Arizona republican., 1893-06-25
HE MLLLINER'S GIRL.
Q Banana Rind Brought Hel
 Q Husband.

r l! rGincd, that bleak winter
 How mercilessly the torrents M down, robouuiingaia sheets of H iom the pavcmcnts and swell X E glltCrs into miniature rivers, \ c.l tho whitening mist the shop 8 5us ilared dimly and tho yellow & soi the street lamps shono like
 sa lights far out at sea. There & nat raany pedestrians on Broad. T that night, save those compelled H kin necessity to face the storm; q Guy MOrcau, striding down the
 afn side, had the ~ight of way all I nself
 Where's no hurry, no hurry in the HR" said MT. Moreau, calmly, to
 ,sN My hat is ruined already, ny coat is fit for nothing but tho
 Be pegs of a secondhand clothing Sa Consequently-- Hallo, here, s the matter?" stopped short at the sound of a n scream, close to him, A shab- dressed young girl carrying load alcloth-shielded bandboxes had ; yed on q piece of banana rind, { sst at his feet y Moreau made no pretensions to nuk of a Chevalier Bayard. but he Ia kindly human heart within his Sl, and stepped instantly forward slp the young girl up. yot hurt ute you?" hc asked Egy
 |hs girl looked at him with big eyes d pain and terror Gy bandboxes!" faltered she, glanc- Eagerly around. They're rot wet,
 bey?" yo-but you are. Look at your VI. poor thingr' D. that's no matter" said she.
 vas very awkward of me to slip so,
 V
 ThaCs the matter now2r Moreau
 a
 lx she had stopped short in the at- zit to move forward again.
 fin afraid my ankle Is spraincd" vailed. "oh, dear, what shall I
 Spraincd, isitP (Confound those peo- iV8Oca: bananas and fling the rind Inc pavement!" inwardly muttered Tl Let me call a hack" he added, s1
 Oa, no, sirr' shrinking back. 'I Int afford hack. I'm only U mil ass apprentice and all these hats Ebe delivered before nine o'clock asht"
 ey looked refectively down at the ,ibozcs then at the pale. pretty s with it's dark, Spanish eyes and As sprinkled with rain.
 in afraid you'll hardly manage it." lhe.
 'Ba, l nustl' said the girl, posi- sy.
 tant you take 'cm back to the .5T
 'hs closed for the night, and mad would never forgive me for not de- 'tlg the hats. I--I think l could Every slowly" s-' g. he made tho effort her cheeks achcl once more with pain and q 'oy iayoluntarily escaped from her S&" said she, "I can't walk. Oh, at shall do2"
 ay knit his brows and considered a bent How iar from here do you live?" he 1n ElcccEcr 'street--only a little F-bIt the hatsl'
 Ooa fret about tho hats" said Mo h "Ill attend to the hats. How ay oI 'cm arc there? Tickctcd and sied all right? Here, lean on my a and I'll take the fand-boxes in
 left hand. Now, then! Not too <"
 'lJ Moreau had never been in q 'Gin9 woman's room before, and ns Nood on the threshold he could but ''7el at the aspect Of utter destitu- aIuat pcrvaded 1t. A little girl who ! making artificial flowers by the Moi a kerosene lamp sprang to her 'n the sound of their steps.
 Va' Nelly, are you hurt? What is aat'er2" cried she. "What makes look so white?"
 Es my little sister," said the girl, 11g tO her conductor. "We live G 'oscthcr. Oh, sir, l am very much .,Scd 10 you" lA when Guy Morcau was gone, old 1 Nacrabbin, who had come up- .h to rub Nelly Knox's ankle with "2ao7 shook her head gloomily at rectal of the evenings adventure.
 "a'nt he kind? And a perfect anger, too," said Nelly, radiantly. ,toor dcar!" said Mrs. Macrabbin. ,aaI do you know about the ways of .' It's no ways likely that you'H "c hjlo nor hair of them bon ' again." aat do you mean?" cried Nelly, .5S,aanuy.
 @ean' Why, that it's a confidence " 10 bs sure. andRonr fine, genteel