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THE OfAnA DAILY BEE: STTSTDAY, OCTOBETt 14, 1000.
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he Story of Hunch Badeau.g
BY SAMUEL BIERWIN.
f;Mipnii of I'rriMMiinK riiniir. I Saturday night, after they liad been sitting
Hunch iJadf.iu l. th rough raptnln of u by thg Htove for a long time In alienee.
T.uke Michigan freight schooner ami Union ,,rl.M nnrVoiiK
Consldlnn ts hi.- first male and friend Con- i ,H! i nervous.
fddlne full.- hi WvH with a Mnnlsiouco girl. ) "Say, Hunch," ho said, "would you g
Illinill kt,.t.M ( Ht.Mtni MlttllLTllt lllld hrlnKft .1.,..,. tt .ii tea tIA"
111 tn built tlirouuli ii storm on the lake In
llmo for hH wedding, though Munch loves
the girl tiuixnif. Several month lutrr Con
eidlno int. o'liin s Hunch to Jess llurtlett.
JoiiM fall; In lnvu with Hunch ufiil lm iwiiis
to te- li.t'M .in' or.st'Un.- enntlnues his
down If yon was we?
"Where?"
"You knowdown to
row."
"Would I go? What you talking about?
"Where's hm hat, Mies Consldlne?"
Bruce Blood up.
"What'a that' What you snylng to my
wlfo? That' tny wife. Hunch lladeau. She's
h lady. Yon can't talk to my wife." j
Mamie ttood at the foot of tho bed watch- j
Inn the two men uervnusly.
"Ilruce,' suld Hunch, "shut up and come i
alon." I
"Don't you think you'd hotter go, denr?" I
said Mamie, timidly. 1
"Wha's that? I'm on to you two. You
can't frol me, you can't. You're pretty I
smart. Hunch lladtmu, sneaking down to
see my wife"
Humh gripped Hruco's nrm and Jerked
hlui out nf th rnnni. Thnv wnr. nt the 1
& I ton of tho sl.Tlrs when Mnniln rnmn tn the '
door. t
"Hero's hi hat." she said. "You'd bet- ,
tor, take 1 guess. "
"Thnnks," said Hunch without looking
at hor, and ho hurrlr.d Ilruco down the
stairs.
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Mntno'a tomor
drlnkii.g hihlix ll-i ch !"h IiM Fi-hoon-T
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llitlr oiiK'iw mnt llunih gits n lib m
foieina'i It. .1 lumber i-ainp and 'nurl V'.tt'
ree ir l'i the mtne place. I'mnill.
ifl r i . wf Hunch goes to spb i. r
mid gH li-T help
.. -
( llVl'I CII M.
Ilruco camn down to thu station In tho
voning nnd was standing on the pint
form vh. n Hunch stepped oill the train.
They vailed up tognthur and wore half way
to tho room beforo Uruce said-
"Say. Hunch, hnw about It?"
"It s lud. Sho illdn't havo enough to
eat or k"ep her warm. Sbs's going to
llvo o' toe farter'n plarr and take her
meals ii'r. It's a good deal elieaper'n
the fi t I told her you twts coming
down Km dii vb "
' Wti.i l ym siy lo hr. Hunrh? Wh.i'M
I don't know. What do you s'poio ehe'II
say?"
"I guess you know what slip ought to say,
ll right."
"Do you think she'll be mad?"
"Oh. yuu shut up!"
lirucu went to bed early, but Hunch hoard
htm tossing; until late. In tho morning lid
'Aus moody.
"Hunch." he said, after breakfast, "what
tlmo doca tho train go down?"
" 'Ilout half an hour."
"Say, I s'posc I might u well take It nn
tho noon train."
"That's your business 'taln't mine."
"Well. I kucss I will. Say. Hunch, I'll
tell you s'pOKc you come along."
"(luess not."
"I don't mean nothing, Hunch, but you'vu
bern tnll.lng to her and you know how to
I Ind of (tutor her. 1 never roitld. somehow "
("M.W'THH XII.
