The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 4, 1900, Page 6

THE SUNDAY CALL “A marauding giant he looked In the . a ou - Copyrig 190, by Josepa Hatton in the Chicago streets after mid- ‘“Meanter say vou ain't goin'ter le' me a fellow can take—a Vermouth cocktall, glimpse of them; seemed as if they re- here am I, ‘just a aelqislzl 38;';‘».,“ b4 light of the street lamp that revealed as " . hout a friendly escort. There s go home ter my lodgin’ 2 eh? Oh, a- Manhattan? Very little alco- flected the electric light.” & Would say, gobbling it like & O upper wicked a face as ever was inv protection in escort of your to-night,” said the officer; “the hol in either, eh?" H “Look here, my friend, let me go now, “Get away wid ye! I ‘3 - o' the cra- alarm an honest man or terrify a ; It is_companionable in a sense, are dangerous at this hour; you “Don't you care for whisky? Try our will you?’ sald Glover. ‘You are my these two hours, and a Boy o teciad WO as 8 fire is pecially when the might get hurt. Come, step f ‘specia ’ anyho said the detec- friend, eh tur’ besides. Ate it, h.vr.‘d-r"dve e to The Lord have mercy on us! mur- k v fire is accom- ‘‘Somebody’ll get hurt for this,” said the tive. me. We drink it straight, “I hope so. T'il give up housekapin’ an mured Mistress O’ Hagan 77 f a cricket on the ner, ¥ peering into the face of and the water after. You prefer a long _“You are accustomed to come into pos- forage for verself L el R Clamping D t6 mue in his great mur man all “the third person drink? Why, then, here's water and a sion of secrets, and you can keep "em O'Hagan thereupon 1 derous boots, ne tried to lay hands f 1 don I should smile,” said the detective. upon Zella's shoulder, and Z(;‘lla ate her said Glover, his eyes _*“I lost my berth in London for getting supper without further prulfos . Dinter d the tumbler In com- drunk and neglecting a matter of the “It's a shame, that it Is, for Mr. quit Chicago for a year fu'st tall gla me."” The Blessed Virgin be good to us prayed Mistress O'Hagan, with arms ex- nk you,” cling as he i 1ously a syiph he CHAPT. IR 11 & E SERMS OF LOVE AN TE s ly found friend, who Ereatest importance.’ to make work ard hye: stride of an THE GERMS OF LOVE AND HATE tere we go,” and e “Don’t say 507" remarked the detective, Nay, he's kindness itseit. T R N s oo aviliary girl or woman aper man defeated ant, haled before ss of spirit and his gla sympathetically. *‘Feel bad? his letters and reports of the ld want pushes a man aside she does so With her q ’ t o r force of e first dl- v. No; as you people say, I feel good: but of great importance; that he would wan es & . strong e t of the first di w. P 3 - all by 4 arms ; g won. s viasahe on of the police headquarters e the 8 another giass and I am rulned. Take it clean transeriptions of them &7 ymew jod defend the right!” sald Bridget g v e ‘ < n o A - . e , o irst rate,” said Ned. *“‘Puts new life aw wil ou?” i 5. o'clock to-morrow by o hlatic C 3 n es name of Abner Digges. The charge being , cFirst rate,” sald N The Englishman leaned back in his chair that I wanted to be at the Athlstic |rl1:g B ke o & B i st B . € of entered, he stated that he was living at “There’s more wit in rttle of old rye 2nd covered his eves with his hands. prize meeting by noon. So when .wb Beles o e S TR s serma the Dawson House: could refer them to than you'll meet with rightest The detective rose and returned the bot- caid ‘good evening,’ I just slipped bac settagih of hos whole bedy. | Duthed hiw s e x road. the State Bank. Denver: came comedy. and valor eno iment. tle to ”}" "“"k'l"l"‘fh-”“‘ “"k\'m for & 'tm is office “";',f“.' o “”{ki, to have into the road.” ? 