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heart an' we never knowed it。; 

     Jimmie nodded�察�admitting the fact。 

     ;We lived in deh same house wid her an' I brought her up an' we never 

knowed how bad she was。; 

     Jimmie nodded again。 

     ;Wid   a   home   like   dis   an'   a   mudder   like   me�察  �she   went   teh   deh   bad�察─�

cried the mother�察�raising her eyes。 



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     One day�察�Jimmie came home�察�sat down in a chair and began to wriggle 

about     with    a   new    and    strange    nervousness。       At     last   he   spoke 

shamefacedly。 

     ;Well�察�look´a´here�察�dis t'ing queers us�           �See�拭    �We're queered�        �An' 

maybe it 'ud be better if Iwell�察�I t'ink I kin look 'er up an'maybe it 'ud 

be better if I fetched her home an'; 

     The   mother   started   from   her   chair   and   broke   forth   into   a   storm   of 

passionate anger。 

     ;What�      �Let 'er come an' sleep under deh same roof wid her mudder 

agin�    �Oh�察�yes�察�I will�察�won't I�拭      �Sure�拭    �Shame on yehs�察�Jimmie Johnson�察�

for sayin' such a t'ing teh yer own mudderteh yer own mudder�                     �Little 

did I t'ink when yehs was a babby playin' about me feet dat ye'd grow up 

teh say sech a t'ing teh yer mudderyer own mudder。               I never taut; 

     Sobs choked her and interrupted her reproaches。 

     ;Dere   ain't   nottin'   teh   raise   sech   hell   about�察─  �said   Jimmie。 ;I   on'y 

says it 'ud be better if we keep dis t'ing dark�察�see�拭�It queers us�            �See�拭─�

     His mother laughed a laugh that seemed to ring through the city and be 

echoed and re´echoed by countless other laughs。 ;Oh�察�yes�察�I will�察�won't I� �

Sure� ─�

     ;Well�察�yeh must take me fer a damn fool�察─�said Jimmie�察�indignant at 

his mother for mocking him。           ;I didn't say we'd make 'er inteh a little tin 

angel�察�ner nottin'�察�but deh way it is now she can queer us�              �Don' che see�拭─�

     ;Aye�察�she'll git tired of deh life atter a while an' den she'll wanna be a´ 

comin' home�察�won' she�察�deh beast�            �I'll let 'er in den�察�won' I�拭─�

     ;Well�察�I didn' mean none of dis prod'gal bus'ness anyway�察─�explained 

Jimmie。 

     ;It   wasn't   no   prod'gal   dauter�察  �yeh   damn   fool�察─  �said   the   mother。 ;It 

was prod'gal son�察�anyhow。; 

     ;I know dat�察─�said Jimmie。 

     For a time they sat in silence。         The mother's eyes gloated on a scene 

her imagination could call before her。            Her lips were set in a vindictive 

smile。 

     ;Aye�察  �she'll   cry�察  �won'   she�察  �an'   carry   on�察  �an'   tell   how   Pete�察  �or   some 



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odder feller�察�beats 'er an' she'll say she's sorry an' all dat an' she ain't happy�察�

she ain't�察�an' she wants to come home agin�察�she does。; 

     With grim humor�察�the mother imitated the possible wailing notes of the 

daughter's voice。 

     ;Den I'll take 'er in�察�won't I�察�deh beast。         She kin cry 'er two eyes out 

on deh stones of deh street before I'll dirty deh place wid her。 She abused 

an' ill´treated her own mudderher own mudder what loved her an' she'll 

never git anodder chance dis side of hell。; 

     Jimmie thought he had a great idea of women's frailty�察�but he could not 

understand why any of his kin should be victims。 

     ;Damn her�察─�he fervidly said。 

     Again he wondered vaguely if some of the women of his acquaintance 

had    brothers。    Nevertheless�察     �his  mind    did   not  for  an   instant  confuse 

himself with those brothers nor his sister with theirs。 After the mother had�察�

with great difficulty�察�suppressed the neighbors�察�she went among them and 

proclaimed her grief。 ;May Gawd forgive dat girl�察─�was her continual cry。 

To attentive ears she recited the whole length and breadth of her woes。 

     ;I bringed 'er up deh way a dauter oughta be bringed up an' dis is how 

she served me�        �She went teh deh devil deh first chance she got�               �May 

Gawd forgive her。; 

     When   arrested   for   drunkenness   she   used   the   story   of   her   daughter's 

downfall with telling effect upon the police justices。             Finally one of them 

said to her�察�peering down over his spectacles�此 �Mary�察�the records of this 

and other courts show that you are the mother of forty´two daughters who 

have   been   ruined。     The   case   is   unparalleled   in   the   annals   of   this   court�察�

and this court thinks; 