Tho next tnurnlng Uruco was still In bed i
when Hunch went to work. McGuIro did
not sppiar with the other men and at noon
his brass check still hung on Its nail In th
timekeeper' shanty. Shortly after lunch
nrttee and Mcdulre, both a little the worse
for drinking, appeared and went to work
with tho gang. Hunch hnd gone up to
the mill nnd did not sou them until his
return. When ho camo near they were
dawdlltn: over their work, chuckling to
gether over somu Incident of tho morn-
ItiB.
"What you two doing hero?" Hunrh '
asked.
Ilruco started and moved away from Mc-,
(lulre. i
"Spcal; up."
Mcdulre muttered. "Ouess we know what
we're du'.nfc"."
"Look hero." crild Hunrh. "you go to '
lb - '.fit, e i.ud i, t your tlmo."
I i ti' in T ii i i i i i i ii i mu i r r
mi k MM
U IjP M Jll IE . .
WHAT A II B YOl' HOINT, HERE?" OKOWI.KD IinUCE.
she fca ' Anything special? Tell mo I "Look hern. Ilruce. I ain't going today or
bout tt ' I any duy. I ain't going at all. Understand?
flui'Si, then' ain't nothing to toll." You needu't tell her I said that, though."
'Stimi to me It's kind of funny If ai "(luesa I'd belter bo starling ch,
man can't Mini mil nothing iihuut hi j Hunch?"
own wife. Yon was down tliero nnd you "(lucis you had."
see her all day, 1 don't sro why 1 ain't "t'ouio on down to tho depot. You ain't
r.oi a rlr.ht to know about It." (got nothing to do."
"Oh Htuit up! You ain't got a right to j At the. utatlon Hunch paid:
nothing from the wav you've treated her." "(lot any money?"
Lu"U here. Hum h IJadenu, you've, got
to tell mc."
' How long you been saying what I got
to do and what I ain't got to do?"
Thai nil right, but"
Hrure stepped and took Hunch's arm.
"Tnko our hand off me "
Ilruce ii hnud dropped.
Now dnu'i got ugly. Hunch. Ijtnf
warned in know about her. I ain't seen
her for a good while."
'Wen do you think that's my fault?
1 II tell you about her. She's fixed up
wheM she's 0t enough to eat and drink
ncd she got people to uilk to her and
rblrp her up and she's waltlnr for you
to eonir down nest Sunday. If you're man
enough lo keep fitmlrht and go down there
nnd do the square thing yon won't find nu
In your way. If you ain't, you can go to
h-l for all 1 rare."
Hrure wnu silent and they climbed to thv
room and went to bed.
A day or two later -Mr. Jackson sent for
Hunch.
"Uadeau." ho said, "how about this man
Consldlne"
"How do you mean?"
"What kind of work Is ho doing?"
"Ml right as fnr's I can tice."
"He's n friend of yours, ain't ho?"
"Yes. ho used to vorh for mo when I
Kid i he schooner."
"I'll tell you, llKilrau, l'vo had notue
coiupluints about him. You know I dou't
want any man that can't do tho work."
"I ihluk bo's doing pretty good, sir."
Well. I'll couut on you to koop an eye
cm him. If you catch him loafing don't
xvuste nny tlmo on him "
Hunch went over the eonveriat Inn In the
eventne with Hruce. I' frightened llrme
and he made promises wi.lih he kept for
tho rest of tbi week.
They did not talk ibout Minnie until
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"No. I ain't pot much.
"Hero's a little. No drinking, now."
"On my honor, Hunch, 1 won't drink a
drop. Do yoi. think a man would drink
when ho's going down to sco his own wlfo,
Hunch? Do you think"
"Yuu butter gut aboard."
"Ocodby. Hunch. I'll get back tonight."
In the evening Hunch met tho Manlstogeo
train. Ilruco did not get olf. Hunch looked
for him on Monday morning, but hnd no
word from him. At noon ho was called to
.Mr. Jackson's olHre.
"nndeau." said his employer, "when that
fousidluo gets bark to work you send him
to mo for Ills time."
Hunrh hesitated.
"I'll tell you, Mr. .lacksnu. Ho went
down yesterday to see hli wife. Their kid
died a little while ago and llko 's not sho'a
sick."
"Think so?"
"My work Is pretty light today. I thought
mebbo I could get oft for thu afternoon
train and port of look htm up. 1 can get
back tonight, you know. You see. If ho gets
laid off It'll como kind nf hard on his wife."
