Show Btother and Sister He was short and thick set with cropped hair that curved down over a low forehead The left eye was completely closed by a bulging red bruise As he leaned on the railing in front of thedesk in the Oakstreet police station on Saturday evening he bore about as complete a resemblance resem-blance to a brute as could be imagined imag-ined About half a foot of snow was on the ground and the wind was whirling it down from the housetops His ragged trousers were covered with it halfway to the knees The doorman looked at him with indifference but drew back when a palefaced sharpfeatured girl of about six years followed the man and stamped the snow from what Bare legs and feet that were as red as if covered with blisters Her hair wet with snow hung in tangled bunches over her ears She had on only a calico skirt and a cotton cot-ton waist The doorman as he motioned mo-tioned to look at the couple closely evidently wondered how any human being could send such a child out in such a night Sergeant got this as I got home tonight the man began holding one hand over the damaged eye Just as I was Who gave it to you the sergeant ser-geant asked Thats what Im telling the man continued and the girl crept to his side and took one of his hands in hers Just as I was gain upstairs up-stairs the old man out and gave mea me-a kick Who gave it to you r My father was Yes sir my father the girl repeated with trembling lips Is he your brother Yes sirthe girl repeatedcrying then i thenAnd you want to have your father fa-ther arrested the sergeant asked of the man Yes sir f Then go to court in the morning and gets warrant The man put on his cap The girl looked into her brothers face for an explanation of what she did not understand and was clinging hold of his hand with one of hers while with the other she wiped tears from her eyes and brushed back her wet hair and they Tent out into the whirling snow New York Sun I |