Show U d grace white ap 4 ulus F ne copyist ht ty U P m any CHAPTER XV continued 17 alo ith her eyes oil the fine face oil elie 1 dr in mi v gently nt at the corners of file rak g sinned into evelyns mouth when wa it cione out SUM gae it i deep iliff groan binl tier lir dumped cramped JIMS stolid rigidly 1 I in geln to feed im butow io said puffy there no burry cause VP e gt it ill III J ann some itil packed lit in silence conle hili squatter girl lilt lift by b lit bit forced the pip pap between MIS ills mic mae Kertz les s lc i ali now drink di liik the water mitar she ahe urged kilisl its arni till nii irot got sugar iu ar in it As if in a trance sit alic got tip ap anti ilni l the cup clip in it the table slie she lint it 11 atice albel of wood into tile the store stoe and aurit iphus ov ovi i aloon her then linn she sit down and consid md end tin cie unhappy girl alii lind been del hered up to tile justice of the lip alani st ichi ither r of thein ali in poke one oin of thein coq m Iti fully to herself in r alf alit polly loll 1011 i nna ns recounting mentally till nil he ell duds of if loii and her tl mums 4 A mi ivet kini n ale it wjk nune siar ary to lp daddys ln ludds dds grier nr i in fon her mild binl cislon lili fill the th rii ears of har ilist ildria to le berrs to lu be 10 to heep oil 01 ith the grue olne thin she lio had h nl ila n you ril nent coln fi in to die till I 1 tell boll oil slip slie bioc hi 1 c forth foi final fligl ly ll 11 it t to 10 mill yam I 1 just kit il to tn mile MII ill kiili i alty li ill I 1 in noll on in tin tile like 1 idt miltn s dept 11 froin imber ing her enes pm i rolled ind tle lienti t roof then tin n shut lit the thought or if lite ICY of CI IM tl 1 I I 1 cant ill t hurt dwir ioka jamn in n i I 1 in th roligh you mm ant rii it il alvi p lite guilt to in 1 1 I s hii 11 lie lantt aih n ji 18 li 11 ill allm ia ild you yon in can lit 1 mill I I 1 ju i A s if lit in support si ort of of tio the li fv nv 11 i M n liina lii nl willii tin dw I nril hits of if till 1111 11 it alir bof in at tin tile sound b in to cry LI 1 I illow ati jut t lio nour oin II if fiul feel op 11 r ill als tt illing her lips into a 1 gilmack iii if maln p lin ill 1111 M dues dins larry 11 shop larrys amaji iii till mi buby adli ailed il when lien old marc nut ailin up till to auburn till mi tile best of taw cracked when liebi lie grabbed jerry ight out of iny in arms noih kills sobbed loudly then pol iol 1101 cleared il ired tier throat and gulped tier fine it your air twin my ni dadd add to in Ati lurn n she gasped after pl autin t on hirn hini tie lie to do an all yoi 11 pery mery one of you ion lilies it ter voice olce rose to n high it E ns as she lie remembered the last rani in n I 1 alie I 1 ie county jall lod N jt it abul slip slie cried an you ou she lemiel over ii r alit unil gra liefl evelyns arin you vou could a jet ht we me go 0 o to auburn if oud it a tried hut but you an ali then then you ou mild you t give me ine that dress diess youre 1 w re ull till liars an on an sneaks you ou money folks be her hand reached out alit and touched the ax but she withdrew it Rs as if till nil adder hall lieen been under tier lier inkers fingers site was fl s not inot yet et able to do tle the deed which blie lind had lunged to to do and thought would tie be a joy jo lur her head sagged for nard ind find again agnin caine weeping w pl tiK face beffre tier her if jond a seen been my in daddy dadd in ili the 11 joll jill kniebbe he be little to lo think what ini im coln to t ilo do Is till nil right op nil she rasped then she ahlie nit on oil faltering tn nit tic ilie described fit hie that all tier her loved ones had ione i one through it alii r voi lind alid be benallie callie silent hint us 11 stir ow tit of if robert she could nut mot fonn fine tier ti r longue to n cord albit ailin although tier tiei hourt throbbed 1 illel as t niini p came to lar 1 r lips anoy y aw arli alil ind liroU nl tier irr head did id ami