fOROIVE YOUR ENEMIES.
Hy I'KANCIS II , NICHOLS ,
( Copyright , 1S9V by Francis II. Nichols. ) ,
Kcw of the Inhabitant * of the "bend"
could remember the tlmo when Red McOann
was not the leader of the Ryan street gang.
Red Mas born In Ilyan street. The coun
try In which his childhood was spent was
bounded on the north ty Houston street
and on the south by the Battery. Its ar
terial river wns the Uowcry. The- Bend
was his school , his religion , his Kingdom.
Jled's memory retained only a faint imprint
of the patient , careworn face of hla mother.
Ho had only nn Indistinct recollection ot a
wnko over her cofiln , nt which the occupants
of n tenement houao got a llttlo moro drunk
than usual. Ho remembered a man with
n black coat who came the next morning
and read something out ot a book Red had
long ngo forgotten what before "dey took
her awny. " The man had glanced nt Red's
dirty face and the group of disheveled women
watching the "dead wagon. " "Sho Is bet
ter where she la" had been his only comment
BS ho disappeared around the corner.
All this happened a long tlmo ago. It
wns about three months before Red's father
"did his first time. " Ever since then Red's
father had n habit of appearing on Ryan
Direct at Irregular Intervals with his hair
cropped very short nnd a consuming deslro
to avoid being seen by a policeman. Such
habits wcro not at all exceptional In Ryan
Blrcot and the fact that Jlr. McGann was
nblo to come homo nt nil wne nti argument
BO much to his credit that Red constantly
epoko of tt with pride.
Red's tltlo of leader had not been con
ferred or thrust upon him ; It was the result
of sixteen years of blows and battles with
nny would-be usurper who made bold
enough to try "to bees do gang. "
Red may have had some other name , but
neither ho nor anjbody el BO know It. It
came from the shocks of auburn hair which
1 ( partly hid his long , thin face. Ho was un-
dorjslzed and wiry , ns slum children usually
are. Ho was freckled and rather round
ehouldored. No stretch of the most power
ful Imagination could ever call Red cither
handsome or n hero. In fact , ho would not
have been at all complimented had any ono
ever attempted it. Ho won Just a "tough , "
rejoicing In his toughness. The kind of
Wboy who IH the bane ot policemen's lives
f nnd the incorrigible of East Side missions.
It is harder to toll what Red did not defer
for n living than what he did. There was
scarcely any phnso of jouthful avocation
in which ho had not dabbled. Ho had sold
cigarettes on excursion steamers , ho had
peddled tips on the race track , ho had sold
tickets on commlhslon for East Sldo balls ,
had blacked boots and carried the hand
luggage of incoming travelers. What ho
didn't know about the worst end of New
York was not worth knowing. It wouldn't
bo exactly truthful to say that ho often went
through long periods ot financial stringency
nnd hard times , because ho never had any
good times. His life wns spent in success
fully Insisting upon living.
Rynu street trails Ita twisted length of
asplia.lt pavement and tenement houses into
Dutterlck place. It does not proceed di
rectly , lor doing things in a direct course
ds no moro the habit of the streets than
It Is ot its inhabitants. In order to get
to Butterlck place you walk up a llttlo
narrow extension of Ryan street called
Bhlnbono alley.
U was at Shlnbono alley that Red Mc-
dann'STklngdom-came to a sudden fstop.
Once across the narrow flagstone boundary
line , and you were In the domain of Barney
Muller. In Butterlck place Barney's sway
was as absolute as Red's wns In Ryan street.
All of the Butterlck gang swore oy him
nnd worshiped him. Barney was about two
foot taller than the rest. He had tawny
jollow hair and broad shoulders , the result
of his llfo on the docks as a stevedore's
helper. In girth and weight ho was for
the superior of Red. Barney was something
of a prizefighter In hla way , and some
times talked vaguely to an admiring crowd
. about belts nnd gate receipts. Between
wC Barney Muller and Red McGann there was
an undying hatred , such ns only monarchs
can know , There were not many things In
llfo that Red McGann loved , hut there were
several things that ho hntcd and nt the
hc.id of the list was the name of Barney.
Their feelings for each other were shared
by tholr followers. Scarcely a pleasant
K lummcr evening passed on the Bend without
f a clash between "do two gangs. " Nobody
know exactly what they were fighting about.
