Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-05-10

cursfon when n was explained mat the
family lived on Beecher street
They walked past the gloomy. rick.
ETY. wooden dwellings through throngs
Of dirty urchins who hootcd aud made
faees nj them. and nnsIiy came TO G
dingy opening that proved TO be the
entrance TO flight OF stairs.
Up these steps the girls stumbled,
their way lighted by only . few rays
TINT sifted through the cracks In the
fimsy outside wall. One % the party
knocked at the door TINT confronted
them az the top Of the stairs.
Footsteps sounded % the floor. evi.
IDENTIFY those Of n child. Some one
fumbled nj the knob and the door was
swung open 10 reveal q chubby. round.
faced boy Of about four years
A maimed. disreputable toy bear wss
suspended by It's leg from one hand Of
the tot. who blinked curiously a his
four visitors. The opening Of the doos
permitted a warm, pungeut odor to
penetrate the hall and each OF the girls
Involuntary shudiered.
"who 10 III" called q voice from
Within weak. pIaintive voice. that
OF a woman.
The tot. who was clothed In Q non
descript suit % several materials and
cclors. turn Cd aud eniicd:
"T'ree dlris."
"Come right In" answered the voice.
Il am IN and cannot come 10 tho
door"
The girls entered and noticed that
the puBsent oder tscrvsscds Tue room
was permessed with an. vuhessshful
warmth. caused By keeplag IN m win
dows closed and thus -cpnservt0G the
heat radiated from the email wood
stove.
The designs on the wall pspss had
all but become ersdicated- BY sccum-
ulation Of smoke. grease ana dust On
one wall was framed picture Of Q
young man and woman, evidently q
bridal couple. A row OF picture post
cards was the only other decoration.
A table occupied the center Of tho
room. and nearby were q three-iessed
stool and diispidsfed rockins achsir.
The floor was covered Nth . fadrd,
rag carpet
Here am" called the woman from
the dingiest corner Of the room .rDont
look around I'm too an 20 hep the
place clean, and Jimmy here h, zoo
youna-
The girls found her lying on nsA
row bed. or rather. a bunks- She wss
frail and emaciated. but she carried
O pleasant smile Of greeting.
jimmy lowered near. still clineing
TO the bear. Ethel. q lover Of children.
picked him up IN her arms
My. my. what clothesi- she muS
INJURED 20 herself. but jimmy over
heard her.
"rm donns have new suit" he an
nounccd. MI ms donna bring a."
"who do you Ethel begun. but
at that moment Jimmy. hearing famll-
lar sounds on the stairs. scrambled
from her arms and dashed toward the
door.
"He hears his man. explained the
woman on the bed. l"Nsar,y every
night he brings MS food. and some
times candy or something 60 wear. He
found Jimmy on the street one night
and came home with him. Jimmy told
me his man was going 20 bring him Q
new suit today"
The door was flung open and O young
man entered. placed hunfle on tho
stool and gathered the little b : IN his
arms.
My man." breathed Jimmy. hugging
the newcomer. while EthA started for
ward In amazsmsnt supon necsgnizins
him.
''Cliffi" she cried.
CHnerd Esaridss placed his human
burden on the ,oor4 and STARED In 80.
Punishment that equal i her own.
SO "a was -dscrseds that a home. az
poverty should be the setting for q
proud. sensitive. impulsive girl 10 ask
forgiveness-and get a.