II the_AT process_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT I_PPIS1 still_RR prefer_VV0 working_JJ days_NNT2 but_II21 for_II22 an_AT1 altogether_RR different_JJ reason_NN1 :_: I_PPIS1 'm_VBM happily_RR remarried_VVN and_CC commute_VV0 home_RL every_AT1 night_NNT1 on_II a_AT1 swaying_JJ old_JJ Lake_NNL1 Street_NP1 Elevated_JJ train_NN1 to_II Catherine_NP1 and_CC our_APPGE stucco_NN1 house_NN1 on_II a_AT1 shady_JJ street_NN1 in_II the_AT quiet_JJ and_CC stately_JJ near-western_JJ suburb_NN1 of_IO Oak_NN1 Park_NN1 ._. 
Actually_RR ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ her_APPGE stucco_NN1 house_NN1 ,_, the_AT one_PN1 she_PPHS1 grew_VVD up_RP in_II and_CC has_VHZ lived_VVN in_RP for_IF most_DAT of_IO her_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, except_II21 for_II22 the_AT few_DA2 unhappy_JJ years_NNT2 of_IO her_APPGE own_DA first_MD marriage_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI preferred_VVN living_VVG in_II the_AT city_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Catherine_NP1 loves_VVZ the_AT house_NN1 and_CC the_AT village_NN1 where_CS she_PPHS1 works_VVZ as_II an_AT1 assistant_JJ librarian_NN1 at_II the_AT public_JJ library_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX only_RR has_VHZ Catherine_NP1 been_VBN a_AT1 personal_JJ godsend_NN1 after_II what_DDQ I_PPIS1 see_VV0 now_RT as_II a_AT1 decade_NNT1 spent_VVN in_II my_APPGE own_DA personal_JJ wilderness_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 is_VBZ far_RG more_DAR than_CSN I_PPIS1 deserve_VV0 ._. 
Beautiful_JJ without_IW question_NN1 --_NN1 to_II the_AT point_NN1 where_RRQ one_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE co-workers_NN2 once_RR told_VVD me_PPIO1 at_II a_AT1 Christmas_NNT1 party_NN1 that_CST at_RR21 least_RR22 three_MC different_JJ men_NN2 were_VBDR regular_JJ visitors_NN2 to_II the_AT library_NN1 just_RR so_CS they_PPHS2 could_VM hang_VVI around_RP her_APPGE desk_NN1 and_CC ask_VVI questions_NN2 that_CST they_PPHS2 easily_RR could_VM have_VHI found_VVN answers_NN2 to_II in_II the_AT card_NN1 catalog_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 stands_VVZ about_RG five-feet-four_MC without_IW heels_NN2 ,_, although_CS her_APPGE passion_NN1 for_IF shoes_NN2 means_VVZ she_PPHS1 's_VBZ usually_RR two_MC or_CC three_MC inches_NNU2 taller_JJR ._. 
She_PPHS1 has_VHZ curly_JJ dark_JJ brown_JJ hair_NN1 ,_, animated_JJ brown_JJ eyes_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 figure_NN1 that_CST draws_NN2 looks_VVZ from_II both_RR men_NN2 and_CC women_NN2 when_CS we_PPIS2 walk_VV0 the_AT streets_NN2 of_IO Oak_NN1 Park_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE clothing_NN1 ,_, while_CS tasteful_JJ ,_, would_VM hardly_RR be_VBI termed_VVN provocative_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 delightful_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO humor_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 way_NN1 of_IO making_VVG me_PPIO1 laugh_NN1 at_II myself_PPX1 when_CS I_PPIS1 come_VV0 home_RL angry_JJ over_II some_DD real_JJ or_CC imagined_JJ slight_NN1 from_II my_APPGE editors_NN2 in_II Tribune_NN1 Tower_NN1 ._. 
And_CC yes_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 has_VHZ stirred_VVN a_AT1 passion_NN1 in_II me_PPIO1 that_CST I_PPIS1 thought_VVD had_VHD been_VBN lost_VVN somewhere_RL along_II the_AT way_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM only_RR hope_VVI ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 do_VD0 every_AT1 day_NNT1 ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 have_VH0 been_VBN as_RG good_JJ for_IF her_PPHO1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 has_VHZ been_VBN for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 have_VH0 no_AT children_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE own_DA ,_, although_CS I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 son_NN1 ,_, Peter_NP1 ,_, from_II my_APPGE marriage_NN1 to_II Norma_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 gets_VVZ his_APPGE good_JJ looks_NN2 from_II his_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 freely_RR concede_VV0 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 tells_VVZ me_PPIO1 he_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 serious_JJ girlfriend_NN1 down_RP in_II Champaign_NP1 ,_, where_RRQ he_PPHS1 's_VBZ in_II his_APPGE junior_JJ year_NNT1 in_II the_AT architecture_NN1 program_NN1 at_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO Illinois_NP1 ._. 
