Evening star., 1914-04-12

tea, buttered mullins, maralade Jam, toast cricket,
box hedges three hundred years old, ruins. and the
checkless baggage system, the wet blankets called
newspapers. All the racial hatred of his orebears
(Tpperary born surged hot and wrathu in his
At the drop of hat he would have gone war; indi-
vdualy, with all England Really. SIR Nothing
but that, when he dying OF anxiety
A TAXICAB drew up before the canopy. He knew
it a taxicab because he could hear the sound
of the painting eng inc The curb end of the canopy
curtained by the abominable fog Mistily a forlorn
figure emerged. The doornan started leisurely toward
this figure. Killigrew pushed him aside violently.
Molly with her hat her hair awry, her dress torn
her gloves ragged her eyes pufed. He sprang toward
her, filed with Berserker rage. Who had dared
Give the man five pounds, she whispered. Il
promised it.
Five"
Give it to him! Good Heavens, do look as If |
was joIngo Pay him. pay him.
kiligrew counted out five sovereigns, perhaps six
he was sure The chauffeur swooped them up and
set off.
"Moly Kilgrew-'
Not word till get to the rooms. Hurry! Daniel
If you say anything, shall fall down.
He led her the lift Curious glances followed; but
these signified nothing. On night such this
there would be any number of accidents Once in the
living of the luxurious suite Mrs. kigrew stag
gered over to the divan and tumbled down upon it.
She began to cry Historically.
Molly, old girl! Moy!7 He put his tenderly
across her heavng shoulders and kneeled His old girl
Love crowded out all other thoughts. Money mad he
might be; but he forgot that Molly had
fried his and peeled his potatoes and darned his
socks Molly what has happened? Who did this?
Tell me, and III kill hirn!"
"Dan when they started up the street for the Prime
Minister'S house | could not get out of the crowd.
afraid to. 1t foggy you had to follow the
torches. l did not know what they about till the
police rushed us. One grabbed me; but got away
All this between sobs Dan don't want to be suf-
fragette!" Sob Il don't want to vote!' Sob.
And for the first time that night Kilgrew smiled.
"Where's Kitty?'
He started to his feet She hasn't got back from the
opera yet She'll be the death OF me of these fine
days. You know her. Like not she's stepped
of her cab to what's going and has lost herself
But the Crawfords with her.
"Would that make any difference with Kitty if she
wanted to get out? told her wear any jewels;
but she wouldn't mind me. She does | haven't
any authority except in my offices. You and Kitty
Don't scold!"
4Al right, l won't. But, all the same, you and the
girl need checking
Daniel it was only because wanted something to
occupy myself with. It's fun for sit still in
my house and watch everybody else work. The butler
orders the meals the housekeeper takes charge of the
linen, the footman the carriages. Why, l can't find
button to anything any more! only wanted
something to do
Kiligrew did not smile this time Here was the whole
matter in a nutshell she wanted something to do. And
there thousands of Others just like her. Manlike,
he forgot that women needed something than
money and attention from army of servants. He
had his Offices his stock ticker his warfare. Not be-
cause she wanted vote but because she wanted and
needed something to do!
"Molly old girl, begin to I'm going to finance
home bureau of charity. mean it. Fifty thousand
year do with you like. No hospitals, churches,
heather; but the needy and deserving nearby. You
can send boys to college and girls to schools; and
Kittyll be glad to be your lieutenant. l had
college education. Not that needed it, with
sudden turbulence in his But it might be good