ou eivir in ir imn III hlll 0 money to it US squatty squat letl tl I 1 S S if ii slid pay p tj toi for larrs larri s kimn till nn er 1 ill 1111 mv illy diddy you bellid in nd t your you est I 1 aits bead hi nl slig gel il fol folyd nd wd anil a immia p ism passed i OM i her li r ludis 11 is 4 1 lin w I 1 glomd site she floied 11 IK if she it had li i fillod polly hopkins had m mell ell knall enair n alvr ill alic silent city alt it a thile in i lit lant apt 1 I rings tightened 1 I 1 are ar ou oil guile slit aliv tit in a ni ilu other girls parl s lidi lid alil I birtell bluh aloi mini and never had lolli I sin ien en hibb v I 1 if CK pre pi cation salon in human eyes ee it in till nil her arte I 1 t ift froni from the blue spit p had oll oil ill 1 m MI ti die I 1 dont ion k aw uh aon oil nir nic I 1 eia so ao mck il I 1 wert werft sick too ahot polly polik nn an jeny turned turne 1 l ills his docs by wis ton hint I 1 aint heard it a ord uil lilio film since luce he was MIS boult ailway am hilr liln I A could uld a acen e MM ma if you s 1 I jilia t braa your cousin believe I 1 ero ere 1 I omally what lyou abow hables nil an how cu an all sweet they are arc youre as wicked us its h 11 be better off when youre food for the fishes im glad your marill live though lordy how I 1 laughed when lie he busted into the shanty iti and there was nas ou ile be alili inyl inel huh I 1 it a good joke uti ou old marc mancl tin the speaker livid held evelyns stare tile the clie eyes ees glitt glittering eling as the he question diw fairly split out 1 I cant tile die Polly opt groaned evelyn tier her fiend beald drooping against hn the cot hii oil polly boll dear listen bunse e V fully adly reached out for the ax a dont you ou dare tolly dear me sir it gritter gritted convulsively or ill IH hit bit ou oti with ehli nod godl jenus came from between Bv evelna elna chattering chattel lug teeth xo no dmit pick it tit up I 1 lout oh I 1 want to till tell voll ou thea ler ahead polly gru giuin ill bled sullenly sin she withdrew her fingers from aniro the t ax matidle and leaned lier thin to tile palm ut of tier her liand hand lelyn up tip and bont bent forN urd tier her ees with tears tr airs idolly tolly she gasped toll Poll yop op in the suni summer nier sods cods going to send tile nie n little why baby uli oil polly iolli the girl scrambled up us as the lie he healir ilir dropped bikk back terrified at hlll cl cu illint fire 1110 in the hron brown eyes LS it itna the i lul hinlle that crept across I 1 aul 01 1 N finy face glory lie to god in the sky she ilie i lie eth alid ti two TIM of you on he be longin to old mare gizi ti nith ith ozie one olpe of the lie ax she hie around and paced the length of the shanty old alares bialiy baay 01 1 mma all both I 1 nth to eo 90 out cut ol 01 f til hl ill lifo ro forever reer and by her glicr handa ti el polly hopkin lna hinds hands ir lifted thein up those slender dider hl i nn lingers fingers and looked at them o i nit iia the vandle candlelight light but a few i ago ip they aliey lind been the iliin il iii dingens lair i tit in all the cout ity hut but babal BI CIvIlS laby ilko it live of if bees the joy jay of si linting the homo home of marcus mackenzie lii itil through lir her brain no sund came line froni from the girl on oil tile floor for fir V myrln bolin mackenzie MacKe nisIe had KIMI ghen up ill till nil hopf hope the girl was ua crazy no bunian being could entertain such anh a glut bluntly Blint ly purpose and be in his right mind presently she called hollys pollys naine faintly and ami then again polly gave cle tier no heed she cried louder Polly oll my feet hurt su so I 1 tant cant bear it polly paused panted leaned against the wall vall and glared at tier her ill fin glad clad they to do that slip site muttered you yon cant hurt aniN anywhere bere too much to suit me then something gave way behind her and wheeling around slit blip found herself staring starl nir into the face of the greatest