Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-29
out who he was" said Lizzie.

He was awful gone on me then, an
l cud do most ennythtn' with him.
1t was fore she cum home from
Europe! She jes' went fer him an
turned his head.N Eff I'd a-knowed in
time I'd gone an tole her, but and
sakes! I don't 'spose 'twould a done
much good. I would a-ben to her be-
fore, only I was foo 'nough to prom
Use him I wouldn't say nothin' to her
eff he'd keep away from her. You see
I needed money awful bad fer baby.
He don't take to livin' awful good.
He cries a lot an / he'd to hev
thin's fer i'm, 80 I threatened him eff
he didn't do sompin' I'd 90 tell her;
an he up an forked over, but not till
I promised. But now, they say the pa
.pers Is tellin' he's to marry. her to-
night. an I gotta stop it sonsehow.
I got my rights an baby's to look
after. promise er no promise. Ken I
: get him arrested?"
II am not sure what you can do
until L look into the matter" Michael
said gravely. Would. the paper he
held help or would it not, in his mis-
sion to Starts father? And would it
be too late? His heavy heart could
not answer.
+ do you know these witnesses?"
Sure" said Lizzie confidently.
They're all swells. They come down
with him when he como to be mar
ried. I never seer 'em again, but they
was real jolly an nice. They give me
q bokay Of real roses an q bracelet
made like q snake with green glass
eyes," 80 = s.i
"And the minister? Which is his
church,"
I'm sure I donno,' said Lizzie. IT
asst. He come along an was ez
jolly ez emmy of EN-. He drank
more'n all Of 'en put together. He
was awful game fer a preacher"
y Michael's heart began to sink. Was
this a genuine marriage after all?
SCould anything be proved? He ques-
toned the girl carefully. and after a
few minutes sent her on her way
promising to do all in his power to
help her and arranging to let her
know as soon as possible IL there was
anything she could do.
That was q busy afternoon for Mi
chael. The arrival of the steamer
was forgotten. His telephone rang
vainly on his desk to q silent room.
He. was out .tramping ver the city in
search OF the witnesses and the min
lister who had signed Lizzie's marriage
certificate. ~
Meantime the afternoon papers
SoAAkC % 6AOW4IlK dANOulIE VI
the wedding that was to be, headed by
the pictures OF Start and Mr.. Carter,
for the wedding was g. great event in
society circles.
Lizzie on her hopeful way back to
the alley. confident that Michael, the
angel Of the alley, would do some-
thing for her, heard the boys crying
the afternoon edition Of the paper,
and wal seized with d~estreeto see. II
her husbands picture would be in
sagain. She could i'll spare the penny
from her scantyt store that she spent
for 1t, but then, what was money in
a case like this? Michael would do
something for her and she would
have more money. Besides, II worst
came to worst she would go to the
fine lady and threaten to make it all
public, and. she would give her money.
Lizzie had had more advantages
than most Sof her class In the alley.
She had worked in seashore restau-
rant several summers and could read
q little. From the newspaper eJAc-
count she gathered enough to rouse
her h~alf-soothed frenzy. Her eyes
dark little tenement room making
baby comfortable. His feeble wall
and his sweet eyes looking into hers
only famed the fury of her flame.
She determined not to wait Tor Mi
chael, but to Coon her own account
at once to that gtrl that was stealing
away>her husband, her baby's father,
and tell herswhat she was doing.
With the cunning Of her kind Lx-
zie dressed herself in her best;I.sa
soiled pink Hilk shirtwaist with elbow
skirt that showed d tattered range
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