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Show HNNKGAIN'S LAY OIW. Wlitn ItartleT tflnnegan look Jo. 10. tail wm aent up from rJcrnnlon with the Dereo1na, he u reeelTeu" br Membera ef lti lliirraloillelalon eiltli tnitkiKl el(ua of ilhfaeor. Ilia Hrotlwibntiil of ,oco-tattler ,oco-tattler Knttlneert wen no mora fraternal In tbelr fetllnite lhan many other brultier-ho.la, brultier-ho.la, IS ptilUnllirupta title fit ubleh vroubt reem to loaure peace, kooI wilt aul a fair knowing to til ranRrnrt. Not only w Fluiitttan alnrre.1 on account of M. ".lamly cab," In which lit bal marla fre to hanu: a well frnnwl blclnre of the (.teal. tit Mt ot llt roa.l, but hie wife WMdulj tiutiuml by lha wire of ronfrrn rn ulncere, an,l the Hnt eorlat mlla wrta thoea mad by tut wire of firemen anal biaUrmen. '".Ve II, let Vm ty Away, If tlwy want In," MltJ Mr. Flnntan, tarltly acalwel tdffltil lb power of railroad oaatei "I don't Mk no odil of 'an. 1 fail Juat eiaotly m twl M A tl( Imgi an' what la no eatf. tierre wlf to n conductor or n iurr-luleti.lnil'e iurr-luleti.lnil'e arjyliiiwf HI can't dm. nor k In near lb aortaty. I'm len maUimed to etchauiiln' ctrll'lte with con duclore' wl.e. an' If tWychooMtoeel m down antotui urnkaman'a an' flnrrnen' it' tlwirowu uiutaka, an' taey can Una It out" 'You harcn't dreea,! much elne wa r ,m away from Heraoion." gagir.al Flnnrotn, aa lie rvttllvtl hi iiIpa. lit wm n unlet, teay Kolnff nao, wh) llae.1 to ae family naaltcr ehoe along with lb aama laln-loaotattUMk with which bia nitna inoreat. Tbil'a In war 1 flt 'em out," laojUM Mm .Iniietran. "When Ibry'e allowed. lheroactecentlt I'll Juat let 'am mo to church In my bl'i allk an lb dl'lraou't foil Rico tuo Ut Chrla'ina.N "Hut Ion ain't iluiit'raacllrlM Mnaro thlri!!. Mr& If lhoy',1 known )-ou cotilt ilrraa wall, tlwr wnnll uv known whara to iut jtimi, ami you'd front thru' all right, but Mil Isllnj'ra alilolrackwl you till tltajr llml nut what you're loailcl with. "Toa)oiirocinini,IUrtly.H Mra, llnneRan rfttihiwn ontna laick atna bw al.lalicr huahantlaml toktbafMn tarrttr In bar lali. "Tliay'vt nil bran mown to yoo, ml 1 don't tart If they ilo Mia off ihrlr no. Vou nln'tlatfl lacltorf buhtlh'.ttor flbln',tior to Join any Iodic, noc atculo go to n hrayrr tncrtln'." "MayU lliajf think I don't nanl IL" "That'll ilo for ilk. TU , lido' .lon'l paw an. Thry'ro JcohHiao yonrdalaytn tine. Ihtrtlay. nHi,r all thtr la in IL" Klnnritan looktHl ltifdlUlic, nrjdoariwad lb bowl of hit uwcracbaum with crtaay fornnirr tin. Taiu'l for tbem to ba Joalona nhwt rtttaruodttby MriK rAtvful. ISantftr bad no orcManla f any klral, nn t'vt barn nron4,llhtaaBlntforalzmoftUa. Irdl Iwaalutho carahopa wren tbcywaa tut tin' her luttftbcr every hlcoa laKfettM If Iba Almighty M dM It blMaelt.1 "H'a lha imrtleat cntli-a lha aleen an wakealn tbo round bou,,,Mld Mi. 