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SYNOPSIS.
c Michael OTIalloran. an orphaned neivt
IL hoy. finds a little lame girl while on an
^^rrrunil with another boy. The child is
wjrantlc for fear that the authorities will
place her ill an orphanage since the death
of her grandmother a few hours previous
ly. Michael, or Mickey, is slightly afraid
of the child, hut sympathizes with her
over the prospect of the orphans' home.
She pleads with him not to leave her.
(Continued from Yesterday.)
Mickey took both the small bony
hands reaching for him. He was so
frightened with their hot, tremulous
clutch that he tried to pull away,
dragging the tiny figure half to light
and bringing from It moans of pain.
"Oh, my back! Ob', you're hurting
me! Oh, don't leave me! Oh, boy; oh,
dear boy, please don’t leave me!”
When she said “Oh dear boy”
Mickey heard the voice df his mother
in an hourly phrase. He crept closer,
enduring the ‘touch of the grimy
claws.
"My name's Mickey,” he said.
"What's yours?”
"Peaches.” she answered. "Peaches,
when I'm good. Crippled brat, when
I'm bad,”
"U'lieve If you had your chance
you could look the p/saches,” said
Mickey, "but what were you bad
for?”
"So's she'd hit me,” answered
Peaches.
"Hut if me just pulling a little hurt
you so, what happened when she hit
you?” asked Mickey.
"Like knives stuck into me," said
Peaches.
"Then what did you be bad for?"
marveled Mickey.
"Didn't you ever get so tired of
one thing you'd take something that
hurt jus' for a change?"
"My eye!" said Mickey. "I don’t
know one fellow who'd do that,
Peaches.”
"Mickey, hide me. Oh, hide me!
Don’t let them 'get' me!" she begged.
“Why, kid. you're crazy," said
Mickey. "Now lemme tell you.
AVhere they'll take you looks like a
nice place. Honest it'does. I've seen
lots of them. You get a clean, soft
bed all by yourself, three, big. hot
meals a day. things to read and to
play with. Honest, Peaches, you do!
wouldn't tell yo if it wasn't so. If
stay with you till they come,
then go with you to the place till you
see how nice it is, will you be good
and go?"
She burrowed in the covers, screech
ing again.
"You're scared past all reason,” said
I Mickey. “You don't know anything.
But maybe the orphings homes ain't
so good as they look. If they are,
why was mother frightened silly about
them getting me? Always she said
she just had ’-o live until 1 got so
i big they woulan’t ‘get’ me. And I
kept them from getting me by doing
what she told me. Wonder if I
could keep -them from getting you?
There's nothing of you. If I could
move you there I bet I could feed
you more than your granny did.
while I know I could keep you rleaner.
You could have my bed, a window
! to look from, and clean covers."
Mickey was thinking aloud. "Having
you to come home to would lie lots
nicer than nothing. You'd beat a
dog all hollow, ’cause you can talk.
If I could get you there I believe
I could be making it. Yes, I believe
f *1 could do a lot better than this, and
l I believe I'd like you. Peaches; you
are such a game little kid."
"She could lift me with one hand."
she panted. "Oh, Mickey, take me!
Hurry!"
“Lemme see if I can manage you,"
said Mickey. "Have you got to be
any particular way?"
"M ckey, ain't you got folks that
beat you?” she asked.
"I ain't got- folks now," said
Mickey, "and they didn’t beat me
when I had them. I'm all for my
self—and if you say so I guess from
now on I'm for you. Want to go? '
Her arms wound tightly around his
neck. Her hot little face pressed
against it.
■put one arm 'cross my shoulders
an' the other round my legs," she
said.
"E t I got to go down a lot of
stairs; it's miles and miles.” said
Mickey, "and I ain't got but 5 rents.
I spent it all for grub. Peaches, are
ycu hungry?"
"No!" she said stoutly. "Mickey,
hurry!"
"But jjonest. I can’t rarry you all
that way. I would if I could.
Peaches: honest I Would."
"Oh. Mickey, dear Mickey, hurry!"
she begged.