All right, go nhend. Hut. say, lladeau,
hold on n minute. Wo'ro not running a
charity hospital, you know. Wo can't glvo
that man much rope."
Hunrh said. "Yes, sir," and went out. lie
readied Mnnlhtogeo at supper tlniy and
plrked up a hasty meal at tho hotel. Then
ho hurried over to Joo Cartler'a home. Car
tier let hltn In.
"liellc, Joe," anld Hunrh.
Cartler hesitated.
"YtM. I guess ho's upstalro."
"Well, nay, Hunch, como In tho parlor t
mluuto. 1 want to talk to you."
"What's the matter?"
"Well, you know Ilruco came down yes
terday morning and 'long about noon I
guets they quarreled a little. Me nnd my
wlfo, wo didn't listen, but we couldn't help
hearing Ilruco talk, And then Ilruco went
nut -"
"Oh!" said Hunch, "drunk?"
"Not so bad as I've seen him, but ho
nno in kind of ugly, and he's got some up
there--hrought It hack with him. Seema
bind of too bad. I illdn't feol cmltc 'a If I
iruiii iio anything. You seo
none of my business."
Hunch went upstaliM nnd knocked at tho
door. There wna a stir Inside and ho could
hear Ilruce grumbling ami Mamie whisper
McGuIre lowered his canthook,
"What what you say?"
"Oo on. Don't talk to me."
McOulro dropped his canthook and
started away.
"Como back here, McOulro. rick that
up."
McOulro muttered.
"What's that you'ro saying?"
"I ain't saying nothing."
Hunch started toward him, but chocked
himself.
Tick up that canthook, McOulro."
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unch turned to Ilruce. who stood looking tl'lll America, 11
Eir5fftf Kil V-i
m m
Wo'ro through
at
"Where?"
"Oo and get your time,
with you."
Ilruco stood still, looking stupidly
Hunch.
"What? he rnld finally, "you ain't"
"Oct off tho Job. Understand? You'ro
laid off. We lon't want you."
Ilruco slowly lifted bin canthook from
bin shoulder.
Hunch turned away
to where McOulro was standing nnd walked
away with him.
I.ato lu tho afternoon they rame back
and hung around watching thu gang at
work. They had been drinking again nnd
McOuIre ban u boltlo In his pocket, which
ho pulled out frequently. They wcro talk
ing loud nnd laughing.
Their actions drew tho ntentlon of tho
men and annoyed Hunch, though ho bald
nothing for a long time, finally Ilruce nnd
McOulro began calling at tho men, growing
boldor In their romarks. At last McOulro
called: "You fellows mua' llko working
for tha' d d fool," and Hunch walked to
ward them.
"You'll havo to move away from here,"
ho said. "Wo can't havo you disturbing
the work."
"Oo 'way!" McGutro replied. "You can't
touch us. Wo ain't on your Job."
"Stop Hint. McOulro! (let out, quick, or
I'll throw you nut!"
McOutru laughed. Hunch went to him
and pulled htm to his foot.
"l.o' go o" mo!" said .McOulre. "Tako
your bands off o' me!"
Hunch began dragging him nwy. Mc
Oulro hung back, protesting and threaten
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'Ilruro her?"
jlfSv -5 KT''r ii
Ing. Then Mamie opened tho door a fow knuckles squarely on tho sldo of thu iu.
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When abo looked at Hunch the
color left her face and she, leaned ngalnst
the door.
"It's all right," said Hunch, "I come for
Mm."
"Oh!" (altered Mamie.
"Who's thero?" cnlled Ilruce. "Who you
whispering tn?"
Mamlu hexltated and looked at Hunrh.
Ilu iscntly brushel her aside, saying:
"I.emmo como In."
"Who Is It?" said Ilruco. Ho was lying
on tbti bed, his clothing mussed, his faco
rd. Hunch stend by tho lied and looknd
down at him.
"What )nu doing hero?" gtowled Ilruce,
"What right ou got coming In man's
hoiiBe""
Hunch looked at his watch.
"Come on." he n:ild. "We've got to got
back Oo ou wit o' heie, will you?"
Hunch took hla aim und pulled him up.