No ono cared. The only certainty was that
whenever a number of "Ryan strceters"
made a raid across the "border " Into the
hinterland ot Shlnbona alley , from the
dozen tenement houses would Issue n num
ber of Barney's men to give them battle
roj-al. Black eyes and broken heada wcro
the Inevitable sequence. The conflict usu
ally lasted until the pollcoman on the bloek
came on the corner , when , with a "Ssh ! do
cop ! " thu combatants would scatter to the
four "winds , Barney and Red frequently
led their forces In person. Physically Red
was no match for the leader of Butterlck
place. Snd as the knowledge was to him ,
Rod usually avoided a. trial by flsts with
his rival. On two or thrco occasions -when
Bnrney had cornered him Red gave htm one
ngn.-nanu mow uuwn aim uuu ; uui u
itiatcgy and ( Incase the Barneys were no
tnach for the Reds.
Crouching behind the brick wall or the
front steps of n tenement house , Red Me
Ciann's followers would sometimes wnlt fo
hours for the fee , armed with brickbats am
Hicks , nnd often they succeeded lu sur
prising them.
In ono respect the Mullers had the nd
rantngo of the McOnnns. Their klugdon
i\as the more completa lu that they had a
queen as well as n UliiR on the throne
Barney Mutter's ulster shared the homage
9f the gang with her brother. She was n
llttlo older than he , and by far the pret
tiest girl In Butterlck place. She had the
lark hair and round blue eyes that areoc
taalonally found In tcnemcnt-houso types
Although sh'o was his older ulster , great big
burly Barney watched over her with an In
tereet that can orly be described as fatherly
She was very proud of him , and took a
keen Interest In all of his struggles ant
the battles of his gang , When Red's fol
lowers made their raids Into Darney'ti ter
rltory she often took a hand in the fray
herself , A largo part of the dislike in
which Barney was held by the Ryan strec
gang was shared by his sister. She wa
rather proud of being placed on the sain
level as a combatant with her brother.
"Ef Red McOann ever catches me. " sh
frequently said , with an air of superiority
to other girls In lluttorlck place , "ho wll
punch my face do eamo as ho wouli
Barney's , "
And the listener would Inwardly rcgrc
that she was not privileged to have a
"leader11 as a brother ,
It was during lUvl's Qftcenth tenemen
house summer that JlmvSlattery llrst np
pcared In Butterlck place. Jim , who wa
the sensation of the hour ; Jim , the her
Df many price fights , -whose picture In
combative attitude adorned the pages of th
Gazette. All Rjnn street was end nnd de
pressed at the thought of what an ncqulsl
lion Jim was to Its rival.
Jim's acquaintance v\lth Darney bad be
run at some rlngeldo. Ills vas a Ilashle
typo than Darney's. There were bnu
Etrlpcs ncroEe his shirt front and past
diamonds on his Uppers. Ills "record" wa
In the Garotte. Barney admired him In
tensely , U was the height of his ambltlo
ttIciltato him. Jim wna Installed as
oft ot privy council to Butterlck place. II
as recognized by all of the gang as the
( Ing's confidential adviser.
But , as often happens with royal favor-
(
tes , there came a tlmo when the king |
earled of a shadow behind his throne. J
"Who Is de leader ot dls gang , anyway ? "
aid Barney , with nn angry start when the
wakening camo.
"if dls t'lng keeps oa Buttcrlk place will
a\e a Jim for a Icadtr Instead ot a Bar-
ey. "
First thcro "was a coolness followed by a
: alm in the roar of the saloon , Then a
cw nights later a fight to a finish between
larnoy and Jim. They had decided to eel-
lo It In that way.
The "mill" took place In the baromcnt of
tenement house. It lasted for nine rounds
vhen Barney battered and bleeding sue-
ceded In getting In a blow on Jim's nck
lint felled him. When he finally crawled
o his feet , defeated , but defiant , ho walked
ver to the corner where hi antagonist
vas receiving congratulations.
"You've licked me , Barney Muller , " he
said. " 1 leave the Bend tomorrow and
ou'll bo eorry when I'm gono. "
When Barney came home from his work
n the docka the following evening ho
eallzcd the awful meaning of the veiled
hroat. Magglo wasn't thcro to meet htm.