mother in the world bradys dust cohered roat w I 1 itch had find hidden the picture all the past weeks lay at her feet As slip she looked the glare glar left pollys hollys eyes epa the serious face that had once sal ilc 0 at her the smile finite that had been a benediction for herself lind and daddy hopkins was there no longer ianther w was ft there nil an expression of of sorrow death I 1 oath rested in the nurses arms arins hut but from froin her whole reverent attitude the sense of protection swept out lit polly hopkins then suddenly she licord a mans bothen voice lee it seemed to drift into the but through every crevice it track crack and youre oure the littlest mother lit in I 1 lite lie world came plainly to tier aake I 1 ike one struck she ithe tood stood rooted it to ohp spot evelyn mackenzie oer ov r there against tile alie bed fadil faded front tier lier mind old mures face ent imay iii as ii if it had never nemr m ered tier her islon oner fr and over lit tin delightful It lt ibert hid had to tn tier rusl ru lil ivil into tier vars ears mid in III tolden golden file on ill her li r meni ory nry 1 I love you polly her like B H baress and youre yoi irr ili little alil fell til iliin n tier her like tit alir bawl or nf ranny hopes sod god the hie greatest mother lit in ilic flip world worlie Iolli op I unit hii iben alili hard mid and willilu ter lier brolie rolie li and tt alf c hood flood tides of love camo came pouring lit in As when hen a dahll bursts ilie 1 ant mit up atvas swep sweet all abri rubbish in lite hie old w till channels so was the squatter Miu atter girls heart cleana d of every unlovely emotion to ro her uplifted vision asli ls lI the greatest Orta Orea teft test ich ther in the world I agola lit in benediction and lp levind vind tier her din lit in the background appeared ft a wrinkled crinkled toothless smile anil and polly lull fi aird Cra littly hopes withered lips 11 lovas ovas tile tie hull hall thing brill bral just loo loe an love an keep ou oil lovin aull ot at we kenderest ten derest compassion llo Iolli llop op turned wid und at the of her flashing radiant fuce face 11 evelyn ralli iuni toppled forward and BO rolled almost under the bed the squatter girl bounded to her side her frantic fingers tearing loose the he ropes that larry asid and lye braeger hal had made secure around amund evelna Evel ns body boil they tell fell away leaving the girl but 0 little heap on the floor tears streamed over tier her dark lashes as gathered the lie limp head dead of evelyn mackenzie Mac Kenzle into her arms and then hen she prayed placed as granny hope had taught tier her to pray play our father which art in heaven the rest of tho th petition slipped front from tier her mind ana she he quoted with cli tittering teeth tile llie lord ord la is roy my shepherd I 1 shall dot mint ller her strong arms amis lifted eean pit fud its is she hc rolled over oer on the cot billly hopkins stood up tip and earled underneath old marcs alares woman are your everlasting arnis anns god decarl CHAPTER XVI fun can you speak to me roll aps ops voice lie was as am tender its BS when sh she e had repented heavenly promises to the sail sad ones of if the silent city find had taught them that love was ever present evalyn gazed at tier her the brown eyes ees were pre softly luminous the lips which only a little while a ago 0 o were s trained strained and blue now were scarlet and fraught with sympathy what wonderful thing had happened pol iop had find taken the lie rope off on tier feet mil hands she could wriggle a little although tier her flesh hurt dreadfully when wie I 1 it she tried it prompted hy by the attempted movement dropped to her knees find begun begioni to cliate chafe the injured ankles anides 11 im coin to give yon back to in your wan man she ald linking 1 but I lait you ou sot got to swear to lihn I 1 swiped you ou an not tiny an squatter nien men hell jill jail nip nie forever brever kniebbe but I 1 dont enre care