'ln Ileum tnlbhllaitlnilly. "I u'llott I'd U jealoua myaelf If I wna ftlnau an' ha.1 to run it firrnty bid thln,c Ilka Hecktr'a,1 llnnrifau did not liecl to bart lilt nrldt qtlUkeneiL llowaa only loo wall nwart that hla lt wna Una blarw f,f tnichlnary. l:rryleallnworkr,laa If lnbrlcwll ly UflngaynoTl, and lha brnaa Klaainetl In lcabc. of llsht iu If IU aola duly wrr to U IbaablnlnsniionentofailJaccntrMrta. No ralntlnft-WMttf blin ruort bonutlfat than lio filmy rlnsa Ibat circled from IU iccc I rat Hack when lira air for mltn wai ta-or Dua uurcl no niuale ao wtloonit to Lla tar Ml ho awlft pnla that tllrinl thawhecla lo llfa, atj.1 tba llnpettimia aleatn IUI aonht racona. blralittf and aeetblna titer lha cold aleel.and Ollnl lha luna with ImtUt InhaUlUina. ilra. l'iiinciraa ihanl Ida tnthuilainu In ilaraof.lilldrvn.tbctrrWrr,nd Ihtlo-roniolli Ihtlo-roniolli i)Ullo wariunl her heart. tlradually th r'luoe4na niado for tbam eclraan poalllon In tht nelghbotlinod In which ihtybadaailhxl I'lnnNian hwl la coma an ftcctten, tbouuu llaa2rccblo fact, by hla roiurailea on tbt ro-vt, and Mra. Klnneifan bail conclllalel her neigh Iwra by nuiuf roua tiiorntnrf call and Koa alp. hht wt alwaya Jolly, nod rmrcr aetmed to knra anyihluu to do. Thtrt waaonly oaofamllylhalatoul out lubtt terncea ami Jealomy Jim larckrr hail been tranifermltntht llulfalo dlrl.lou ahorlly before t'lonenau. Jit waanntan who ntrer Kot Ahead, but who, tlirouuh concltlal haUla, luata frlenda tai'ldly. HHort, Ihlck ael, wllh a InUttoliIaluoillh and a Iwlnklt III bla err, ont would barilty crrlll hlui with a ba-loif of III fccllugi but under tha kuM ,.r Lit,, ne 1ekt aotna of bla bant thru.ta were glecti. lit bad Iba reHl tatlon of btlnitn Ural rail frllow, nol waa eierywbcrt welwuit ou nccouul of bla miuh wit and ability to ralaa a Uush. Home one rem.rltd to him una .Urinal l'lnnrgan uu.Ur.loo.1 Uit lUbla, atcu If ho na.nuanijlnecr, and that ba uiiiiht ti l lntlle.1 to lead lu euina of lbtlLi.M.C A. niaatlniia. "Vet," twlnklrd IWkrr. "That wa tbt rooaon bt KOt tranfcrrel, I trueaa. lit wrualtojMlierlooMbuloua." fiSim that remark lha rumor urew that rinneiiau had bean hanl ilrlnkert let llcckcrwu lha but tareon autc.l of batlnu aurle-l ll. lla neicr openly a4-ciiwl a4-ciiwl I'ininaian of anjll.lnu. Ttul bt felt bard toward lha company waa hnowu from n nuual remark lu nrtacnut of c bofwefuli . . , . "Hou man grU married an' baa fimlly.luck'aaulabloi. Taltnmauwllh cut children ' luck chaaaa liliil up I ka u latw lint Ufa Iruuraaca nteut. ln t no Jutilct lu tililns t"n ruua an" lha let rnglnea lo men that l.e only nwlft u' don to auppuct. llertrtitlchlldro and two dua-a, an' Imw many emaebili di 1 tin aalle.1 out lo.an' w bat aort of a runic lrl imlla my Iralne tliniuuht" "Hive nan reel, llcvker," cniua from it man In I lua flannel ahlrtnnd iireaiy rap. "Child rcu dou'l all. r make llitdll!erim. Jt'athanay you mauam lour coal fi alram. Il.ery inan'll mill Ju.l ao much, nurrlM ur alnela. flnlhl 'lot for trelibt. I.r'a ont atyle. bulhl 'Ini fur