Instead was a sealed envelope , addressed to
ilm In crude- cramped hand. Inside was
a certificate signed by Alderman Bernstein.
It said that the alderman had en that day
married Margaret Muller to James Slattcry.
Aicxompanylng the certificate -was a iiote.
"You was so busy quarreling with Jim , "
It read , "that you couldn't ECB that mo and
Jim were in love. We've been engaged
thrco months , almost ever since you Intro
duced us. You drove him away from the
Uond. I go with him as his wife. I'm
sorry for jou , Barney , but lt'8 your own
fault. Goodby , MAGGIE. "
Barney's face was white and wild when
txo showed the marriage certificate to "do
gang" that night in the rear of Duffy's sa
loon.
"Don't none ot you ever speak her name
to mo again , " ho crie < l with a savage oath.
"She's gono. She can't be Barney Muller s
sister of she Is Jim Slattcry's v\lfe. " He
stalked out of the sldo door. The boldest ot
the gang never dared to mention Magglo
attcr that in a tone above -whisper. .
Only vogue rumors of Maggie's ne-w llfo
floated pack to Buttorlck place during the
jxr following. Jim had become a book
maker's clerk. Ho traveled from one race
track to another. Ho was said to be mak
ing money. Ills wife- , according to report ,
was always with him. She was said to be
basking in the sunshlno of Jim's good luk
and living on "do Eunny side of Kasy
street. "
Ono Sunday afternoon late in the fall of
that year , Just after the Thanksgiving saoxv
had begun to nwlrl around the doorsteps
and fill up the cag holes In the pavement
of Ryan street , the Salvation army paraded
through that thoroughfare.
Ryan street was so short and crooked
and Insignificant that even the army had
ovei looked It until now. For that reason
the show possessed for the inhabitants a
charm of novelty that It would have had in
> oiy few other places.
Rod and the gang all turned out In force
to hear "do drum. "
"De drum" and the nolso were by far
the two most interesting entries on the
rrogram , but oven above their din there
-\\as \ wafted to Rod a message . that "de
captain" read out of a much-worn Testa
ment.
"But I Bay unto you , forgive your
enemies. "
The Idea of forgiving anybody was very
strange to Red McGacu , but the Idea ot
forgiving an enemy was positively humor
ous ,
"Listen to do crank ! " ho said to one of
his followers , who laughed heartily.
But 1he man tald It ever again several
times. Ho wound a kind ot sermon around
thu words , and as Red walked away that
night to the Music hall , where be was to
take tickets for the "sacred concert , " smo-
thlog seemed 1o Keep ringing In his earsj
romcthlng that teemed to bo accentuated
by a drum and a tambourine , "Hut I say
unto you , forgive your enemies. "
It was a holiday week , and one of the cold
est nights of the jear. It had been snowing
all day and great drifts ere piled across
Ryan street. At 2 o'clock in the morning
Rod was wading through them , up to his
waist , on bin way "home. " Home at that
tlmo consisted of a corner in a ealoon two
blocks away , where Red made the flre in the
basoburner every morning , and by way of
remuneration was allowed sleeping room ,
"Dls Is a fierce night , " said Red to him
self , us be looked at the deserted street ,
"It must bo pretty bad when everybody
etnys inside on Hyan street.
No living thing anywhere nothing but
the black sky , the cutting , swirling snow
and tenement-houMO walls ,
As ho passed a drorstep where the enow
had not drifted quite BO high as on eome
of the other houses on the block he heard
tome ono call hla name.
"Rod ! eay. Red McGann ! "
Rod floundered a moment In the snow.
At first ho tould ECO no on- . Then , as the
wind rnado the corner lamp-post flare a
llttlo to one side , he caught sight ot n young
woman holding a baby In her arms on the
doorstep. The ragged shawl that eho had
thrown over her head was well pulled down
over her face. In the momentary flare Red
saw her eyes , nnd ho knew her. Only one
girl who lived In the Bend had ever pos
sessed eyes ns big and blue as those. She
wns Maggie Muller , Barney's slater , the ex
iled queen ot the gang , against which Red
felt fifteen years ot accumulated hate.
But something in the whiteness ot her
face and the child's , the utter , complete
hopelessness of It all , made Red stop In his
vvnlk and flounder over to the doorstep ,
He looked down at the two figures for
awhile bcforo ho quite got his breath.
