HIE C1TIZNX, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1000.
p mr
OF MAGGIE
How a Whilom W:.!i.iowcr Lloc
sometl Into a Belle.
Dy 0. HENRY.
Copyright, IMS. W McCluve, Phillips &
Co.)
Every Saturday nhrhl the Oliver
Leaf Social club pivo u hop In tho hull
of the Give mill Tako Athletic nssoela
tlon on the cant Hide. In order to at
tend one of these dances you must be
a member of the Ulve and Take, or If
you belong to tlie division that starts
off with the right foot In waltzing yim
must work In Ithlnegold's paper box
factory. Still, any Clover Leaf was
privileged to escort or be escorted by
tin outsider to a single dance. Hut
mostly each (live and Take hrmiwht
the paper box girl that he affected,
mid few strangers could boast of Inn
ing shaken a foot nt the regular hops.
Maggie Toolo on account of her dull
eyes, broad month and left handed
style of foot work In the twostep
went to the dances with Anna McCar-
AOitoss tiiu rr.oon maogie hailud.
ty and her fellow. Anna and Mag
glo worked side by side in tho factory
and were the greatest chums ever.
So Anna always made Jimmy Iturns
take her by Maggie's house every fs't
urday night so that her friend could
go to tho dance with them.
The Give and Take Athletle associa
tion lived up to its name. The hall
of the association in Orchard street
was lifted out with muscle making In
ventions. With tho libers thus bulld
od up, the members were wout to en
gage the police and rival social and
athletic organizations In Joyous com
bat. Between the.-e more serious oc
cupations the Saturday night hops
with' the paper box factory girls came
as p. retiuing Influence and as an elll
cleiat screen, for sometimes tho tip
wenit around, and If you were among
Jhe elect that tiptoed up the dark back
stairway you might see as neat and
satisfying a little welterweight affair
jto ji fiulsh as ever happened inside the
ropes.
. Oh Saturdays liliiuegold's paper box
factory closed at li p. m. On one
such afternoon Anna and Maggie
walked homeward together. At Mag
gie's door Anna said, as usual, "He
ready at 7 sharp, Mag, and .llmmy
anil me '11 come by for you."
Itut what was this? Instead of
the customary humble and grateful
thanks from the nouescorted one there
wore to be perceived a high poised
head, a prideful dimpling; at tho cor
ners of a broad mouth and almost a
sparkle in the dull brown eye.
Thanks, Anna." said Maggie, "but
you and .liininy needn't bother tonight.
I've a gentleman friend that's comln'
around to escort me to the hop."
The comely Anna pounced upon her
friend, shook her, chldcd and be
sought her. Maggie Toole catch a
fellow-plaiu, dear, loyal, unattrac
ttve Maggie, so sweet as a chum, so
unsought for a twostep or a moonlit
bench in tho little park! How was It?
When did It happen? Who was it?
"You'll koo tonight," said Maggie,
Hushed with the wine of the tlrst
grapes she had gathered in Cupid's
vineyard. "He's swell all right. He's
two inches taller than Jimmy aud an
up to date dresser."
Anna and Jimmy wore among tho
first Clover Leafs to arrive that even
ing. Anna's eyes were brightly fixed
upon the door of the hall to catch tho
first glimpse of her friend's "catch."
At S:30 Miss Toole swept into tho
hall with her escort. Quickly her tri
umphant eye discovered her chum un
der tho wing of her faithful Jimmy.
"Oh, gee," cried Anna, "Mag ain't
made a hit oh, no! Swell fellow?
Well, I gtiess! Style? Look at 'urn."
"(!r as far as you like," said Jim
my, with sandpaper In his voice. "Cop
him out If you want him. These new
guys always win out with tho push.
Don't mind me. He don't squeeze nil
the limes, I guess. Huh."
"Shut up, Jimmy. You know what I
mean. I'm glad for Mag. First fellow
she ever had. Oh, hero they como."
Across tho floor Maggie sailed like a
coquettish .viicht convoyed by a stately
cruiser. And truly her companion Jus
tified tho encomiums of tho faithful
chum, lie stoo'd two Inches taller than
n-nr'To (Mvo and Tak athlete; his
('': 'jn!r cwlcd; hl-i eyes and his
THE COMING OUT
'
teeth flashed whenever he bestowed
his frequent smiles. The young men of
the Clover Leaf club pinned not tholt
faith to the graces of person as much
as they did to its prowess, its achieve'
incuts in hand to hand conflicts and its
preservation from the legal duress that
constantly menaced it. They viewed,
then, the genuflexions and alluring
pos-o.s of this visitor with their chins
at a new angle.
"A friend of mine. Mr. Terry O'Sul
Uvnti," was Maggie's formula of Intro
duetlon. She leit'hltn around the room,
presenting him to each new nrrlvlng
Clover Leaf. Almost was she pretty
now, with the unique luminosity In
her eyes that conies to a girl with her
first suitor and a kitten with its flrst
mouse.
"Maggie Toole's got a fellow at last,"
was the word that went around among
the paper box girls. "1'lpe Mag's floor
walker!" Thus the Give and Takes
expressed their Indifferent contempt.
Usually at the weekly hops Maggie
kept a spot on the wall warm with her
back. She felt and showed so much
gratitude whenever a self sacrificing
partner Invited her to a dance that
Ills pleasure was cheapened and di
minished. Hut tonight the pumpkin had turned
to a coach and six. Terry O'Sulllvan
was a victorious 1'rlnco Charming, and
Maggie Toolo winged her first butter
fly flight.
I The girls besieged her for Introduc
tions to her fellow. The Clover Leaf
young men, after two years of bllud
ness, suddenly perceived charms In
Miss Toole. They flexed their com
pelling muscles before her and be-
I spoke her for a dance.
