The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-12

For a moment thoy stood confront.
ing each other. the face Of tae msn
working convulslgeiy and tia girls
features contracted win pain
biaeklriars bridge So tfssscs =,
silence Turning into stamford sirca.
she whispered. hoarseiy: rlm sorry
for yer. Joe: but II rs hard on you ~
rough on me. Anythln' as you afs'd
me 70 DO. Joe-anythln' A. 7 cud DO O
meseif like-rd DO at. mate. without
sayin' Why or wherefore. But sen the
ole man 70 the workus-I can't Do that.
lad. ! know yer think ! orter; bus (
can't. Joel can't do ut"
"A pretty fool yer made O. me nov.
amt yerg I Civ up the booze an cut
tommios wen TUX up WV you. Liza.
but you'd see me At blazes suner an
civ up that drunken old Wagabone woi
lives on yer. an perwenis yer havin' a
man Is I'd be good % yer"
1T I'd break me heart, joe. ter ave
i'm die IN the workua"
Yer thinks a bloomin' sight more
nv a wrong IN than yer does AZ q right
IN" said the man savagely.
She gave him a look which must have
convinced him Of bis error: but blinded
BY passion. he refused 20 see.
well" be snarled. zone Of az 'as got
ter sooot-him or me. There amt room
fer two"
srh. ..t.t -...s. - -.,l., "A thav rant
on. But silence was too oppressive and
ntihlng. Near Waterloo Station ne
man spoke again.
How much yer tuck. 'Llza3
The question was abrupt. but the
tone was friendly. Il indicated q
change Of feeling.
Sewing an three"
lie extended his hand. She pat The
money into Il without a word.
Meet me at the Garding In the
mornin'. Liza. and III stock the baskit
for yer" said he. returning her nine
pence.
Il was a curious transaction, but tho
explanation was probably 20 Be found
In the Departing utierance OF the wo-
man.
Hes 'ad EN- awful bad agen. Joe.
Lars night Il wur that dreadful
She stopped. warned By the cloud that
was sweeping over her companions
brow.
The mans countenance had suddenly
darkened. sparks from the neither fires
danced In his eyes. the old hard vim
dictlve look had returned.
Il wish be may die. wish be uur
deadr he muttered hercely.
20. joel Joe. n yer love me dun
say thin words" enireated the girl
4 says EN- COS loves yer; COS ia
on'y i'm volts keepln' yer frum a man
AZ wants ter make a Apply woman Nv
yer. says EN- COS ! means EN-. No
fence ter yer. Liza
y ain't a bad sort. Joe" said the
girl. turning her swimming eyes full on
him: "but yer a BIT down on the ole
man" He gave the barrow an unneces-
sarily vigorous shove.
I'm goin' inter the Cut Liza. ter
finish. No. I amt dun 80 dusiy'-an-
swering the question the girl had put
TO him half an hour before. Il started
out viz a dozen. an this ycre's tn on'y
one ien." He emptied the contents Of
the basket on the board. 4 shall
knock EN- IN the Cut al froppence.
'Taln't oriten they SEQ cherries Ike
them IN New Cat They're city fruit,
they are. Try en-" He filed a bae
and gave Il to her. "fn look roun'
arter clear out"
As he walked away his eyes followed
her. -she thinks a bloomin' sight too
much. she DO. o. that drunken ole
scamp. her father" he growled. staring
after the retreating figure: -hui ! ainT
an a fool. mate. Critic wuth eoid.~
In the third pair back OF a tenement
house In Lambeth a girl was kneolinn
by the side Of bed. A paper bas vas
lying on the coveTlct, and some cherrle.
had fallen on the floor. On the bed
las the body OF a man. The room
rocked with the fumes OF whisky. Tbs
long. 1.-THE fingers OF the girls right
hand were elasped eonvulslvely round
the hand Of the motionless figure ex-
tended on the bed.
"Joe!" she moaned: Joe. lad. yo'y,
got yer wish. The old man1l neve.
rlle yer any more. I love yer. mate
dearer than life; but ms thin word.
O. yourn a. I shall hear. an not par
sons. on the day yer takes me intel
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