By O. 1 1 EN II Y
SI
HKI hslred. onhaven. untMv
iiimii at In a rw king t tiuir l
window. II bad J u hI llgbiei)
pipe, and nu putliug blue
4inhl wltb greM satisfaction, lie bad
.amoved bis alines and ildiiuft) a pull
of blue, faded carpst sllpwrs. Willi
I lut iimrlilil tbimt of the conilrtiied
dttlly new drliikt-r, he awkwarUij
folded back (hi pages of an evening
paper, eagerly gulping down the
el rung, black ticatlllneH. lo Iw followed
ax a chsaer by the mlliler detail of
I 111) Blllllllcr l pi'
In ao adjoining room a woman
rooking upir. Odor from strong
bm on anil boiling coffee cotitemi.
nxulimt tlii rut plug fumes from tii-'
vespertine . ! i
Outwit!1 wh line of those i-rnwrtod
Streets uf the chk side In v.hli-li U'
twilight fall Katan ci up III re
t lull lna utile A mighty Ui uf t-til)
ilivn ilniiidl Mini rnn n ml played In Mo
nrt. Above the playground fnti-vei
tmvrrcd a creiil bird The lilrd wn
i.iiuw tn humorists aa the stork I'-ui
the people of 'brystl street were bet
ter ornithologists. They called it a
vulture.
A little girl if twelve came up '"'
Idly to th iimii rending aud rating t
the window aud aald:
"Papa, won't you play a game of
checkers with me If you aren't too
lred?"
The red haired, unshsven. ontld
limn alttlng shoeless by tb window
answered, with a frown:
"Checkers! No; I won't Can't a
tnnn who work hard all day have a
lttli rt when be comes bonier Wb.v
l"U t you go out and play wltb the
other klda on the aldewalkr t
The woman who waa cooking eanie
fo the door.
"John.- she aald, "1 don't Ilka for
Uzsle to p'oy tm? wt They
lonrn too much there that ain't good
for 'eiu. She'a been In the bouN all
4y long. It seems that you might
five up a little of your tliue to amuse
tier when you conie borne."
et her go out and play Ilka tba real
of "eiu If nbe want to be amused."
aid the red haired, unshaven, untidy
nan. "and don't bother me."
"Yoo'ra on," aald Kid M"llaly. "Fif
ty dollara to $25 I taka Annie to tba
slnnce. Put up."
The Kld a black eyea were anapplng
lib the tire of the balled and ctaal
ienged. Tie drew out bla "roll" and
liiix-d Ave ten; upon the bar. The
three or four young fellowa who were
thus "tnketi" more alowly produced
their ftuke.
Give
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"Ami. oh. whafll ! dma to you II
he ..plenty aW a U tior. with autM l j
patory !
"Tbat'a my H;ikout," aald U Kid
tt-rtii) "Hll 'em "P " around. ,
Mltr "
After the rwuud Burke. tb KW'a
pout!, auiiie holder, pal. uientor and
rami rUler. drew blm out to the l"t
til l. L. ainud nl theValixm corner, w belt
II the ofinial and Important matiera
of' the Hum II lloura lcUI club were
aelllid
"t ut tbat bliiiid out. Klil." waa hi
advlta. "or there'll ba trouble. What
do you want to throw down tbat girl
of yoiira for? Vou'll eer Bud one
tliut II freeae to you .like Li baa. ttbe n
worth a hall full of Annlea."
I'm no Annie admirer!" aald the
Kid. dropping a cliomite nb n ul
IHillxlicd toe and w iping It off ou Toiiy'n
nlmulder. "Hut I iiut to teach U h
Iceaon lie thlnka I Iwlong to her
Hhe'a been liragnlnB thut I dnreii I
upeak to another girl I I " "Ui
lu aoine waja. Kite" drinking a Hub'
tiKt lUUch lutel.V And ebe U' Inn
gun lie tbat a lady ughtnl '
"Vou're engag'-d. ain't your aked
Hurke.
sure. We'll get married neit year.
iii;vlie"
I ii w you wake her drink ber t)rt
gln.H of beer," aald Ilurke. "That wua
iwo yeara ago. when ahe uned to coin
dowii to the comer of C'liryntle bnre
bended to iinH-t you after aupiier. She
mix u quiet aort of a kid then and
couldn't ajwuk without blUHblng."
Hhe'a a little aplltira aometlniea
now." aald the Kid. "I buta Jealouny
Tliiifa why I'm going lo the dance
wltb Annie I'll teach her eonie enne."
"Well you better look a llltle out."
w?ee llurke'a luitt word "If l-l waa
my girl aud I waa to mienk out to n
dunce coupled up with tu Anule I'd
want a ault of chain armor on under
my glnriaoinc raga. all rlpht."