3 = tall to some fun; not beer Maxes & new man of a fellow; makes 20 $iphon of carbonie. He poured Glover a mighty rich he must be en be sed!” was ) (R ARl 7O e woute fur et begid ¥ Jeiikes snew Juan ; MRS T full glass, dropped into 1f a small mes s an office, and rooms besides, at the Pal- [Heaven be pralsedrs o o g g } < By e CERBAG bl slover, filling his glass in Ure of liquid from a phial of his own and mer House ; BERTH Lt ahve T : e ¢ of th a ye The scratch of a woman, he al- . ¢, of way bade him drink it. “But he is rich, very rich oy Anvhow. r , & a € 5 i3 lowed. was not unknown to him. but a , = tendld ialdsivi I've been there myself.” he said, a8 «Then, bedad, he might pay ye more CO ___Anyhow, e e = [ this = demon; blow wortk b Keoith B o S lover took the draft. “I had not tasted than he does.” brute was facing again. I to - aching Setlow. fn A B0t jou ST mtn ot hiaskscilis inayer n, before to-night. By & 9rop since I left London, but to-night iy "1 o'clock by the time I was stop r;]xlm with words ; they didn’t . . omerging from a d r ne of the favored sex, he confessec titll be for yout” It seemed natural that T should have & through: and by good luck he had gone stgp him worth e S ed the wom was a new experience. Why he should b, g e ana Crink. T think I wouid have gone on and * o Touisville, so I had the office to my- e base anc n al P F at’sh yer game? ,rrested on that accou didn't r ainst ‘the wall, after {mptied the bottle if that woman's face 201¢“°4na to'morrow I am going to win Bridget O'Hag: k a coarse Snders 3 by ek 3 a ainst th 8 hadn’t seemed to come between it and tne trapeze prize i perhaps the first her eyes flas understand; but he allowed the game his companion. e She saved my life just now. L trapeze pri § ning. € ng the obsta- thar's, if they liked to call it. H e Williams,” s - % saved my life. ; for swimming. “No. B Was ¢ Ama st aais -~ &5 it tat iy A ¢ - Mo A s gl . That villain's knife was Intended ““ippg porn strong and lucky ye are. No, he was an Amer villin fo Put into the pot any fine t tect an American, when 1 for me . . . What lovely cves she had ppem ladies, that train agen ve, kape him with being a foreig feclin’ agen’ the “in’ plain. clot w a new arrival. I know " g o patis she? Diana?® vy their limbs ‘exercising and their bodies young fellow clou - it was his busir to b, vour wrote the Venezuela Or a fomale acrobat,”’ interposed Wilo LiGiy “While ve are croonin’ over a type dropped from the clouds S Mcers. His oy pa e pinecs we trou " liams. “Don’t let's be too sentimental et " ver chest and dwart- The Lord be praised! w e » g e etween i A the B Ye “Between me and the bottle I saw her - "1, only yesterday, to Joyfully. call to come b [ a_ minute or rather street. A curiov plainly as I saw her s I saw her in t dventure, eh?" ‘“You are feeling hetter already. I never How that swate “‘If he's a foreigner trim fer athletics elgner protect yo in’ a boat, is noth- the words were to the det zot _tire “hic . g short of racle; she that has such beast in the jack - A - Chica knew tle dose of mine to fafl.” ~ Ing short of a miracle; she that has such JEQ oy but m g g8 She ot * “T'm all right., thank vou, my friena: [nfeliectual work to €6 (¥F had come up, an ¢ o you come over. Well, and how do and T do thank vou with all v heast: fer says I:and Quld Glencoe Pk My zathe 2 pa you like it 7y, 5 o wn. - - - Do vou think there's a Turkish bath e o knives. In the Sou n “It's fi he said, with a smile. “No open’ at this hour in Chicago? 18! just a TR favorite weapon— ¢ a koned to durned side on it, as my colleagues say, “Come on: let me pilot you. Don’t mind 4 3. Zota “It's not . “Yes, yes,” said E he would tre frills and perfum just lively work, {f I have a'turn myself: though I prefer _‘Yes, I mind, %s it, Briaget I am wid anxiety t A et busi he best hand the pot.” the Russian: {t's quicker: the plunge be. Womanly to have e i €€t then. He drew a iy e e B b down to it mighty quick; make tween the. Spells bf heat I8 ke 2 cool Feel mine . 3 Zella did, indeed, apy home at once, like your Lon- hreeze off the lake when the thermom- tucked up the sleeve of her gown . 4.