about that aliat I 1 love kne lorry ili an le Bri lineger too oo 00 enuch to datil im em into this then tier fie face ml fell halde mrs airs mac alac henzies Kenz Ken les anil and slit wept hysterically aplas fingers clutched at the chestnut curls toll Voll yop op oli nit polly dar darling lingl this was till all she could say for slip she too was weeping even more wildly than the other in the presence of such divine hripp s the petals of tier her Rl soul seemed to lift and pen lis as ahlie sit groped for a broader utiler standing ciranny li ranny hope learned tile me a lot of lilain s am up tit to celyn lelyn brokenly sit she always sat aid granny hope did MY WIN im afraid of everybody gasped evelyn that hint love loe was nas ngern hate nil an I 1 must just pray pra your our min man would rit be so wicked to us squatters the I 1 he glistening brown blown hend head rolled buck back anti and forth foith in consuming neoly I 1 dont polly durling H eveln v lyn begged kimt dont its all right now arid and my iny bus husband timid will polly sat up tit brushing buck back damp ringlets front from tier glicr brow ile he wont do to help nit she shut shot out No tot liln thin at al all 1 ilist I 1 know him battern bet terii tern you d do 0 then next I 1 tok ask him caust C ause im that bad I 1 ought to be I 1 my illy ikley IK lly nil my terry jerr baby ball clr voice rop lit in wild 1141 ablit al hut 11 ut god nd lini floor liow how tini inn li it I 1 mint eni em oli oh liow I 1 wint vant tin cin tile words cut lit into huhns levart alth the s of I 1 inan a little while hile bea r sav sli had libil I tool alairie at it lite iho brink air if lite arne there lud had beell it no 11 imbie pe that tin OIL s tile r bring birin it wee ee thin tiling to t hold tier lier cloin lareu but isbit now IH her thought 4 hided so ho greal irit hiis s tier filth falth in fit polly boll i hopkns that site kildew lu ill B R little while sit shi would bif be back it in tier lur amli aeils the utti il 1 nl 1 weeping mer lol gollip lip brose und and beat into pap ini the haid bread and hot witter tills this time thile took till all the sugar left in the C cupboard p duddy would aid not he be coill for over two years and baby heliy jerry pro aroh ably rimer never and abe she be 11 in the bli long imig slip slie whipped the spoon so fin fier fiercely vely that hut some of tile the contents conlen tg of if the cup clip splashed on in the lie floor it aint very ery she said did coming buck to the alie cot but thi huts flats cot cold an all you need a lot of up ill im fin coln now aril an gt got vom mau ym get th this Is hot pap into your our broni itch im gone evelyn lived the cup away aay holding out a shak ilig lift hand 1 I 1 duli t gjul OU CW CM sito annum iut Poll yup 11 ie cried filase Fi tase dont doal leave me to hwe here alock im fm seared scared I 1 I 1 the pave grave young blatter Ml atter centers plated tur her for the of twenty seconds perhaps youre loure afraid of ilia fishermen aint ou on elbs mb s bhe asked well youve youie got a right to be bel I 1 larrys diffene 0 I 1 from the rest though he wua was as wt m lit in ill to this night to chop off your ou lidid wa s me hut but Luri hearts soft and kind larrys larks Is lin im afraid of everybody gasped evelyn everybody but ou polly filleti e take we me with nith you ou or orlet oriel me lite stay till morning A slight shake of Poll head brought eveln to a sitting position lint but liala racked hones bones und and nerves laid tier lier anek again there interjected the other girl you luu can nn see how low hard he be to get you through the to your mav mat house oud lie die becore ou got there ini fin blest if you ou no I 1 got to ta so go alone miss ills noting tile har fear in mrs airs mackenzie eyes oie he bent over oer tile cot will you belleve bellee something im go in to tell you ou ue eve site she suld said in I 1 wheedling tone surely I 1 will rony roily answered evelyn wiping her eyes but IM so |