The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09

and can't sell them afterwards. She's
got room In our house, She's fouI
weeks behind on her rent. and almost
starving to death, She's so thin you
can see through her, and when she
amt painting she's crying"
Seems to be a sad case"
"You bet! Heap sadder case than
mine was a few minutes ago. Say, II
you are a gent you ought TO go up and
see her. She's your style. She's a
born lady. She talks so big we can't
hardly understand her oh, she's
been top Of the heap, but had to come
down. l guess It's what they call a
| romance. Mebbe she wouldn't see
you, though. She never sees sran.
gers"
And her name?" asked Denham,
| without much interest.
we call her the painter lady. but
one day she told me l might call her
Bah"
What! What"
Say, don't scare a girl to death.
Lawksl but / chewed my heart that
time, Yes, / call her Bab-Miss Bah.
| aln't hight nun up to call her Bah
alone. 'Twouldnt be manners"
Can you describe her?"
Blue eyes, chestnut hair, white
teeth, and a real lady. One Sc my
Hhoes would maIa PAIR 7E2 Ser. Got
linn hands. Never uses slang. Goes
without eaun two days and then pre-.
tends she isn't a biz hungry. If was
gent like you I'd go up and see a
lady like her II youll come with me
IN introduce you I'll say:
Miss Bah, this is the gent as
saved your last ten cents and gave a
.ollow the awfullest kick you ever
saw"
There had been a young lady named
Bah two years before, She was hun
dreds Of miles away when Rex Den
Hlm last saw her. She had a widowed
mother who was fairly well off. Bah!
3abl The name spoken stirred him
li there was a Bah In trouble she
hOuld have aid If the girls descrip
ion was correct
Got to go into the butcher shop
after mutton to make BROTH said his
companion. "They might give you the
guy If you went in with me. Don't
make a sneak while I'm in there"
She found Deuham waiting when
she came out. II would have taken
wo stalwart policemen to move him
on.
Say" said the girl, crackers go
with mutton broth but l haven't the
cash. Butcher got it all and then
said / was too chin-chin besides. Want
to buy 'em for Bab?"
Denham accompanied her to a deli.
catessen store and filed a basket
with goodies, and then insisted on
carrying it home for her. She walked
along beside him with her head held
very high, and when spoken to by a
girl she knew her austere reply was.
Anna, can't you see l am walking
with a real gentleman"
The mother could tell little more
than the daughter. It was a cheap
Iooming house. Yes, the painter lady
was lady, It was easy enough to see
hat. She was something Of an art
ist but her pictures would not sell
she had sold most of her wardrobe,
but had fallen behind The descrip
-ion was right.
And not a word to her" said Den
nam. She'll ask, but make no ex-
plantations. Coax her to eat and get
strong. Cheer her up a bit Take
this money and buy whatever she
thinks she can eat. If she doesn't
improve Wen have a doctor. I'll send
in wine from the drug store, and to.
morrow evening I'll call again"
Ma. don't you see how it is?" said
the girl to her puzzled parent. I'VE
take in a lady. She can't pay. She
comes down to hard-pan. / take her
last ten cents to get her mutton for
broth, and l meets a gent who res. /
cues me and canes and kicks loafer,
as a bee-line, ma. tell the .
gent the lady is Bah, and he can't .
stand still Romance, ma-romance! .
Romance, and I am in it! You are .
going to see high jinks around this
hotel"
Denham came on the morrow. He
came on the next day and the next
On the third day Miss Bah was re
ported better and he went up softly
to find her trying to work. He was
not introduced There was no need
Of it. It was two hours before he
came down and announced that the
was to lose her roomer.
In two hours much can be told
many misapprehensions set right. The
.wo years had seen death-chicanery
false friends-illness, despair-pov
,rty, but a brighter day had dawned.
AS the carriage drove away the
daughter began to snifHe
And what's the matter with you?"
was asked
Gust my luck. If hadn't told him
lbout Miss Bah he'd have marrie'
mel"
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