The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-14

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| some of his choice vocabulary at the bar
tender, and threatening TO take away his
| patronage, he grumbsinglv followed the
| girl over TO 10 Pell street. There was some
| little trouble getting into her rooms, the
| Chinaman augrily refusing to open the
| door
You go place you go all night" he adj
| vised
We'll" returned the girl, defantly,
you let me get my things and will. -
The Chinanan finally unbolted the
| door, but seeing 'Chuck." was about to
slam il shut again. when the boxer got
his foot in the Jam and pushed his way
! after the girl.
What do you want" demanded the
Chinaman. holding the door, You go
out. you Ilish bum"
tut, Tat. me boy" rejoined the boxer,
| all his good humor returned, don
| make no bad breaks. I'm after a job on
| the pipes. and they tell me yer'ye got
| some OF 'em here How is ii? Holy
| smoke! now I'm gettin' look az yer,
| I'm glad met yer. You're the first man
| I've seen could stand OFF this mug of mine
for ugliness. Dye use it 10 kill the rats
| yer eat?"
With this airy persihage Mr.. "Chuck"
Connors helped himself TO q cigarette and
lounged on the sofa 10 smoke it.
"Mokki hir' Kissed the Chinarnan, as
an ugly look came into his shifty eyes
''You 90 ont quick" and his hand crept
into his blouse.
Don't YOU dare draw that knife, Lee
Hing" cried the girl, as she put herself
between the two men. q want send
Chuck my mamma: one letter: that all
no long time see" said she conciliatingly,
falling into the pigeon English.
''Goddam you, returned the Chinaman,
turning his wrath upon her. where you
stay all night? You no think l know.
You go Sing house smoke Mclean loafer.
What for you no stay here2 You got pipe
here. l cook you pill. What for you go
way"
II go see one friend" replied the girl.
''Long time no see. He come Chicago.
My brother he live Chicago. / go nv
friend at Sing house; like him talk my
brother"
"Goddam lie," Kissed Lee Hing. mo
long time you see your mamma" sneered
he; mo long time you see you aend; no
long time you see you bother All light:
no long time you see me. l come back no
more" and he seized his hat and stalked
out OF the room.
lovers once but strangers now" quoth
"Chuck." as The door slammed. why
didn't You let him come at me with that
knife? I'd got square on that red-nosed
barkeeper through this Chink," was the
boxers Illogical argument, as he carelessly
| twlrled piece of lead pipe.
To his surprise the girl burst into fit of
hystericai sobbing. burying her pretty
face in her arms on the table
,''Chuck" was nonplussed, and whistled
before he communed with him
self: well. I'm hanged if here isn't
another fairy stuck on Chink. The
irish are not in it. guess III buy pig
tail and go into the Chinee business; me
lace Is all right. Perhaps Annie Harrison
might get stuck on Inc then" thought
Chuck. with q sigh.
lie went up to the little figure at the
table, and with rough sympathy put his
arm around her and said: brace up.
Name, old gal; Lee Hing don't mean that.
Hell be back all right. Why, yer don't
suppose he's going ter shake the purtIest
and best little gal in Chinatown, do yer?
Make out yer don't care. and he'll be
crawlin' back on his knees before nights
over. I'd like ter punch the monkey face
of 'm-no, no, Name, didn't mean that.
I'm gettin' him and that red-nosed bum
mixed up. Now, look here"
Here the girl looked up at him with
tear-stained face and wondering eyes
why. Chuck" she said, 'yoa don't
suppose l care whether Lee Hing comes
back or not. do you? l hate him. No;
m crying because | am so sick of II all
Oh, how tired am of my life If I could
only go back to my mother. That's why
wanted you so much TO wake up. Listen,
Chuck Lee Hing was right in one
way. / did go to meet Frank last
night. And, oh, Chuck toward MORN
ing when we were smoking I dozed
of, and l dreamt saw my mother
standing in front of the bunk begging me
to leave II and come back TO her. And she
looked so white and sick. You know I
don't 90 to see her any more. although
often at night when Lee Kings thought
I've been away with Frank. I've been
H.,
down, to look at the window where she's
living all alone. | used to go to see her
every week, you know, but the neighOors
found out where | was living and what |
was doing, and, although | wanted to
see mamma badly, didn't want TO be a
shame to her. and | haven't seen her in
six long months. But ! send her money
every week. Lee Kings been good to me
in that way. But must see her for Christ
mas, and II she'll only move away from
where people know me III give up this
life so gladly. | was 4 shirt maker before
Ill left home, and can make 81 or IS a
week easy. Mamma and can live Off that
and be so happy. Oh! if we only could"
Here there was another prolonged fit of
weeping, and burly, rough-looking
''Chuck" Couno.s, pTizefighter brought up
IN the Sums, kneit down beside the girl,
and, with . suspicious break in his voice,
said: And yer want me TO go and see
the old woman fer yer? Well, now you'v We
got me where live. The first thing III
do is to 90 over and shake hands with
Billy Vincent. HE'S a gentleman fer
wakin' me up. and III apologize Ter calm
him q red-aosed lush. That's from ROOM
atism. not drinkin'. Then l screws me
nut fer Madison street and l goes
right NJ ter the old lady and
says: Mrs. Moriissey. I'm goin' ter
bring yer over nice Christmas present
sob, b.r Tr-fat, T-,l n4
It's one OF the incest little gals in the
world. Then | hits her fer the night-key,
brings You over about II O'Clock. makes
4 Christmas present of yer and screws me
nut. Then tomorrow moTnln' ! comes
over and asks the old lady how she likes
her Christmas. present. / brings a truck
with me and puts the old lady's stuff on it
and takes il 70 the place that you're goin'
ont 20 find this afternoon. See Then
kinder pick me teeth with this lead-plpe
and say: Old Yallerf3ce, I've come after
= little gals trunk aud stuff, and don't
got to have It. See Then | brings yer
the trunk and stuff. and there We are.
How's that hit yer me little gal?'
"Oh, Chuck how good YOU are" ex-
claimed Mamie. all the tears now gone, as
she pressed the boxers hand 10 her heart.
What dear, good fellow you are
That's all right" repeated Chuck"
under his breath. but I can't get Annie
Harrison 70 think so"
And, Chuck" continued the girl. now
all aslow. i Il give up Frank and eyerv-
body fSr my mother. | love Frank and
always VIII. but-ouI--" here the cir! be-
gan weepjac atrcsh-''he don't love me, or
he would have taken me away from this
long ago; and last night he asked me
whether there was any chance Of getting
at Lee Kings money. IL was after this |
seen mamma, and n sure II was warn
its"