Evening star., 1900-09-29

No Hunch was embarrassed.
II went over this afternoon
After a silence she went on:
Seems awful funny, don't it?"
Hunch nodded.
She wants US to come down tonight.
didn't know whether you'd want to-
Sure
''She's awful proud about it. II can't
get over thinking about it-about her and
him. It's awfully little
They walked to Bruces and sat for an
hour in the living room. Mamie was too
sick to see them, but Bruce opened the door
INTO her room so that she could hear their
,,inee pGlees' truce bruce was bubbling over with hap
plness. When he finally brought out the
oaby, sickly little thing, he was laughing
out loud Jess took it in her arms
My. amt it light?' she said
Six pounds said Bruce
What's her name going to be?"
ter her mother"
John said Jess. take her Just a min
ute. She's such funny little thing"
Hunch moved away and shook his head
This made Bruce and Jess laugh
For the rest Of the evening Hunch was
tnoughtfut His manner subdued Jess, and
tney walked home with little to say
The following night as Hunch was COM
ing away from Bartlett's, he met Jess
brother on the street
Hello, Hunch.' said jun. "Say, If YOU
want TO see circus you ought to go down
TO Herve's place"
why, what's up?"
Bruce COnsidine's celebrating"
What-drinking?'
es, he's got peach Of lag ALREADY
Hunch hurried down to the saloon Rrnce
was sitting on one of the tables treating
the crowd
Hello, Hunch'' he said, waving his
glass. Have somethin' on me, OF man
All my frien's got to have somethin' on me
tonight m father Hunch"
Huhch TOOK his arm and jerked him to
liis u Zee ieet; Bruce leaned against Hunch and
Shut up. there!" said Hunch Then he
ied Bruce away and took him to his own
room He needed to think 1t was not
such simple matter in the other days,
by the bed until the night was half gone
bruce mad gone to sleep Hunch had been
angry. but after a while he began to think
OF Mamie and the baby. and his expression
ttn sened .n niue; Mamie was not in condi-
ton to bear shock. The only thing to do
was TO sober Bruce and get him home. so
ne TOOK of his coat and hammered him
untli UNI, ne showed signs of consciousness
ed his head in the wash bowl. and scruhhad
ms race with soap and water
IL was 2 O'Clock in the morning before
!e bruce was mt to go home. Then he sat on
'ne .u pea ana looked he!plessly at Hunch
now" 81 hoihe
You shut up and go along Don't do
any more talking about it,
amt thing I can tell Name. I went ,n
town to get some medicine and said I'd
come right back u
You'll go back all the same. If have
TO take you myself"
what can l tell herr"
nuncn walked up and down the floor
That's your business, Bruce. IF a,n.t
mine" Il am
Don't throw me up now. Huncb oh
everything's going to smash. What.,I 7
What do YOU want to do. lie to harp,
1t ain't that, Hunch. II AIM fy,na ),
her" u would XIII
All right. If you want to lie to bar yo,,
.eia ner l was drunk and you brought mo
where, but get out Of here g SoAe-
-I-don't you see, Hunch-"
Go on nowr'
Bruce went out. talking to himself
CHAPTER VII.
Mamie grew slowly better. but the babv
was Kept alive only by constant attention
Hurch did not go to the house at all less
| suggested 1t once or twice, but 1t made
Huneh look so black that she began to
avoid the subject. For the rest of the time
Hunch was In better spirits than usual
After the night with Bruce he had made nm
his mind to drop Bruce and his family from
his mind. He had no right to interfere in
Bruce's domestic matters. The decision
brought relief, and Jess and he were han
pier than at any time since the beginning
Of their engagement. They spent Their
evenings going to entertainments or sitting
IN the parlor. talking. with the lamp turned
low.
One night Hunch came in a little earlier
Jess bending over paper with sort OF coll