}y upon details. w.' eter's 95 degrees in the shade.’” baring a white, shapely arm, and, bend- sald to assume ol ) the ce moment he was " y! dramatiza H St e b med a cyn. e journalist takes his chances, and _Thus. as If by the merest accident. did Ing it upward, placed Bridget's hand JO¥Ing her dramatiza That Dol T asked if h his be s comfortably as he can Fate iink together the destinies of that upon it. poe the vanity of the la < brute,” she said, ~and 1 be blacked, Where duty calls, like the soldier.” little croup of passengers on life's high- _ “Not too unfeminine, I hope., eh?" she SIFAPIY " g he was d rds » ue mnid, “end let “Where had you been when you way, pausing for a moment before the re- said. *Just enough to give strength with- back to plunga the Kk tate street the body of the strang stepped into N uff of a e co c ace ru out bei rtful to the Greclan symmet- he replied, staggering t buff of a mere commonplace ruffian. ut being hu to th 3 » was ¢ wling around. You S . S it B o + B e r know a city's like until you CHAPTER III. ughed, showing a set of white. [V ,03 recovered from his t less alone and unprotected T et = You're jui o0 lovely, my dearr v struck him in the face Bidd P s _alone an ¥t A : . o U g i o o % a “You're s 0 lovely, my dea he shoulders, Bid¢ I Mo s Shime ion. Be waS pointed an ugly By morning, you mean. I had a turn G Ry Rgere just 10 . 1dqy. Stralght from the s ) TOX F00 D5 apie; low: b was belns ndent witness to em- on the Malil before I took a post in the ZELLA BRUNNEN AT HOME. I hope T'lk be as lovely as you, Blddy, {ne*BVeelr forward as 1 hit 2 e $hen 1 s Berilanis. Db b secret service of the police force; did a _ “Shure and ye know I'd be waitin’ up When I'm as old.” actly as that base and brutal Sa B Tt et A teecigner g s Glover. Bood deal of reporting and descriptive for ve. if ve never come at all. at all © I was a purty colleen myself at your iy had tau g Up from the earth, so I m never yov- starias If I was in the business now 1 said Mrs. Bridget O'Hagan of the Park- 8ge, Zella; wid as wicked an eye and as on bal light a shtip as the d 5.3, intiest In Conne- "ug¢ “Peter b mara rs at the gat - “That you were. my dear; and you're D% JPRears at the ga nst as in your prime as one could 13 ehriog Sn apain meet betwe the world.’ “Ah_ deary, dear, it's a tug of age I feel at my skirt mes, Zella, and a n here and the other end of ing But & crowd was gathering, fr where I don’t know, the town seemed 80 emp as fast as my ever paused ht in your and ye're =a And 1 forgive ye fessor the m God bless you Zella. “And I must go t let me be awa ring & ate as tion o 1 be makin' tc y, now, golir lencoe aski mornin’ w of a b . ry w “I'll be as ess as My s it at the sound sald, “Then And there w even the Inconsequ belongs to the tops land CHAPTER IV. IN THE BENIGNANT SHADOW OF HIRAM DEXTER, MILLIONATRE “Thank God, I all right,” Glover as he rose the next m hand steady, his head cles antidote and the R Strange there London. Far a rather red. Must ge a narrow escape. O should have been a cand ond dismissal. Ned sat in a Mgh ch over to a deft f dressed, h tered the br could desir gentleman been, a wreck. after a deoav in high spirits, the bu i for his escape from a w “imness of the eye: but I've kep” MY plow of a heart sound i a continted mind is the Presently I i from order your coffin harvest of honest work. 1t's different'wid of Mr. Storey himeclt an: o osin Vhich threat all be added to the you in these days: we got our exercise jnterview Mr. Hiram Dexter, the sheet,” sald the supe endent, footin' it wid the bovs, and up wid the aire and mine o . BT i Fra) 't thi Mr. Glover need . n thorp sk biaikeell ,nrtk mflrk a -r.ln:\w-; 1dle; About thr ¥ Arpnke ats any more than your . e face i ng but as for rac ritin', Why, We the editor-proprietc from his o Dully aHa s DRte. A stinging blow [ull op G Dut ax e editor-proprietor. Sixty years ago, of his early ca y years since I come to this the days t sit ye down by the stove., opinions nd rest five minutes a of Chicago and finish with an' account i get m to talk about when he kept shop; sample his upon the commercial prospec i : " t mext oment Abfier Disges was 0@ rattiing fall. r; i) lifted into th nearest vacant cell . bolts dra upa him to the should make a note of two people that side bnflrd(nl:-h"l)sg as she unlocked her yper, and talk quiet and vin’ . - " - - - . music of his execration ver- saw two faces for the first mrx;e ):o-mght front door .and followed her _ffl"S’h”“' The old woman drew Zwll:}n;nlzfl(‘“hn(r‘ ;)sgl?"l’a{::w\'mfvvs 3’3;\-3%1.: ‘:x? ':n o he was a much more dangerous that they'll never forget; two faces that boarde; ).;‘;v::‘.