awllcliln". be'a nnolher. Tbailetllof Hie, when llcomea Inn man, bt ain't Mined out rellaule. H)nia art awllchera lhat ought to bj fralghta, nn'Hmiama fnliihtatluit nmhl tu bo ilolu' tipreea bualneeaon una mluuta " "Vca," UucUt.1 Ilocker, "Ihat'a ual It, y'aeu I l built fir faal tl'nt, but aluro I'm audi n man cf family ft bad to lko lo awllcliln'." , . , A loud KUltaw through lit !; tmoke creatfl Ileckar'a aally and lollowoil blmaabawant down tha atop w4 over liio tracka to hla engine. An lioor Ui lit wa. leanlllrf from bla mil window watclilinlliineuviuaah. ImokaJ lm l lard. Ilia cl.eek. wer. Ilu.bt. and bin !)aafltriiie.T lit bad ln laklnK fro-nuenl fro-nuenl ilrnillfhte of anmathlnil from Iba lop f bladlmieriiall. The.lghtof Mlinegnno freblypiliilUnilgii)lydackil nU Inl-lale.1 Inl-lale.1 i.lm mora Ibau tuual. "Ilanln't u-itno ty for nnjlb Intt but that blamed tiuitua," h eruuiUad lu Tall.)'," tl fltrliun. "Wlin alu'll" . "flniKiiian-rinneganl" rellorale.1 Hack Irruntiiiiptlioilale , . , lU.tli men waramakln upllielrtMlna, Crelglit C4ra anlnhed In illlterent illrre llolia acre. th .rd. IliulnwtnrinlfriiNl ib. round bona aa If I., nd f..r . .' e molt point, than acultl"! amnion n ' gain w Itli no apiwip-iu ir-anon g'mii "' Irark lalioreraaboielcl Hit cinder anrnnt lnowfronilietieeiilrncklllndoIM,!ailsn nlihtht Iraiolliig mu..,m.itrl alovily iai9MiuocOTtiiltnliliJiui'Uiai;njiiuu- i ptevnigrr train tlirlekM put on tit war ty 11, clly. Ilella were rlnglng.emply cra elatlerlrur, and terrylhln waa taking tht acceleraled movement, that nrectdca lha lull of uoon. Ilnnegan'a engine waa ninnlng drl head lo make a awltch. Dccker'a eu coming down tha aama track, and Hnnt-Bn, Hnnt-Bn, tinectlngblmtoal.lt off to Hit tuft, kept on Ida way, when n audden and awful "urn threw blm violently Inrkward. Therawaa cnuklng, allnglng aeneatlon n bla lie.vli bt beanl nothing but nhletli-a In ctcry key, and lot MnadoiKtirea. Th blaatog of attain nod th pounding of ahnt tert-d whcela mlnglnl with UrrlUeJ tuU-matlona. tuU-matlona. "Anrbmlyhnrtl" flecker aprawrwl with tin remnanl of rt tei of mine pie In hla bawl and hla cap lanrniM aldewan en hh beail Th II reman re-man -r..nlile. haallly fmm thedebrla. "Teieler'n' all-clean goo, buatadl Kb, lleckrrf Hot thai mlnetplyltr I'll b bangaill Tht laat I aaw of yon you wa pin iln It down wllh your h4 hanged up agalnet the li orlllag, an' when you com plump down on tbt eter you lea ckanlu' ylt, an' atlll you're at It." "How del ft liappen'" atktj tercral la a breath. "Klnnettan'a Jandy did lb" "Whrr' nnatgaur" -nnr-aaranr' "llowly VarglnP eiclalme.1 a lattly Irlahman, "d-n't y aehlm..lM or ) lle, iberelti hla cab, an' nohody to kpe him fram bnmln' till a clnderf Uat wM ytrpte an'rwaaln. Ilnnegan, me b'y, wako tips wak up, an' till a man If ya ( dl.l or athlanr. (hl Tnka a loll. It'a hurt he I. tTil.ky-omellr-A goo. I awlgl IVkar, It'a yr lrrath aa baa ll, aw Itorra, wher'a Jet Ha!ik'" "I