The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12

YOU for Stealing sack Of potatoes, a bag Of corn
and sice Of pickle pork from Peter taen nis
p poS5S as @.bbr rss Fasn ss hree miles
| from here Thero was an awful heavy ram n
| that night and the mud was knec-dsep' bnt Io'
anybody wei an strong ike you arc NJ I'M" n"
"Thrre was A sneer in the woman $ voice that con,
frosted painfully Nth hsr s aS his face in the
hollow Of his skcleton-like hands anu g'oaheu'
The woman TUNED toward Tatman and me.
Is'pose. she said, grimly' you q IKE i" Se'''i'
"Tatmat,'s face was flushed and his whole 6g
ure seemed 10 cry out an apology ior our pe'ns
81 believe shall have TO- he said. The law
reqntcs It, you know
well she said, I won't put you TO much tto o,
ble IL ain't worth while Tor you 20 go pokin,
tbe eTnn Il ia nt y ,be sst Enn The potatoes
she stepped "a the cupboard IN inc corner anu ufe"
back the door. -,
That's all right, ~, she said. Il knew It'd
have TO come sooner or later an III no use 10 bcat
about the bush now that ths oiIicefs Is mere.
In that box The meal is In that jar on the second
shelf The meat is wrapped up In that towel
good many mouths 90 feed here, coun,in' in the
dogs. It's good thing you come when YOU did
fer ike as not hcre'd have been another haul to-
night or tho night after
The woman sat down on stool opposite her
brother, and motinncd Tntman and me To- chairs ,i
man remained standing
I'm very sorry % nnd things "a they are he
said ! camc, Of course, 70 arrest M, irac zach,
sick man | do not sec how I cnn take him into
custody today yet 1.-The Is guilty, as you say,
The woman sprang TO her feet like wounded
Who said he was guilty she broke In. !
said We got The stuff from Peter Fagin's but
whcrr nre your eyes and your common sense?
Can't you see Can't you understand Don't
he'll that load hundred yards let alone three
miles No. n you are goin' 10 arrest anybody.
you'Il have TO arrest me-. 1 did the stealth. I've
-'rhcra was catch in her voice then The
Woman sank back on III" stool again and gathrr.d
rock her body tpHnd fro ncTyously. Taiman took
The vacant chair beside me and mopped his stream
ing forehead,
would you? she resumed pitching her voice IN us
high keyed monotone once more. I'm ~ years
Old but I've stin got heaps 81 strength. I've nl
too fol I've had 10 work like one most OF my NE.
I've had all my brothers To- do for Their" Was SIX
Of them Somehow. their wives all died when
oil mp the best knnwcd how. MS Is The last ~
have Ia do for liked His wife better than any
drcn hest II shed hccn my own sister couidn !
have thought more o. her and " ~" children was
my own couldn't think more Of them, ~ i Sas.
stole for amy body hut them. ! promised th"ir
mother when she was drawing her nn"ry in :,
could help IT, an | guess they never have. sofnr.
III never did have the knark OF Rctun on
very well, she said y, was this i,uc i" ,r,s
lie was hungry for two days an night, lie
cried an cried I'll couldn't stand u any longer
Farin the flrSt night Worm say. q course, |
ought T. have asked for help Well mcbbc
had. but don't know rs IL would haye done any
good. Folks YVES hll down on US Somehow'
they don't seem 10 understand that HIS sick.
and has been hilin' for months They sull think
he's from lax = S SH to a., sc b s ,hsH
could have done would he 10 send us 70 the poor
hous", and there IS 50 much red tape 10 I've IN.
the chances are we'd have starved 10 death before
the business could he settled That's the way
1t was with the Dolnn family
"fhtman remembered the Dolhn episode ana
nodded an hcquirsccncr
-'Nou may think it's strange that woman as
old az | am could get around as lively as I've
been doin' this winter II Il funny I can't
understand il myself but somehow when was
out, stealing I was srry a. g. cricket nnd as Is
guess that's the reason never got caught But
now that You've got mr., ! supros. Ill have TO
now nwont tnkc me- long tovctready Clothes
don't cut much Of n figure with us All ] wish
is that you'd kind look after Iii and the children
when I'm gone
The man in the corner sobhcd aloud. Tat.
man aroS" and s,alkel over n the small window
and stood looking at the snow .dimmrt Ei"ss
reached out and grabbed old Marthns hand
ard when he spoke saw that his hand and voice
were both unsteady
- think, he said. that you can take better
car" of these children hnn can don't want
Won today My warrant is re"c ont for Hiram
Leach I can't ChAn~" II 10 Martha IL IL my
duty 10 do So supru.". butt CAN'T 40 my duty
Here Is something to keen yon going for Will"
DON'T srcni ar" ~ II ill Peter Fagin's rrrt
IN meal rnd potNtr"s srr MI gone You might
get me- into trouble If YOU did
'"rhr woman leaned her gray head against
the chilh's unkcmnt locks She said nothing.
but she pressed TntmRn's fingers and | guess
he understood"
The man of experience STONED ahrunny Tho
Young Wan who was SMOKING clrHrcl his throat
We'll" he asked. NJ length what became 81
Tntmrn' VIVA, did they do 10 him in the next
carraigu7-
knocked hin, higher than a kite" said III"
man of rIncri"nc" -Thrv said he wNS no good
because he couldn't Hri that robbcr But guess
Tatman didn't car"