The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-03-14

sslf on her arm, hor eyes sparkling with vim
dictivG fury. "'E, a-comin' around with
di'monds and gold, and a-rulnin' my pore
girl; an how % cid u bloomin' 'ead up an
these years - n b were saint. eu1 I'm
GUS fm"
"who does she msanr whispered Cation
"Meanr screamed Mother uuttsrsnipe,
whose sharp ears had caught the muttsred
question. "Why, Marx FrOttlbyr
"Good GodI" Cation ross up In his aston
lshment, and even KilsipS inscrutablO coun-
tenance displayed some surprise
"Aye, were swell In them days" puIs
sued Mother 0uttsrsnipo, "and . comes
a-philandorin round my gal, blarst i'm, an
seduces 'er, and leaves er and or child 70
Starve, Ike black 'earted villain n . wera.S
The child Her naInSI" SD.
"Bah," rotorted the bag. with scorn, ''a1 n
you didn't know my grah'darter SaL'
"6al, Marx FrettlbyS childr
aye, an - pretty girl - the other, th0i
she 'appened 10 be born on the wrong sldo Of
the edga Oh. I've seen or a-swsepln along
In 'er silks an satins ~ tho We were dirt
an Sal or 'alf sister-cu8 err"
Exhausted BY the efforts she had madA,
the old woman sank back In her bed. while
Cation sat In da.Od manner, thinking over
the astounding revelation that had jnst ben
mazda That Roaanna Moore should turn out
10 b Marx Fr0ttibyS mistress DO hardly
wondered %; after all. be vas but . man,
and In his young days had been no bettor and
no worse than the rest VI his frisndA Ro-
sanna Moore was pretty. and was evidently
one OF those women who--rakes at hoart-
prefer the untrAmmeled freodom Of bSing .
mistress 10 the sedats bondage Of q WifA In
questions Of morality. % many people live IN
GAS houses that thsro are few nowadays
WIN can afford to throw stones. % Cation
did not think any worse Of Frettiby for biz
youthful follieA But what hs did wonder a
was that FrSttlby should Be % beartleD -
10 leave his child 10 the t0ndsr morcios Of an
old bag like Mother Guttersnipe Il was %
entirely different from what be knew Of the
man, that ho was inclined 10 think % vas
some trick Of the old womanAG
"Did Mr.. FrSttlby know Bal was his ehildr
"Not -" snarisd Mother Guttsranipo, In
On exultant tone; "'s thought she was dead,
b did, arter RoseannOr gave him thc 60 by
sand why did you not tall himF
"ACause I wanted 70 break his cart, n y
lad any," said the old bsldame, VImlictively.
"Sal was a-goin' to ell ~ fast ~ she could
I'll she was TUX from me. II she Ind gone
and got into quod I'd ave gone " him, and
aid Look at yer daTterl Nv I've ruined her
q you did nina"
"You old devil, said Cation, revolted d
the malignity Of the schsIna you have
sacrificed an innocent girl for thiS"
"None Of your preachin.r retOrtF>l the bag
unllenly; ~ amt been brought uE fur a saint,
aint-an' wanted to pay I'M out. biarst Inn
- paid me well to old my tongue about my
dartor, an I've got Il ere" laying her hand
on the pillow. "An gold. good gold-an'
mine, GUS me-"
Cation arose; he felt quite dck Ut this exs
hibition Of human depraVity. and Iouged 30
b away A be was putting % his hat,
however, the two girls entered with doctor,
who bowed 70 KIlip, cas-. a sharp srrutiniS
ing glance at Cation, and then waIs,Si over
o he bed Tho two girls went bscG 70 thoir
corner. and waited In silence Tor the end.
Mother Guttarsnips bad fallen inrR In the
bad. with ono claw-like hand elufrhinR tho
pillow, q Il TO protect her beloved gold. and
over Der face deadly palenes Vas spread.
Ing, which told the prnctioad eye of the doc
Tor that the end was near He snplt down
beside the bed for q moment, holding tho
eandle 10 the dying wOmanS fsce She open
a her eye,. and muttsred drpssilv
"Whos vouI 70 eu.r hui then she
,os,nsd h Srnsn IA aituation n,,,,in and sbo
Ttsrtod nm Vii a Shriil yell. WHEN made tho
hearera .hudder' Il Wa - weirti nud ceria
aMy monevID he YELLED. clasp;nx he oil.
NV N her Skinny arma "It's al mine. 70
Ihant nave n blsr.t va
Ira docsor aroso from hIa kuce.. and
,nrncvsd M shouIdsrl "Not with vhilo
do,rS .rvthI,O1 ~ IA cooIIv ..s,.,lI ~