"What's do trouble ? " ho said slowly , as he
glanced furtively at the tenement house
across the street ,
"Eventhing , " said Maggie. "When we
were first married things went along all
right for a while ; plenty of igood clothes
and good times. Then Jim plunged at
Quttenberg. Ho lost everjthlng ho bad. He
was gene ono day -when I came home , but
ho left mo a beautiful letter , he did , stating
that ho couldn't support a wife any longer.
Perhaps he couldn't. 1 don't think ho would
have given mo up If ho could have helped
it. His boss , the bookmaker , paid my fare
nnd the baby's to New York , Do you under
stand , Red ? "
Red nodded ; of course he understood.
His training In adversity made the tragedy
in nil Its details flash before bis mind In
a moment ,
"Pretty tough , " ho said , as ho kicked his
foot In the snow. An awful struggle was
raging Inside of Red at th.it moment.
"Doro's no place for her to go but Bar
ney's , " said the first voice in his conscience ;
"and she must go dere , because , wld Bar
ney's feelings , he might biff her when ho
first set eyes on her , before he had time
to think about it. She wouldn't go nowhere
else sho's too despairing like. She'll Jest
sit hero till do cop finds hero. De Gerries
will take do kid away from her , and she'll
get the Island for vagrancy. It'll 'bo ' do
worst ting dat ever happened to Barney.
Evoroj-body knows dat he was the begin
ning of her trouble by Introducing her to
Jim. Tlnk of It , Red , Magglo Muller , what
used tor help her brudder boss de gang , a
vagrant on the Island. Why , Barney will
look llko tlrty cents after tomorrow. Ho
won't bo able to bold up his head even.
His gang will go to pieces. Dls Is where
jrou win. Red. "
But , striking against this sentiment , and ,
as Red thought , slamming it hard against
the ropes , there was another voice a voice
that -was not born ol revenge or Ryan
street. It was so different from any ordi
nary kink In his philosophy that Red gave
It n hearing Just from the very novelty
of the thing. It seemed to bo coming down
with the snowllakcs. Perhaps itwas. .
"Red. " it raid , "dls Isn't right. 'I say
unto jou , forgive your enemies. ' You don't
have no sister , Red , but if jou did and
sbo lived In the Bond , It's llko ns not she'd
bo unfortunate , and If she did she might bo
slttin' hero in the snow with her baby in
her arms at that. How would you like
the loops to git her and take her child
away. Red ? 'I say unto you , forgive your
enemies. ' "
Klnronn nml fiprr r crrmv the Hirht Inelda
Red. A good many times the volco from
tbo Bend bad the best of It , but ns tt was
about to win , that ctlier something would
pick itscilf up from the center of tlio' ring ,
with marvelous vltnlttj- , and would deal a
flerco uppcrcut at Its antagonist
Red's face was getting drawn and
twisted ; ho pulled his cap well down over
his eyes nnd turned up his coat collar.
"Sit hero till I go away and t'lnk , " ho
said to the shivering woman before him.
Ho trek out a clgaretto and tried to light
it. His hand trembled so that two matches
went out In quick succession In the nttemrt
As the third ono spluttered nnd gl'unmcraJ
and then died away In his fliaky fingers , bu
flung the cigarette into the snow. "What's
do matter wid mo ? " ho said angrily to
himself. Ho "walked up to the corner and
leaned against the lamppost.
"Dls Is where you win , Red , " enld voice
No. 1 , but volco No. 2 caught the blow
on Its left and dealt that Invincible right
hander with , "I say unto j-ou , forgive jour
enemies. "
"Dero's somothln * wrong with me , " said
Red thoughtfully , as ho looked up the
street. "Sure dero is , " But that ono glance
settled It.
Slowly crunching up tbo enow two blocks
away Policeman Hogan was coming up Ryan
street. Red knew very well that Hogan
was never In a good humor en nights like
this , and that ho wouldn't eland much back
talk vvhon thcro was a chance to make
vagrancy arrests. If anything was to be
done , it had to be done quickly.
"I eay unto you , forglvo your ene
mies. " , It was a knockout blow. Red
made ono wild dash down Ryan street to
Magglo and her child ,
"Come wld cne , " ho said gruffly , "I'll sco
jou tru dls. "
Maggie looked up with her big , blue eyes
at Red's face , They were beautiful eyes ,
In spite of the tear stains , still.
