Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-14
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 SSU don't call the other girls, I can't bear to tell this to any body but you.
 You know how I kicked when Tom hit on Latimer's as the place we were to scuttle. And the harder l kicked the stubborner he got, till he swore he'd do the job without me if wouldn't come along. Well-this is the rest of it.
 The house. you know, stands at the end of the street. If you could walk through the garden with the iron fence you'd come right down the bluff on to the docks and out into East river. Tom and came up to it from the docks last night It was dark and wet. you remember The mud was thick on my trousers-Nance Oldens a boy every time when 1t comes to doing business.
 Well blow it all in. Tom." said as we climbed Well spend a week at the Waldorf, and then, Tom Dor gan. we'll go to Paris. I want a red coat and hat with chinchilla, like that dear one lost, and low-neck satin gown. and a silk petticoat with lace and chain with rhinestones. and"
 "Just wait, Sis, till you get out of this. And keep still"
 q cant. I'm so fldgety must talk or I'll shriek."
 Well. you'll shut up just the same. Do you hear me?"
 shut up, but my teeth chattered so that Tom stopped at the gate.
 Look here. Nance, are you going to funk? Say it now-yes or mo-"
 That made me mad. From porgan," said, "I'll bet your own teeth chattered the first time you went in for thing like this. I'm all right. You'll squeal before do.'
 That's more like. Here's the gate. It's locked Come. Nance" With a good. strong swing he boost ed me over. handed me the bag of tools and sprang over himself. He looked kind O. handsome and fine, my Tom, as he lit square and light on his feet beside me. And because he did, I put my arm in his and gave it a squeeze. Oh. Mag, it was so funny, going through Latimer's garden. There was the garden table where had sat read ing and thinking he took me for Miss Omar There was the bench where that beast Norway sat sneering at i me. The wheeled chair was gone. And it was so late everything looked asleep. But something was left be- hind that made me think I heard Latimer's slow. silken voice. and made I me feel cheap-turned inside out like an empty pocket-a dirty, ragged pocket with a seam in it.
 You'll stay here. Nancy. and watch" Tom whispered. You'll whistle once if cop comes inside the gate, but not before he's inside the gate. Don't whistle too soon-mind that-nor too loud. I'll hear ye all right. And I'll whistle just once if anything happens. Then you run hear me? Run like the devil" Tommy"
 Well. what,"
 "Nothing-all right" I wanted to say good d-by-but you know Tom. xI-hn oughtn't to be at midnight-alone! No. 1 know you weren't. Twas your ugly little face and your hair that saved you-the red hair we used to guy SO at the Cruelty. can see you now "a freckle-faced. thin little devil. with the tangled hair to the very edge of your ragged skirt, yanked in that first day to the Cruelty when the neighbors complained your crying wouldn't let 'em sleep nights. The old woman had just locked you in there. hadn't she, to starve when she lit out. Mothers are queer. ain't they. when they are queer. never remember mine.
 Yes, I'll go on.
 I stood it all right for time, out there alone in the night. But I never was one to wait patiently. can't wait-it isn't in me. But th.re I had to stand and just-God.-jus wait. If hadn't waited so hard at the very first I wouldn't "a given out so soon. But I stood so still and listened so terribly hard that the trees began to whisper and the bushes to crack and creeu r--- .'-'---- = " head