Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-19

higher and very slowly, then turned his
head toward Murphy with silent mean.
Ing.
"sickY' Murphy muttered uncandid
~.
Parr shook his head many times with
deep expression.
won't you let me see her, them
continued Murphy in foolish drawl.
| The woman burst afresh into loud
weeping. Murphy kept his small eye
fixed, doglike. on Parr and seemed to
arouse in him some new resolve. He
took Murphy by the arm with an I'M
conscious grip 81 professional authority
and led him into tho passage Mrs.
Parr followed. still eobbine. The two
big men climbed the narrow wooden
stairs. which creaked beneath their
weight. Murphy lurched slightly and
PARIS foot still dragged as they en-
tered the little low bedroom. The blind
was down here too, and the dusty aft
ernoon sunlight subdued into wanness
There was large bed occupying half
the smce. white cloth was pinned
across the glass on the dressing table.
already besprent with suburban smuts.
Murphy noticed il absently, for his
whole attention was taken up by one
object
II was child's crib. but on the white
coyerlet, at pillow and foot. were two
dents, harsller than the fondly remem-
bered small fIasen head and fairy feet
could make. and few faded flower
petals and green leaves lay about 1t on
the floor The silent Parr stretched out
wooden arm that way. Then Muir
ply, standing where he was threw up
his head With long, dull canine howl
or kesn." With such voice does
dog recognize the loss of his owner god,
tho consequent extinction of his sun
and tho crumbling OF his universe into
ruins
Parr WINGED repronchfully, as II Muir.
ply had made things worse by putting
them into sound. but Murphy. unaware
Of him, plunsing forward, fell on his
knees In heap at the bottom Of the
crib and began to groan and to stroke
with his great fingers the place whence
the little feet had fitted away out Of
the worlds dry paths.
Mrs. Parr, an incongruous soul,
though we'll meaning. here lifted her
voice, at the same time poking Parr
with her forefnger in admonition. She
had seen the small paper parcel pro-
truding from A1urphv's pocket
mfr. Murphy brought her a dolly,
dear" she FILTERED, with . watery
smile.
Parr jumped as IL he were shot. MurA
ply turned round, snatched the small
parcel from his pocket and smashed Il
on the floor with bitter 80 the
dollw then caught PARIS eye OF vague
mechanical reproof and added humbly:
II ask your pardon. I'm bit took
aback." He rose and stood looking at
the two.
''well. she's dead: that's all" said
Parr. The sharpness of his anguish
had made him newly capable of sar
casm. so that he added, turning ov--
abstractedly little pile of clothes and |
toys on the table. "That's all we've got |
to show you now" He pursued dryly:
'If you'd have come week ago. or
yesterday even: but, being as you
didn't. that's all, ind ret sEssllatell ETA
welcome neither"
Then sudden change took place In
Murphy. Ills big Land clutched and
closed on Tarr's chilly fingers. and,
with tears streaming in small sheets i
down his cheeks, he shouted In great
sobbins gust,
No, no! That amt oil. There's me-
Me-she made from brute into a mani
Me-she tsached there was God. cos
there must "a been one to "a made the
likes Of her: me-that hated every NOR
tai creature, and myself. and you. Parr,
most Of all: teached me as a prisoner
ah, and warder. too-migtt be man.
She did, anc fetched me out Of ell with
them teeny fingers see on the shot!
There's me, here, and one there" point
Ing at the ceiling finger and look
SO inspired that Parr, like Stephen. saw
heaven open. "And she's-cafried-in--
Ills bosom. She Is. manr squeezing
PARIS passive hand.
"she's better or. know" PAR said
IN high. weak voice, 'sbut when see
soames, that has Ave. and white. with
three. and 1-cot none!" Then he broke
lown and wept, and Murphy also II
When the three were more composed
Ind Murphy had heard all particulars
hey went down into the parlor. and he
vas solemnly entertained at tea, bis
,late being tearfully heaped with deli
.acies over which he choked politely
n an effort at impossible relish. After |,
his they talked business, and very as
business II was. II appeared
Int PHrr, with little assistance from s
a gentleman he knowed," had pro-
'ursd money to pay Sfurphy's passage.
houM he fall In with the plan, to !.
america, to I brother Of Mrs. Pnrr. =
Who ardently desirsd Murphy services !
N his farm. Murphy. assented. with 6
lull, staring gratitude dawning In his
yes, and. waving hand toward the
utsids world q public houses, remark
d that be would "be safer out O that" c
"Ehe knew all about IT." Faysie's .
aotfler said. "You was to have had