The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-15
JEANETTE II. WALWORTH,
Author of
CHAPTER III.
MAGGIE wOODRow'S FLIGHT.

brOw's landau would have been a far
step for a more experienced traveller than
a tenement house baby. But the new
incumbent accepted the situation pl1cidly-
Its wound had been dressed by skillful
hands. its stomach had been filled; IL
had no emotions to interfere with ''s com
fort IL opened its eyes under the sdyiy
embroidered laprobe. il discovered a
dangling blue ribbon supporting a small
silver badge swaying within reach IL
reached out one tiny finger and grasped
the pretty plaything. cooling with pleas
ur,a-heartIess young animal. IL was ae-
,uarIv laughing aloud at the identical mo
rnent when the red-haired cir; was climb
ing the steep. dirty stairway Of the ter
eruer.e house on her lonely way - tie
ton ffat- She missed the burden she MAS
- accustomed TO carry up and down
Jhose steps.
she rlsSed a woman coming down as
she went up. The woman SPOKE 20 her.
She answered her with an absent stare
The woman met another one at the CO"
mon sink in the hallway Maggte's name
came promptly w for discussion
4 met woOsfrcx's wife as ] come down
She was Jus a clsp1!n' IL u the steps sEe
mad. Didn't notice me mOrn'n u was
!. door nos when 7 spoke 20 her
she always did put ON a. TIinv airs
rs n Sh. was blood kin 10 Mrs Grovui
Cleveland
..Nfrs, Nv I.uI. Poor SRI Jim wo'd-
nv took az -he airs out OF thi- u
tero-e him and herd been married tlr-e
months You see. ] was Twin here when
r. r,-,u-h. her herc. IL was ne ihlt he
gst 10 tx uT their Hat little tasti IKE
Jim va- zoo -i-ht tli"m first day'-
--ETsp- varser. Warn't he
s.Yc=-fonr Va. k"r tn t"e same
-,- .-e-l,.s iu AIS Lord. she don. look
-. 81. .t.e ~. she. d.l wh n Wed
row brought her here a bride SAe "Ss
4, real tliy uttIe thinE and ai~'ys reA"y
sar : iuEe "r laugh
-.y,-p,,--z tile trlr-t,le with EN-
.-u.arro Wacs-rw-s an ugly cuss hf
t-e7 E-fukiuE La-t npx Tor six n'''il siis-
r.-z- hss rlsce count - e or s1'nei'''''s
WORSE
.-Nsr=ss.s baby T. a mighty purity little
.,-. f;.t ewes ike nue ~ them adNer-
,fsrrnrut babies '1 tho hack ~ the mag
arlurs I don't wish her no had iuSN- ~
-.irs-I,,s,. Il Woodrow gain' IN reg lar
y.- the saloons she's got 3 hard toad ="
travel Woodrow h't that BABY i'S'
,s-s, and BE- hurt g."
Two frov-zIed heads came into closer
rraxfrnity over Tie dinGy metal sink
..tH--haf,s Is mighty telltale things
Nr,- -s.r-rrrrut window looks smack int9
,,-.,..s-av,--. Folks ought to pull down
tr.5~ shades when They're Eo-n' IN f"r
scrap ,nu.dr'i he'P hooarin, VIA, a..
v.rs Esiu' on aCrD~t tho shat not u
Ir,.n STONE deaf and plum blind
..or course You couldn't I've been ~
-r,- sane sor,er fix myself What did
yots hear
..weu "a was las night and the baby
--es dreadful reaxssh Collie. ! should
say. aua Woodrow. hc wanted his supper
7 s-uoze and / guess % wasn't ready. sn
thsv had "a regular scrap about t. ana
.r~= woodrow 7 snuse she put the
child down 20 get Woodrow sonthin
p eat and 70 SET up a howl. IL must
Z. been then that he give T. that Hex
.- heard the mother yell at him that
I.-I NH her baby and she wished he
vvas dead himself. Then they had u
hot aud hesr I don't suppose he re-
aIIy hurt the child bad. hut when mans
temrer's Up he don't mind much where
the blow falls"
she didu.t have the baby Just now
when ] met her.
"DHu't- Never seen her without 81"
''No. She didn't have the child. 1
thought Or was quare."
WHY. never see her Eo out nor in
without that child In her arms. ef she
was just going after "a bundle ~ kindlin
or q can 70 Oh. Co all this time.
Well she didn't have It just now
Her arms was empty and her cape was
flying back over her shoulders"
Il wonder ir she'd take IL ncishborly
~ Us = We was % step in and ask about
the chiiE-'
BUT just then ths gloom or the upper
hallway was partially dispelled by the
orcuta-y ~ a door and Maggie was seen
desceu- ling the stairs with "A pitcher IN
Ler hand By the time she reached
the hail whore her two neighbOrs had
been discussing her and her affairs so
freely there was no one visible. She
filled her pitcher at the household hy-
draut and sped swiftly up the stairway
aEafu
once inside ~ her own apartment she
fell TO work with restless energy. There
was stiiI three or four hours ahead Of
her before her husband was likely 70
return
She wished he might make q night of
Il somewhere" He had done so before 1t
would not - pleasant telling him about
the baby She moved about tidyfng the
room into more than usual neatness II
he came home. all tight. he might notice
her efforts and show himself pleased: not
gone ESQ dreadful crooked or late. II
seemed hopeless 20 ever again Try 10
strliEhteu them
She made ritiful efforts 20 piacate his
drunken W-ath. sometimes by preparing
the f0al Do liked best. AZ others she gave
FUN vent ts the bitter resentment that his
conduct aroused. and then they hal those
sIr1.ssslfui '-s.--arss' that her neighbors
heard through the telitale airshaft.
1t alu'r decent" she said. the way
Jim and mo goes on. IL the child had
grown up he-r with US T. would have
turned out a reg lar bad one Now II
can't II flst can't"
She pressed her not. hard hAnds over
her swollen ewes She had wept many
and bitter tears that day. She was con-
scious OF growing nervousness as the time
approached for Jim's homecoming. IL
only she did not have 20 tell him!
He never cared for tho baby. lie hated
g. lie Oushtn't 20 be sorry 20 know it's
q, ue-but-oht the unreasonabieness OF a
drunken man You don't know what he'll
want or what he don't want
IA the short February day closed IN she
drew down an the shades and lighted the
freshly cleauad and trimmed lamp. There