The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-09

of, except because SO many folks, law
yers and such, that wouldn't be likely
to understand. You will maybe; I'll
tell you, anyway
AS they went down. the street he
walked between judge and lawyer. He
began to speak at once when they
were in the open air, out of hearing
of the courtroom throng. His speech
was directed mainly to Brooke, but
now and then he turned a smiling
glance upon Stillings' intmobile face.
It's this way, judge. There's
girl in it. I've heard folks say when
a man goes wrong he most generally
him up to it. But THAI amt what 1
mean. My girl she's a different sort.
But then, it was thinking about her
that made me take i old Burtons
money. Buttons got, a. big ranchcup
country a piece-may'&h you know
him ?--and he keeps a. lot of folks
about the place. This girl I'm tellin'
you about, she cooked for the men,.
That's how l come to know her; I've
known her for two years; but we took
to each other so natural, seems like
I've known her ever since I was born. +
don't know; maybe that the way with
everybody when he takes a shine TO-
girl. This was the first time it ever,
| happened to me-"
"Well?" Brooke questioned. when
Ellsworth lapsed into,a thoughtful
silence. WAS she good girl?"
| Ellsworth stood still, lifting his hat
with a little gesture of reverence.
Good" he echoed. "Good!' He
walked on again, but with slower
| had died down within him; his eyes
were very serious, overcast by the
shadows Of strong thought and feel
ing. Judge, she's an angel, that's
what she is-an angel in a blue gfng-
ham apron, messin' around in a
kitchen. That's what made me hot.
The other fellows didn't see What she
was. The way some men look at it,
all girls is just alike; they can't see
no difference. But + did have just
enough sense to see that she was diff
ferent, and I thought when she got
to be my wife I'd like to have her
keep on being different. I was get
. side board. There was no chance Of
| getting any more; that was the most
that Burton paid anybody &only the
foreman. Thirty dollars al month
don't go very far with a man and a
woman, let alone children. I've al
ways thought I'd like a big mess 81
children, if ever I had a home Of my
; own. I never could manage money
: anyway. And anyhow, I'd seen toe
much of women crowding. along or
a little pinch Of money with big
family. My mother she worked her
l self into an old woman doing for u:
3. boys when we was half grown cubs
r and then afterward she died because
s there wasn't money enough to ge
I things when she needed 'em. That
T stuck in my craw ever since. I wa
bound my wife shouldn't have: tina
- happen to her. I was thinking abou
+ getting married pretty soon. .
:. couldn't wait-I thought I couldn't
. You know how a man is about sucl
things, So, fool like, I just, set t.
e work to find some other way Of get
y ting what. couldn't get honest. j.,
|, was easy enough to find the way
That's how come to steal from Bur
= tom"
. They had reached the hotel, an,
= had paused for a moment upon tn
s wide porch, so that Ellsworth Nigh
D, conclude his brief speech. Brook
0 led the way to the dining-room an,
|. to his own table in a. secluded cor
n ner, where the three sat down and or
q dered their supper.
: ellsworth Brooke said, Will
/ they waited for their order to b
i filled, "do you think that was suffi
cient reason for your act?"
mo, I don't" Ellsworth answere
e brusquely "I've said so, amt I? I'v
SdlQ L u SSCll lily pluluCls 1--we goCC
+ it good and plenty. What I can
l see now is what ever made me do il
Seems Ikea man must be a good dee
:, of a natural born fool to just shu
II his eyes and run into thing lik
! this. He's got to have his head bumpe
:. a few times before. he gets wise
;. seems that way with me, anyhow
), Martha - Martha's her name - t.
: Martha that bumped my head fo
= me- I'd give half nv life wilIingl
,I for a chance to take back this year.
II His cheeks We're blanched and hi
-, voice tense with passionate, feeling
d His fingers were clutched together S
v. that the nails were purple. "Br
what's the use? I reckon that's tn
II way /, mans bound to feel tho.
10 don't know as I've got any right t
3, n kick
ID There followed silence, while th