Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-23


lithely met her. After a few mo-
ments Murphy pinned the heavy wo-
man to the bed and said as evenly as
she COULD
"1tll do We no good to fight men
| don't want to hurt ye. Ye may yell,
but it'll not serve We. I've done ye a
good turn, whether We know it or not.
rye saved We from water m work
them two antagonistic elemints. TIL
mans a cute one, m yell never find
IN again, m If we shut up m sleep
over it again I'll come to We at noon
m take we outn this m set We on yer
feet; m then If We want to go to hell
it's yer business, but yell have no ex-
cuse. What good would a decent man
do ye? None! Ye wouldn't know
what to do wit IN. Ye didn't know
before, m we had twict tn chance, fur
ye had yer youth. Now yell have tn
money. Go easy, m I'll be back.
Murphy Strengthened her collar while
the Counter Woman fell back upon her
bed, abandoning her attempt to collect
and apply what brains a rum soaked
life had left her.
Murphy went out, and in her stock
ing she carried a reasonably large
savings bank account.
The day was not yet on it's verge
when Murphy left the discouraged ten
ement house and started across town
to Fifth avenue and - street.
1--WE butted in like tn goat to
party" she thought, using her favor
ite comparison. She was somewhat
at odds with herself and very greatly
distracted. The cash in her hose add
ed infinitely to her anxiety.
By the time she had left the cross
town car and had started to walk
north on the avenue she was, in her
own phraseology, "fevered." BY the
time she had startled the janitor by a
dash past him on her way to Twelve
Twenty's apartments she had gathered
from the janitors early morning ap-
pearance that the hour was no later
than four O'Clock, and she experienced
a pang of conscience at her necessity
to arouse the mild gentleman above,
who doubtless was enjoying his sound
est sleep. However, there was no al
tentative for Murphy. Only Twelve
Twenty's approval of her very radical
action and effort to so adjust univer-
sal Irregularities of conduct as to ac-
cord with her sense of the fitness of
things would ease the infiammatory
condition of her mind and conscience.
She knocked peremptorily upon
Twelve -Twenty's door as the clock
within was striking a half hour in
conventional discreet tones. No one
answered, and Murphy more fever,
ed" each moment. knocked again per-
sistently till finally Twelve-Twenty's
voice, solicitous. urbane even in its
long before-breakfast timbre, made
inquiry
IT'S me, sir. have to come in.
I'm sorry
"Oh" And then Twelve-Twenty
paused. Presently, Murphy; pres
emily"
"Ye needn't wait fer that. sir Just
open tn door. for Gawd sakes!" and
Twelve-Twenty, hardly stopping for
that" responded to the distress in
on to his bath robe and opened the
door. Without preface she ran up the
shares. dispelling the tranquility OF
tone of Twelve-Twenty's dressing
room. and instantly placed portion
OF the contents of a black cotton
stocking upon e-Twentys dress
ing table. TwelveTwenty made no
disquieting remark. Had his beloved
handmaiden placed a menagerie in the
midst of his toilet apparatus he pa
tiently would have awaited explana-
ton. Instinct always told him not
only that Murphy was right, but that
she could not be wrong.
1--WE done a terrible thing, sir" she
said in a desperate tone. Twelve
Twenty looked at the indiscriminate
disposition of bank notes upon his
toilet table and determined to see Muir
ply through if she had turned high
wayman.
my dear Murphy. I hope you are in
no trouble from which / cannot
SAY. you said as when mistakes
had been made it was better to rectify
EN- N I've been arectifyin' em, sir;
m I'm that scared me teeth chatter.
I've let CO.
Let whom
"A man as met up with drunken
woman fifteen years ago m now he's
almost gentleman n without harm
il m savin' he wants to be decent; m
she fell on m yesterday after twelve
years, m MONT to swallow IN whole.
l don't know why did it m now I'm
scared. But l got tn mazooma frum
m fur tn woman enough fur her to
live m chase the booze wit fur tn
rest of her life; m there it is. He's
got a white wife now, m kids, m let
m go; m now I'm standin' fur what'll
happen to me- but do somethin with
tn wad or I'll screech." And Twelve
Twenty regarded her gently while she
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