Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-03


hand to him and he took it between
Doth of his.
Il thought all men were rotters.
she sald, signing happily. YOU
you're the best man L have ever
KNOWN" Sullivan flushed uncomfort-
ably.
II guess the average is higher than
you think" he said Sure you are
warm enough?''
Fine"
Foot feel better?a
1T aches-some" she admitted
Don't you think you'd better take
off your shoe and look at it?"
II will" she hesitated. 'If you
will turn your back
Sullivan gravely went TO the win
dow and stood, his back to her. while
sho took off her shoe with sigh of
relief and then her stocking. The
loot was swollen. at looks pretty
bad. Would you-perhaps you'd bet
ter look and see If it is polsoned?"
sullivan came over and looked
poked slightly at the swelling with
awkward fingers.e ut looks bad
enough, poor little foot!" he said
gently. well have q doctor to look
at 1t in the morning."
Il can't lose it," wistfuily. "If |
can't dance again, L" Her chin
quivered.
Sullivan looked at her.
What If you can't dance again."
Tilly met his eyes
IN starye to DEATH" she said
simply.
She went to sleep almost inmedi-
ately after that, one arm thrown up
over her head, the other across her
,hildish breast. Sullivan lowered the
light, creaking around on his toes tc
avoid waking her. Then he drew
chair close beside the bed and sat
looking at her. at her eyelids, blue
veilied and black dashed, at the pur-
ity of her mduth, the sweetness and
character of her chin, at the swollen
foot, lying on a pillow, with tho line
scratches on the sole. And, with the
intuition that comes to man 81
surely because SO seldom, Sullivan
knew that the scratches were all of
evil that lilly had carried away from
the Bal Tabarin.
Heavy footsteps outside, on the
tiled corridor, threatened to arouse
the girl from her sleep. lie arose and
stood looking down at her. He had
an impulse to stoop and kiss her on
the forehead, but he did not. In
stead, he carried his chair into thu
hall and sat down. sentinel fashion,
Just outside the door.
The light from q gas lamp Wavered
in the draft, family illuminating the
stone stairs, with their twisted iron
balustrade. Laughter and music came
up the staircase we'll but he heard
neither. His thoughts had gone ahead
TO a future in which the girl, this waif
he had gathered from the streets.
should have her part; to take her
back to the homeland, to care for her
and cherish her, to SEQ her growing
into that purity of wonlanhood that
was her birthright, and then, per-
haps, some day to go to her and ask
for her love II
Tilly reused from sleep at dawn
and lay a moment, remembering.
Then, with her heart beating fast, she
limped to the door and opened it. Out
side Sullivan was sleeping in his chair,
mis- head dropped forward.
Tilly stood looking down at him
with shining eyes. When he slept OH
she slipped forward and, dropping on
her knees silently, put her lips to the
sleeve of Sullivans New York made |
dress coat. Then, flushed and palpi-
tating. she fled back TO the room, and
stood leaning against the door, trenl-
bling, with shining eyes.
'.You dear!" she whispered TO the
door panel. you sdoar! I'm dippy
about you!'
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