"Don't go back on me , Red , " she said
as ho helped her rise ( rom the doorstep.
"Please don't , just for de kid's sake. "
Even then his whole life's philosophy
showed signs of returning animation. He
glanced nervously over his shoulder to
makekuro that none of the gang were In
sight. "What would dey link of me. Red
McGanu. takln' care of Barney's slater ? " he
thought. "Dey'd have a pcrfock right to
kick me ( is a traitor. "
"But I say unto j-ou , forgive your en
emies. "
Crunch , crunch , up Ryan street came Po
liceman Hogan. He was only half a block
away now.
Magglo realized the danger , too , n * she
stood by Red's side. "Glvo me do kid , " ho
bald , "quick. " ,
Maggie's baby wns too weak to cry very
loud. The approaching policeman didn't
hear Its low moan as ho came near her.
Tor tl moment lied held It up under the
lamp post long enough to see the two blue
eyes set In the white llttlo face. "Dey're
llko yours , Maggie , " ho said , nnd they
started up Ryan street.
Thev both know the stY6' ' so well that
it was a vcrj easy matter to dodge down
an alley , the end ot which was barricaded
with ash barrels , and maKe their way out
to the Bowcrj' .
Up Albermnrlo street , tnrough Dog al
ley , they trudged , Red holding the baby In
his arms. In front of a square brick build
ing Red halted.
"Dls Is It. Maggie , " ho said , "din la
whcro jer got ter go. "
"But you can't do It , Red , " aho pleaded.
"It's after 11 o'clock , nnd you know what
Cephas la " She did not finish her sentence -
tence , but Red understood , Ho saw the
( point she was trying to make.
I For moro than fifty jears "St. Cephas'
Shelter" for indigent women has stood at
the end of Dog nlley. It is constantly re
ferred to ns a model among charities. A
long whllo ngo somebody or other who had
n good many alns to account for , died nnd
left a snug sum of money to found St
. , . - , -V.'l ; -.1 - - - Q.
"AN AWFUL STRUGGLE WAS RAGING INSIDE OF RED AT THAT MOMENT. "
Cephas. The original theory of the original
board of trustees was that St. Cephas' doors
should always bo open to any poor woman
or child who had nowhere else to go. St.
Cephas did not undertake to keep unfor
tunates permanently. It simply gave them
a shelter where they could alt down and
think of how to take the next step.
St. Cephas had visiting directors and res
ident directors and treasurers and corresponding
pending secretaries nnd neatly printed re
ports and rules especially rules.
St. Cephas had become as much a part of
the llfo of the Bend as the police stationer
or street sweepers. Four women are In
charge. Very precise , proper persons , the
four women are. You can see them any
Sunday afternoon with their prayer books
under their .irms on their way to a church
uptown. Every succcding generation of
precl.se , proper women who have presided
over St. Cephas has added to Its rules , until
now they form a long document which hangs
beautifully engrossed In a gilt frame in the
vestibule. The rules are the joy and prldo
of the precise women , and to see that they
are not violated is one of their chief cares.
The rule which particularly concerned
Red as ho carried his llttlo living burden
up the brownstone steps was Hint no ono
could , under any clrcuniEtancea , be admitted
after 11 o'clock. It was a rule of thirty
years' standing or framing. No matter how
many cots wcro vacant at St. Cephas , no
matter how despairing the applicant who
knocked at the dcor at 11:10 , eho could not
bo admitted because of the rule "and what's
the use ot having a rule if you break it. "
With the Inexorable firmness of the rule
Red wia perfectly familiar. Under ordinary
conditions ho would have no moro dared
pass that door after 11 o'clock than ho
would to punch a policeman , but conditions
wcro not at all ordinary that night , and so
ho ventured.
Avlth a strnngo thumping of his heart
agalnsit the Inside of bis waistcoat , Red
put hla thumb on the button of the electric
bell at Saint Cephas' door. There was no
answer , so ho lepeatcd the performance ,
Then ho bore down heavily on the button
and kept It ringing for ten minutes , In
the stillness of the snow ( lakes and tlu >
night , Rca could hear the faint , burzlng
ring far , far away inblde of Saint Cephas ,
"I wonder If dey'll call the police ? " he
thought to himself.
