The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-12-23
eleventh EPISODE
The Saving Of Dan 0'Mara

Young Peggy O'Nara was troubled
in mind. She had become suspicion.
OF her own father on more than on,
occasion Of late that doht-harriot
toiler from the AppIcwaithc work,
had been visited ny a stranger who i'm
pressed the sophisticated Young Peggy
as anything but attractive And ar
honest man. Peggy argued with her
self, finds no need for stealing up tC
a house az night and closotiHg himself
with its owner behind the locked doc.
of a cellar wOrkroOm 50 the spindle
legged daughter Of Dan ONara. watch
Ing for her chance. decided 10 investi
gate
But tho eiris chances for invosti
CATION were limited. for Peggy was a
hard-driven young hOusekeeper with a
bedridden mother to look after as best
she could. Late one night. however
when Dan O'Mara had led his myste
rious visitor into his cellar wOrkroOm
girl slipped off her brOken-tOcd shoes
and stole silently down to that under
ground chamber of mystery.
There. with her ear to the keyhole.
she overheard enough to confirm her
darkest suspicious. She stole away,
stricken in spirit and struggling in
vain to keep back her tears. for the
girls love for her toil-hardened father.
II not always blind. was at least with
out limits. She waited until the mys-
FERROUS visitor had stolen out through
the house. with a parcel under his
arm, and then once more made her
way down to her fathers workroom.
The door. this time. was unlocked So
she entered nOiselessly and crept over
to where Dan O'Mara sat staring at
the wall with unseeing eyes.
Pop, what're you thinkin about"
suddenly asked a tremulous voice
close to his shoulder
He swung about like a shot.
What should be thinkin' about p
he demanded
You're thlnkin' about that man who
was down here ten minutes ago" was
the girls answer.
What man." equivocated the cul,
prit.
Chinatown Charlie"
And how'd you know he's called
Chinatown Charlie?" demanded rebel.
lious-eyed Dan ONIara.
Il know more'n that. pop" said the
girl. with gulp. Il know that CITY
crooks ropin' you in for work | never
: thought you'd do"
Work? What work."
There's a bunch Of opium snug
glers got wise to the fact that the dive
works is bringin in tons of that Kai-
SOW wood from China. And certain o.
them blocks is gOin' to come in hol-
low, with secret marks. and you're
goin' to dig the opium out o. them and
hide 1t here until that hop runner for
Chinatown Charlie comes and carries
1t away in laundry bag"
well, what about ito"
You can't do it, pop. Hop snug
Gins a pen job. and you know it"
Il got % take me chances" protest
ed the man
But this amt givin' you a chance.
pop"
Amt your mother got to have med
fcine|' demanded her father. Amt
we behind in our rent? And amt the
company docked me ten a month since
that one-armed man had me machine
work taken away from me-"
But you'll have more'n YOUR ma.
chine taken away from you. DOB
You'll be queered with the companv.
for tamperin' with stock. and then the
bulls II get wise and senr uu up the
river for smugglinl"
I've thought that out. me gerIl I'VE
no love for goin against the law. az
me time o. life, but | guess we've got
70 take chances We've got 70 or On
under for good and all, For I'm think.
IN your poor mother was right when
she said there WIZ no crime so black
a. the crime q bein' poOr,"
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