Evening star., 1900-09-29

NO" Hunch was embarrassed.
Il 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
nour 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
voices. Bruce was bubbling over with hap
| pness. When he finally brought out the
/ baby, sickiy 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?"
| Dunno yet Name wants to name 1t af-
ter her mother"
John" said Jess. take her just min
ute. She's such funny little thing
Hunch moved away and shook his head.
| rms made Bruce and Jess laugh
FOR the rest of the evening Hunch was
| thoughtfui. His manner subdued Jess, and
| they walked home with little to say
| The following night as Hunch was com
| ing away from Bartletts, 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?
| Yes, he's got peach Of a lag already =
lunch hurried down to the saloon Bruce
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. I'm a father. Hunch"
| lunch took his arm and jerked him to
a man laughed. N''N
Shut up, there!' said Hunch. Then he
led Bruce away and took him to his own
/ room He needed to think 1t was not
such simple matter as in the other davs
! when Bruce was one of his crew He sat
| by the bed until the night was half gone
Bruce had gone to sleep. Hunch had been
angry. but after while he began to think
| OF Mamie and the baby and his expression
| softened little. Mamie was not In condi
ton to bear a shock. The only thing to do
was to sober Bruce and get him home. 60
ne tooS on his coat and hammered him
| until he showed signs of consciousness
| Finally he got him aroused and then duck
ed his head in the wash bowl. and scrubbed
MS face with soap and water
DIV II was o'clock In the morning before
Bruce was fit to go home. Then he sat on
| the bed and looked helplessy at Hunch
| now" so nome
"You shut up and go along non,+ a.
any more talking about it,
| , cant; Hunch. Think of 1t. There
amt thing can tell Name. / went mn
| town TO get some medicine and said I'd
come right back"
| you'll go back all the Same -
| TO take you myself" &C
| What can tell herr'
lunch walked up and down the floor
| mine.' II am
Don't throw me up now, Hunch. oh.
everything's going to smash What.u !
..,. What do you want to do lie to her?s,
~ amt that, Hunch, 1t amt living :
| her" "ouiu XII
All right. IL you want to lie to her Va,
hn ten ner ! was drunk and you brought me
Wnere, put get out of here"
-i-dont you see, Hunch-"
| Go on now?
Bruce went out. talking to himself.
CHAPTER VII.
Mamie grew slowly better. but tbc hahy
was Kept alive only by constant attention.
Huhch did not go to the house at ALL Jess
suggested 1t once or twice, but II made
Hunch look so black that she began Ia
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 fror,
his mind. He had no right to Interfere in
| Bruce.s domestic matters. The decision
brought relief, and Jess and he were hap
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
thar usual, without knocking, and found
Jess bending over paper with sort OF coll