haren't any," earn Ileeker. Tbe dlill uk to Inaio o yt for It thin, rlnnetxnr llt'a wakln'r HntMrtan optne.! hla eye. A apamlla twitch of th ratracbM about hit mouth 1 tiVnctd hla agony. "All gon tuamaahr"h atkaL "!a.l tntup." With dinWnlty bt -uggere-1 lo bit feet ami aurvty,! th wreck. H!.nrdl I'm Ub, bora. Juatbolprntnetr to th Nvtclatlna ruota till t ran net MralBhl,! out" "If be'il hen airalght at flnt 'IwmMn'l lMtvhapnene,l,"ubMrir,l IWker aa Pltv nawn, aupaurtarl by "Cabby" and tlet Iriahmao, ruau bU way down tbt yaMtu 11 renins rotliitprtprea.tbAt Plnnefan w drunk, and througti oareleeaneu b4 eauwal th rolllatoa. Aa for llnneiean, ba mad no atltmpt te dfol lilmaelf, ami wbu hi dUrhargo oara from beadquarttr h aneptd ll without a wort. Vet h knw lhat It wa fJocker who In a half atupor, bl ml. Uken tbt twitch. Tbunly ertwltnta lo the wfault ecurrbc waa l)wey, iba Iriebmen. Ilvry on U lu tht yarU tbuiignl Ihtakar bUlnale, Mr. Klnoegau waa iaillgnant. "Tlirnr'a no uaa lalklu', ILirtlty," aW paid, "you ain't tu blaiae.au'yuil know you aiu't, au' tu ae you lakln1 th blM thai ought to raat uu Jlu thicker laakea mo lnaL It'a lb tint lay Ufyou'itaeerba,!, and It'a all Ikmmu! ymt won't two yutir longiia. Don't you a'puea tltty'lltakv you back by ami by r" "11 la tald that I waa drunk. Xo." "And linker la atlll o "hau'tliilaidolTyet, and t liopt In tin.) bt won't be. Ile'a got alt children, chil-dren, anl bt don't know liothlu' but rail-roadlng." rail-roadlng." "Neither do you. Vou can't'errn maka a garden. Wa't ha. to drnwa'ready oa what waa LUI by. I can't ae IhU lb Ibtkera an anylatur to atarr than w. "liert'tmortofcm." "Vra.an.1 Ihey'vt gotlottnf aynithr too. Mra. Decker la alwaya whluln' about bard timet, tu' all tht nelghlaira gliea bet old pable 'n' cctta fcr tug 'n' In mak over fir 1 he little Jlma.1 .No, air. Hartley, tbey ain't no better to atarv than a are." rinnegnn mad no reply, Th Ivrrler, who bail rnlMt,! hla meat for a week or more, pot up bla noMamd uttered a dlamal wblu. Hnnegan put hla head In hla liand fur moment, llien put bla rap on bla bead, gar th aatouUbed terrier a booel wllh bla loot, alaraiuwl Hit dour and went ilowu Hit walk. Ilo had noilrllnlia platw In tlew, but, dropping Imoluntarlly Inlu Hm familiar alepa Iwliad ao many time Uen orer, fnund hlnmlf at lot In tha yatiL llthung ruund, watching tht cauu-dig cauu-dig and going uf tha tralna wllh a aero of vacuity ami ueeleuueaa that mad blm feelbydegntawrelchtdlyworlhleaa. 'lha rornrr aal.ion waa alight w lib warmth an. I cherr. Th atraliiaof an accunllon luln-(lied luln-(lied wllh onlha and laughter. Tht wrr uf a glaa of aomctblug to make blm forg I l.iairuuuiea waa luon man auufiua, ,, Jlaglrtl hi. trouicre' luckrla mnlllallrely, auI unounacloualyUnl bla ateje Intbal illrectlon. "Wblat-lloncgant If 1 don't ea ya agaln-bellol Au1 la It A Job )a'rt looklu tutf Artitonlo'warrukyur" "Ohl ll a ymi, la It, Dcmpwyf No, I btreu'taliyj'jblct." "ll'a a fo-ul )t are, mau A blame! foo-ull Why didn't jt atas,' liplolkl A iter tick ami haul lu yer Iridrnnt Dure, an' It aa Detker blmaelf aawna ao drunk b. conliln'lleelhe.aetnraawluh, whltltlll nmniarktJalMllywH oiw eye, whiutall Ike lulmt ahoecllu' w hi th other. 