Her_APPGE name_NN1 is_VBZ Amanda_NP1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 wants_VVZ me_PPIO1 to_TO meet_VVI her_PPHO1 when_CS I_PPIS1 go_VV0 down_RP to_TO see_VVI a_AT1 football_NN1 game_NN1 with_IW him_PPHO1 in_II a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO weeks_NNT2 ._. 
In_II the_AT summer_NNT1 between_II his_APPGE freshman_NN1 and_CC sophomore_NN1 years_NNT2 ,_, Peter_NP1 had_VHD the_AT singular_JJ experience_NN1 of_IO toiling_VVG up_RP at_II Taliesin_NP1 ,_, in_II Wisconsin_NP1 ,_, for_IF Frank_NP1 Lloyd_NP1 Wright_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS freely_RR confesses_VVZ to_II being_VBG the_AT greatest_JJT architect_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
Peter_NP1 claims_VVZ that_DD1 stint_NN1 will_VM help_VVI guarantee_VVI him_PPHO1 a_AT1 job_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 Chicago_NP1 firm_NN1 after_II graduation_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ right_JJ ._. 
So_RR there_RL in_II capsule_NN1 form_NN1 are_VBR my_APPGE private_JJ and_CC professional_JJ lives_NN2 --_NN1 other_II21 than_II22 to_TO mention_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 tendency_NN1 as_II a_AT1 reporter_NN1 to_TO pursue_VVI some_DD stories_NN2 more_RGR aggressively_RR than_CSN both_RR my_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC the_AT police_NN2 would_VM prefer_VVI ._. 
On_II one_MC1 occasion_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 came_VVD close_RR to_II catching_VVG a_AT1 fatal_JJ bullet_NN1 ;_; on_II a_AT1 second_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN strangled_VVN but_II21 for_II22 an_AT1 alert_JJ and_CC athletic_JJ University_NN1 of_IO Chicago_NP1 student_NN1 ;_; and_CC on_II a_AT1 third_MD ,_, I_PPIS1 found_VVD myself_PPX1 trading_VVG punches_NN2 on_II a_AT1 Southwest_ND1 Side_NN1 street_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 burly_JJ construction_NN1 worker_NN1 while_CS several_DA2 of_IO his_APPGE bar_NN1 buddies_NN2 looked_VVN on_II --_NN1 hardly_RR a_AT1 neutral_JJ audience_NN1 ._. 
For_IF the_AT last_MD dozen_NNO years_NNT2 or_CC so_RR ,_, my_APPGE job_NN1 at_II Police_NN2 Headquarters_NN has_VHZ been_VBN to_TO cover_VVI the_AT Detective_NN1 Bureau_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT most_RGT wide-ranging_JJ beat_NN1 in_II the_AT building_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ nominated_VVN for_IF this_DD1 by_II my_APPGE fellow_JJ reporters_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS pointed_VVD out_RP that_CST the_AT biggest_JJT job_NN1 at_II Headquarters_NN should_VM go_VVI to_II the_AT guy_NN1 at_II the_AT biggest_JJT paper_NN1 ,_, and_CC which_DDQ also_RR has_VHZ the_AT biggest_JJT news_NN1 hole_NN1 to_TO fill_VVI ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ only_JJ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT story_NN1 ._. 
Because_CS we_PPIS2 all_DB share_VV0 our_APPGE news_NN1 with_IW one_PPX121 another_PPX122 ,_, making_VVG a_AT1 mockery_NN1 of_IO the_AT term_NN1 'competitive_JJ journalism_NN1 ,_, '_" everything_PN1 each_DD1 of_IO us_PPIO2 gets_VVZ from_II our_APPGE respective_JJ beats_NN2 goes_VVZ to_II all_DB the_AT others_NN2 so_RR nobody_PN1 gets_VVZ 'scooped'_JJ and_CC then_RT gets_VVZ chewed_VVN out_RP by_II his_APPGE city_NN1 editor_NN1 ._. 
