The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-17

him" Then To her husband again: "Oh,
Pat, Pat What made yo97 And I've Just
soa sssn v6 5sn come whs, boms Sood you are
Like what? I'll come home as ! IKE:
It's my home. such as II Is, and them as
don't Ike II can leave H. And as ,ty TOT
face, I've half a mind to do you up'
comm up. here and gloatin over the mis-
fIe faced Mr. Mitchell and raised an
arm threateningly Mr.. Mitchell, grasp
ing his wrist. held II firmly, and. speak
Ing in a tone Of command. he said:
Patrick Griffin. you've been drinking
I've not" snarled the man. trying TO
free his wrist.
'You are drunk now" said Mr.. Nit
yourself"
"He will be- He will be when he gets
sober" walled the wife
IL believe So" said Mr.. Mitchell. "and
for your sake and for his. too, since you
speak for him. ! will forget this affair. |
will do all that promised for you. And
now. Patrick. lie down and regain your
senses as soon as possible.
The man had found himself mastered
and was standing surlily looking down.
He now made little resistance as Mr. Nit
chel drew him toward the bed in the next
room and threw him upon IL.
Mr. Mitchell returned TO the wife. who
again and again protested that her hus-
band must have been crazed by the loss
OF their child to have taken drink, which
was not hard 10 believe. all things con-
sidered
Mr. Mitchell again assured her that
proper arrangements would be made for
the funeral OF the child. as well for the
future OF herself and husband. and then
approached the subject which had
prompted his visit.
Now Mrs. Griffin" he began, II must
tell you why came here want To
know all about the baby that was taken
from the graveyard back OF here"
ITS not much | know. sir. I was up
on the roof one day last week tryin' to get
n bit more air for my own baby. and,
chancin TO look down. l thought / saw
a young one In the grass in the grave
yard. | didn't think much OF that but
the next day l saw II again. and the next
day palmer still. cause II had crawied out
TO an open spot where the grass wasn't
so high. and there is lay. as naked as the
day II was born. lookin up TO the heaven
from which IL came. / thought that
strange. and would have gone down to
see about 1t. though before that | sup
posed IL belonged to some OF the people
down stairs and had been put through
the window to play I'm the grass. But my
own baby was so poorly that day that
couldn't spare the time TO look after
anybody else's. But the next mornn' my
baby was BIT brighter. so 7 went on the
roof and looked down. Sure enough.
there was the little one In the same spot
where II was the day before. / suppose
II was gettin too weak 10 crawl about.
So I went through the house. but I
couldn't find no one 10 claim II. though
two or three windows on the graveyard
had seen the baby. But they all thought
IL belonged TO some one i'm the Juse.
sames did. Down in the Jews place on
the first floor there was young girl who
had been throwin' food to the baby. end
from the way she spoke to me I almost
believe Il might be AeFs-eH4ly- she's that
young IL don't seem possible. Anyway
that same day l told the policeman about
IT, and he sent word to the society. and
they took II away. That's all I krow,'
What is the name OF the Jewish sill
who fed the child?"
"Rebecca Polaski or some such queer
name Anyway her first nam rs RI bee
ca. She lives In the back. with her mo-
ther and two sisters and she sews In the
sweatshop In front"
What day was II on which you first
saw the baby?"
LET me see. II was last Wednesday.
baby took sick"
Mr.. Mitchell unused a moment and-was
struck by the fact that this was the day
after the murder of Mr.. Mora. Thanking
the woman for what she had told him
and again promising her his assistance.
he went below determined. II possible. to
interview Rebecca Polaski
As he was leaving the place he was
once more impressed with the gloom OF IL
and paused to ask:
"Do you know who owns this building?"
I'VE pays our rent TO an agent. Mr..
Mortimer but think the real owner is a
Colonel Payton."
(To BE Continued)