•'Get down and cover up till I
think,” he ordered. "Say. you looi^
here! If I tackle this job do you
want a change bad enough to be
mean for me?”
"Just a little bit, maylie.” said
Peaches.
"But I won't hit you.” explained
Mickey.
"You can if you want to," she said.
"[ won’t cry. Oive me n good crack
now an' see if 1 do."
"You make me sick at my stum
mick,” said Mickey. “Lord, kid!
Snuggle dou% till X see. I'm going
to get you there some way.”
Mickey went back to the room
^^where he helped deliver the clothes
^^•imket. "How much can you earn
the rest of the night?" he asked the
woman.
"Mebby 1C cents.” she said.
"Well, if you will loan me that
basket and 10'cents, and come with
me an hour, there's that back and
Just a dollar in it for you, lady,” he
offered.
She turned from him with a sneer
ing ladgh.
"Honest, lady!” said Mickey. "This
is how it is: That crying got me
so I went Anthony Comstockin'.
There's a kid with a lame back nil
alone up there, half sturved and
scared fighting wild. We could put
her in that basekot—she’s just a
handful—and take her to a place she
wants to go. We could ride most of
the way on the cars and then a little
walk, and get her to a cleaner, bettpr
room’, where- she'd be taken care of,
and In an hour you'd he back with
enough nickels In your pocket to
make a great, big, round, shining,
full-moon cartwheel. Dearest lsidy,
doesn’t the prospect please you?"
"it would.” site said, "if 1 had the
cartwheel now." tt
"In which case you wouldn't go,
said Mickey. "Dearest lady, it isn't
business to pay for undone work."
"And It isn't business to pay your
employer's fare to get to your Job,
either," she retorted.
"So. that beats business a mile,"
said Mickey. "That’s an Investment.
You invest 10 cents and an hour's
time on a gamble. Now look what
you get. lady. A nice, restful ride
on the cars. Your 10 cents back, a
. whole, big, shining, round, lady
* lll>erty bird. If you trust In Ood, ns
i the coin says the bird does, and
ynore'ii that, denrest lady, you g<> to
^ omfort Your Skin
With Cuticura Soap
and Fragrant Talcum
-fclivr'J. . »■ ■ -v- • h.
bed feeling your pinfayhera sprout
ing, 'cause you've dor^ a kind deed
to a poor crippled orphing.”
"If I thought you really had the
money—” she said.
"Honest, lady, I got the money,”
said Mickey, "and sides, I got a sur
prise for you. When you get back
you may go to that room and take
every scrap that's in it. Now come
on; you’re going to be enough of a
sporting lady to try a chance like
that, ain't you? May be a gold mine
up there, for all I know. Put some
thing soft in the bottom of the
basket while 1 fetch the kind.”
Mickey rah up the stairs.
‘‘Now, Peaches,” he said,* “I guess
I got it fixed. I’m going to carry
you down; a nice lady is going to
put you in a big basket, then we'll
take you to the cars and so get you
to my house: but you got to promise,
'cross your heart, you won't squeal,
nor say a word, ’cause the police will
‘get’ you sure if you do. They'll
think the woman is your ma, so it
will be all right. See?"
Peaches nodded. Mickey wrapped
her in the remnants of a^ilanket, car
ried her downstairs and laid her in
the basket. By turning on her side
and drawing up her feet she had
more room than she needed.
"They won't let us on the cars,”
said the woman.
"Dearest lady, wait and see." said
Mickey. "Now, Peaches, shut your
eyes, also your mouth. Don’t you
take a chance at saying a word. If
they won’t stand the basket, we’ll
carry you, but it would hurt you
less, while it would come in handy
when we run out of cars. You
needn't take coin only for going, dear
est lady; you'll be silver plated com
ing back.”
"You little fool,” said the woman,
but she stooped to her end of the
basket.
"Ready, Peaches,” said Mickey,
“and if it hurts 'member it will soon
be over, and you’ll be where nobody
will ever hurt you again.”
"Hurry!” begged the child.
‘‘Down the long stairs they went,
and to the car line. Crowded car
after car whirled past. Finally one
came not so full: it stopped to let off
passengers. Mickey was at the con
ductor’s elbow.