     The mother went through life shedding large tears of sorrow。                 Her red 

face was a picture of agony。 

     Of course Jimmie publicly damned his sister that he might appear on a 

higher social plane。       But�察�arguing with himself�察�stumbling about in ways 

that   he   knew   not�察  �he�察  �once�察  �almost   came   to   a   conclusion   that   his   sister 

would have been more firmly good had she better known why。                     However�察�

he felt that he could not hold such a view。          He threw it hastily aside。 



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                                Chapter XIV 



       In   a   hilarious   hall   there   were   twenty´eight   tables   and   twenty´   eight 

women and a crowd of smoking men。                 Valiant noise was made on a stage 

at the end of the hall by an orchestra composed of men who looked as if 

they had just happened in。         Soiled waiters ran to and fro�察�swooping down 

like hawks   on   the  unwary  in   the  throng�察  �clattering   along the   aisles   with 

trays   covered   with   glasses�察  �stumbling   over   women's   skirts   and   charging 

two   prices   for   everything   but   beer�察  �all   with   a   swiftness   that   blurred   the 

view of the cocoanut palms and dusty monstrosities painted upon the walls 

of   the   room。    A   bouncer�察  �with   an   immense   load   of   business   upon   his 

hands�察    �plunged     about    in   the  crowd�察    �dragging     bashful    strangers    to 

prominent chairs�察�ordering waiters here and there and quarreling furiously 

with men who wanted to sing with the orchestra。 

     The usual smoke cloud was present�察�but so dense that heads and arms 

seemed entangled in it。          The rumble   of conversation was replaced by  a 

roar。    Plenteous   oaths   heaved   through   the   air。   The   room   rang   with   the 

shrill   voices    of  women     bubbling     o'er  with   drink´laughter。     The     chief 

element in the music of the orchestra was speed。                 The musicians played 

in intent fury。     A woman was singing and smiling upon the stage�察�but no 

one took notice of her。 The rate at which the piano�察�cornet and violins were 

going�察    �seemed     to  impart   wildness     to  the   half´drunken     crowd。     Beer 

glasses were emptied at a gulp and conversation became a rapid chatter。 

The smoke eddied and swirled like a shadowy river hurrying toward some 

unseen falls。      Pete and Maggie entered the hall and took chairs at a table 

near   the   door。   The   woman   who   was   seated   there   made   an   attempt   to 

occupy Pete's attention and�察�failing�察�went away。 

     Three   weeks   had   passed   since   the   girl   had   left   home。    The   air   of 

spaniel´like dependence had been magnified and showed its direct effect 

in the peculiar off´handedness and ease of Pete's ways toward her。 

     She followed Pete's eyes with hers�察�anticipating with smiles gracious 

looks from him。 



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     A   woman   of   brilliance   and   audacity�察  �accompanied   by   a   mere   boy�察�

came into the place and took seats near them。 

     At once Pete sprang to his feet�察�his face beaming with glad surprise。 

     ;By Gawd�察�there's Nellie�察─�he cried。 

     He went over to the table and held out an eager hand to the woman。 

     ;Why�察  �hello�察  �Pete�察  �me   boy�察  �how   are   you�察─  �said   she�察  �giving   him   her 

fingers。 

     Maggie took instant note of the woman。              She perceived that her black 

dress   fitted   her   to   perfection。 Her   linen   collar   and   cuffs   were   spotless。 

Tan     gloves   were    stretched    over   her  well´shaped      hands。    A    hat  of   a 

prevailing   fashion   perched   jauntily   upon   her   dark   hair。      She   wore   no 

jewelry and was painted with no apparent paint。                 She looked clear´eyed 

through the stares of the men。 

     ;Sit down�察�and call your lady´friend over�察─�she said cordially to Pete。 

At his beckoning Maggie came and sat between Pete and the mere boy。 

     ;I   thought    yeh   were    gone    away    fer  good�察─   �began    Pete�察 �at  once。 

;When did yeh git back�拭          �How did dat Buff'lo bus'ness turn out�拭─�

     The woman shrugged her shoulders。                ;Well�察�he didn't have as many 

stamps as he tried to make out�察�so I shook him�察�that's all。; 

     ;Well�察�I'm glad teh see yehs back in deh city�察─�said Pete�察�with awkward 

gallantry。 

     He    and   the   woman     entered    into   a  long   conversation�察    �exchanging 

reminiscences of days together。           Maggie sat still�察�unable to formulate an 

intelligent sentence upon the conversation and painfully aware of it。 

     She saw Pete's eyes sparkle as he gazed upon the handsome stranger。 

He listened smilingly to all she said。            The woman was familiar with all 

his affairs�察�asked him about mutual friends�察�and knew the am
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