‘g;:—x;;v;‘x.!'});x\\?Et‘2:«‘;1"‘ where and, encircling her as far as she could the Klondike and Alaska. Tho valley d ars the superintendent was may influence thelr wholé lives from this a savc with her short, fat arm, she said: “Now, .0°, Ted e Mow o oy e who prefers willing a creature who, being time forth.” = mering on_the stove. “And if I wint to colleen, what have yé got to toll mats ;g;s;‘ifl e % &re fresh Gnfiee m,,n,§ siven circum- rv%ufl;d by a woman, could draw a knife Gi-\uu are a man of imagination,” said b II '\\r:u a l;mr:e \k:" r:;‘ flr"‘llr;"v\:e‘lch;g r O, nothing important, Biddy,” sald interests within two or three days s o tone Tt o % 1 her. er.’ per hot, and give ye the chee *" Zella, her eyes u; the glowing bars of western raflway track 1 g T Pyt Ao e o e and have a drink.” sald the de- _“Well, T guess that's the first quality u'are kindness itself, Bridget dear; ipa sy . e T Y. s a B ve 'his_ head. . stabbing buttoning his |heayy jovercoat, for a fournallst It comes in mow and but vou had much better'let me have & """ ile ye have, though. There was ¢ e atl EnSlish hat cocked a littl s but delivers his deadly thrust When they were once more in the street] then In the work of a detective; though latchkey,” Zella Brunnen replied. a twitch of ver mouth when ve come In cvessed, hig brmws overmoes mamey ¢ and this was a fact not unknown 30U 0ok cold . the keener you are on bare facts the more ‘‘And tret me soul out listening for ye, and kissed me, as If It was more'n usually cq I color b his tan_ gloves “I feel cold,” sald Glover. ssful.”’ and dramin’ the very life out o’ me?” leasant to be wid the ould woman once out into the erisp air % back for your life!” she ex- _ ‘There ‘special bottie' for old friends Villiams had a habit of lifting his “yoy Jet Mr. Glencoe have a latchkey fter the fathagu v the day.” The sun was making short work with g stranger aside, and 2t the Gran “ and looking into it before he drank «\yho the divvle cares what becomes of I told vou 1 was taking lessons of Pro- the early morning's f, of snow r iing the murderous am sta said Glover. every now and then exaniining his encoe?"” fessor Octavius Smith, the new man at pavements were wet wi - the wrist with her left hand and u know. ths ‘spe: . as if he were on his guard. Ferguson has a latchkey, and the club.” it. The lines of th & he would-be as n a stinging ; R S . “The liquors all right,” he said, as a decent body “Another new man! Sometimes I won- ed. Here and the & the face, backed by the I Gon't drink.” sald Glover, shivering. Glover seemed to be watching him. acent enough; pays her rint to the der if it’s quite dacent to have men thchin' roadway. lke & r whole body, that sent him I call that specigl brand a “You get odd ways in my business. I was but I'm contint to lave her in the ye, and ye In them breeches. very lofks © (lover passed throue tling fail, t me prescribe for once polsoned by a professed pal over & hanas of the holy mother, who, heaven iné hoss need to woar Donnybrook fair, tunda of the P: g 1id the officer, coming for- : ow fIf an hour or pottle of rye. But that's mouning; we caulT OF LCS S O amiliar torms Wi, long-tail jackets, and—"" coming and parting 5 you feel it In your bones? were talking about faces: did you ever 566 Jo'q think they were first cousins! No, no. ot breeches, déar; and If they were, by a colored atter ra en now appeare They ring comes in severely in Eng- an uglier customer than Abner Digges?” I1."colleen, it's myselt that lov 163 what's the harm? You would not have us - 1 other men now appeared upon o = : {oge n, D igges? y 5 eus Mr. Hiram Dext from the passageway that had '23¢. 