Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-29
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had tied up The shade IN snhrls 81 web a1d
gnawed lcnf
we've had ton. an ever ons was rrc'
Ncr an tnawinrsr than tho last faii
his wife "This ono was awful forward.
only a week hlet be- drrw hluoh no M
-hnir an stood ucady Tor Tho longest, on
be knowod yon. papa, just ns wcli''
Nlchni leaned toward tHe slrk child.
"fir'a fallen Oh trfrihIr rurid lit uau Goo
b. the fatirsi 81 90 Hc took one of Do.
tiny yellow hands Boz bis own hnlfy lsl
nInok at yer daddy litfin foilcr. lr CHR
tfpn,l Hut Tho rlild did NOT nniIcH hlnl
The sun bad ~ aud the west Hl1Utd
fisihot hchind thv hinok rnuf4 Nlrhul
Holm sat on the long bridge Tint swung
It, steel cnhwrh over tho rlyrf Below lim
tho boats steamed up and down thoir
lights wfinkiing on the suriHcU VI The wa.
tor but tlH Nlch1l did mot notice them
because ~ The child lying w his arms q
rlnl hrrezc nuttcrrd up Tho little ono
pfrnrd ~ ewes md smiled ut Co. father
Daddy. d c1osd. then u nestled H. hlll
under the cobhlcr afm and slept
Nichol was yerv lind. llis eyes nunr
with sinp. and bis arm g1rw numb Nee
be- sat there that the sick child mlFht catch
some stray bncfc denied to tho Hun0utnr
city
"poor little Ma" h. whispered "Hcd
have diod In that hnlo " % ledrdom o.
night"
Tho shy above tho city grow dark. and
acrss Il uponcl n vague fan ui rcil7iel
light Tho river. I'm. turnul black uud
oily. and tho lights no longer quitund iu
~. but lay muiinnless along tio ian.t
straight frinFr. glossy ~ threads Of c1l1rd
silk SIN tho man sat thrru with Tho hniy
braihing peacefully In his arms
After his work was done hr NIrhnl
druw a chair out n doors and 10 down o.
rad his papcr AZ this time ~ day tho
ftrcet wa- common living rurfn Hun.
dr,ds of chlldrn ewnrinesl and .pmwiod on
tho hot pavement, while tho wnmun faf cu
Tho STRIPS, tanning themselves with thrlr
aprons aud gussiping lanruidiy Now and
then q puiI ~ co0incsa driftsi up from The
river with an audible mufmur II thank.
fulncs In H. wake
Mrs Helm came out II tho houac and
stood irsido her husband
SIS your hand much s1fo tonight" alo
Inquired anxiousiy a. sho caught a fruwn
of pain on uia mans face
A day or ~ lciofr Nirhoi had driven M
nwi through ;hc thumb 81 BIZ rlahi hand.
and now u WIS tied up ln o. wad uf nF,
rather dirty nnd blond s'nlnrd
"it hurts wufsr iuaigil than 10 ryef
done Il jumps likV doyii was pounding
away under it," Niohnl Helm answered.
Tor his thumb was nrcrssiry t1 his tr,de.
and hls trado was ni,s.isafy 10 hls own and
ten other lives.
"Tumerrow you mus 50 TO tho doctor,
para"
GO 10 tho doctor. " snarlod Nlchoi sav.
ngriy. "whcn 1 can't even put IS cunt
for coal, an wiutor coinin noan,r osory
dayr'
1t Amt herr yet " laughed tho woman,
looking up a. whfnu tho inuun hang IN tho
hut twilight, white 10 u bubble ~ milk,
Fan you mus ~ tho frst thing tomor.
NV
"fm $50 myself dead nrstf' Rruwled tho
man but ho went, and shc went with
hint
The doctor looked ut tho poor hand. all
puifri and crimson.
"Iho thumb will have tn come N. its
Just like yuu people a. wait until it'a too
late, then come hcru and expect mo IA rurc
youl You will b. lucky u yuu don't ln-o
yuir hrm
Nichol Helm staggered hack with rnsp.
Tho soruvys NJ tho pour come badly with
nothing to s0itrn their announcement. FOR
hctwwn them and the facts 81 llfc thrrc IL
no buffet ~ guild aud SILVER 10 turn tho
eriolcst truth to merry
In moment bis wifo was nt III side
He shant do itl / can curr Il. Don't
let him touch your'
"send thcwomnn out. " said tho doctor
Tho cobhler snnk into a chair, his big
body limp 90 u hahys
liut, doctor-my trade. IN siaryor'
"Woll, n you would rathrr dic"--
You shaut diol You shnu't sinryci
IN help yuuW broke In thcwifc. throwing
hrr arms about her husband and drawing
hi head down ON hcr hrca.t "Poor
rapnr' she Whispered, suuslng his hair
with her knoitrd, irocklod hands zen
b. all right
An hour later thry ssit together Va tho
old horsu car, Ills arm was la a sling and
"a club shaned hAndnFp tock tho place ~
his right hand. n WIS rrdolont NJ iodo.
form, and tho po0plc muyrl away irum
thom. itmndc Nich0l himself little slek
H. was very white under his grilllcd
board but his liIs wcru nrm Shc stili
-ohbcd and her face wna hlntchcd aud
swollen from her tiara Now and then bic
NA'Nol lAtN'A hNF hNuuiNtf w NNfNi ilrfN,
wife," be- rrpcntud automatically. "lt
don't hurt now
The tires outside the rohhicrashopwero
shaking their yellow leaves ou thr pave.
mont Hcru and thorc among them Hut.
tend yellow moth rhiswus the mean.
ingof the oatcrpillnrs From tho olon door
came the familiar tap, tap M tho hammer,
and even ncruss the strrvt unr could smell
tho odur Of leather
But Nichol Helm was not thCr', bis work
wetlrh between his knurs and his thin
ncctlie ftahhlng Increasingly IN aud uut
In his PLACES woman hont over tho hrmd
Shoe f1lcs The sunshine foOd0d tho litti,
ruoin, flushing her faded hair 10 hrongr and
shaving through her living hands A
ruom was opon bollud the shop, and ON,
could Hcc big Nichul standing by tho stow,
the baby tucked under his mnlmod arm
llowas stirring something in % Kettle, an1
his face was anxious.
Il bet she's got Thorn pcvs in rinntln. 81
he mut,grcd % himself "llow yoi g1.t.l
On, wiio'' BE- called aloud
IAN right Dinner radyf" aho aur7E
ed chccrlly But sho Thought 81 wondr
n hos altod that stow as haa ~ hD dou,
yesterday Munscy'A
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