Onca bo was inclined to desist and run
for it , but ono glance at Maggie and the
llttlo pale fuco In his arms silenced that
thought. Ho stood his grognd and kept
on ringing the bell ,
"There was a slight rustling Inside
the vestibule. A panel in thu door opened
and a woman's face appeared at the open-
Ing.
"What do you moan by dleturblng the
whole household at 2 o'clock In the mornIng -
Ing ? " eho eald sharply. "Go 'way , or I'll
call an officer. "
"I want to get dese two in dere , " said
Rod , stolidly.
"Well , jou can't do it. Will the people
of this nclghborhcod never learn that we
don't receive any one after 11 o'clock al
night ? "
Shu raised her hand to the panel and
wns about to close it , but Red prevented
her from dong | so toy putting bis flsi
through the opening.
"I want to ask you , lady. " ho eald , "If
din hero St , Cephas is a Christian build
ing ? "
"A what ? "
"A Christian building , " Rod repeated.
"Why , of coursv , " eho replied. "I dcn't
exm-tly know -what vou mean. I wish thai
jou would explain yourself. "
Cold as It was. Red felt the drops of
perspiration standing out on his forehead
under his cap vizor.
"Well , " he said , and the words came
slowly and hesitatingly , "I don't exactl >
know de meaning myself , but onct I heard
a feller preaching on Sunday In Ryat
street and he was a telling me about Chris.
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tlans and such t'ings. Ho says dat nil de
Christians dat live In Christian buildings
all co 1110 from do man dat use' to walk
around long whllo ago , beln' kind to people.
Ho was awful kind to everybody and I hap
pened to t'lnk dat If ho was here now ho
wouldn't turn away this woman and child ,
especially on n night dat's as cold ns this. "
She let go of the knob on the panel. In
all her llfo among the rules and regulations
of St. Cephas she had never been addressed
In that way before. She looked Into Red's
tonee , tightly drawn face as ho went on.
"But I have another argument for you , mum.
My name IB Red. I'm Red McGann of thu
Ryan street gang. Who Is It dat broke a.
pane of glass In your parlor window two
weeks ngo ? It wns de McGanns , Who
throw your ash barrel Into do area ? It was
do McGanns , Who comes around do cor
ner at 2 o'clock In do morning and hollern
so ho wakes up all da women what sleeps
hero ? It's de McGanna , my gang. Doy do
It because I tells dcm to do It Now look
a hero , mum e > f Red McOann tells dem not
to do It , doy wouldn't , nnd jou'd be lot
alone. Now , If > ou takes dls woman and
her kid In hero tonight , I'll give you my
word jou'll never miss no moro ash bar
rels nor nottlngs. If you want to know
more about mo , you can ask de police. Dcy'a
friends of yours. "
It was moro of a hcmlletlcal address than
Rod bad made for a long while Ho wax
positively exhausted by the effort. Jle with
drew his hand from the panel opening and
Etured Intermittently at Mngglo and the
woman , who was the model of proprlctj and
precision.
It was bard to tell which part of Red's
speech carried the day. A purist might
have said that his references to his leader
ship constituted a kind of blackmail. But ,
be that as it may , she handed u ticket out
through the panel to Red.
"Take this to the back door , " ohe said ,
as hu clutched It eagerly "I will make an
exception to the rule in this case. "
Red felt a penes of victory keener than
the .hard-fought battle with the Butterlck
Place gang had ever given him There was
a glimmer of hope In Maggie's face that
hadn't been there for many duys Together
they entered the warm and comfortable re
ception room of St. Cephas.
A certain hauteur had taken possession
of Red , He had won a hard fight and de
termined to have some of the Jojs of vic
tory.
tory.Ho
Ho looked atound loftily at the row of
cots In the room into which they were led
by the night caretaker.
"U isn't at all healthy , " she said , "for
people who work hard all day to be waked
up at 2 o'clock In the morning to let In
worthier trash. " Red understood the solil
oquy. "Yes , " ho mused in return , "It's
pretty tough , but it la a good deal tougher
to have to walk nound In do snow and
have to die of cold and hunger , dat's what
It Is. "
"I llko dh bed , " said Red , selecting one
of the cola with the air of a master of the
situation. "It's not too near the stovo.
