Mower County transcript., 1903-06-10
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heat was stif1ing5 as nof = breath hlaw
in At either end of the passage. and the:
odor was oyerpowe wering. 81. s.3 / |.
Mr.. Marsh hesitated.
4 Il don't know that I care to 90 ii. y
he said almost in a tone Of fear.
.. ...Too late to back out now, Nj.
Marsh. Come! 1T will do you good.
Make YOU more contented with yo11r
home on the bouleyard., John Gordon
said grimly. 5s.. II s.:4 /
He greeted the group OF women IN
the doorway. and they returned his
greeting ciyillv4 enough. for he was
wearing; his regular inspectors badge
authorized bv the hoard Of health. and
besides all that he had already in the
course Of his, brief study made friends
in the block. N Is &. szzss,s es. 4
Almost the first step they took from
the doorway plunged them into dark.
ness. & Gordon had hold Of Mr.. Marsh,s.
arm and was silent until they came to
the; first fight of stairs at the of
the passage. i. & /. NJ 1.
sES'"Have to be. a little careful here,
SIR he cautioned. "This is an old
part, Joining your part from the rear.
It was on the lot when your agent
looked over the space, and he built up
to the limit and little more, In fact,
he broke six distinct ordinances in
using up the space that ought to have
been left open between the new build
ing and the DID,. But that was nothing
to him, for it added six feet to the
double decker, and that meant twelve
additional bedrooms. Have. care here.
Some of the stair treads are broken !
Mr.. Marsh uttered an ejaculation,
and Gordon stopped. = ,,..g,
II feel i'll. l don't believe / can go
on, Gordon. This is terrible. It2is
past belief that human beings can live
in such conditions =s..$gE i$.. y ~
1 '"They don't all live, SIR Some Of
them die. But it's almost as bad to
die in here as to live: You ought to
see a funeral in one of these tene-
ments." r. azs-.-2r = I, ...$ss>>s c+s
''God ,forbid!' exclaimed Mr.. Marsh
emphatically. Honestly, Gordon. it
may seem absurd to you, but 1 am
growing sick from the awful stencil
here. I doubt my ability to 20 on
Gordon made no: answer. After a
moment Mr.. Marsh said feebly:
''All right. I'll try to stand it..'''s
II Without any reply j ohm Gordon, still
Keeping his hand on his companion,s
arm, began to go up the stairs. Under
their feet they could feel the Shiny
filth that had accumulated for weeks.
Half way up something passed them
going down. 1t was a little girl about
eight years old carrying in her arms q
Daby. In the dim light which filtered
through the hall at the top Of the fight
the TWO men could hardly make out
TINS en- child OF the tenements. n "a burdened
long years % before the 1ll1a' time with 'hu-
man ~ responsibility, r robbed %. of play
GROUND ana chlldnood ana 1s.- thrust into q
'r World5 OF suHer1ng l:l and discomfort. a Poor
mourn1 creature, woman In In gravity
ana cnlld IN years, bending ll your
a1rty " race over ' the gasp1ng little sister
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