Through the hind of the mork-ul-ture
wandered Ma Her black eyea
searched the paaalng crowda flertly. but
vaguely Now and then abe bummed
bnre of footlsh little annira.
I.bt'a aklrt waa green atlk. Her
walut waa a large brown and pink
.pin Id well fitting and not without
tyle She wore a cluster of rlnga of
huge Imitation ruble and a locket that
bnnged fcer kneea at the bottom of a
tllrer chain. Her ahoea were run down
orer twlated blgb beele and were
atningera to pol'ah h,t wouUI
acarcely hare passed Into a flour bar
ret
The "family entrance" of the Blue
Jnr enfe received her.
Whlaky. Tomuiy." ahe aald aa ber
lntera farther uptown murmur.
"Champagne. Jamea."
I "Sure. Mlaa Llziiei wnaiu u
I chaaer beV
I "8clter And. aay. Tommy, has the
I Kid been around today?"
i "Why. no. Mlsa Llecle. 1 haren't
wiw him today." i
"I'm lookln' for 'm. aald Lla after
THE
A serial storv of facinating interest which .went through a number of editions last year,
published in serial in the Saturday Evening Post, begins j" o'l" V? hg mosTpop
ence Enterprise This is the best story Mr. Chambers has published and was the most pop
took las vear Read the first installment in this paper and you will be fac.nated with
from the beginning You will wonder how this paper can afford to buy the nght to pub--iLh
'he Sing Chance." We couldn't, only that we are determined to give you the
best paper this county has ever had. Tell your friends about it. ,
The Enterprise
us $2.25 and get
the rhuwr Imd aptfletl under her imw
"He al la in tliut be " be ll lake
Annie Karlwtn t!ie due lt bun.
The pink e.nwl while rut: I'm hmkln
for in Vi.u kii"w me. loniin.i I wo
r.n- o.e l!l lvl'1 !.. . !. i ...
jt-,k at Ihrtf rluu l'le blindrrd lie
aitld M runt, I'l blm lake liel to the
ditie-e Wh-t'll I do I'll ct:' tn
heart out. Another wblk) Tommy
I wouldn't IlKten to no u. h reHrt
Ml l.l.yle." ii Id the w.ilt.T k imxiiIi
y from the narrow iioiliig alHive lil
dill) "Kid Jlull.ily'e M"t the kj I"
throw a lady like you d-.Wli. lter
on Hie aldeT'
"Two yei'M." rep '"ed Ma. aofleiilna
Utile to Heiilll.ieiil under the limtf.i
of ,!ie dUiJMer'x is: "1 it!wj llel
t-i 'iy on' on the street of erenln'a
V-n-e there wna n'tlilti" doln' for tne
nt b one 1'i-r a Ion time I Jnt t on
!.m r-iepa and Imd-ed t the light and
i lie e..,,e gnln' li ml h"'i the Kid
rnne long otie evetiin' mid W.'h ui
up il I w t- mi ' on tne -pot for
flip ri(. tint il-Hi!. lie fiade tne take
I .riti all mailt t lenne m got i
1 i.lti ciiiUlu' h Ami now
hii.v. 'I'.-niinJ. you put e till Anne
Knrl'ottT If l! w it' for M-roside tin
chloroform I'1"1' w.n!d Intve put ('
out lotitr ir.ro, (h. I'm bw kiti' for 'm
Votl tell the Kid If he come III !'':
I'll rut bH heart out Another whlnky
Tommy "
A HsiUt uiiHteadUy, but wltb watch
ful and lirlllliint ). Ms walked up
the avenue toward the Small llour
8 lul club
At ! o'clock the president. Kid Mul
Inly, paced upon the floor with a hidj
on'hU arm. As the l-oreleC waa tier
bun golden. Her "yen": waa softened
to a ".will." hut lt quality of aasent
waa patent to the nioat Milesian enra
Hhe ite ped upon her own train and
blUHhed. und-abe smiled Into the eye
of Kid Mullaly.
And then aa the two stood In the
middle of the wased floor the thing
happened to preveut which many
lamps are burning nlghUy In mauy
studlea and libraries.
Out from the circle of speetstors In
the hall leaped Fate In green silk
skirt undpr the nom de gtierre of Llx.
Her eyes were bsrd snd blacker thsn
Jet. She did not scream or wsver.
Moat unwomanly she cried out one
oath, the Kid's own fsvorlte oath and
In his own deep voice, and then while
tbe Small Houra Soclnl club went fran
tically to plecea ahe made pood ber
boat to Tommy, the walier-uiada
good .if (ar n the length of her knife
(Continued on last page)
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