1 reckon we can match it VElL Yem L think I have Baven tg: Well o have ve comin’ home wid the fire {rying to fence snd box In petticpats? = Ricr eir fellow bully to the street. And y SPFiP8 18 lovely In Englan 5210 has his' successors in London, even ¢ out and no supper. To the divvie wid = “Divvie a hit I'd have ye fence o box “Nir. Glover?" sald Mr. and her intercepted shadow disap- CUNCT oy » day. the Lord! I never saw half 14¢cnkeys; I'll be yer latchkey, me dar- at all, at all!” forward from a de 7 £ “Just wait till you have seen ours. Been g lovel ce as that of the extraordl- jo, 5 Nere have been ructions tn the club hvvrv\f,“: i ‘r‘nm L3 P Servea you darn'a well right, you ugly StAying long at g ek nary young woman who smote him. od bless you, Bridget O'Hagan. You ut the boxing class. Many of the mem- Bis roectt e e 4 v anra.S 3 ¥ wo weeks. I am advised to take a \yhat = eyes, what a mouth, what a have been a mother to me since the first rs think it ou ¥ * R e cho e room in a boarding house. Perhaps you yyjesir while of keeping with the = ‘“Yes, sir,” said Glover. " y foot in your house. It's only out scheme of the school, not to say brutal: u. Have a cocktafl? tell me of one? “What biceps!” interposed the detec- 48¥ I set 2 8 ons e ol brutal; ave a cocktail - the others simply stood around and said a are . at biceps nterposed of consideration for you that I have asked but, with light gloves and a neat dress, . oothl i Gt : Thath Ave Dnban: il pester . e for a latchkey, but never agaln, dear; and asgire you it 12 quite prett 5 } he pasii : “Insuijed a woman going home after a ond ; . o Lia pman's face ye % * I wouldn’t have Kept you up to-night, but s that so? Well, ye must let me co de a_manhatta & = hard day's work—-but thai is something youd ey o U e o S Jeft You for a mbment T | all be a I Wanted a day off at the gymnasium. and see ye at it.”" e champagne. Hi, g, won't understand. Now, then, clear [t was by this time nearly 4 o'clock. ptoM, BYe right, Sif; ant L ARAT PR T She had flung aside her cloak and bon- ° “Come’ to-morrow: There will be an b out! The night cleaners were washing the mar. prserable devil until 1 see It ngalt, “TELA net, revealing a young woman of some exhibitidn during the prize competitions. ah,” responded a eolored He drew a revolver and with the butt ple fioor at:the Grand Pacific. - Others: Eroch myscll shic at her back, in- tWO and twenty summers, of more than If you had only seen the use I was his a light linen jacket and end struck three quick blows upon the were busy polishing the white counters & dUeen: with “slone and unprotected in Medium height, and, as we have already to make of the Englishman's lessons this & pavement, which almost in an instant and the chairs that were arranged along the streets “hgm Chicago is not safe even understood, more than passing fair. Her night you would approve of him, Bridget, hampagne cocktalls. And gi » . were answered as if the signal had called the spacious hall. At the desk the night for 2 man. Who is she?’ light brown hair was pinned up in a knot with all your heart,’ and even go so far a cigar. forth an echo. clerk was smoking a cigar and talking to "". o}, "{here you have me! There's a 2t the back of her head. She had large, as to put up a petition for his ultimate sah, {d4 Sam, handing Glover a “Get up id the officer to the beaten g helated visitor. Clveus Howly Tonet b Teamsle tryoesat vish-blue eyes, with dark sweeping salvation when next vou are praying fop cigars. V,jushing him with his foot. “Haul = “Drop of the right sort,” said the de- Sy, ACWIY comet A fogele ied the lashes, and eyebrows that marked a low, the world in general.” nk you,” sald Glever. “If you will him to his feet.” tectiv 3 brute ac a butcher might fell a bullock Well-knit forehead. A gemial mouth, but “Ah, ah! my flower of the prafrie, ft's nk me ungracious, I would prefer last command was addressed to a certainly, Mister Joe* sald the with® o