The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-10

CHAPTER III

H. Mag. Mag. for heavens
lsake, let me talk to you
No, don't say anything. You
- n must let me tell you. No.
1917 don't call the other girls /
can't bear to tell this to any.
body but you,
You know how | kicked when Tom
nit on Latimer's as the place we were
TO semitic, And the harder | kicked
me stubborner he got, till he swore
ned do the Job without me if j
wouldn't come along. Well--this Is
the rest of II.
The house, you know. stands at the
end OF the street If you could walk
through the garden with the iron fence
ycnd come right down the bluff on
70 the docks and out into East river
Tom and came up to it from the
docks last night. 1t was dark and
wet, you remember The mud was
thick on my trousers Nance Clden's
"a boy every time when It comes to
doing business
Well blow It all In. Tom" | said,
as we climbed. We'll spend a week
at the Waldorf, and then, Tom Dor
gan. Wen go to Paris. | want red
coat and hat with chinchilia, like that
dear one | lost. and a low-neck satin
gown. and silk petticoat with lace,
ard chain with rhinestones, and"
Jugt wait, Sis, Till you get out or
this And keep still.n
/ can't I'm SO fidgety | must talk
or I'll shrek"
Well, you'll shut up just the same.
Do YOU hear me?"
shut up, but my teeth chartered SO
that Tom stopped at the gate.
Look here. Nance. are you going to
6un&g Say it now--yes or no"
Taat made me mad
Tom Dorgan," | said, "Ill bet your
own teeth chartered the first time you
went in for a 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 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,
put my arm In his and gave it
squeeze.
Oh, Mag, 1t was so funny, going
through Latimer's garden! There was
the garden table where had sat read
Inc and thinking he took me for Miss
Omar. There was the bench where
that beast NORWAY sat sneering at
me, The wheeled chair was gone.
And It was SO laio everything looked
asleep. But something was left be-
aind that made me think heard
Latimer's slow silken voice, and mede
me feel cheap turned inside out like
an empty porket--a dirty, ragged
pocket with seam In It,
"Youll stay here, Nancy. and
watch" Tom whispered you'll
whistle once II cop comes inside the
gate, but not before he's inside the
gate. Don't whistle too soon-mind
ihat--nor too loud I'll hear we 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" wanted to
say good by--but YOU know Tom.
Mag, we're you ever where you
oughtn't TO be at nldnight--alone?
No | know you weren't. Twas your
ugly little face and your hair that
saved you--the red hair we used to guy
so NJ the Cruelty ! can see you now
TIA freckle faced thin little devil with
the tangled hair 70 the very edge Of
your ragged skirt. yanked in that first
day to the Cruelty when the neighbors
complained Your crying wouldn't let
EN- sleep nights. The old woman had
iust locked you 10 there. hadn't she,
10 starvc when she III out. Mothers
are queer. amt they, when they are
queer ! never remember mine
Yes M 70 on
lsiood II all right for time, out
thsic alone In the night. But never
was one to walt patiently. | can't
wait--it isn't In me But there had
to stand and just -God!--just wait
II | hadn't waited no hard at the
very irst wouldn't a. given out SO
soon. But l stood 80 still and listened
SO terribly hard that the trees began
70 wizocr ind the bushes 10 crack