The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

other things besides revenge. Especially
kind-hearted fellows like Jameson.
As soon as the poor girl found out the
truth from ssne>of Jameson's friends
Russell had TO pay Ter funeral expenses.
He buried her in ths, little graveyard be-
y yond the city. and Garnett. who had never
heard anything but RusselIs story. swore
vengeance on the husband who deserted
herr
Chips loaded his pipe and noticed the
silence in thef bttle room. Then he lit IL
and smiled
They were a queer pairs those mates.
Garnett aud O,T6oie, What one WASN'T.
the other was. and vice versa. They ny
there six months loading on account Of the
war having blocked the nitrate beds. One
day OfToola saw an old woman come limp
TO- ing along the dock where the Starbuck lay.
She hobbled onto the gang-plank and start
ed aboard. and O'Toole started to chat
Garnett. He isn't half bad at that,
Pom me whurd. Garrett" he said, Il do
behave yer own mother is coming down tn
wharf { visit ye-but no. maybe it's q
swateheartf for ye have an uncommon quare
taste. ye- know. by tn Saines. -ys-as~wSlr
dfvir fer III f4ddfss" n
%"Staye me. but that's true enough pald
Garnett solemnly.H coming out Of tho hatch
way. where he had been slowing cargo. We
wsre lying In he next berth. and I could
see everything going on and hear them talk.
Sink her for a fool. though, for COM
ing down here to win back q wtnd-jammar
like me-What? You mean thar old hae
drifting along the deck? Blast you foe red
headed shellback. dye suppose I takes up
with women of your choice. Nc. I nevsr
makes a superior officer Jealous" snd~I
could see him mop the top of his otx bsI0
head. Then he drew a little Rtet1ed-nat>a
vial from his pocket andgnine6 at It. ~
Faith. an We viii pee6 to clear ysx 1sid
head. ye ovid zsskn. ye've haen too gay
for onct." said o'Toole.
There were plenty Of bSsxAr wefnen about
the decks. bpt noah nks this fbF real I
raggedness. = Her figure was bowsd over \
horizontal from ysnS stst up. and har hat
rim hung and topped over her face.
O'Tools met hef q she hobbaed1 u and
pointed at Cafnsst- m
NJ it's the teddy killer AZ tn. Aese ys'rs
afther. there he stands"
The old woman looked and stopped. 'No,s
'ehe said. in tangled tone. "Et's my leetls
girl 1 look for-she's aboard here with The
captain. -
.YOs e.hf1sS.sa r oarnstt. md
ye better get ashore A~fsreg1-eallsn one Of
them Dago soldere to carry TfsWax.> =
Iscould Snt get the CLINT Of Che old wo-
mans eyes. but she banrher head lower.
Eat is my leetIe ghl I must see" she
said; ana tirese was something in the broken
voice th,t made the matss pSy attenet6@
sospe Of che soldiers of the army camped
N the town stood ON she edge(of the wharf
and looked on. -
'The two mates stood and looked-at thSS
old woman as she went on:> was mN
little girl-and 1 cared for ben Yes. ~
God. she was a good girl" shS said~ Aoarse-
ly. ="
1 could see O'Toole turn away his head
n -Garnett sniff hard at his little vial. 1t
vas good. he used to say. for things in the 8
bod Then he turned to the old woman.
better go ashore. old gal. She amt
aboard hes. We don't ske\them kind on
dscpVwator!' \ h ~
II must See her before ] gb.", said the =
old woman m 4 whisper thS< &ed AWAY
but was4so full of foroS tAa4 oSfed1cturned
wasp Mrs. -samesods y s!s4 70 .esri
r y ssn 81 wsfssa. nodded. )lVA <.
-welI,s ssZfain, an sheer. antNA
stopped 70 LOOK at Garnett.; '.sbe had at$
accident. by Yer lav<. sbovt a UpbtA drt.
two ago. How rs IL yeA nfves hSdfd. ksni I
Weren't ye here whtu u, ovid MA brought
her ashofe7" . gfshtft
q cunle from Frisco NiyE
<"welI. ! SUPPOSE 70 might as well heaf /,
now or niver She's dead. ovid woman
Been dead a month gofe. The ould nan
buried her dacent like, fef as We say. h
ware q rale good gall .pon me whurd. for 7
fact, she ware that IT'S hard fer m6<o}
tell sc. but it's tn. truth. tn whole truth.
mi dfyii n bit besfdes."
|. While he talked the old womanrS Read
bowed lower. when he ~hgs6sd-s6e gave q
hard gasp. Then she stood huiNed against
the deckbouse. and GarnSDatatfxd forward
to whersL the mep wIS wofking.E An of .
student saw her ratse her face and spit a
largo piece of s.cns finn her mouth. Her
eyes stared ar b instant mountains 80
1yond the city. Then she slowly straightened
herself and walked with a firm step across
the deck and over the gangplank- The SOL
diers made room for her. but she looked
neither to the right nor lsft,rtdt she looked
way. firm and strong until she went ont Of
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