, 1899-12-13

from sight all but the very nearest
buildings.
What a n%uisancel l can't see a
blessed thing! I'll have to give up the
call for today or go on a tour of in
quiry through the neighborhood to find
out the exact address.
She hesitated for a last look through
the fog, and at the same time found
herself seized from the back. Two
heavy hands upon her shoulders.
Here! Here, None of that, you
know. No woman suicide on my beat
in broad daylight. I've been watching
you ever since you come down"
"Suicide!"
Yes, ma'am. Drcwndin's old as the
hills. l don't want no suicides on that
beat. You come along with me while
l ring for the patrol"
Frances looked at her captor in
speechless indignation.
You're young and g~ood-lookin'.
Ought to be ashamed of yourself. What
If o didn't get the one you wanted?
There's just as good as him in the
world-dozens of EN-"
"I had M moro in.o,+,
mittinp suicido than Won bod- tho
young lady burst out, regaining her
voice. Il was trying to locate the new
eniscona1 roeidenco CO mot 7 could or
to II direotIr rbo ,i,hoo hos cont
for me-"
..yes Voc Won al .o,o
to fol, 10 vor,ro tool prt 10 T hodr.t
come nm met tbon vor,d ho IN ,hirtv
foot ~ uotor hr 80, ti,o vor
would
ue hole ,oa ho,f dronoos ,or o,oro
IN tho nearost n,,ro, hoY ona ~ T.. ho5
NOT hoop for ~ e. ,onoIuo I'D =
desire IN r;obt horsolf !, III, oro. ,ho
would sbe know bovo oriod IiLo n
babv
Rnt , snir;t 80 sole justification
braced bor IN GU o,In,,u an,,;tod
the arrival oftho pIoo,r N,,r;. ~ mh,t-
ovor thot sa.eatatIN ..s-|.. ~
called which thew took ~nrisoners awav
in.
Sbe wondered in +bos. fou droodsrl
moments inst how If would fee, to ride
in a nrison van
She had often nitied tho noor
wretches she saw wbir,ad tbroueb the
city in this veb;c1e of doom Nov II
appeared She was n becomo , moor
wretch herself and he wbirled through
the civ for neonle to nitv too
She wondered IL anv ono che knew
would recopnize ber in tho batetu,
thing And what thev did tn tho neo-
ple who tried tn suicide onto thirty
foot Of watero" And what ber neon,e
O think when how we're notiAed
to come down to tho station horse no.
cause she had been arrested for trv-
inc =, drour horso,,
She trikd To nrenar. berse,, for the
companions she was almost sure to
have in the van. and she deba ted
whether they would insist on telling
taeir woes and on svmnath,zinp with
hers.
This cinematoeranb of n,obtm.res
was interrunted nv tho arrival of tha
Maria How hideons II wac asit came
down the ,venna ro,,,no and IooL,no
like n great black beast scentino nrev
Frances closed her eves to keen ont the
awful vision hut she onened Thorn .
moment later with a throll NJ sudden
hone. She raised her head to ,ook her
cantor firmly in the eve
"Oficer" she said az wish hat vou
would Look at me for inst ono moment
and see what 7 have on"
az see what Won bave onn ho nm
swered in mvsterious tones. q, dros.n
"a new dress" she corracted "a
spandy new dress lust taken from its
box-a dress which Ats mo nerfectlv
and which cost mo 75 NJ NV aood dol.
larsn
ar might from the ,ook of # be
admitted with an admirine glance
"It,s RIGHT NEAT and snnq-Ntt;ne uka
.rverv good -" she continued With tho
tone of a teacher making Agures on the
I'd "And now LOT mo "a,
Won one LITTLE ouestion 10 Won think
a woman who has inst nut IN a now
yown &c nrettv az This would want IN
commit suicide
ct do M, And that's beavor,s ovn
tru,bo bo cold WITH docis,or o.
atrai5 rvo m,da a h,a h,rrdor w..
- no, hoon "a ur, ~
"hen d woman get d new uress ana
uIO HERSELF III the same 0aV.E