Maggie , dla Is for jou. " By this time the
night caretaker had mndo up her mind
that she wns dealing with an extraordinary
pereon. She made no protest and busied
herself making the eot ready for the mother
nnd her child
"Red , " bald Maggie , "how can I over
thank vou' " Tears were How Ing out of her
big blue eyes. You're all right , Red , though
nobody In Jluttcikh I'lace evnr knew It. "
"Oh , don't mention it ! " said Red , with
an ulry manner. "I'll look out for you ,
even if you uro Bnrney's cIMor. I know
a chophouse on Forty-second street where
dcy need n girl to help wash dishes. De
barkeeper dcio Is a friend of mine , nnd I'll
give vou a Htrong recommend. You needn't
eny anything about your doubles If you don't
want to. Good iilght. "
Out among the cold , silent snowllakca
again , Red ttudgcd on
"There It is ugaln , " ho bild. And ho
listened.
Out of the silence of the night it seemed
to bo sounding a sort of paean of victory.
"But I nay unto you foigive jour eno-
mtea. "
COI.OH ADO'S mm MM ; MOL'.NTAIN ,
It HUN Itfuii itii ! ' ! re for Over u Ilun-
ilrril \ < * nrN.
A mountain , which him been on flro for
more than 100 years , la situated Just west of
New castle , Colo. So close Is It that Its
j shadow cnvtlors the town at 0 p. m. at this
lime of the jear , and yet the people there-
( nbouts think no more of | t than , ofthe beau-
ttful Grand river which woshetj the feet of
( the huge pllo where the lire has burned so
long , To the tenderfoot , however , the gilt-
1 lerlng patches of deep red flro , where it
breaks out on the side of the mountain , and
Is exposed to view , Ihero is nothing In all
that atato quite Its equal ,
| The flro to fed by u big vein of coal which
the mountain contains. Just how the coaf
became ignited Is not known , The oldest
resident snys It was on flro when he came
there and the Ute Indians , who once lived
In that section , say It was burning many
years before the first white man creased the
continental dlvldo. The supposition it ) that
the coal was Ignited by a fores' flrn at au
early date in the present century.
It has smoldered nnd steadily burned until
this day. At night , when the moon Is dark ,
Is the best tlmo to BCD the firr. Then it la
that It rcwemblcs the regions of Inferno as
given us In the word-painting of Danto.
The earth covering the coal Is loosened by
the heat and falls awny , exposing the sheet
of lire.
The escaping gas probably assists | n strip
ping off the rocks and dirt nnd wherever Urn
vein of coal approached the surface the Jlro
can bo seen. The first flro the writer saw
was fully fifty feet square. It had a peculiar
red tint , whllo the burning gas coming up
at the base of the coal vein added a bright
blue coloring to the scene. In many placru
the surface of the mountain has sunken ,
showing where the flre has burned out lUi
course ,
Kfforts have been made to extinguish the
flre. Some time ago n company which own *
a largo amount of coal land there constructed
a dltth from a point several miles above the
mountain , Into which It succeeded In tuinlng
the water which goes to form Klk creek.
Previously a shaft had been sunken In the
mountain and Into thlw shaft the water wns
permitted to flow. The shaft was soon filled ,
but the flro was above the level of the water
and the effort was a failure.
Drier iiiul ( < > | li < > Point ,
Mr. N ! ' . Smith stated the facts briefly
when he said ! 'Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is the be t cough medicine I ever u d. Last
winter I had a cough that the doctor failed
to euro. I tried this remedy and It madu n
complete cure. " Mr. Smith Is the leadlne
merchant of Meycrstown , W. Va.
I'ntlirr Inform * mi | | | M Son ,
DIJNVKH , Oct 11-nmll I'oly. 2i jenri
old , has been flrreptetl au u dexerlcr on In
formation Riven by hlH futhPr , Adolim I'olj.
who beruina Juilous of his gnn'H relfulons
with Jluud JJradly. a Kreiicli-Carudlun
Klrl , who has been llvlns with thf > father
for the lust eighteen months Younir I'oly
enlisted in the Thirteenth Vnltcd Sut <
regulars In New York and served In the
BantliiKO campulh'n I'e deserted at Il3tu > .
lulu cnrouto to tin ; Philippine * Maud
Urndlv declares eho will nmrry him In Jnll.
