Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07

he said, angrily to himself. He walked up
to the corner and leaned against the lamp
post.
Dis is where you win, Red" said voice
No /, but voice No. caught the bow
its left and dealt that nvincible right
handler with 4 say unto you, forgive your
enemies
''Dere's sornethin' wrong with me-" said
Red. thoughtfuly, as he looked up the
street. Sure dere is" But that one
glance settled 1t.
Slowly crunching up the snow two blocks
away Policeman Hogan was coming up
Ryan street. Red knew very well that
Hogan was never in good humor on
nights like this, and that he wouldn't stand
much back talk when there was ;sAhance
to make vagrancy arrests. If anything
was to be done it had to be done quickly.
Il say unto you, forgive your enemies"
1t was a Knockout blow. Red made one
wild dash down Ryan street to Maggie
and her child.
Come wild me-" he said, gruffiy. "In
see you tru dis
Maggie looked up with her big blue eyes
at Reds face. They were beautiful eyes,
in spite of the tear stains. still
| Don't go back on me. Red she said. as
| he helped her rise from the doorstep.
Please don't. just for de kids sake
| Even then his whole nfes philosophy
| showed signs of returning animation. He
| glanced nervousy over his shoulder 20
make sure that none of the gang were in
| sight. What would dey t'ink Of me. Red
! Mccain, takin care of Barney's s.ster?'
| he thought "Dey'd have perfeck right
| to kick me a traitor
But / say unto you forgive your enc
| mics"
! Crunch crunch. up Ryan street came Po-
| liceman Hogan. He was only half block
! away now.
| Maggie realized the danger too. as she
stood by Reds side. Give me lie kid" he
! said. quick.
Maggie's baby was too weak to cry very
| loud The approaching policeman didn't
! hear it's low moan as he came near her.
| For moment Red held it up under the
| lamp post-long enough to see the two blue
! eyes set IN the white little face. "Dey're
| like yours, Maggie. he said. and they
started I'D Ryan street.
| They both knew the street so well that
| it was a very easy matter to dodge down
| an alley, the end of which barricaded
with ash barrels. and make their way out
| to the BOwery.
| Up Albemarle street. through Dog alley,
they trudged. Red holding the baby in his
| arms. In front of a square brick building
| Red halted.
"Dis is it,. Maggie" he said. dis is
where yer got ter CO."
But you can't do it, Red" she pleaded.
| It's after 'leven o'clock, and you know
what Cephas is" She did not finish her
| sentence, but Red understood. He saw the
point she was trying to make.
For more than fifty years st. Cephas
| Shelter" for INDECENT women has stood at
the end of Dog alley. 1t is constantly re-
| ferred to as model among charities A
| long while ago somebody or other who had
good many sins to account for died and
| left a snug sum of money to found St. &C.
| phas'. The original theory of the original
board Of trustees was that st. Cephas'
| doors should always be open to any poor
woman or child who had nowhere else to
60 st. Cephas' did not undertake to keen
! unfortunates permanently. 1t simply gave
! them shelter where they could sit down
/ and think of how to take the next step
st. Cephas' had visiting directors and res
| loent directors and treasurers and corre-
spending secretaries and neatly printed re-
ports and ru!es-especialy rules.
| st. Cephas' has become as much a mart
| of the life Of the Bend as the police station
| or street sweepers. Four women are in
! charse. very precise, proper persons the
| TOUR women are. You can see them anv
Sunday afternoon with their prayer books
under their arms on their way to q church
uptown. Every succeeding generation of
| precise proper women who have presided
| over st. Cephas' has added to its rules
until now they form long document which
hangs beautifully engrossed in a gilt frame
In the vestibule. The rules are the low
and pride Of the precise women, and to see
| that they are not violated is one of their
| chief cares. >e--
| The rule which particularly concerned
Red as he carried his little living burden
| could under any circumstances be admitted
| after IL o'clock 1t was a rule of thirty
years standing-or framing No matter
| now many cots were vacant at st Co
phas'. no matter how despairing the ap-
piicant who knocked at the door at IL 10
she could not be admitted because of the
rule-"and what's the use of having a rule
| II you break it?''
With the memorable firmness of the rule
Red was perfectly familiar. Under ordi-
dared pass that door after II O'clock
than he would to punch q policeman h,f