Chapter 16
Dan's disgust was so powerful he wanted to vomit. When word had reached him, he found it hard to believe. Even Cotty Starke couldn't possibly be that callous! Yet it was all true. He had arrived in time to observe Cotty's brief bally and had watched the people streaming in. He wasn't particularly surprised at that. He had long since lost all wonder at the things people did. The mere fact that they would pay money to view a platform full of freaks, fake or authentic, had destroyed any illusions in that direction. But that anyone could stoop so low as to make money off a dead man and the grief of a poor deaf and dumb creature!
Rage slashed through him, burning away the disgust. He saw Cotty emerge from the tent and stop behind the ticket booth to light a cigarette. Dan ground ou
