The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-07-13
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! Ratty Fallon's Grab .
By Elliott Walker

BY Elliott Walker

SUI Spot w lelers Gus 10 aCnln
that's what freezes him up into bein'
a devil"
There's good In the world-good
in the world" muttered Name, rock.
ing In her chair ITS come to ,me
THIS night. You never was mean 10
me. Tim. never! You amt so bad
IL steal or starve. KNOW know.
An Petite so sick an needin things"
Come. comet" said Fallon roughly
nut kindly. The lads restin an bet
ter Ill watch the boy. | don't know
now much Eve plnched. but there's a
roll In the pocketbook. couldn't see.
but my thumb an fingers knows the
feel OF bills Tomorrow we'll have a
doctor from out of town.
Tim" her hands clenched again.
1--we had a doctor"
What sternly An told YER"
Yes, but you was out. He wasn't
the Kind to squeal He was a youngish
man-Miss Olney's brother. She told
him about Pete"
The mission gal?"
Yes, yes. she could come in yer
SAID. Oh! Tim, there's good in the
world"
MIR. Fallon grunted. Mighty littie,''
said he, 60 ahead. What does he
say"
Just In time he said. I'll have
the little chap out of danger In two
days An the things he done. Tim.
Like mother an so quick. He run
TO the nearest drug store an come
back with two bottles an he paid for
the medicine. Such a kind. cheerin'
man he was. too. Tellin' me not to
worry. an sittin' by our boy, calmin'
MIN so nice. First knew Petite drop
ped of an he's slep ever since. The
doctor set there by him for nigh an
hour with little glass thing stuck
under the baby's arm. BY an by. up
he gets, all grins.
Good! says he. the fever goin'
down jest right an he give me some
directions. Then he wrote a perscrip-
ton which was to get In the mornin'.
amt sure I'll have the money for
it, says.
He was settin' on the old lounge
hxin' his medicine case. for he give
me some nerve pills to take. an says
he, am. sort of laughin'. an he
handed me five-dollar bill. II 'twa'n't
fer that an the bottles I'd think twas
all dream"
She wiped her eyes with her dirty
apron. Fallon's sharp visage was set
like mask OF iron.
He'll git It back an more" said he,
grimly. but his voice quivered. I'm
only hopin' my grabs worth while. L
owe that man somethin' an he'll be
paid. Perhaps, by to-morrer the fever
would have went-up! Let's see now"
His prize was extracted from its hid
Ing place where he had been patting It
with the lingering enjoyment of an
ucipation. Lets see. Name" open
ing the wallet. here's ten, twenty!
lord! amt we lucky!) Sixty.two
bones fer the starvin' poor Papers,
nothin to us. Visitin' cards-aw-
great God! Name"
IT'S his'n!" gasped the woman.
staring at the bit of pasteboard Fallon
thrust before her. "He-he left me
one-Doctor Roswell Olney-an'-I-
now-that--purse-I see Il when he
give me the money. Tim-tell me-
Oh! you didn't hurt him bad?"
Not Bit said the man, duly,
but If he'd yelled for help-well. I'm
Ratty Fallon, yer know, an"
Ssh! ! do know" her words were
anguished. Maybe. after this?"
I'll try" said Fallon, simply. II
kin do somethin'--tend bar. or be a
bouncer."
Silently he replaced the money and
papers.
Where did he leave it?" he NUT.
tered.
"on the lounge, Tim" the ghost OF
smile wreathed the pale lips.
Put 1t there. an pick II up for safe
keepin'. Twill be the truth. What
about to.morrer?"
He's comm between twelve an
two. Hospital work, he does. an
that's his best time. After couple
of days we won't need him, he says"
Hum Fallon got TO his feet and
went to the door OF the back room.
There he listened to the quiet breath.
ing OF his child.
He came back and stroked his wife's
unkempt hair.
Then, by the light OF the dim kero-
sene lamp he surveyed his discolored
orbs In the clouded mirror hanging on
the shabby wall.
For couple of days between the
hours of twelve and two shall be
out said he.
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