St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-13

seen how her pretty face was bunged
up-and said: You'll find what you
want in the fireplace there
well, l tell you, was paralyzed. for
| knew was done. Pete Reagan and
Kid Carroll had turned off Some big
nabob, and. getting leary, had given me
the stuff to keep uniil the thing blew
over. There was lot OF diamonds and
Jewelry. and Ida, seeing me bury the
stuff, thought it was my JOB. She hur-
ried off to headquarters while I was
asleep to get square for the punching.
:" told you I'd make you regret it if
you laid your hand on me- she said, as
the tlatties closed i'll on me to put on the
nippers before looking up the stuff. |
managed to let vase fly at her before
they got me, just missing her nut by all
rich. Well, they found the stuff all
night, and were taking me out, when
suddenly my lady went down on her
knees, begging them to take the stuff
aud let me go. And, by =. they had to
tight her to get me away.
well, to cut the story short, the gang
spent barrel, but it was money thrown
away. The sucker and bis wife had
been chlorofOrmed. and one of the serv-
ants knocked over the head, and the
thing couldn't be fixed. | was game,
and didn't open my mouth OIL Reagan
and the Kid. Ida couldn't be found by
the flattieS when they went to get her as
witness. but it didn't make any differ
ence. The fellow who had his nut
opened SWOre positively | was the man
he had met in the hall and who had hit
him with billy. 1t was clear case
against me, and got soaked for four
teen years and two months. | was just
getting into the hearSe after being SEN
fenced when Ida ran up. and, before /
knew what was what, had her arms
around me and was kissing me with
'Good-by, Dear JIM God forgive me-
Well, if she'd got the kick made at her
she might have been done for then and
there.
Il had been up about year when
George Apo was brought along for
snatching yellow bird on Park row.
wouldn't have anything to do with
him, for although nobody knew any
thing about it, | blamed him for the
trouble L was in. However. was
anxious to hear something about the
boys, for nobody had come to see me.
It's queer how soon you're forgot when
you're put away. Id got so that |
might have forgiven Ida if she'd come
er written to me, but never heard Of
her, and L supposed she was with
somebody else, which didn't make me
feel any too good towards Apo. But L
wanted news, and one day l spoke to
him. One thing led to another, and it
wasn't long before l learned that Ida
had been all straight with Apo be-
cause the boys were constantly making
play for her and she wouldn't listen to
them. On the last night she had smoked
with Apo she had told him that |
didn't like her to smoke with him and
that she was not coming down to
the joint any more. She would
smoke at home alone and try
and give up the habit altogether.
80 you see," concluded Jim, that
while there was woman i'll my going
away she wasn't so very much to blame,
although her pride had something to do
with il, but blame myself only Tor the
nine years | done"
But" asked Jennie, didn't she ever
write or care to see you in all that
tlme?"
Jim was slowly kneading pill with
a far-away look IN his eyes, and simply
shook his head.
That's just like woman" said the
Kid, warmly.
mo, it isn't" flashed Jennie, with
tears in her eyes. 81 think it's very
cruel of her. OF course Jim treated her
dreadfully, but if she loved him she'd
have forgotten all when he was in pris-
OH. | can overlook her rushing to the
police i'll passion, but not the other.
Pm sure she never really loved you,
Jim.'
II think she did. Jen," said jim in a
low tone, ''for the morning after | was
sentenced they found her dead i'll bed
with the gas turned on"