'Ilouhl oul' 01 yelled, "" tba roar o' purgaiury waa lu bla nlwela, an tun Agin it Lt dlJ, an' lo alhariu' da light at that," noliegan Jlngle.1 hla pwkcla Biftla. "I wouldn't tikleuc Mill Mm II I couU." lK-mPeeireuirvd Jllajawftll. lit ttabwl uten bla pick and a grim amlla rr.J hla amlrohcl feature. "Ilegorral la It ral fllali an'blo.l ) nref I Jko enough ya don't know bla elan, derln' tongue about y." "Ikmiwlbabrunlofwhatha'auldi IhU now much bctler would I lar If lgi.tl.loi laid ulTf Wbr would bt go to, and w hat would hla family do)" "Well, thin, aeeln' ll'a ycr own builneet. ll'a yer prlrllez to bide It, in ruune. lint H'a n fuo ul y ro to let a drunken, allien. ilerUi' goaaoon lotka Decker git all 111 b'ya downou ye fur uoibln'. An' h'a lucuur ngln'-ll'abalpln'thdcrll." "If Decker waa out of)work,"reolnel I'lunrutn, "bt',1 ilrluk hlmeelf to it. hi li I can get on aouit nreltrp.ruaib nitjlie, but IWk.rluuia big fmfiy,ajuVmttm'ati. cilrbualni.M tWfjM, I l Demptey gav liiVrtifitVr"iitra n humping ahriig, nnd .ItKjJfKaWirgeiical. ly tiiuuhtfroatucarl'lla'.'bUUr . "Well, I wUh ) ?.JBl. "lit !. ") deeareln', but )t tWl'l lolud J'at Denii.ylulbno,ye Tbt llfa tnl atlr of tho yard mad llnna-uaii llnna-uaii mora deepoudent llan aver. II wati dercl almleealymer to tht round houac, counted lha oara In n moving frlglt. ami ii.l!r awunu un lu llio plalfvriu utu iua- "Hello!" cam from tbt InalJt, In well known voice. rinuettan'l'lhroat greirlninpy. It waa Ittroloo of lb man who bad taken rn acllv lotereet In blm from tl Urn bo ha. urte.1 aa A bmkaman uu tha riwl. li.a auiierlulendant of the Hcrunion dlrlalon wa In lb wlHuae, au.1 llnnegnn bail nil tinreaaouabla buturerubilmlugdaalni u Itldaaomewbert. Tht aiiperliitemlent cam to Ilia dnor. "V"U'uJiu.tthon.iiiilmint lnno Pit il, n n hero I want yu to aniwrr ma a, tm air ubt humiium," . , , rini.ui pualunl hla cap back aud ,ui.,iW.ininu ii nii-r. IVou'r ml ua, arcu'l ) " on ar-ouct of aaiua.hupt" , "lanljca." ) ai'tKlou-dfOgLt" ,0i t waan'l." "That waa th report," "I know It." "I couldn't undcratan.1 11. Why didn't you contradict tho ntatementf" lnnefrm'a fat ailddtnly tdaznt "If 1 lell jwt you'll nail mi a blnraed fool, nnd any 1 ought to bo wlecrX alii anyhowt nn.1 mAybt I ought." "(bi ai,cal." Tinnegan lold httMney, making Decker' CITew M light aa poaalbte. "TU boya all thought It waa her," be aald, "ail' ao I let It go that war, which I wouldn't hava don, air. If hVd bain a alngh man, or met nxel Ilk 1 am." "Well," waa t bt comment cf th an ntrln telultnt, "ao far a 1 can ae yt"l ana foot Vou'ea forgotten your duty by tha road, Vlnneraan. hat right had yon t rottr th arvlaaaoae of anothtr