Ilruce vat ou the edge of the bed,
"Come on Iirii'-e, gi t moving "'
"Oo 'way '
Hunch turned to Mumle,
McOulro Btnggored back. Uruco had i,ti.
arms around Hunch's neck nnd waa trying
to choke linn. Hunch gripped Ilruco's
wrists and slowly pulled thorn forward
until tholr hold was loosoned. Then ho
turned quickly, took hold of nruro's shoul
dors and threw him against a pi0 of cut
timber. Ilruco struck hard and soemod
for a moment to bo clinging to th0 Puu
Then ho fell on .his face.
Bomo of tho roon wero running toward
them. Ono was calling:
"I seen It, Hunch! It worn't
I soen It!"
Hunch stood panting as the men gath
ered around.
"lienor Beo If he's hurt," ho said.
vThsy rolled Ilruco over. Hla faco was
covorod with blood. Ono of tho mm
brought kom waver front ibo river In his
hat nnd washed It off.
McOulre stood at one sldo, rubbing his
cheek Hunch ordered him away and ho
went without a word. Tho ollmr men wors
crowding nround Ilruco, Oue of thm
looked up and said;
rour faultl
:.0"' c'". Biuih, hS&'S&l,
' - VA J Ull.
nlfer 6i Co.,
M)ii th Omaha
"I guess he's dono for, Hunch."
CIIAI'Tllll Mil.
It wan a cold day In Manlsteo. Tho snow
lay In high bunks on both sides of tho street
car tracks, with paths rut through at tho
crossings and In front nf tho larger stores;
underfoot it creaked nnd crunched. Men
wnlked briskly, keeping their hands In their
pockets or holding them over rnrs nnd
noses and pausing at tho drug storo on tho
corner tn look at the red thermometer.
It was closo to noon and a number of men
wero coming down a night of stairs which
reached tho sidewalk a few doors beyond
tho drug store. Tho Inst ono was Hunch
lladeau, with his ulster collar turned up,
his cap pulled over his ears and his fur
mittens on When they reached tho street
two of tho other men turned nnd shook
hands with him but he bad nothing to say,
and a moment later ho wns walking alono,
slowly, up tho brldgo approach. Tbo exam
ination was ovo- and ho was free. Ills case
had not rrnrbed a trial, for ho had killed
Consldlno plainly In self-defense.
A long row of schooners, steamers and 1,ftl1 himself and them at a paco that woro
tugs lay alongside tho docks on both sides! tllPm I" a fow hours. Hut at B o'clock,
of tho narrow river. On most of the schoon-1 wl"'n 11,0 whistle blew, and ho Put on his
era a length of Btovcplpo enmo out of n cmU n"'1 wrt " 9 boarding house, he
cabin window nnd n few wisps of smoko, refreshed.
winding lazily out, tn be snatched away by ' On Sunday, nfter several days of heelta
met a woman other than the rough girls of
tho Chicago luveo and tho North I'enlnsulu
stockades,
Mr. Jackson hnd told Hunch that ho neod
not go back ti work that day. so ho climbed
to his room and sat on tho chair by tho win
dow. Ilruco's things wore lying about tbo
room, his razor on tho bureau, hi Sunday
clothes ovei a ehnlr In tho cot,el. his shoes
under tho foot of tho bed. Hunch got up
nnd begi n' to get them togi iher, without
knowing exactly why ho was doing It. He
packed what lm could In thu patent leather
vullso niui mndn up tho rest Into bundles,
borrowing paper nnd string from tho laniN
lady. Then ho snt down again, but baforo
long, too restless to stay alono, ho put oh liU
coat and walked out to tho mill. Mr. Jack
said Hunch. "Hold on,
Juat n mluuto. Where's
"No, I can't,
yes I will, too
Joo?"
"Here he Ik," replied Joo hlmsolf, com
ing through tho hall In his shin alcoves.
"Como in and all down."
Hum h stepped In nnd dropped the
bundlrs In the corner.
"Cun I speak to you n mlniilo, Joe?"
"Suro thing. Wnlk In tho front room.
