The Newtown bee., 1901-11-29
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tree times in two months, an all got wus 50 cents;'
 "Some people haven't any hearts," remarked the landlord as Tim paused.
 "Dat wus 66 flights CT stairs more. Den she moved ter Cook avenyer, but 1 wasn't goner give it up, an found out where she moved. She lived dare sevin months an' I never got nothing from her. It was two flights dare, an 1 went up 69 times an dat makes a hun'red an thirdy-eight more flights CT stairs. Den she moved ter Wilton street, an der frs tree months I didn't get nothin'. I tried l9 times an it wus tree fights dare-dat makes fifty-sevin flights more. Mex time I went she said she'd gim me 10 cents CT week till it was all paid. She on'y gim me thirdly cents in two mon'. I'm tired cOuntin' der Stairs-I don't know how much dat made. Now she's here an I've bin comin' here fer four months.
 "An'," he continued, getting quite in rage, ''some of der excussis wus fierce. She tol' me frs dat der firm didn't pay her husband yet fer two months, an dat she was ter law about it. Den dat gag wore out, an when Mir Bfaid'd come ter der door an see me, he'd say: Mrs Braid jist went out, boy; she's got all der money wid her; come aroun' ter-morrer,' an when Mrs Braid'd come ter der door she d say, Why, MT Braid jist went out Didn't yer meet i'm? I haven't a penny in der house. Sorry; yer'll have ter come in ter-morrer' D
 "Such mean proceedings" inter- posed the landlord with disgust.
 "Oh, dat ain't all One day I got dem mixed up. MT Braid said dat Mrs Braid wus sleepin', an because she had neuralger he didn't want ter wake her up. l went der nex' day an she says: "Why didn't yer call CT little earlier yesterd'y. 1 jist went out when yer came.' Nothin' but CT big lie."
 "Did you tell her you caught her?" "Naw- wouldn't be no uSe''
 During the last of the conversation the landlord had taken a tub that had stood against the front door of Mrs Braid's apartment and placed it against the rear door.
 ''She'll know who put that there, " he said assuredly. "She'n be down to my office tonight without fail to pay the rent. She doesn't fool with me" !"
 The next time, Tim found Mrs Braid in,and she promised topay "every cent on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, four weeks from now.''
 That afternoon Mrs Braid was pre- pairing to make call, and thereby evade the newsboy, when the landlord came. She had appeared at his office thrice with excuses, but no money. He must have his money; she found sub- terfuge in: II have only a s1O bill. :" He insisted upon getting change, while she argued that she had an important engagement and could not tarry a mo- ment. He threatened to put her and her possessions on the sidewalk if she did not settle. She finally handed him the $l0 bill-though not before she had gotten rid of the detaining dilemma. That was disposed of by her careless nature, when she said:-
 "Put the change under the mat. It'll be a dollar and half-eight fifty for the rent"
 "It will not be safe there.''
 ''Oh, yes, it will. I've placed things there lots of times.'
 About 20 minutes after Mrs Braid had Sauntered out of the house, Tim, 15 minutes late, was rapping at her door; but, of course, it remained closed