The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05

tidy way of wearing her hair. not suffer ing Bell to touch her. The rnddy h;llo~s were iavishly displayed.
 ' lack. if was to die before you come agen, would yer remember me always . You hev been good to me, and I've been ongrateful more nor yer knows I've telisd lies many . time: but don't yer think as I'm sory--l'd tell 'e--l agen this mint but maybe if you was 10 find out, yeT'd curse me- For a moment she vas silent, and then she tossed her head up ward. and laughed h tha, pitifui way that had no mitih. Say goodbye ard hook it." she said I'm no; in full feather to-day. It's all gammon about them lies. say Union Jack. dont union mean maiermeney. I've seed in the papers, Cnion in high life - he started away from her '' abou, the swells. yer know, when they gets tied up. < chap IS come here las; week he were a-askin' ' alter Union Jack and then he sed |, were Jack Martin he sinnihed Bu, yoa amt no nion lack. though they calls yer SO Ha. ha you'd be fool ic get splioed' There amt no union for you yet awhile. Goodbye, Don, yer bring yer Chiny princess to IInnet Lane; it's kinder rough walking io; them IS has no fee, 10 speak on
 He was ou, Of hearing. The desperate defant crest low ~ered i:selt Down. down sans Flags. Sobs heavy ana choking broke from her \ on the standard tn her hands was soaked with the bitter. st.,er tears oi hopeless love.
 
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 SsN months have again ,nc by. and on 4 wiu;fy nigh Ihe wInd blows clouds of driving mist up from the uyer Hu, the lambs inside arrangements arc tenn pared 10 resist the wind. There IS gath cred together .n the familiar room crew Il motley wreishedness *re;e edneSs which II hardly seenas aware of. as Il makes merry in ,he nrehghi. and swears and gibes and islanders si,h unadul,ei- ated vIeIousness. DoCk-laborers. halt drunk some ot ,hcui..qus, smoking on the floor blows, faced women wi,h no ves,lge of ieininine appearance remain ing to them wenches. sirong-lifn bed. and hearty gifis still young Tn years. bar old III kno~led6e of crIme and wle k edness 4y, children eve1. are harbotcd n this den. One child. famii,arly known as Little Ben shares the honor of gen. eras attention with Flags. The liulc boy. prenaiurely grave, is of ~isened sRpearance. and sings and dances in droll way for the amusement of the com parry.
 Flags Is ssfangely altered. it IS no; alone tha; she Is more emaciated and sickly looking, tha, her eyes gleam from deeper sockets. tha, her hands are trans palently thin. There IS besides some spiritual transformation evident. She is quiet She even eoserily eaEesses '' H. te Ben when he jeans against her sofa 10 take breath. The general converse uen appears not 10 interest her 4S she bends over her work. TheSharp re,oti, the coarse wit, sre things of the pas, from her lips yet her alert cars catch every mur.nur of her name
 Whats amiss si,h Flags, Mother Doo?'' sad one o' tie men. Tn d gfuii aside. "She looks about ready for the cold cook. Damme. you've been s,atv- ing her. old skinh,n, ..s
 Mrs. Doc Tn vain vocifera,ed lus,y denial of ,he aspeision, swearing she had been out of poeke, for months on accoun, ot the dainties purchased to temp; the dppCtisc oi HCf ttlktt- Dnt con ,inued:
 It's my belief as she's fre,,ing along of that good-for-naught Bell. Ina, gal she took the huf one day as high and mighty as a duchess, all along of tha, blaok-eyed Iall-bHd as said weren't respectable chap 10 be hanging about the Lamb in daylight, and she iha, soft. letting him bleed her of her earnings There warn, no new clothes or hex,rys here after he go, wind of her"
 t. The man took no notice apparently of this explanation. elbo~,ng his way past couple of huiklng women nearer 10 the sofa. where Flags sa, enthroned after her wont. As she had faded and wasted something of nerye- power seemed miraC- ulously 10 have revived. Her patal, red limbs had regained su.all degree oi vigor. She could stand on one ley now. and creep round the room by the aid of a oru:ch which had been gwen her More than once she had been seen hob bling down ,he lane, and she would stand a, the door Of the Lamb of Goshen ire quently on bngh, days. Her industry and energy rested mol nigh, or day, and her customers were even more n1mci ous. She began to charge extra half pennies. Mrs. Doc at this iuncturc vas wei aware that Flags was putting by pence every week. She did Ro, take the trouble 70 resolve the reason of sud denly developed avarice. II anything happened to Flags-a probability Mrs. Doc contemplated oomplacently in de- fault of iestamentary InJunctions this lady had made up her mind that the real and personal estate of her lodger would be her property.
 Amt been like a mother 10 her = she said in Justihc 10 her own con- science. when the thought of appropr,a- ton of the little canvas bag under the mattress in the back room appeared 10 have a hue of theft
 Hul!o, Flags. my girl, so yer dark eyed baggage has given you the sip said the navy vho had brought Mrs Doc 10 brook for raalprac;iees