"Please, mister, a lame kid," he
pleaded. "We want to moy her.
Please, please help us on.
“Can't!” said the conductor. "Take
a taxi.”_
"Broke my limousine," said Mickey.
"Aw come on, mister; ain’t you got
kids of your own?” *“
"(let out of the way!” shouted the
conductor.
"Hang on de hack wid the basket,”
cried the woman.
With Peaches laid over her
shoulder, she swung to the platform
and found a seat, while Mickey
grabbed the basket and ran to the
back, screaming after her: "I got »ty
fare; only pay for yourself." Mickey
told the conductor to tell the lady
where to leave the car. Whei» she
stepped down he was ready with the
basket. Peaches, panting and in cold
perspiration with pain, was laid in it.
“Lovely part of the village, uin't it,
lady?" said MiAkey. ".See the castles
of the miMyingalres piercing the sky;
see their automobiles at the curb;
see the lovely ladies and gents prom
enading the streets enjoying the
spring?”
Every minute Mickey talked to keep
the woman from noticing how far she
was going, but soon she growled:
“How many miles- furder is It?”
"Just around a corner, up an alley,
and down a side street a step. Noth*
ing at all! Nice promenade for ar
spry, lovely young lady like you.
Evening walk, smell spring in the air.
Most there now, Peaches."
"Where are ye takin' this kid?
How'll I ever get bark to the car
line?” asked the woman.
Mickey ignored the first question.
"Why, I’ll be eschorting you of
course, dearest lady.v he said.
At the point of rebellion, Mickey
spoke. "Now set the basket down
right here,” he ordered. "I’ll be
back in no time with the lady bird."
He returned in a few minutes. Into
her outstretched palm he counted 22
niekels, picked the child from the
basket, darted around a corner, call
ing "Back in a minute,” and was
gone.
"Now, Peaches, we got some steps
to climb," he said. "Grip my neck
tight and stand Just a little more.”
"I ain’t hurt!” she asserted. "I like
seein’ things. I never saw so much
before. I ain’t hurt—much!”
-Your face, your breathing, and the
sweating on your lips, is a little dis
proving," said Mickey, “but I 11 have
to take your word for it, ’cause I
can’t help it; but it’ll soon be over
so you may rest.”
Mickey climbed a flight, then sat
down until he could manage a.Vther.
The,last flight he rested three times.
One reason he Inin Peaches on the
floor was because he couldn't react*
the bed. After a second's pause he
made a light and opened the milk
bottle.
“Connect with that," he said. "I
got to take the lady back to the
cars."
"Oh!" cried the connected child.
"Oh. Mickey, how good!"
"Go slow!” said Mickey. "You bet
ter save half to have with some
bread for your supper. Now I got to
leave you a little bit. but you needn't
be afraid, 'cause I'll lock you in.
Nobody will 'get' you here."
"Now for the ears,” said Mickey
to his helper.
"What did them folks say?" she
asked.
"Tickled all over," answered Mickey
promptly.
“That bundle of dirty rags!" she
scoffed.
"They are going to throw away the
rags and wash her," said Mickey.
"She's getting her supper now."
"Sounds like lying,” said the wo
man, "but mebby It ain’t. Save me,
I can't see why anybody would want
a kid at any time, let alone a reekin’
bunch of skin and crooked bones.”
"You've known folks to want a dog,
ain’t you?” said Mickey. "Sure some
thing that can think and talk back
must be a lot more amusing. I see
the parks are full of the rich folks
dolling up the dogs, feeding them
candy and sending them out for an
airing in their automobiles; so it's up
to the poor people to look after the
homeless children, Isn’t it?”
"Do.you know the folks that took
her?"
"Sure I do!” said Mickey.
"Do you live close?" she persisted.
(Contlnrd in th« Morning Bee Tomorrow.)
Adele Garrison
“My Husband's Love”
The Problems That Swiftly Descend
ed on Madge.
I walked back to the farmhouse
from the bidden wood road, not
knowing whether to laugh or be
angry at Harry Underwood’s bizarre
theatrlealism.