polesaxs with firm, clean-cut lines; a mouth that miself that knew right well ye had some. Lot to have the cocktail™ of policemen in uniform, who had bringing from beneath the countex “She is no trape2ist; she is a ledy.” could laugh and cry, and could threaten, thin’' to tell me. But I love tQ have ye “Would, eh? Well, Sam makes a cock- n d to his summon ck bottle and pushing toward him a «Thera s only one other idea _that 100, and command, if need be. It was a bate about the bush; it's loike the mavis tafl to a marvel; don't you, Sam? - h all 11gh’, pard,” said the man, of small tumblers. strikes me. Among Its varied and high- face not easily forgotten not beautiful goes fluttering around before he beging ' I guess I Know what you Hees - satd e Of the police- Ned Glover wag a sturdily bullt fellow, {oned institutlons Ghicago has a women's from the sentimental painter's point of fo sing. Now, why shoud T pray for the colored gentleman, disapy g to o Vhat in thunder'sh the matter?” of medium helght, square head, squaré athietic club with a gymnasium, where View; but the face of an ideal Maid of that murtherin’ Sasonis salvation?” Will reappear presently with two cocktails, tha s “Now, then, straighten up.” shoulders, = square chin, Blue eyves, & every kind of physical exerclse s taught Saragossa or Grace Darling—the face a ye be tellin’ me now, straightaway, why sparkle and aroma of whicl’ troub - dust he peared to The man straightened up. jpoutn that did mot close firmly and & and practiced; but I guess it would be novelist might choose for the heroine of I should?’ " Conatin v fanciful dis- ‘Where's his knife?” light mustache that partially hid its hardly likely that one of them would be & romance of feminine nobility and ad- *“Very well, Biddy," replied Zella, “it “By which token, you see, Mr ps, have sud- The third person who had come to the weakne: His manner was that of a parading the /streets after midnight. venture. - was in this way, you see. I was feeling ver, if you don't get outside one of these n ih the fable, relief of the woman picked it up. frank, genial, middle class Englishman. ~“She was not parading the streets,” sald _ “A chicken stew, wid oysters! I wint just a little worried at being out so late, sublime ccncoctions. I guess I'll h. > shadow, and felt A nice weapon to draw upon a He watched ‘the night clerk hand over Glover; “she was evidently hurrying home to the market for that same meself, and for the street semed deserted, and, some. liquidate both of them. - 8 ity for him, woman! . the bottle of old rye whisky in a half- after a mission of mercy, or engaged in I says to Mary O'Neil, says I, ‘Now, cook how, the wind was chill and uncanny, 'Mr. Storey, as you know, s wishful € not lonely, if “Only meant ter frighten her,” sald the frightened, fascinated-way, then made as 0ing to the help of some sick friend or it as if it was for an Oirish queen,’ I says. what little there was, and my shadow was that I should interview you,” said Gl for company. Her prisoner. if to reject it. Nepehdent And it's hard I've found it to keep from dancing about like & black ghost, when abious te ohomr o her body, and both “And it dldn’t frighten her worth a _“It's all right; don’t you be afraid. “You're hard hit, my friend: it's won- makin’ free wid it meself; the stame of it all of a sudden a great hulking brute came “0, that's erste vish Storsy had ltved in an atmos- cent,” sald the officer. They know me at the Grand Pacific,” said derful how a peir of eyes can kill a man might have timpted a saint!” at me—"" would let me alone, but he won't. T'd id_adventure; but it By this time a patrol wagon had arrived the detective. at sight. Well, I'll own up, they wers “My dear soul!” said Zella, getting up _“The Lord save us!" exclalmed Mistress like to have had him put down what he ge thing for her to on the scene. “Yermouth is about the lightest stuff just magnificent. Only got the briefest end pushing a plate toward her. *“And O'Hagan. _ wanted me to say, and let me run ovar