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the villain�察�hooting and calling attention to his whiskers。 When anybody
died in the pale´green snow storms�察�the gallery mourned。 They sought out
the painted misery and hugged it as akin。
In the hero's erratic march from poverty in the first act�察�to wealth and
triumph in the final one�察�in which he forgives all the enemies that he has
left�察 �he was assisted by the gallery�察 �which applauded his generous and
noble sentiments and confounded the speeches of his opponents by
making irrelevant but very sharp remarks。 Those actors who were cursed
with villainy parts were confronted at every turn by the gallery。 If one of
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them rendered lines containing the most subtile distinctions between right
and wrong�察 �the gallery was immediately aware if the actor meant
wickedness�察�and denounced him accordingly。
The last act was a triumph for the hero�察�poor and of the masses�察�the
representative of the audience�察 �over the villain and the rich man�察 �his
pockets stuffed with bonds�察 �his heart packed with tyrannical purposes�察�
imperturbable amid suffering。
Maggie always departed with raised spirits from the showing places of
the melodrama。 She rejoiced at the way in which the poor and virtuous
eventually surmounted the wealthy and wicked。 The theatre made her
think。 She wondered if the culture and refinement she had seen imitated�察�
perhaps grotesquely�察�by the heroine on the stage�察�could be acquired by a
girl who lived in a tenement house and worked in a shirt factory。
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Chapter IX
A group of urchins were intent upon the side door of a saloon。
Expectancy gleamed from their eyes。 They were twisting their fingers in
excitement。
;Here she comes�察─�yelled one of them suddenly。
The group of urchins burst instantly asunder and its individual
fragments were spread in a wide�察�respectable half circle about the point of
interest。 The saloon door opened with a crash�察�and the figure of a woman
appeared upon the threshold。 Her grey hair fell in knotted masses about
her shoulders。 Her face was crimsoned and wet with perspiration。 Her
eyes had a rolling glare。
;Not a damn cent more of me money will yehs ever get�察�not a damn
cent。 I spent me money here fer t'ree years an' now yehs tells me yeh'll sell
me no more stuff� �T'hell wid yeh�察 �Johnnie Murckre� �'Disturbance'�拭�
Disturbance be damned� �T'hell wid yeh�察�Johnnie;
The door received a kick of exasperation from within and the woman
lurched heavily out on the sidewalk。
The gamins in the half´circle became violently agitated。 They began to
dance about and hoot and yell and jeer。 Wide dirty grins spread over each
face。
The woman made a furious dash at a particularly outrageous cluster of
little boys。 They laughed delightedly and scampered off a short distance�察�
calling out over their shoulders to her。 She stood tottering on the curb´
stone and thundered at them。
;Yeh devil's kids�察─ �she howled�察 �shaking red fists。 The little boys
whooped in glee。 As she started up the street they fell in behind and
marched uproariously。 Occasionally she wheeled about and made
charges on them。 They ran nimbly out of reach and taunted her。
In the frame of a gruesome doorway she stood for a moment cursing
them。 Her hair straggled�察 �giving her crimson features a look of insanity。
Her great fists quivered as she shook them madly in the air。
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The urchins made terrific noises until she turned and disappeared。
Then they filed quietly in the way they had come。
The woman floundered about in the lower hall of the tenement house
and finally stumbled up the stairs。 On an upper hall a door was opened
and a collection of heads peered curiously out�察 �watching her。 With a
wrathful snort the woman confronted the door�察�but it was slammed hastily
in her face and the key was turned。
She stood for a few minutes�察 �delivering a frenzied challenge at the
panels。
;Come out in deh hall�察�Mary Murphy�察�damn yeh�察�if yehs want a row。
