The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-06-29
CHAPTER NV.-CoNT1NUED.
copyright 1900, by A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co.

CdtAE LEN ~ .-CONIlNU JED.
From good position, hidden by a
truck loaded with luggage, he saw
Blanche alight from the train and sig
nal to a hanson. Then, while her back
was turned towards him, he called an
other, and after he had taken his seat
he pointed to Blanche's hanson which
was turning into the street.
81 want to keep that lady in sight"
he told the cabman; edo you under
stand?"
Perfectly, sir" with a broad, pleased
grin. "Detective, sir?"
"No; do rs tell YOU"
Gail right, sir; pardon, SIR"
The two cabs preserved mean dis
lance of half block between each
other. 1t was a cloudy day, as warm
as spring. The asphalt pavements
were wet and slick and the horses
often slipped to the ground. Blanche's
hanson turned into Fourth avenue
and headed down town. Below Coop
er Union it ran into the Bowery. And
along this thoroughfare, with the
double tracks of the elevated railway
overhead, the two vehicles forged
ahead as rapidly as the perpetual
stream of cars, wagons and cabs
would permit. They passed the City
Hall park and then ran INTO Beekman
street. Goddard saw Blanche's cab
man scanning the doors in search of
a number, and knew she was near her
destination.
The major raped on the top of the
cab, and the driver looked in at him
through the hole in the roof
"Well, sir?" he said.
eff the lady should get out keen
your eye on the house and put me
down near there" ordered the major
Fright you are, SIR
In the most dsreputablc part OF
the lower end of Hccklnan street the
foremost hanson came to halt be.
fore red brick tivr-story building
the ma or saw the face of his ward
for a single moment as she stood on
the ground and held up her fare to
he cabman. his own driver having
bales Of hay.
Goddard felt like Il spy. but he. told
himself he had the light to follow her
fearing that she was being led into
danger.
II shall get down here" he said, hur
riedly, when blanche had gone into
the house. The cabman took his
double fee reluctantly.
''llad | better wait about here. STRIP
he asked, evidently Inc prey of curl
osity.
NO. shall not need YOU" and the
major was Off When he reached thu
building Blanche had entered he saw
nothing of her. The entrance wa!
very unclean. \ barrel of rags STOOD
at the foot of the stairway and three
tattered boys were tossing pennies il
the doorway.
"a lady came in here just now" h,
said to the first smutty visage tina
turned towards him.
event upstairs" said the owner o
the face.
"Do you know which hoor?' aske>
Goddard.
The boy did not, and shook his head
''She asked for the Simpsons" sal
another ,rchin. "'rhey are top foo
back"
"Who are the Simpsons" asked tn
major.
~ don't know, SIR" said the frs
boy who had spoken. you can
miss it; it's as high as you can CO."
1t then occurred to Goddard that
was unarmed, and as he did not dout
that Blanche had been beguiled int
some sort of trap he 1elt his inabilit
to defend her in an emergency, an
yet he almost ran up the five flight
of narrow, unswept stairs. Reachin
the top, and seeing door at the sic
of which stood bedstend which ha
2 been taken apart and mattress ar
ragged bed coverings, he bent his e'
to listen. For moment he hear
nothing, and then suddenly from Il
room came the sound of weeping ar
the wailng of Il woman's voice. TIL
startled him. and he tried the do,
latch. 1t turned. Inc door opene
into a cherries room. Around IL
walls sat dozen Old men and wome
as still and silent as Quakers at
meeting. A door in this room opene
into another chamber, and there l
saw a throng of women and childre
and thence issued the sounds of sol
and cries of grief. Bewildered,
went to the door and looked f,
Blanche. His eyes fell on the corp
of woman covered to her wrinkle
face with a white sheet. Looking ov
the heads of this group Goddard sa
Blanche seated on low couch b
tween two sobbing -'oung girls. 81
n had an arm round the waist of eac
and the major heard her tremblil
Il voice try to speak words o. consol
ton.
".Oh, Mrs. Goddard" the elder gi
said. 81 cannot bear it SIMPLY ca
not give her up. She was all we hi
-all-all!"
So much was Blanche concerned
the duty before her that she did II
A.