Although_CS I_PPIS1 've_VH0 already_RR confessed_VVN my_APPGE laziness_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 am_VBM in_II fact_NN1 the_AT least_RGT lazy_JJ of_IO this_DD1 press_NN1 room_NN1 foursome_NN1 ,_, not_XX counting_VVG whoever_PNQV is_VBZ working_VVG for_IF the_AT City_NN1 News_NN1 Bureau_NN1 ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 usually_RR get_VV0 the_AT juiciest_JJT news_NN1 in_II the_AT building_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC immediately_RR have_VH0 to_TO share_VVI it_PPH1 with_IW my_APPGE so-called_JJ 'competitors_NN2 ._. '_" 
So_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ that_DD1 ,_, on_II this_DD1 morning_NNT1 like_II all_DB others_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 trundled_VVD down_RP one_MC1 flight_NN1 of_IO worn_JJ marble_NN1 stairs_NN2 to_II the_AT office_NN1 of_IO Fergus_NP1 Sean_NP1 Fahey_NP1 ,_, Chicago_NP1 's_GE longtime_JJ chief_NN1 of_IO detectives_NN2 and_CC ,_, without_IW question_NN1 ,_, the_AT best_JJT department_NN1 head_NN1 on_II the_AT entire_JJ force_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ greeted_VVN in_II the_AT small_JJ anteroom_NN1 by_II Fahey_NP1 's_GE secretary_NN1 ,_, Elsie_NP1 Dugo_NP1 Cascio_NP1 ._. 
"_" Nice_JJ to_TO see_VVI you_PPY as_RR21 usual_RR22 ,_, intrepid_JJ reporter_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, looking_VVG up_RP from_II the_AT Smith-Corona_NP1 typewriter_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE ever-present_JJ toothy_JJ smile_NN1 and_CC bright_JJ brown_JJ eyes_NN2 ._. 
"_" The_AT feeling_NN1 is_VBZ mutual_JJ ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 replied_VVD with_IW a_AT1 bow_NN1 ._. 
"_" Is_VBZ himself_PPX1 on_II the_AT premises_NN2 this_DD1 fine_JJ autumn_NNT1 morning_NNT1 ?_? "_" 
"_" He_PPHS1 is_VBZ indeed_RR ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 announced_VVD me_PPIO1 over_II the_AT intercom_NN1 and_CC got_VVD a_AT1 squawk_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 translated_VVD as_RG "_" Send_VV0 him_PPHO1 in_RP ._. "_" 
"_" Nice_JJ to_TO see_VVI you_PPY ,_, Fergus_NP1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, tossing_VVG a_AT1 half-full_JJ pack_NN1 of_IO Lucky_JJ Strikes_NN2 onto_II his_APPGE desk_NN1 blotter_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM rather_RR be_VBI fishing_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 muttered_VVD ,_, looking_VVG up_RP from_II a_AT1 stack_NN1 of_IO paperwork_NN1 and_CC pulling_VVG a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT pack_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 s'pose_VV0 you_PPY want_VV0 some_DD coffee_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" Good_JJ guess_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 reached_VVD for_IF the_AT intercom_NN1 to_TO signal_VVI Elsie_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ already_RR coming_VVG through_II the_AT doorway_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 steaming_JJ cup_NN1 of_IO java_NN1 ._. 
"_" You_PPY pamper_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 with_IW a_AT1 grin_NN1 ._. 
"_" Please_RR do_VD0 n't_XX ever_RR stop_VVI ._. "_" 
"_" You_PPY say_VV0 the_AT sweetest_JJT things_NN2 to_II a_AT1 girl_NN1 ,_, "_" Elsie_NP1 purred_VVD ,_, turning_VVG on_II her_APPGE heel_NN1 and_CC leaving_VVG ,_, closing_VVG the_AT door_NN1 behind_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" One_PN1 in_II a_AT1 million_NNO ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 observed_VVD ._. 
"_" The_AT other_JJ gal_NN1 you_PPY had_VHD here_RL taking_VVG her_APPGE place_NN1 seemed_VVD okay_RR ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 made_VVD decent_JJ enough_DD coffee_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO be_VBI glad_JJ to_TO have_VHI Elsie_NP1 back_NN1 again_RT ._. "_" 
"_" Yeah_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 am_VBM ,_, but_CCB call_VV0 me_PPIO1 a_AT1 traditionalist_NN1 ,_, Snap_VV0 ._. 
A_AT1 mother_NN1 really_RR ought_VMK to_TO be_VBI home_RL with_IW her_APPGE little_JJ one_PN1 ,_, "_" Fahey_NP1 said_VVD with_IW a_AT1 sigh_NN1 ._. 
