Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-08

BY OLIVE GRAY.

I
ulets of water down her neck
The man with whom she had colIlded
at the windswept corner apologized
Disposing of his own umbrella he
seized hers, lifted It away from the
wreck and assisted Peggy to her feet,
Are you hurtr' he asked.
NO" she answered shaking the
soup out OF her skirt. "But poor Mrs.
Mally will have to do without her sup
per-. I'm afraid" rs.. 4sa
That's too bad. I'm terribly sorry.
1t was all my fault, Is there anything
l can DO TO make It upr ? Al
Peggy hesItated. which gave the man
a chance to see just what kind Of per-
son II was he had encountered so forci-
bly,. In the half light, with the street
lamp giving an uncertain. CHASTITY glim-
rner, Peggy looked SO ethereal that
the young man had a feeling that she
was going TO disappear into the mist
and float away. But with all her pale
ness she was almost too beautiful to be
real. Ia
YES" she answered. all unconscidps
Of what was going on in the others
mind, there is something. Mrs. Mally
Is very sick and she can't have any
thing but broth. There Is restaurant
about half block away. I've just
come from there, but I've got to hurry
on TO Mrs. Mally's right away. The
baby might fall downstairs and Patsy
is probably making meal off the
matches while I'm here talking. SO II
you don't mind, you might bring the
soup and I'll run along TO look after
the family"
"Sure, I'll get the soup. Is there
anything else?"
"Nothing. thank you. It's the Para
disc tenement across the street there
fifth floor.
Paradise tenement" He looked at
the high, gloomy building with broken
windows and rickety steps. ut doesn't
look itI'
A few minutes later he knocked at
door at the head of the fourth flight
of stairs, stairs that creaked and
swayed with his weight.
Peggy opened the door. "lt didn't
take you long," she greeted him.
Wont you come inP'
"Tm dripping wet" he protested.
waiting to be cOaxed.
"Oh, that doesn't matter. The roof
leaks In forty places anyway. Come
in"
SAY, this Is the darndest place
was ever in. II isn't safe for you to be
here, is lt-with all the dampness and
nj
Just as safe for me as for these kid
lies and that poor sick soul in there!'
lodding toward the next room. "And
IN only here evenings, while they're
lere all the time. live on the other
ide of town. Mrs. Mally does my
vashlng-that's how discovered
Ier."
"Who the-who owns this placer II
'ught to be reported to the department
# public safety.'' o, o0 ,
''The Everett Real Estate company" ,
t"Are you sure?"
"Yes. At least that's where | paid
asst months rent"
He looked around. Plaster and pa
DER were falling from the walls, papers
md old rags we're stuffed into broken
and. as Peggy said, 1t rained
Utmost as hard inside as out.
The baby crept over and pulled itself
Up TO his knee. He lifted II TO his lap
md opened a sticky little hand. Dig
ding down into his pocket he produced |
! bill. Here, little chap. This might
lelp generally. Give II to the lady"
You mustn't do that !" cried Peggy,
When she had extricated the donation ,
nd noted the amount.
"Oh. yes. must It's to get nurse
o relieve you and some proper food ,
nd all the rest of that Samaritan
tuff. And I'm going to see about fix
ng up this death trap. l stand In with
he Everett Real Estate company, you
zee. Now must be going. Good
IightP he said. rising. II
Goodnight said Peggy. holding
nut her hand. "And thank you. oh. 30
cry. very much"
And he turned toward the stairs,
ceiling that he had left something very
behind. 'fi Ft'
The next day Peggy looked up from
Ter desk. One OF the stenographers
vas talking -" f7 II
ibid you know the boss was backr
'Whof" Er| u.s. g.
"0h, ! forgot you didn't know him.
Why. Mr.. Everett. He's been to Japan.
Came home yesterday. There he is
low." s..,.,
The door Of an adjoining orice
,pened and q man came out. Peggy
'tarted. II was her Samaritan. Then I
he understood. Paradise Oats be-
onged to him. II
II would like to see you a moment.
please" he said, recovering Instantly