Evening star., 1908-01-26

the window is of
~aL the chamber maids.
leanin up against
the casing and snflin into the expensive draperies
Well, well!' says l. is this rehearsal for a
It's nothing of the sort, shorty says Sadie,
giving the shut-off signal. Then she turns to
the girl with There. there, Nora! Everything
will be all right. And l will be around Sunday
afternoon Run along now and don't worry
With that she leads Nora out to the door and sends
her away with shoulder pat.
Who's been getting friendly with the help now:
eh Sadie?" says l. And what's the about?"
in lot of details that only lumbers up the record;
but after she's been takin for half an hour-and
Sadie can separate herself from lot of language in
that time-f gets good workin' outline Of this
domestic tragedy that has left damp spots on our
window curtains.
1t amt near SO harrowin though. as you might
suspect Seems that Nora has the weepin habit.
That's how Sadie come to remember havin' seen
her before. Also it accounts for Noras shftin so
often Folks like Mrs. Purdy Pe and the Twom-
bey-Cranes can't keep girl around that's liable
to weep into the soup the card tray. If it
want for that, Nora'd been all right for she's
neat lookin girl, handy and wiln one OF these
slim rosy checked, black haired. North of Ireland
kind that get big wages when they have the
sense, which amt often
Well she'd changed around until she lands here
in the fresh linen department. workin' reglar
twelve hour Shifts one ;tternoon on week, and
four-by-six room up under the copper roof, with
all the chance in the world to weep and no one to
pay any attention to her. until Sadie catches her
at it. Trust SADIE
When she finds Nora leakin' her troubles out
over an armful of clean towels, she drags her in
here and asks for the awful facts. Then comes the
family history of the billions, beginnin' on the old
rent at Ballyshannon and endn in ive-room fiat
on Double Fifth-ave. When she comes to
tionin Larry Dillon, | prcks up my
What! Not the old flannel mouth that's chopped
tickets at the 33d-st. station since the L
built" says l.
He's been discharged" says Sadie Did you
know him?"
Did | know Larry? Could anyone live in this
burg as long as l have without gettin acquainted
with that Old Country face. learnin by heart his
Ha-a-a-ar-em thr-r-ran! Ha-a-a-arlem"? There's
other old timers that has the brogue. but
one could touch Larry. purple faced, grumpy old
waitin' his turn the dentists. and heart big
as ham, he couldn't speak civil word if he tried
but he always ready to hand over half his
lunch to any whimpern newsy that along
and he's lent out nickes than he'll
again.
But about the other Dions got my first news
from Sadie. There four OF em, besides Nora
One was Tom who had fine steady job drivin a
coal cart for the Consolidated credit to the
own, besides votin' the straight Tammany ticket
since he nineteen Next there Maggie
whose the stage.-shiftin' scenery
Then there Kate, the lady sales person, who
lived with the old folks. And last there Alloy
sus the stray. and wherever he was, Heaven help
him! for he was whatever
II take it that Loyshys the brunette South
down of the Dillon flock, says l. What particular
brand of cussedness does he make a speciality off,
particulars, except that when last heard of he'd