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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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