The Caucasian., 1913-07-20

beans, Had little thr1lly feelings ii hsr
throat. Things were beginning TO hap
pen. When she was putting the baby's
breakfast on his plate her fathers
door burst open.
Say, you, how do you 'spose Tn
goin' to stay in thisy he demanded.
holding up the shirt divided evenly in
| half "You mend it' and be tossed
it into the kitchen. where it landed in
the middle Of the hoor-
Mary Ellen went on with her break
fast
Five minutes later he stuck his head
out Of the doof5A well. is it ready ?
/ I'm a-waitin'.''
Mary El]en's heart was going thou
sand minute but she slipped daintiiy
at her coffee and observed: Il guess
you didn't read my notice very careful
on your door, If your shirts mended
you'll have to do as the note says"
Ls1-. You quit your kid0in' and mend the
Shirt | amt fooIin Git busy"
Il amt foolin neither mean bust
ness announced Mary Ellen. pale but
firm
| Flynn strode across the room clothed
| in natures garb from the waist up and
grabbed her byt6he arm and shook her
Look here, y0n; cut out the tantrums
and mind. r.
| A knock at the door and the entrance
Of Mrs. Duffy clipped the argument,
| and Flynn scuttled to cover, catching
up the shirt on the way.
Well honey. an did you get your
dress?" she inquired. picking Toby up
out of pan of ashes and placing him
on her knee
No. He said I'd got to wait another
week." with little catch in her voice
'tHe said he hadn't any money"
why, the old liar" burst out Mrs.
| Duffy in hoarse whisper. He'd a
wad the size of my fist when he paid
his bill to Parkers. seen it,
He wouldn't let me get my dress
as,yhow." said Mary Ellen, but" and
her eyes twinkled Il think I've fixed
him. He's mending his shirt now"
She showed the notice to Mrs. Duffy.
who read 1t through and looked admir-
ingly at Mary Ellen. Course the
girl added, ION Sundays he'll eat when
the kids do That part starts tomor-
| row"
"Ain't you the cute one, thought ex-
claimed the older woman. Are you
goin' to stick to what it says?"
Sure I am. Things can't be any
worse than they are now Mrs. Ma
lone said she'd look after the children
II went to work s'pose the next
thing he'll be goin' to the neighbors R
4 get his meals. He don't know nothin
about cookfn'. and he hates it,
"He needn't come to me-" declared
Mrs. Duffy. "All the neighbors is
| sorry for you, you poor chicken. an
don't believe one Of efn nd help
him any. know OF four can fix in
three minutes so they won't. Well
all get together an make him treat
you square"
The next morning Mary Ellen stop
ped Kitty on her way to work and
asked her to tell them at the store
that she'd be In to see about the job
that day.
She agreed to report for duty at the
notion counter at Neal & Neal's the
following Monday at O'clock, and so
she informed her father when he came
home to his supper that was not This
time she didn't ask him If she could;
she told him fatty that she was go
t ing to.
He wasn't q Aaterested enough to Oh.
ject He was hungry and looked it.
He peered anxiously around the itch-
en- for signs Of supper. "Do l get
somethin' to eat or not?" he asked.
IF I get 81 you do" returned Mary
Ellen. patting an imitation yawn back
into plaSah
II tellNsFe what, kid; We amt gainin'
nothin' by yer high handed game he
growled.
81 wasn't gainin' nothin' by dom
the slave act neither" promptly re
torted Mary Ellen.
He slammed out Of the kitchen, and
she hurried to the window and peeked.
He turned jauntily into the Malones'
gate, but in less than two minutes he
came out again. His face was red, and
his fingers worked. Dennis Malone
shouted something at him, but Mary.
Ellen couldn't hear. Flynn walked
along few steps and hesitated. glanc
ing furtively at tie houses along the
street The Carriers door was slammed
in his face.
Flynn slowly went back home He
didn't glance at Mary Ellen. who
was absorbed in book, turning the
pages after nicely calculated pauses.
He slammed the frying pan on the
stove. Then he went in the pantry
and rummaged around among the dish
es and paper bags.
Where the devil do yer keep yer
eggs?' he roared.
. A gentle, crunehing, squashy sound
and doublsD barreled oath indicated
that he had found them. In the mean
time the room was filling with sitting.
choking smoke from the hnrninu nan