The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-21

llN DuA III lntHNlNt ale adlu
tremuiuns,y. An M,cnael-ye know
hes 4 powerful man, he Is, an foot
taller than you aH' perhaps, II ye'd
Ak him ! question Or two
y don't care II he's as big as a
house" said Mcclure, shaking her of
roughly 40 man shall strike me
/ Katy while | have the usc OF me Two
fIsts widout fcelin the weight a
Thin
9Bui ven not use a weapon, AIi-
chan2 ~ remember what Father
uoyle said only last sunday abont-'
ll use what Please, interrupted
Mcclure. sterlly Lave me go now,
Mary afore raise UP and hands We
JAe.
She reluctantly released her clutch
IN his coat ard anxously peered ar
ter him as he clnttered down stairs
She was divided between horror and
admiration MeGnns was net a man
20 take a blow lightly and had every
/ advantage q ~ size and strength. Me-
Ggre Was aOt fighting man. and aAe
lad sometimes admitted herself
;hht be was bl OF coward. Dut
npN she had puD the deyil IN him.
and She realized that he was hero
at heart When about to battle for
his family he counted no cost
She saw him stop at the landing
below, and she breathcd sigh OF re-
lief as he pressed on McGinnis was
not at home. Then she returned to
her room, shut the door and bent oy.
er Katy. She did not pray, she was
numb with fear. The little girl stirred
ard began to wake up.
II was about the supper hour for
the tenement and no one was at the
entrance as Mcclure looked around
for his prey The only person in sight
was Folippo, near the corner, with his
pushcat He mad sold Out his orang-
IS and bananas. and was now dusting
out his cart in high good humor
Good eve he said cheerily.
Have We seen McGlnnisy' asked
Mcclure abruptly.
"McGinn' repeated Fellppo "Yeh
He was here, then he 60 TO doctalre
Ito re hosp
ITO the hospltal?' said Mcguire,
sneerlngly It's his dommed rheu.
matism. Well, III give him something
thatll make him crook his back worse
than that
Fze-rheu-vat?" said Felippo mo
IL ees not IT, It ees his hand-dls
part" He laid a finger or McGuires
wrist You did net know II was
yer near broke"
'A-rr-h!" said Mcclure, indicative
ly 1t looked as If McCinnis would es
cape him. lie could not thrash a man
with broken wrist That IS, he could
but honor forbade
IL vas 10 car-r. said Felppo, roll
Ing cigarette, re cabl Ne little
girl yuz p'ayin' in ~ street--every-
body say Look out She no hear
Ze greepman cry out but--no USE
Poor kid saii Mcclure, who was
interested ll spite OF his thirst for
revenge q tell Sc these dommed
eaf. a0-hi NJ BE- ln 0if he traeF
in0re a.nf u He l1 ihAf l8r
don rM lcwn aom0 p40r digil, au
! $50 i aint lsht. A0l even il tneJ
are dasoesr
Fnlppo did. not notice the slur, or
took II as a matter OF course.
"Yaaz,' he drawlod. 1T ees not
right Ven the little girl 10 down on
4 20 track ven McGinn he"
"DlI McGlnnis pull the child out OF
the way" demanded McGuire.
Sure You not know" asked the
italian quickly "Zat is how he hurt
his hand-zat is why he 50 TO the
hosp
Mcclure slapped his thigh with q
sound that made the Italian jump.
We'll I'll dommed. II | must say
II. there's worse men than McGinnls.
When he's not IN liquor he's a man o,
senses, an II il WASH for this seut OF
a wife. we'd been friends To this day
It's like McGinnis to-was the child
hurt at all, dye know
Filippo looked at him with open.
mouthed wonder.
You don't krow?' he asked SOW
IS. You ought to know Mees Nc.
Gwi no tell your"
What dye mean ye heathenY de
manded Mcclure, with queer feel
! ing coming over him.
bid McGinn no tell you" cried
4 filppa ~ child vuz your Katy
for the matter Of half a minute
Mcclure leaned against the drop
frame for support A sick feeling
came over him as he saw his lttlf
girl under the cruel wheels. as he
had seen a neighbours child once, and
he knew gow why she had been un-
able to speak Of her peril. and why
! McGinnis--and he had been waiting
Tor McKinnis to o-to--gell, to kill him
perhaps. lie felt somehow as II he
had committed great crime, Tor
which he would never be forgiven
Then It seemed as II his senses
came back TO him with rush, and
he revived with shout.
Isn't that McGinnIs beyant?g he
asked. looking up the street. Sure
/ it's him!'
Just then there came voice from
4 the window OF the tenement calling
Michael for God sake. Michaellg
n But he knew il for bis wife's voice
and knew what she wanted to tel
him. 70 he waited not but ran up the
street 10 meet McGilnls. but his Iisi
was not doubled
McGinnis and Mcclure spent twC
hours il the nearest saloon before
coming home to supper but they were
hardly missed because Mrs. Mcclure
was taking tea with Mrs. McGinnis.
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