The evening world., 1914-02-14
Novelties of New York Streets
How Louina Got the Gang Goat
Written Expressly for The Evening World
By Ethel Watts Mumford


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The Nv Yssh World.
1857 IELLoi wxasshsr dom hsrs''
| exclaimed Louina Kelly. a.
| she saw the heavy ct
form Of "BlinKer'' West standing b.
~ the Stat blind door Of the si1>
sasranos Of 'TSs oaa Place" on Sec.
sod avsnua. n ths uppsr twsatiss.
Blink turned towasa her. "Hs,io
Ln," - Orowisd. 'OssA Rssdy 1Ayr'
''YevDs y buGAsuss. Diink," che -
plioa with soon. "Nee1y's ~ ths
sivss Aeia' his he"
~Ne, - aia't-hs's -ost-0aAs . ~.
sways" - snaSDs1.
Don't ~" - no1dsl Wsl
WENT But b that - u 0Ay--youst
better loop II away from here quick
n the Kinney gang gets wise that
you'ss here they'll DO you-de you
eosA. An TAs Oid Place v thsai
one bsst dump. DO yeu ct msr
Ths young man hunchsd his shout
dsrs closer together. "Rsedy did''t
know about the row; he's bean W fss
moron Q year. dunno whore b v.
He 20 word - me 70 meet him hers
In TIE dance hall, an I gottsr meet
him--that's alL"
Louina Illuminated. biting hard On
her overWorked chewing gun.
"Biink," she saii at length. "youce
hes always been blamed decent 70
me. an I don't want TO 80 youee IN
tho ambulance. Now. YOU got along
outtsn here, an n Reedy shows up
IN send him over ter yer own ward
an tell him how the land lays:
Blink shook his head. NOPE. !
gotter b here-see--hers. II ESecy
can't show up he may send comeoody
sse me here, wha' thsnf They ain :
goin' 10 talk 20 no one elsa, and how
arc you goin' TO b wise 70 whose got
the tipf You can't-that's all. got
ter take my chance and hang
Louina's face became very grave.
"F1srcs, amt Il. Gssi Amt had
enough or funsralsf Gotter 20 to
Paddy Finkelstein's to-morrer morn
In, and--whatysr think T-thoy pulls
the show for eleven In the mornin'!
An me never omen the hay till four In
the afternoon-tne! ! gotter get out
In the cold gray--an' dancin' till I'VE
In this here dump. It's fierce! But l
Kinneys a. croaked him, an ] seen
'em when they done u. Say, Blink,
you 70 along over to Abingdon street.
! Amt keen for no more mixups..
Reedy'u get tho lay pretty soon an
ind YER"
The youth stuck out his heavy Jaw
with sullsn determination. but his
bsady eyes glanced spprshensivsly
up and down the street. Danser
lufkso Tor MIN IN every cIuttetSo
aree. N every narrow SeoTWey OF tne
once modtsn houses tnst now snes-
teroo tne SCUM OF the oaSys unoer.
woria.
Nope." AZ sa!d Win nna!iY.
Lou1ne ehlVed ner CAV ~ eeerf
s,.s,::,, 80 49, 80 - sns osaes Sna nars
w .n M Csc.e pspst:. A..,:. q, -.
tone. act on IN. You're SAFER inside
man out tor bt. Tvs TOO early Tor
tne Kinney sang 70 % 1ropnin, 10 on
the dance; but tneyu likely %
around the street. waitin 70 nook w
with each other. Get along In. Reedy
nor no Teller he'll send oves ts soin'
to sxpect 70 md youse etandin' In
tne Elsauie o1 .uo hoor win . burner
In yer hand dom the Statue OF Lib
erty act. Youse can stick around
Without putin placard on. can't
yeY Oct ON in-sct! J"
Tho wisdom Of her counsel WA
borne homo to her protesc. Though
the street was BY no means brilliant
ly lighted. thore was yet suflicient H.
Illumination to make u doubly dan
gsrous-blaok shadow AAA revealing
light. .... r....
nlinlser> follovaA M ar, in,o .
mill. m smsiIinr corfidor. from
vhich a DOOR oDSns6 an tha isff
Ths noiss Of shuffiins Tat Ana The
strs,n. ~ a viotroiais.d tmri:ev ,rot
osms n ths,r S"rs' Ios,,na nrcc.ded
Mn into ths dsncs hail siancea
omickiv sbout {he room ana nodSed
~ rim 10 sotcr Thrsc or fn,,r
couri"s war, Sootinr n h,s,,v IN thc
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