Putnam patriot., 1909-07-23
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By o. HENRY.


 IH window He had iusl iizii''e S pipe and WAS pugiiag blue clouds #ish great satisfaction lie had removed his shoes and doomed pair of blue. faded carpet silppsFs With the morbid th1rFt of the c0gafmed dany news drinKer. he awkwafdly folded back the pages of aa evening paper. eagerly guiHiuz down the strong. Bi4Hk belaliGes t0 be followed as cbaseF b3 Inc mlider details of the smaller igpe
 ln au aa5alH#Hg room # woman was cooking raRlrr Ddprs from strong bacau and boiling coffee eouIeuded against ili- cai plug fumes frotn tbe vesperfiHe pipe
 Outside aHs one of fh0se crowded streets of the east sidc iu WHieh a. twilight fails satan scfs III his r. crultlnz ofiiee mighty hast ef ehii dreB danced and ran aud paged m th street Above The play ground forever lowered A great bird fhe bird Waa known 10 hamorists IS the stork But the people of Ghrystie street were bel. ter ornitheIogists. They called 1t suIture.
 A little girl Of twelve came up tim idly to the man reading and resting by the window and said
 Papa, won't you play game of checkers with me if you aren't too tiredf"
 The red haired unshaven. untidy ag4s l4u Ina fa4F answered. with 3 frowD:
 Checkers, So, | won't Can't a mnn who works hard all day have n lItiie fest V hen he comes bamef Why don't yau 20 aut md play 9th the other kids 6b the sidewaikY''
 The woman who was cooking came to the dour
 "Jofne she said. T don't ike for Lizzie to play Tn the street They learn too much there that aln't good for tem Shes been in Inc house all day long II seems that you might give up little of your time to amuse her when you eome home :"
 si.ei her ge out and play like the rest of 'em II she wants 10 be amused" :" said the rcd haired. anshaven. untidy man, and don't bother me"
 
 "Youre on" snid Kid Mnllnty. "Fif. F dollars to $25 take Annie 10 tho dance Put up'
 The Kids black eyes were suapping with the fire Of the balted and chal. ienged He drew out his '.roll' and slapped five tens upon the bar. The three or four young fellows who were thus taken" more slowly produced their stake.
 And. oh. what'll be done to you'll be a-plenty.e said bcttor. with antiei patory glee.
 sThat's ny lookout" said the Kid sterniy. "Fin 'em up all around, Mike"
 After the round Burke, the Kids sponge. sponge holder. pal. mentor and grand vizier. drew him out to the boot black stand at the saloon corner. where all the official and important matters of the Small Hours Social club were settled
 "Cut that blond out. Kid" was hls advice. Tor there'll be trouble What do you want to throw down that girl of yours for7 Youll never find one thatll freeze to you like Liz has shes worth hai full of Annles''
 .i'm no Annie admirerf' said the Kid. dropping cigarette ash on his polished toe and wiplng Il ofr on Tony s shoulder. Hut 1 want to teach i.iz q lesson She thinks 1 belong to her. she's been brngging that | daren' { speak to another girl Iiy Is all right iu some ways she's drinking little too much lately And she uses Ian gunge that lady ougifn't'
 You're engaged. amt youT' asked Burke
 sure We'll get married next year, maybe
 sl saw you make her drink her first glass of beer" said Burke. That was two years ago when she used to come down to the corner of cheystie bare beaded tu moct you after supper She WIS quieI sort of kid Then and eoaldn't speak without pushing '
 sshe's little spltare sometimes now. said the kld sl bate jealousy That's wAy I'm eeiue fe the dance with Annie i'n teach her some sense 2 ..xeii you better lock q little out were HaHkes last words If i.a Was mv glrs ana ~as to sHe4tk out tu q dance eeupled up wlth ae Anele I'd wan, suit uf ehaip armar en under mx giaslsame raes all right
 1hrangA he land of the Sfork vul ture wandered La. Her black eyes searched tue passing cr0@ds herily. hu vaguely Now and then sue hummed bars ef foolish litsie songs-
 Las skirt was green silk. Hei waist was a large brown and rink plaid. well hitting and not wtthoa style sSae wore q cluster of rings oi huge imitation ruhies and a ,oeket tha' banged her knees at the bottom of 2 silver chain. Her shoes were run aowf over twisted high heels and wer' strangers 10 polish Her hat woals scarcely have passed Into -four bar rei
 The family entrance" of the Blue Jay cafe received her
 .whlssy. Tommy" she said as he' sisters farther uptown murmur "ChampaTne. James
 Sure. Miss IixEiel Whatn th' chaser be P
 .selsxer. Ana: ssy. Tommy. has ta' Kid been -c5und todaXYa
 WIZ. no. Miss Llnxie. haven't saw liim today
 .l,m iooklu. for .sa l. said tiz afte' .h. ..,.... bas .st....4..s. .s...4,. t...r ..,s.