The New York herald., 1922-08-27

out her founces, and wheeling herself
away. How can you be so sacri-
legious?"
Kate shook her head grimly ponder,
ing over the long word, but another
Cum" from her passenger called
her back. e
what is it, Charley boy? Thirsty?
Come along an'ySate ull gtsi you "a
drink"
On the way TO fountain that issued
tiny gurgle behind the chapel Kate
passed group of male inmates sitting
in a row OF chairs in front of the main
building who stopped her facetiously
to ask If she and her beau CHARLEY
were going to attend the great affair
"Sure we are, amt we, Charley boy?'
she replied with so violent nod that
moorings.
There's going to be a big crowd"
said one of the, 'joshers," most as
many as II want to get in to see you
an charley married"
Kate Joined the general laugh and
had the last word when me an
Charley boy gifts married all outdoor
amt big enough to hold the crowd"
said she disappearing around the COR
ner.
From the men ii was possible to
learn as much as they knew about the
singular pair. Kate had been in the
home four years, nobody could explain
why, for she seemed as strong "as a
horse" The boy, who was "40,' il a
day. had never had his foot on the
ground; in a manner of speaking
Charley boy was born in wheel chair.
The relatives who had placed him in
the home had since died and the boy"
had caused infinite trouble to doctors
and nurses until Kate adopted him.
Ever since she mad taken entire charge
of him in the daytime, delivering him
over to the nurses in the mems hall
at bedtime with manifest reluctance.
Ii was n case of unparalleled devotion
which caused the locomotor ataxia and
other crippled cases perennial amuse-
ment.
Long before the hour finally set by
the bussehaplain for the funeral serv-
Ice the wide space in front OF the
double doors leading from the sun
parlor, large room where vaudeville
and other amusements are -infre-
auently offered by actors and others,
into the chapel had been rendered im-
passable by the wheel chairs drawn up
as close as possible by the inmates
| who meant TO seize the first oppor-
tunity to get in. Miss Gray, who could
pilot herself, and Miss Thackeray, who
had a "pusher." had advantageous
positions The latter looked over the
crowd and said with unconcealed satis-
faction:
AT least that insufferable Kate will
not he admitted"
"She is lowering about the rear OF
the chapel" said Miss Gray. II went
coming up again and again, as If to get
drink. Kate Is smart and she's god
some plan in her head.
"Oh, by the way" added She there's
dozen or more OF those women from
the Peabody sitting on bench back
there. The poor things knew Mrs
Mulkey when she was one OF them
Anyway they'd want to come for q fu-
neral Is as good almost as play to
them, they live such shut in lives"
II was as good as a play 10 the i'm
mates or the Home for Incurables,
And pathetic we're the evidences to be
seen that they had endeavored to
smarten themselves UP for the event.
The men We're carefully shaved and
combed, the shoes that so seldom
cramped their tortured feet had been
put on and polished and none was SO
careless as to omit donning the un-
wonted collar and necktie. Out OF
their treasure boxes the women had