The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10


street to wear, and she wore it we'll
much to tho envy Of the other girls.
Every one felt sure that Name would
make a good match. and why shouldn't
she. She gathered the youth of the
neignborhood around her and sent them
away at will. but that was her privilege
that was why she was the rcigning
queen
And then came Pete Lynch He saw
Name from the windows OF his mothers
par,or: he saw her from the stoop he
purch ased his cigarettes from the sta
tionery store across the street so that
he could see her nearer and to better
advantage. 1t was not log before he
began TO bid her the time Of the day. and
then 1t was easy to stand In front Of
the store and exchange a few words with
her. and soon he extended an invitation
for a trolley ride which was accepted
and after that. wcll-the boys began to
keep away from Name. for Pete soon
became known az her steady" and his
reputation was too we'll known in tho
neighborhood for any one TO attempt
to take the prize from him. 4 change
came into the Toad's life. He began TO
stay away from the poulrooms so that
he might have more time to spend with
Name. He missed the extra dollars he
made there: sim he was unwilling to
give Name ny for them. and the conse-
quenc- was that he applied himself To
his work with renewed vicor and was
soon getting 49, week ana was as
STEADY ana decent hS 'housh ne had
never belonged 10 one Of the toughest
gangs IN thc Guy that teens with them.
II wasn't The hrst time That love. creep
ing int" hardened soul, had worked
a reformation where all else had failed.
| Fifteen dollars a week Pet. rea-
soned, ought to be enough 70 live on
his mother had raised family On less
so h. Put the question 20 Name. and
she said yves" she didn't know whether
she loved him or nov. hut the other bows
/ had all dropped away and il seemed the
/ thing that she should marry him. such
! is tn, ethics OF the t,neucuts. And SO
| they were married. and all Nigh, hay
gone we'll but the Toad lusl ais jon. and
| though he trudged the streets looking
! for another one he could II I ma one.
There was Name to support. He didn't
think about the matter long he knew
the old gang would welcome him lack
with open arms and without a question;
:" pa"h 10 IN" yang L" Went AHA quietly
assumed the leadership. Il was not long
before u" was set up N q cornc. saloon
ana though us reputation vas far from
savory the police had nothing on him"
/ or II until on" night, during an election
Draw a man Was Sh", in the place.
Then the trouble began III" Toad's
past reputation was taken into Hc-
c"'n ms HccnSe was ieNohed ami no
''uh" h'"iSen 'ut looking Tor jon
uShHn' Ana now ther" are several litti"
lNhcHrS 70 SUPPORT. ions were not lying
around ldIr' besides, no ono seemed to
want l" h!re IN" eX-gangman. He
picked up ODD jobs along IN" riverfront
ana Worked much as his father had
. worked beior" hsln and he soon found
hs'nset ~ the same Kind of a top floor
rear il1t with smoky stove ana dirty
walls ana crcaking floors iust Ike the
ones in which ne had spent his child
hood. The Toad was lar from satisfied
but no said nothing Name never
/ complained. The ligh- had faded from,
| her eyes and her hair had los, its gIint
Of gold and the Toad sax II and il hur,