"_" Her_APPGE sister_NN1 over_RP on_II Ashland_NP1 Boulevard_NP1 is_VBZ watching_VVG the_AT little_JJ guy_NN1 during_II the_AT day_NNT1 now_RT ._. "_" 
"_" Is_VBZ the_AT money_NN1 tight_RR at_II home_NN1 ?_? "_" 
Fahey_NP1 took_VVD a_AT1 drag_VV0 on_II his_APPGE Lucky_JJ and_CC shrugged_VVD ._. 
"_" Seems_VVZ her_APPGE husband_NN1 does_VDZ okay_RR working_VVG in_II the_AT purchasing_NN1 department_NN1 at_II that_DD1 railroad_NN1 ,_, the_AT Rock_NP1 Island_NNL1 Line_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB they_PPHS2 're_VBR saving_VVG up_RP to_TO buy_VVI a_AT1 house_NN1 in_II the_AT suburbs_NN2 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 neighborhood_NN1 called_VVN Crescent_NN1 Park_NN1 they_PPHS2 like_VV0 out_RP in_II Elmhurst_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. 
They_PPHS2 need_VV0 Elsie_NP1 's_GE extra_JJ income_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 down_JJ payment_NN1 ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 figure_VV0 she_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI here_RL another_DD1 year_NNT1 or_CC so_RR ._. "_" 
"_" At_RR21 least_RR22 the_AT kid_NN1 's_VBZ in_II good_JJ hands_NN2 with_IW an_AT1 aunt_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 observed_VVD ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX like_II Elsie_NP1 's_GE leaving_VVG him_PPHO1 with_IW some_DD stranger_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" True_JJ enough_RR ,_, "_" the_AT chief_NN1 replied_VVD without_IW enthusiasm_NN1 ._. 
"_" How_RRQ 's_VBZ things_NN2 on_II the_AT home_NN1 front_NN1 for_IF you_PPY ?_? "_" 
"_" No_AT complaints_NN2 ._. 
Catherine_NP1 's_VBZ still_RR working_VVG at_II the_AT Oak_NN1 Park_NN1 Library_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ she_PPHS1 loves_VVZ ._. 
And_CC Peter_NP1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO graduate_VVI a_AT1 year_NNT1 from_II next_MD spring_NN1 down_RP in_II Champaign_NP1 ._. 
Lives_NN2 with_IW his_APPGE mother_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE husband_NN1 over_RP on_II Lake_NNL1 Shore_NP1 Drive_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 figure_VV0 he_PPHS1 'll_VM get_VVI himself_PPX1 a_AT1 place_NN1 in_II the_AT city_NN1 after_II graduation_NN1 --_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 a_AT1 job_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 architectural_JJ firm_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE grades_NN2 put_VVD him_PPHO1 near_II the_AT top_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE class_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB enough_RR on_II family_NN1 life_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ percolating_VVG in_II your_APPGE world_NN1 ,_, Fergus_NP1 ?_? "_" 
He_PPHS1 snorted_VVD ._. 
"_" Big_JJ worry_NN1 all_RR over_II the_AT department_NN1 right_RR now_RT is_VBZ Truman_NP1 's_GE visit_NN1 to_II town_NN1 in_II three_MC weeks_NNT2 ,_, which_DDQ probably_RR means_VVZ some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 damned_JJ parade_NN1 ._. 
The_AT details_NN2 have_VH0 n't_XX been_VBN released_VVN yet_RR ,_, but_CCB if_CS I_PPIS1 were_VBDR to_TO hazard_VVI a_AT1 guess_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 'll_VM probably_RR have_VHI a_AT1 motorcade_NN1 from_II downtown_RL to_II either_RR the_AT Amphitheatre_NN1 down_RP at_II the_AT Stockyards_NP2 or_CC the_AT Stadium_NN1 out_RP on_II West_ND1 Madison_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ never_RR fun_JJ being_NN1 in_II this_DD1 business_NN1 when_CS a_AT1 President_NN1 comes_VVZ to_II town_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Are_VBR you_PPY expecting_VVG trouble_NN1 ?_? "_" 
Fahey_NP1 grimaced_VVD and_CC ground_VVD out_RP his_APPGE cigarette_NN1 ._. 
"_" Presidents_NN2 ,_, especially_RR when_CS they_PPHS2 're_VBR right_RR out_RP in_II the_AT open_JJ in_II a_AT1 convertible_NN1 ,_, make_VV0 me_PPIO1 nervous_JJ ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO nut_NN1 cases_NN2 around_RP ._. 
Remember_VV0 Roosevelt_NP1 down_RP in_II Miami_NP1 back_NN1 in_II '33_MC ?_? "_" 
