The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

with babies aud dogs-pogerty march
ing always side by side with those in
nocents
Down she went The street made
an abruptturn. AT the corner she was
startled by seeing, protruding from
mole cut IN squalid doorway, several
long, black fingers. They were with
drawn, and she saw, IA she passed the
door, two blood-shot eyes peering out
like beasts eyes.
Nina, ninital the good mother of
God sent you, and see what gain will
be yours!' Turning, Miss Stanley be-
held Rosita Mt her heel. She had n
plate to sell-a coarse, ironstone
china plato, Clipped and cracked.
Ihere was look of intense agony on
her old face, and her wee hands shook
as she drew her treasure forth from
under her rebozo. The plate was i'm
possible, aud Constance, breaking
that fact very gently to the little
dwarf, was astonishcd to see the tears
gather aud fall over her shriveled
cheeks.
For two days, senorita, L have not
dared unlock that door" and she
nodded toward the mean portal where
the eyes had shono and the FINGERS
protrudcd restlessly. "Little brother
mas nothing to eat, except the few
tortlllas the poor around here could
give, and many of these go hungry
from the suns coming up until the
suns going down"
Constance sent her servant aad,
RoSita to the plaza for some cooked
food, and, while she waited. she talked
III the doorways with Pcpita and Lola
aud Juana. They told her how Rosita
worked and starved for her brother.
How old is hep" asked Constance
"Quien sabe?" they said.
us he child or is he big enough
to work for hcr?" she asked. impa-
tiently.
"Ah! he is grandotc, but also he is
loco, I'M mauiatico. See. that is Jose
now who glares from the hole in the
door"
Miss Stanley listened to them with
That rapt attention we all give TO tales
OF the mad. He dug deep holes in the
earth floor, burrowing like an animal.
sometimes he escaped in that way and
then there was fear in the narrow
street, and the police, after n bloody
fight, would drag him shrieking back
TO the one poor room Rosita called
home. She hal always put food
through the door for him before ven
turing to open it,
once, for long time, he had not
menaced the peace of the street. That
was when he killed the serene. no
llceman had ieered him as he peered
from the hole in the door, much rs
people tease hyena snarling i'm Gaze
Inc mad have memories. for Jose. one
night when tho moon was biz crept
/ softly about the dark room. and find
ing the key Rosita's small cuunino
nat hidden, opened the door. creni
again softly up the street to an adobe
doorway where wax sleeping n serene
ms head on his knees. The police
nave day aud night shift. but one
cannot expect madmau to know
everything. So it was au Innocent
man who had his neck wrunp as the
cook does chickens. They could
only guess what then happened. There
were only the pulsiug stars LOOKING
silently down aud the great, calm
moon. However, it was evident he
must have dragged aud worried and
and teascd that poor piece Of clay for
God knows how far or lone.
They found him asleep bv the dead
serene, aud, although too polite in thc
'boud Of the MONDAY Sun" to mararle
or chaiu, they took the precautiou TO
the with stout magucy rope Josc's
slumbering bulk before six of the
largest policemen would venture To-
carry hiu To the carccl Jose's kind
OF people are treated with Difference i'm
Mexico So, after some time. the man
was sent back for the dwarf To- feed aud
care for, mud Rosita's fucc took ON more
wrinkles each day.
by the time Bositn returned with
the food. Constance, who understood
Spanish very we'll, had heard much Of
the little brother.
She declined 10 look throuoh tho
pccp.h1lc ot him ravouing over his
dinner like wild beast Followed
by Rosi'a's wordy gratitude. she
climbed to the top of the street and
thcrc met Mr. Dysrt.
Mr. Dysart had but lately risen from
the following letter.
Dear Mouio. Toll father oY lo,ti,..
after the mining business in ercnf airpo
Mexico IS H'h'r jolly ! went To- tho GOV.
cruors ball last night Only ono Eu0liab
giH There" Miss stanley. awful pretty piri
] know her brother ID lex stanley nj 'Trinit,
Won cup 20 The threc-mHc. iIe.sa pretty
good sort Tell Bob % he can eci that
| liNer-coiored dogHof Oglcthorpc for eight
guiucus TO buy hcr Look out for Tobin's
loot Don't Jet the old duner from tho
Ciancarty stables fool with IT, Tell An me
cold folk that Master Tony senf Thorn Io,,c
and wishin them good prati9 crdp. Love
70 d. and yourself Tagv