The daily sentinel., 1913-06-24


license in pocket this weary time watin' for
the day. knew it would have to be done quicz!"
Nance seemed not to hear him and she made
not sound until the priests door was opening TO
them. Then little sob broke from her white lips.
When they emerged a short time after Mccartney
led her down the steps very tendery. She seemed
hardly to know what had happened. But when her
lover started to hail passing horse car she said:
Let's GO sit in the ferry park"
On a bench in the open circle near the ferries
Nance spent the first hours of her honeymoon. cry.
ing She knew what she had renounced She knew
that the Joy of the dance. which to her spelled
highest ecstasy and freedom. which Tenth Avenue
refuses to its children uncontamnated by the
Spieler's kind. to be hers no more. She knew
that she had given to the spieler the passionate
beauty of a girls first love which never be
replaced. 1t bitter hard to give up the
Joy of her dresry life; bitter hard to be left with
the death panic and the work.
For a time Mccartney did not speak He tucked
his handkerchief into the girls trembling fingers
and sat rigid with pain. Then of sudden he took
Nance's hands from her face and pulled her head
back his shoulder.
Look up swateheart, look upl" he said "The
sky is right Tenth Avenue well livery.
where else. When I look at you think of green
fields and birds. and little talking brooks of the Sod.
You meant for the Speler. You'll make
our own happiness for right here in Tenth
Avenue. oh. my girl. think how your dad and your
swate mother, lass and me. can be belavn' in you
nowl Look up. acoushla!"
And Nance looked up to the sky. There were
depths beyond depths that caught the girls fancy;
the promise of life. Nance smiled. Her smile
sweet. tenderl She rose with new
look strength in her face, and gave Mccartney her
hand.
Come on. Jim: you're good boy" she said.
Lets go home!"
IaII1
and hectic bedraggled and slatternly. insoent and
defiant
Mccartney turned to Nance. Say. girl. do you
get onto that There's Just one thing that'll keeT
you from loolin like her. like Name Ryan. ten years
from now? You'll be dead in two years"
Nance's eyes went fierce. 81 amt never been
drunk" she cried. What you glvin me? It was
drink done It to her"
I'm givin' 1t to you straight You got consump,
ton I know because my chum started in with it
lookin' Just like you DO. don't believe you'll live
two years for you'll drink hard when your lungs be-
gin to get dopy and"
He stopped, Mortified by what he had done. The
fear in the girls eyes appalled, him. She was mad
with Get out and let alonel" she painted
What you got It in for me for anyhow? II 1 got
consumption that's my business"
Mccartney took Nance's red hand in both his soft
white, freckled She helpless despite
her height appealing despite her anger, that his
Celtic heart yearned over her.
What can a girl do?" painted Nance, stung to
frenzy, that has to live Tenth Avenue? Where
can she go? They amt anything decent here. They
amt no help No cares about anyone else You
don't never see anything decent And now gotta
die Why nave gotta die? Amt worth anything?
Amt [ worth as much as a Fifth Avenue swell?
don't want to die! Oh. don't want to die!"
MY chum didn't die" interposed Mccartney quick
ly THE dspensary doctor told him what to do and
H. a.. f,r Has hear ns m
gine now You look hero. You beat 1t from these
dance halls If you amt got room on fire escape
get one and sleep it every night see? The doctor
says what cures consumption is air. If you don't
get air, Nance. you'll dead in two years"
Mccartney hastened with slight brogue born
of his emotion and his Irish childhood. Tenth Ave
nue. amt so worse Nance girl there's chance
to be dacint Everywhere If you hunt fer IT, It's fine
and hearty you'll be. Nance OShaugnessy, by mkt
June and I'll be havn' the fine rise in me pay and
you"
He stopped and watched the girl, irriIated to see
mat she was no longer listening. Her lips parted
Her body swayed in with the music. Nc
Cartney saw the Speler coming toward them and
savagely ne pulled Nance her feet and swayed
her into the dance.
The Spicler who had difficult to eject poor
Name Ryan hau solved his problem of protecting
iis patrons. sober. by dancing with Name
himself At the end OF the waltz. Mccartney and
Nance stopping her, Name turned her tongue
on Nance. staggering crowd surrounded them at
once Then through the crowd. little boy edged
rls way to Name Ryan's side. He was dirty and
,hin and mpudent, but mmeasurably torlorn and
.h!dish He grasped Names skirt
Gone on nav" he piped va got TO beat it out
I this
Marae stared about ner, then sne placed shaking
r-nd thin t!tte shoulder and the boy started
81 g, Tor the cprr Clear uutta tne way. you
r.'larat.ral" he sad Yer kids will be
,ht allwl augled and made