"All through?" asked Evelyn.
"Yeah—let's get going and see what this joint of joy is going to be like."
They left the place, and walked up the street toward the Rio Bravo. As they were crossing the railroad tracks next to the hotel, Evelyn stopped, "Good Lord, look coming—there's Ruby, Myrtle, Betty, Billie, Lillian, Virginia, Annie, Laura, Irene, Marie, and I don't know any of the others."
"Well, we must not be late for the party, anyhow, seeing that they are just arriving."
"Jees—there's probably twice that many already up there," answered Evelyn.
"Where do they all come from?"
"A party in this town does the same thing to these Hookers that cheese does to rats."
"Let's wait a minute and let them go on in," said Pearl.