at ottreiwnetr We want truatworthy men or na." rinnegao'a fnca fvll with hi hopaa. lit made no reply, but, eblttlng bla pnalllon, gsae.1 atolhlly ont of th grimy wIihI.iw. Wheti Ui tmlu htoweal up he Inurhcl bit bat gravely to tht tupetlnltnuoot ami got off. Inonaof tbtloviirlnnalyappolntaitrall read offlcee, a few hewra la'er. atveral men wrtaid. rromllMdreciuwtonof freight rate ami "combine," they led off in a tupll IMrodlierd by th eupcflatcudeat, who hail Juat entered. "Tu wb,.t etteat la a mAA entpaHi who cwr the Idumhrrt of anutbert" "ll,lende upon lb kind of blunder," aald one. "Tb Intereat Involvail." "Th man ramlv,"aaid a Iblnl, aw-Itlvelr-a man gray haired In th aerrler. "What bate motive M .lo with actual Irani ll'a th think dm that affect a Mhen-not Iba inotlt with whlth It la don." "Vou'rttxitaarenerouaiMthelawallowa Ihem. Vou would tax IliM lb mtn who laya a lie murdVroualy acran lb t rack la no more guilty than the engineer who Irmor-antly Irmor-antly thruwa tba train ult an embutikment beta of It. "Carthreane la trlmlnal." "That defend too. Arrluenla often happen wber Uaina rati really attach to no "UVII," Mid tha anperlntelideot, "lb cave In point U Ihlii A man ba a amaah-uni amaah-uni belaAWAU without Afamlly, and th rtrcutnatalie am aneh IhM llaMaiail for tb drunken netjllgenonf aantrwr mau on of the bnAberlHw.1, ml n limn of Urge family, lit take lb, hum awl la (llMhargad. IHanoua billMt bl brother enirliieer, If thrown out nf work, would b-rauu b-rauu rtlaaouragtd, ilrlak blmaelf to death, uel lae hfa family tampere." "Tbat'a oul of ibu imalueM bert, entirely. entire-ly. It la not belmi faithful to th turn ltny'a Inlenaat." "I ahould eay thl a man of tint atamlnn naira ba falthlul to anytblug. Ilia el.l.m Ullmllvl. II baakiu-l of llrabuuiua, tbafaalL- "Then you tbtnk blm ticuaallt on gtn-tral gtn-tral ilrHltler" "I aboukl aay," aakl lb gray haired gen-lannau gen-lannau l tbt dek, "that to dlaekarir an crapk)t,,f thalclwraater wouH U fully aaeulpahl f.a ua at for blm to evooeal 1,1 brotUr'a wekbea front uar knowl ialgv." "At tht em Urn audi tnllanthr-U'r la daugproua. mi can ae bow It might affect af-fect llf nn.1 proiwHr." "What I to IM ,lont, tbeut Un feel like a criminal ! 'abaaV blm." "lJlbirgblaVrea,lfpoaelbl. 11 him tee thai In amallrr Intereala muet aule rv tU larger-lhat bla prattlou btoneln-tnlelng btoneln-tnlelng nut rmly lair but butMlmla of famlllee, ami IUI nothing but elrirl ami broa.1 Integrity ahouKl b for A luouirnl comldcred," "Hartley. Iltltley," rrle.1 Mra. llnnegnn In grtAt ciclleinent lb neat luurnln, "you've get a dlepalrb f rum Hcraulou." tlnuegan took IU cuveltp aud baitlly broke II upcu. "What la llf Ollartleyr' "la tht buy waiting!" "Vc" "lilt blra-bere glr him fifty rente." l'lnnegan rublaal hla una elgjroualy, "Dulellmrl I'm all ufa tremble." "Thty'rt railed rot lock un tht old dlvl. Ion," illlaalaiib Adama-l'urncr lu 1'hlU-dalphla 1'hlU-dalphla I'rcaa. |