Martha, I ei.tild swear Hunch ain't hud
his dlnnnr. Fetch out Homo of tho chicken
.Marlha, 'Martha. ou Just tnko your work'
this was Thursday 'Martha,' I bays, 'you
Juat take your wotk and go up to Mis' Hanks'
and M't down and havo a good old Jaw with
tbo old lady. Hhc'll lot you talk to her.' I
eays, ' 'causo she used to bo your Sunday
school teacher and she's nlwuys took n shlnu
to y iu. And you Just lay nut tho wholo thing
mid toll her that If sho ain't wanting to
loro tho rospect of nno grocer in this trmn
hho'd bolter Just lenvo go of ono of them
missionary f.oiinliua of hers and watch out
and potatoes. It nln't bo hot ns 'twas, ! a llttlo for her own daughter.' Martha she
Hunch, but It's good, plain stuff, good
enough for us, nln't It. Martha?"
"No, you don't. Mis' Cnrtler. I can't
stay, honest. I had somo grub anyhow."
Hut Joo'a wlfo hurried out to tho Kitchen,
son win. stundlng near the wusto dump with leaving Joo and Hunch lu tho front room.
a memorandum book In hla hand.
"Well, Hndeau, what's tho matter?"
"Nothing, guess I might n ns woll get to
work."
"Just ns you like."
Tho men looked surprised when ho Joined
them. Ho wns nervoui, nnd ho workod
Tako off your cont, man, snld Joo,
"What you getting so bashful about all of
a sudden ?"
Hunch buttoned his coat nervously.
"Is sho slaying here yet, Joe?"
"Who's that you moan, Hunch? Ilruco's
wlfo? Shu's going to her fathers tomor
row." "How's that happen?"
"Well, I'll toll ynu, Hunch you won't
pay nothing about It, of course, but when
Hruco when ho died, you know and I
knowod that girl didn't havo a rent, any
foil kind of delicate about going, but she
wont down, lust the same, nnd tacklod the
old lady and when sho como back her oyes
was like she'd been crying, i;o I known!
'twas all right nnd I didn't r.ny nothing
And, Bum enough, that night old Hankers
himself canib nround und stood up stiff In
tho door and hays: 'Is my daughter here,
Cartler?' Ho nlwnys cnlla mo Joe, jou know,
and I calls him (lenrgo, but that ain't no
matter. I says yes nnd ho goes upstairs
and then Martha and I wo Just keeps nut
of tho way In tho kitchen no's ho could go
out without running Into nny of us. Hut
'long about 0 no ho romou out nnd knocks
on tbo kitchen dnnr and says: '.My daugh
ter's criming to my house, Joe.' And I nays,
'When?' and l e says 'MnndRy,' nnd 'I.et mo
know what tho bonrd'll amount to ' And
tho wind, showed thnt many a sailor was; ting over tho
lying dormant during
Hunch lingered on the bridge,
spent a winter In Chicago
1nrkml nn timinlv In thn
Ono to Island, eating nnd sleeping, stnoklnz bis mind to take them to J
and swapping ynrns and helping to drink up , house. When he finally k
aoraobody'B summer prollls. That was a door Joe's wife opened It
long while ago, It seemed to Hunch a. dim "How d'yo do, Mr Hndeau
part of bomo past life beforo he bad over) won't you?"
best way tn get Hrum'a whores, and worae'n that If you count his' yw vcc Hunch. I was kind of foolUh my-
tho winter months ' things to Mamie-. Hunch gathered up tho ufcl. l' th'maht kind of that the old ''. " I Just says, 'All right, Oeorgo.' mid
irldge. He had once bur.dlos and the valise, and took tho noon ' i,,n"t ,:I1DW m,lu' how lhnuB ft'l 1 !"nn ", K" 01"' 8,1 111,1 K'rI' nolng to
:o on a big Bchooner. train to Mnnlstoaeo. He sat for two hcurn 'or h wouldn't bo o ugly. You see, don't j nllv.. anyhow, and that's i-omothlni; "
North branch, near, In the station beforo ho mull ma':e up "" "'! lwly buttoned his u.
.i -i i.i., ,i,i . mi.., ,!,. i. ,..,i..- Hum h niidded ster.
t'nrtler
1 ar tho
C r-r
"And rr fojme I couldn't fay nothing to "You give her them things won't you,
her M'n- cajfo shed think first th'nc I j00'' 1 lunno as I'd sav anything ahout
n I ir,r -1 Fir, thing .ibout tho r nt -hn'B a m' ''tinging '' 'town
tcu hy ittlo thing, you know-so I kayc to I
(To He Continued.)