I was also puzzled as to Just what
lay behind his request that I give
I,illlan his message about suing him
for divorce. "Was he anxious to
marry again? Intuitively I denied
this, and then, with a shrug, dis
missed him from nty mind. I had
no idea when I should see Lillian,
“and until I did, there was no need
for me to waste any time in conjee
f ~ ~ • —■—
tines concerning him. I had enough
problems of my own on hand.
There was no one in the kitchen
when T entered, and with jumping
pulses I flev\’ upstairs, fearing that
Junior was worse. The door of my
mother in law's room was locked, and.
as I rattled the doorknob frantically,
Katherine's voice, crisp and cheer
ful. came to me:
"Thank you, Madge?”
"Yes! Oh! What is-"
"Nothing. We're giving this young
man of yours an alcohol rub and
can't chance the door opening on
him. Come back in 10 minutes and
kiss him good morning.”
"Good morning, mama,” Junior
called, his voice still hoarse from the
croup we had fought so desperately,
and I had hard work to make my
voice steady ns I answered him.
With unreasoning rebellion against
being shut away from my little lad,
I went to my own room. I told my
self disgustedly that if it had not
been for my silly curiosity in going
to the wood road, I would have been
helping to care for my child instead
of being barred from him.
“See Dot Ha-bee.”
Katie rescued me from the dol
drums 10 minutes later by knocking
at the door and calling cheerily:
"Oh-h! Missis Graham, come and
see dot ba bee. He so sveet shoost
like candy."
Ten minutes later I was in my
mother-in-law’s room with Kather
ine professionally patting me to see
if my clothing was not chilled. And
then I whs in a chair before the fire
with an Idolized little figure, in my
arms rapturously responding to his
demand for a story.
"Just one, Junior,” Katherine said
decisively. "I’oor mama and Aunt
Kathie are so tired driving that
nasty old croup away that they must
have some sleep.”
Junior considered the question, his
head on one side like an adorable
robi n.
"Granzie go to sleep, too?” lie
asked at last, and his grandmother
beamed.
"No, my precious,” she said.
"Granzie will stay right here with
you.”
"All right, then." He philosophi
cally settled himself against my
shoulder. "Make It a long story,
mama.”
We all relaxed into laughter. In
which Junior joined, though with
puzzled eyes. I spun the story out
as long as I dared, and when it was
finished, Katherine swept me away
to my own .room with orders to
"sleep the clock round," if I could.
This advice I took almost literally.
It was far Into the afternlon when
I finally awoke, to find Katherine
sitting in a chair beside bed.
"I’m glad you wakened by your
self," she said. "I was afraid I’d
have to wake you, and I hated to."
"Junior?" I asked anxiously.
“Couldn't be ■better," she said, “but
there is a telegram which just came
for you."
I took the envelope and drew from
it a long wire from Harriet Braith
waite, asking me to find a tempor
ary apartment in New York duVing
their stay, and saying that they
would not come to the farm until
after the operation. I handed the
telegram to Katherine who read It
and said:
"Or. Braithwalte detests a hotel!”
“Whatever am I to do!" I ex
claimed. “Temporary apartments
aren’t easy to find. There is one in
my own building, but I know fas
tidious Harriet Braithwalte would
scorn it.”
“But If It’s like yours—you sai<f
yours was immaculately clean and
convenient.”
“Yes, but so plain and ugly, and
in so unattractive a neighborhood
-hat—"
"You'll find that Mrs. Bralthwaite
cares for only one thing.” Katherine
interrupted. "That is the opportun
ity to prepare her nuenann me iur»i
which he needs—he is a bit dyspep
tic, you know.’’ ,
"In that case.'' I rejoined, ‘‘the
problem la easy, and I can wait un
til tomorrow afternoon to go back,
as I had planned originally. Other
wise I should have had to go back
tonight. I'll put in a call to the
Janitor to Wfcld that apartment for
me.”
Hut my plans for going back com
fortably the next afternoon were
rudely shattered. The next morning
before daylight I was awakened by
the telephone ringing furiously, and
when 1 answered it, Liicky’s voice,
raucous, excited, came over the wire.
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