Come ahn�察�yeh overgrown terrier�察�come ahn。;
She began to kick the door with her great feet。 She shrilly defied the
universe to appear and do battle。 Her cursing trebles brought heads from
all doors save the one she threatened。 Her eyes glared in every direction。
The air was full of her tossing fists。
;Come ahn�察�deh hull damn gang of yehs�察�come ahn�察─�she roared at the
spectators。 An oath or two�察 �cat´calls�察�jeers and bits of facetious advice
were given in reply。 Missiles clattered about her feet。
;What deh hell's deh matter wid yeh�拭─ �said a voice in the gathered
gloom�察 �and Jimmie came forward。 He carried a tin dinner´ pail in his
hand and under his arm a brown truckman's apron done in a bundle。
;What deh hell's wrong�拭─�he demanded。
;Come out�察�all of yehs�察�come out�察─�his mother was howling。 ;Come
ahn an' I'll stamp her damn brains under me feet。;
;Shet yer face�察�an' come home�察�yeh damned old fool�察─�roared Jimmie
at her。 She strided up to him and twirled her fingers in his face。 Her
eyes were darting flames of unreasoning rage and her frame trembled with
eagerness for a fight。
;T'hell wid yehs� �An' who deh hell are yehs�拭 �I ain't givin' a snap of
me fingers fer yehs�察─ �she bawled at him。 She turned her huge back in
tremendous disdain and climbed the stairs to the next floor。
Jimmie followed�察�cursing blackly。 At the top of the flight he seized
his mother's arm and started to drag her toward the door of their room。
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;Come home�察�damn yeh�察─�he gritted between his teeth。
;Take yer hands off me� �Take yer hands off me�察─�shrieked his mother。
She raised her arm and whirled her great fist at her son's face。 Jimmie
dodged his head and the blow struck him in the back of the neck。 ;Damn
yeh�察─�gritted he again。 He threw out his left hand and writhed his fingers
about her middle arm。 The mother and the son began to sway and
struggle like gladiators。
;Whoop� ─�said the Rum Alley tenement house。 The hall filled with
interested spectators。
;Hi�察�ol' lady�察�dat was a dandy� ─�
;T'ree to one on deh red� ─�
;Ah�察�stop yer damn scrappin'� ─�
The door of the Johnson home opened and Maggie looked out。
Jimmie made a supreme cursing effort and hurled his mother into the room。
He quickly followed and closed the door。 The Rum Alley tenement swore
disappointedly and retired。
The mother slowly gathered herself up from the floor。 Her eyes
glittered menacingly upon her children。
;Here�察�now�察─�said Jimmie�察 �we've had enough of dis。 Sit down�察 �an'
don' make no trouble。;
He grasped her arm�察�and twisting it�察�forced her into a creaking chair。
;Keep yer hands off me�察─�roared his mother again。
;Damn yer ol' hide�察─�yelled Jimmie�察�madly。 Maggie shrieked and ran
into the other room。 To her there came the sound of a storm of crashes
and curses。 There was a great final thump and Jimmie's voice cried�此�
;Dere�察 �damn yeh�察 �stay still。; Maggie opened the door now�察 �and went
warily out。 ;Oh�察�Jimmie。;
He was leaning against the wall and swearing。 Blood stood upon
bruises on his knotty fore´arms where they had scraped against the floor or
the walls in the scuffle。 The mother lay screeching on the floor�察�the tears
running down her furrowed face。
Maggie�察 �standing in the middle of the room�察 �gazed about her。 The
usual upheaval of the tables and chairs had taken place。 Crockery was
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strewn broadcast in fragments。 The stove had been disturbed on its legs�察�
and now leaned idiotically to one side。 A pail had been upset and water
spread in all directions。
The door opened and Pete appeared。 He shrugged his shoulders。
;Oh�察�Gawd�察─�he observed。
He walked over to Maggie and whispered in her ear。 ;Ah�察�what deh
hell�察�Mag�拭 �Come ahn and we'll have a hell of a time。;
The mother in the corner upreared her head and shook her tangled
locks。
;Teh hell wid him and you�察─�she said�察�glowering at her daughter in the
gloom。 Her eyes seemed to burn balefully。 ;Yeh've gone teh deh devil�察�
Mag Johnson�察�yehs knows yehs have gone teh deh devil。
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