The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-06
CHAPTER TWO.
THE Price OF Going Straight,

much about his " affairs. n 30
his daughter Motiy felt no %uneasiness
at leaving him closctcd with Black
Mike. whom h knew only as his
trusted lieutenant.
She ran lightly upstairs and en-
tered h little fla she and her father
called home.
To make IN TO her for her sur
%roundinEs. he had furnished this
comfortably. rye luNurlously, as FAR
as her own end OF u was concerned.
There were bird cages and flGNerE.
living room-in fact. II was the sort
OF a bright and cheerful place that
any girl would enjoy,
She had started Ia take on her
things ana prepare supper hen h
was brought TO the door again by a
hail from the next landing.
"Sure. Molly. u II yourselff'
called out the friendly voice Of Mrs.
Cassidy Of the floor above. An have
ye seen poor Annie his day. They
do be tCllin' me she's WIN alone
ful sick In her bit OF n room. and no
one comm ear her az all"
Il thought the settlement folk
were going TO send a doctor and "A
nurse cried silky Moll remorsc-
I FULLY. I'm run right over IND bring
her something hot to cat"
That's one thing I don't like about
this Kind N lifo,' shc thought NJ she
went downstairs. "thc way they leave
you alone when you're not able to
| hold your own any more. Annie was
such a live ono-auch a perfect dare
dcvil-and now you'd think they were
afraid to 70 near her"
As she went down the street car
rying a covered mug Of hot coffee
and a plate of food. d noticed a
huddled group OF men on the corner
who eyed her with more han usual
interest.
"There must he something on foot &"
sighed Mol. hut ! don't heat n
more about things since dad Is out OF
lthem'"
And as she was stTl thinking about
this. suddenly without her hearing
the sound OF any steps, u han touch
- her OF the shoulder n "A mans
voice back OF her said:
Don't stay out too late. kid'"
But whon she turned TO look, there
was no Unc In sight.
She laughed. thinking Il a Joke.
and went on her way. carefully bal
nncing her dishes. The idea ~ dan
ger never entered her head. why
should u. when she had been used
10 running around the ncighhorhood
At an hours In perfect safety
At last h reached the drcarv
building where Annie roomcd. and
going up the riCkcty stairs she raped
at the door. \ weak voice answered:
Come in"
Annie was much worse. Her thin
checks were flushed with two ugly
spots. she couphcd necessarily.
"tts the T. ~ all right" she
walled. "'Tl' d l"or sac -. an
they're goin' T. cu'-v ne away TO q
hospital tomorrow ico' ! don't want
90 go 7 can't ont nor s'ocp for think
In Of it-stay with me for a bit
kiddo. till I feel myself drowsln'
So though Mull VAS anxious to get
back To- her father, she stayed. feel.
ing there was little enough b coull
do for Annie as II She offered
10 bring Chang 10. thinking his an
cicnt mnNims from the slgcs might
aouthc her-for In the Old philoso'
piers house many gathered who
were not Chinese Co listen to his
tcachlugs-hut the yiCk glrl would
have mono OF a. Sho Dlung fcycrishlS
Ito SILKY Molrs hand and all idea
rr sleep lrN her us grateful Tor ih'
GIRLS presence. she hahhlrd on ~ her.
self. Of her trouble and OF som"thlnr
she had never talked Of bofpre-hci
past.
always rough Tor me Ike this. I'm
Irish AN my old folks brought m'
up religious and I worked 100 e stor'
boz BOSTON am there was a follow
wanted 60 marry mo but ho didn.
have ans more than mo. Well. e gu'
chat Ia met uu th" street Curno|
nUg night showed m" how ! cou
! gr,rt from the counters ] got th'
] t4st. t>l things couldn't buy uu'
Wb,, NaS ON the odg" of brin
found ont fi~ that-nn something 'l-'
- thIa guy was stuck ON ~" enough
,n tnF, mo west with him. For n TINE
= We lived swell then be- got lirod A"
p mo AM I dritted down here. bu
Cawd' I'm stlll younE'-nn' luol
AZ me coughing me anul hNhN-hh
" wIsh-uh. how ! VISIT ia m1Ifi,'
thr fellow back there and had 70 liitl'
, nat an Kids of mc own to love m'
silky Mol stirred urcasily. Domos
ITCHY had never appealed TO her.
YOU'RE sick Annie sh" Foothcd
"Tbpt's why you feel this way Wa
piI Won get we'll Let's talk OF some
thing else. Black Mike silva was %
Tonight to see father
lies "a bad ono. that SIlvn ro
turned Annie hut IL 20 smart maj
like your father don't think 30. N'
NOT f1r me- go say b. H1N" YOU seer
th, new 10 that's working hlr
, though Tho one they call bnpp'
RIA gentleman he looks for sure
~ hate mou-rNCCpt to make ioul
NJ th,m." muttrrod SILKY Mol. w'l
nor mind stlll on the story Annie ha'
"Giyc mo q smoke. Kid hcrgc'
Annie. her mood swiftly changing
latter the manner of her Kind LIE
ton nm toll YOU about THIS smooil
ruv. H,'s q stranger around ihys'
pHrts that's vhy YOU uin't seen hin
hut No. comes from higher MP. inc
tell me there amt O. sat" In ~
world he can't crack, and hr can MI
ID with the hest and they not Know
tho difference that's whore his mon
u,pr comes In. Just now he's lawn
az Thpts why he's com" 60 M
Ndump. There's som.thin' hc pulled
on l,st election in Chl-but i'm blow
nvcr-an' say what I would give Il
nave "a guy like that notice me- Bu
Inc don't know there's % skirt ON earth
Inc girls say as hnve tried lool
nj me. i've lost al my looks-don
fpr rup-s--' q ~ ii OF tear
land coughing shook poor Annie unit
I, sheer exhaustion she dozcd OF
lstu holding SILKY Molis crampcd
nuud.
While Naddou's daughter was do
ing what she could FOR her friend
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