Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27

immense trunks stood in the middle of the
large room, they were each half full and i
certainly seemed hopeless case if the
balance Of the garments were to be
crowded into the space remaining
TWAS night, late. and the great boarding
house was in silence
As the little woman reused herself with
an effort and was about to resume her
work there was the noise of a closing door,
then hating, stumbling footsteps upon the
stairs
She had paused at the first sound and
listened intently. The door which she
stood facing was slowly opened and into
the room came edging, sheepishly, big,
handsome, boyish young man. But his
face was flushed, his fair hair disordered ;
he stood picture of shame and seml-ln-
toxication.
''Billy Moorel" began his girl-wife, in a
gust Of passion, 81 think you are as mean
as mean can be. Here you go cut and leave
me to break my back with all this packing,
and never come home until midnight, and
then come home drunk, yes, drunki It's
mean, that's what it is, and / won't stand
;tr'
"That's right, Kenny, pitch into me- Oh,
pitch into mel give 1t TO me good; Iwon't
say nothin'. But you needn't bother TO pack
any more"
Not pack any more9" repeated the girl in
establishment; ''why2'
"Cause we can't go, that's why. THERE
now it's all outP' and the poor, weak sinner
dashed his hat upon the floor, sank into a
chair, and buried his face In his hands.
William Moore, just Of age, good-looking,
soft hearted and headed, had married jolly
off LOT far e I he
Bland Opera-House Corps de Ballet, thereby
pleasing himself and entirely alternating all
the few relatives of his deceased parents
The sharp, pretty little woman whom he had
won loved him truly, and she was worthy
the affection of any man, child Of the foot
lights though she had been from earliest
infancy.
Three days before the executors had paid
to the young man q little over four thousand
dollars, all that remained of his fathers
estate With this sum the young couple
were about to start for the West, where
Moore had arranged to take an interest in
an established business that would give him
a good living and opportunity for future
prosperity.
This, the last evening, he had gone out
''for few minutes, Just to say goodbye to
some of the boys" promising to return very
soon and finish the necessary packing.
When the wife saw Willie, whom she fully
recognized that she had to protect and up
hold; when she saw him penitent and in
tears, her hasty anger vanished; she went
TO his side and cuddled him.
"Come, Billy boy" she said, coaxingly,
'tell US all about it; out with it and let's
have the worst over"
"Oh. HennyI' he numbled, "rm
'shamed to look at you. 1 went down to the
corner, and got into a little game, just a
little one, for fun, you know, with Chick
Lawton, and drinked a little too much, and
old D. ID. he came in and rung himself into
the game, and kept a-drawin' me on and
on, and-and so it happened"
''Is Ii all gone, WilIic!"
+" Every cent? very cussed rap"
Her face set hard, anu she could not stife
the sigh that came from her heart
"Oh, Hennyl" sobbed the man; g don't
care for myself, it's you-when [ think of
your
- You ought to have thought of me before,
Willie, then it would a-been some goodl"
at was al the fault of old D. D., Henry,
twas him that done it. Chick Lawton
wouldn't a-took all 4 fellow had. He's some
white, Chick is
ooh, bother your Chick-Ckick Lawton
the chicken-heartad, grinning dudel
know him better n ever you dare to. He's