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Show ! He Kept His Promise BBl V -J) BBf "Speaking of human Interest BBT storlos," said a reporter tho other BBf 'lay to a group of newspaper men, BBf "four years ngo I wns shorthand ro- BBf porter In tho district attorney's odlco BBf of Alameda county and hnd a desk BBf In tho same room with tho genial BBf Harry Molvln, at present tho well- BBf known Superior Judgo of Alameda BBl county. I.nto one afternoon a wealthy i I fomnlo client, whoso nets of generos- BBf Ity wcro about as frequent as hens' BBf tooth, called and snld that a family BBf occupying a Frultvnlo houso of hers BBf was behind In the rent and sho BBf wishod thom ejected. She said tho BBf head of tho family was an upholster- BBf or and although claiming to be 111 wns. BBf in fact, too lazy to work, and for us BBf not to he Imposed upon by him, as ho BBf was shamming. Judge Mclvln made BBf out the usual legal notice, giving tho BBf tenant three days to leave or suffer BBf ejectment, and asked me If I would BBf servo tho paper. I consented, and BBf upon reaching tho house In question BBf I was ushered Into the main room of BBf tho dwelling by n poorly dresseil BBf Spanish woman. It took but a glnnco BBf to rco that poverty and Illness were BBf ' in full control. Nono of tho signs BBf , ' wcro missing An old Gcrmnn, tho BBf '' master of tho house, lay upon a rag- BBf' ,' KOd loungo In a comer of the other- BBf wiso bnro room and tho look on his BBl i fnco was that of resigned despair that follows Illness, but with the acknowledgment acknowl-edgment thnt Illness hnd won In tho game. Ho turned nn Inquiring look in my direction mid feebly asked my business. I stammered something nbout tho pnper I had to servo, but quickly added that I was suro thero was some mistake and that the conditions condi-tions wcro not known to tho houso owner, although I know thnt I was lying nnd thnt they wcro well known, or sho would not havo given such explicit ex-plicit directions. In answer tho invalid simply said: "Toll her 1 shnll go as sho orders within tho next threo days." I hurried hack to tho olllco and Informed Molvln that tho man was almost beyond the reach oven of charity. Ho was shocked and said that In the morning something must be dono nt onco to relievo tho unfor-tunato. unfor-tunato. Hut before anything could bo dono In tho morning word was ro-eolved ro-eolved that tho man wns dead. Ho had gono before his threo days wcro up. Tho noxt day tho landlady called at tho olllco and Inqulrod: "Well, did you give him my notlco to quit?" I snld I did. She said: "And has ho dono so?" I said "Yes." "Ah," sho said, "that's good; Whoro did he " to?" I answered: "I don't kij. madam, but you nnd ho will nfl'er meet In this llfo or tho next." flan Francisco Call. |