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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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