| Show TIlE MISSION OF KITTY MALONE Con nu dt from om Pe I Section I 3 and the sh single sI rations which were her due Could she sho catTY carry thorn aU all hOme The Tho flour Sh She hud had made a public eman ho had asked for and receIved charity for the tho first time in all her cheerful uncomplaining hardworking lug ing heroic old life And the l stung her lIar Her thin cheek cheel was wa crimson Her Hor faded eyes had a strange glitter She had And she knew It if It were to from suffering she would do again What would hr her children say It if they knew Thomas Ivan mall mail carrier Nora Nero of the scant possessions and tender heart was a credit to the Thui to see them wearing hor best cioti ho would give ghe it he hadit anyone any one for the matter of that and Rod bab of the family the b t tot ot of the bunch as Dem Dennis s put Dut It She She their disgraced them sill alII A rush or of tears blinded her Look out Get out of thore Hi I YouJI be be down She was crossing the street when the I shrill ot of cries 3 assailed her Start Startled led confused she stood still TIle The delay was fatal The next Instant the speeding street car had caught the skirt of her gown She Sho A dense crowd gathered InstantlY An an angry rry gry shout went up Kitty Kitt was to her feet Rice soa soap flour that she had striven so hard to procure lay scattered on the ground But Kitty bruised shocked quivering with nervous fright was not seriously hurt Dont say any thin to the man gentle gentlemen gentlemen men she pleaded me own fault I do get when Int Im alone alono I nt lookIn out when r I ought T as how Id stuff the tho turkey for I was when hen I got in the way Sure as some ono one expressed re grot for her loss the vally o of a afew few tew like that same She would not give her name and ad addres ai dres She permitted herself herselt however to tobe tobe be helped on the car she mentioned She rode home In penniless bean boan less state And nd aU all the time quito quite un she ehe gripped the bit o of ye cl low her fingers The sight or of a cro crowd d gathered gather d before her little shanty sent her ber reeling on onward onward ward s 8 ineffective quay quavering cling ering Dennis Something had happened to Dennis Dennis had learned of her de deception deception a and d the truth hind had killed him It was Patsy who reassured capering around and yelling like an Indian Theres a a ralo Boier in there ho he screamed A ro path wa was made for the tottering old figure She got to the door I It was wa opened The blackness which lad de dc te the da day prevIous agin again cae came be be before fore her hor This time It wa was lit by dac dane ing forward forward fleck flecks or of fame flame She Mother Iother Te The word sounded fram a avast vast ast distance coming coining to tomother mother Strong arms were around her herA herA A mans fao face bent oye over hera brave goo gooI face brown bron and rugged wih with straight mouth square chin and eyes ces ful full or of loving solicitude I think my surprising you ou would give you such a turn mother I Iwas Iwas was wounded a while bac back I got leave leao with some oters others I wanted ante to be wit with you ou and father for Thanksgiving I 1 sot got most of my back pay saved Here drink this wine T Tim Comisk sent sont ove over Mr Mrs She Sho In Comisky Is coking cooking supper come wih with a baket basket just before I got here I Iha ha had Mary Alce Alice Rya Ryan buy our Thanks Thanksgiving giving dinner 1 I told her to get the tho like for Larry and herself while she was about for It it are you ou looking Their ec eyes met yourself le is a skeleton mother he sad said Weve got gotto to got you good and hearty again He had looked away He Be kept his face turned tam from he her She Sho put her hor arm around his hi his hed head down to her hor breaL S R BOdy kno know Ol Oh mother le He could got get no fur thor He a bit or of cardboard In ber hand Moter Mother I li I COIe come I ITis your our mothers gettin gay gar Rody cried Dennis yesterday Gal again today toda lie He cackled jo joy r I wa shed use use all our m mOney Jey on cr cat f e Tan Then al laugh lug Ing again ut at s O jok Joke w mJ might ht ha have c o 0 go t t c county for I nn an me meNo meNo No fear of that tha Roth Rody laughed back back at hIm He was holding iii his fond and faithful grasp the nervous nerous hands which hEld held some somo torn scraps of No motor mother be t to God cried Kitty Malone Glory an U Kit Hr Her soldier SOi son bowed hil hiIs hd Thanksgiving I ho he sid said Copyright Ib S s S o |
