Show T a I OUTSIDE THE HE LAWf PRISCILLA DEAI BY TOD NOVELIZED BROWNING BY MAUD STARRING ROBINSON TOOMBS I I CHAPTER TWO The Price of Going Str Straight nicknames in crook They dont don't give Ive earned Madden had hl for tor nothing Silent about his ms much his by not talking too own own affairs and so 0 his his his' daughter MollY Mouy felt no uneasiness at leaving leavins him cbs oloR- Mike whom she Knew eted with Black his trusted lieutenant only She as lightly upstairs and entered I ran called and her father Cather the tho little tittle tint flat she sho h home To make up to her for her surroundings surroUndings surround surround- ings furnished this comfortably ings he had end endor en enof her own even evon luxuriously ns n. far as a. birdcages bird were svere There of or It was wn concerned really good piano Pan piano cages and flowers a fact It room room-In and books in tho the living ot of bright and cheerful was wee the sort ofa a andy enjoy place that an girl W her things thinKS olf She had to take I when she he WAs brought and supper RUppel prepare the next I to the door again by a hall hail from froni I landing Sure M Molly lly is 18 it you 7 called out of or the Mrs CasidY the friend friendly voice of oC floor above An have ye wen seen poor do be inn me meshes meshes meshe's me They this Annie day lay I bit Wt oCI of oC ofa ofa her nor she's byirt alone awful sick In her atall atall at near comin I a room and no one all I thought the settlement folk foil were going to send a doctor and a n. nurse cried Silky Moll remorsefully Ill I run hot hotto hotto her something right over and bring to oat cat That's one thing I r dont like about this kind of ot life she he thou thought ht as she went downstairs the way they leave you ou alone when youre you're not able to hold y your our ur o own live IIvo one- one more moro Annie was such a any such a a. perfect daredevil and daredevil and now you you'd oud d think they were afraid to go near pear her As she the went down the tho street carrying a covered mug of hot coffee and a plate plato I of food she noticed a huddled group ormen of or who eyed her with wun men on the corner more than usual interest I There must be something on J toot foot ot sighed Moll but I 1 dont don't hear any more dad is out of ot them about things since v I about abou And as she was still thinking I sudden without her hearing the this suddenly 1 her heron heron heron sound of any steps a hand touched voice backof bacK bacKof I on the shoulder and a mans man's of ot her said Dont stay out too late kid Idd But Dut when she turned to look there was no ono one In sight A and She laughed thinking it a Joke went on her way carefully balancing her dishes The idea of ot danger never entered her head hend Why should It when she had been used to running around the neigh neighborhood boyhood at all ell hours in perfect safety At last she reached the dreary building where Annie roomed and going up the rickety stairs she rapped at the door A weak voice answered Come in Annie Annle was much worse Her thin cheeks were flushed with two ugly spots and she coughed incessantly Its s 's the T. T Bs B.'s all right she wailed The doctor said so 80 an they're goin to carry carrr mo me away to a hospital tomorrow Gee I dont don't want to go I can cant can't t eat nor sleep for tor of it stay it-stay stay with me a bit kiddo till I 1 keel feel eel myself I So though Moll IoU was anxious to get back to her father tather she stayed feeling there thereWa Wa was litlo enough she could do for Annie as it was She offered to bring Chang Lo 10 thinking his ancient maxims from the sages Bages might soothe her her for for In the theold theold theold old philosophers philosopher's house many gathered who were not Chinese to listen to his teachings teachings but but the sick girl would have none of it She clung feverishly to Silky Moli's MoU's a hand and all idea of or sleep left her heras heras heras as grateful for the girls girl's presence she babbled on nfl of herself of h her r trouble and of something she had never talked of her fore pad Ol Ye know she began i not rough for me like this lm J Jan ways me up brought folks an my and I 1 worked In n. n store In Boston fellow wanted to marry r. r there was 1 he didn't have any more than r. r But the met on that Id I'd Well a gU guy night showed me how I COI co corner from Crom one the counters I 1 got the ta graft things I couldn't buy and when or the edge of oC bein found an outa was on something this else guyl that an tale take me W sr enough to on me aWl lived with Mm him For n It time we drifted dhere dO then he got tired of oC me an I here Hut But Gawel Im I'm still young coughing me soul away at book me Inc how I wish Id I'd oh wish I 1 back there and had a little t tan an tell ow kids of oC me own to love me- me to me-to Continued tomorrow |