Thus she scored, but to Terry O'Sul
I II van the honors of the evening fell
! thick and fast. He shook his curls, he
! smiled and went easily through the
1 seven motions for ncqulring grace In
your own room before an open window
' ten minutes each day. lie danced like
a faun, he Introduced manner and
' style and atmosphere, his words came
trippingly upon his tongue, and he
! waltzed twice in succession with the
' paper box girl that Dempsey Donovan
brought.
Hempsey was the leader of the as
sociation. Ho wore a dross suit and
! could chin tho bar twice with one
, hand. Ho was one of "Hlg Mike"
i O'Sulllvan's lieutenants and was never
troubled by trouble. No cop dared to
arrest htm. Whenever he broke a
! pushcart man's head or shot a nieiii
i ber of the Ilelnricli H. Sweeney Out
; ing and Literary association in the
kneecap an otllcer would drop around
and say:
"The cap'n 'd like to see ye a few
I minutes round to the ollico whin ye
have time, Dempsey, me boy."
' Hut thole would be .sundry gentle
j men there with large gold fob chains
j and black cigars, and somebody would
J tell a funny story, and then Dempsey
! would go back and work half an hour
! with tlie six pound dumbbells. So do
I ing a tight rope act on a wire stretched
! across Niagara was a safe terpslch
I orean performance compared with
waltzing twice with Dempsey Dono
van's paper box girl. At 10 o'clock the
jolly round face of "Hlg Mike" O'Sulil-
I van shone at the door for five minutes
1 upon tlie scene. lie always looked In
! for five minutes, smiled at the girls
and handed out perfectos to the boys.
Dempsey Donovan was at his elbow
. instantly, talking rapidly. "Hig Mike"
looked carefully at the dancers, smiled,
shook his head and departed.
The music stopped The dancers scat
tered to the chairs along the walls.
Terry O'Sulllvan, with his entrancing
I bow, relinquished a pretty girl in blue
j to her partner and started back to find
I Maggie. Dempsey intercepted lilm In
j the middle of the floor.
I Some fine Instinct that Home must
have bequeathed to us caused nearly
every one to turn and look at them.
There was a subtle feeling that two
gladiators had met In the nrena. Two
or three Give and Takes with tight
coat sleeves drew nearer.
"One moment, Mr. O'Sulllvan." said
Dempsey. "I hope you're enjoying
yourself. Where did you say you
lived?"
The two gladiators were well match
ed. Dempsey had perhaps ten pounds
of weight to give away. The O'Sulll
van had breadth with quickness.
Dempsey had a glacial eye, a dominat
ing slit of a mouth, an Indestructible
jaw, a complexion like a belle's and
the coolness of a champion. The visitor
showed more flre in ills contempt nnd
less control over his conspicuous sneer.
They were enemies by the law written
when tho rocks were molten. They
were each too splendid, too mighty, too
Incomparable, to divide pre-eminence.
One only must survive.
"J live on Grand," said O'Sulllvan
insolently, "and no trouble to find mo
at home. Where do you live?"
Dempsey ignored the question.
"You say your name's O'Sulllvan,"
he went on. "Well. 'Hlg Mike' says he,
never saw you before."
"Lots of things ho never saw," said
the favorite of the hop.
"As a rale," went on Dempsey, hus
kily sweet. "O'Sulllvans In this dis
trlct know one another. You escorted
one of our lady members here, and we
want a chance to make good. If
you've got a family tree let's see a
few historical O'Sulllvan buds come
out on It. Or do you want us to dig
It out of you by the roots?"
"Suppose you mind your own busi
ness," suggested O'Sulllvan blnndly.
Deinpsey's eyo brightened. He held
up nn Inspired forefinger ns though a
brilliant Idea had struck him.
"I've got It now," ho said cordial
ly. "It was just a little mistake. Tou
ain't no O'Sulllvan. You are n ring
tailed monkey. Excuse us for not rec
ognizing you at flrst."
O'Sulllvan's eyo flashed, no made a
quick movement, but Andy Geoglian
wm rady and caught his arm.
DeiTip'-ey nodded at Andy nnd Wil
liam McMahan, the secretary of the
, club, and walked rapidly toward a u, m
at the rear of the hall. Two .ih,i
members of the Give and Take a. ..
elation swiftly Joined the little grou;.
t Terry O'Sulllvan was now In the hands
of the board of rules and sin la I iet'
' erees. They spoke to him briefly and
softly and conducted him ma i.hmuIi
the same dour at the roar,
j This movement on the part of th
j Clover Leaf members require a word
; of elucidation. Hack of the associa
tion hall was a smaller room rented
; by the club. In this room personal dlf
I Acuities that arose on the ballroom
I floor were settled, man to man. with
the weapons of nature, under the hi-
pervlslon of the board. No lady eon Id
say that she had witnessed a light a-t
, a Clover Leaf hop In several years.
' Its gentlemen members guaranteed
, that.
So easily and smoothly had Dempsey
I and the board done their preliminary
I work that many in the hall had not no
1 flood the checking of the rtiselnntlng
O'Sulllvan's social triumph. Anion,'
these was Maggie. She looked about
for her escort.
"Smoke up!" said Hose Cassldy.
"Wasn't you on? Demps Donovan
picked a scrap with your Lizzie boy.
and they've waltzed out to the slaugh
ter room with him. How's my hair
look done up this way, Mag?"
Maggie laid a hand on the bosom
of her cheesecloth waist.
"Gone to fight with Dempsey!" she
said breathlessly. "They've got to be
stopped. Dempsey Donovan can't fight
him. Why, he'll-he'll kill him!"
"Ah, what do you care?" said Itosa.
"Don't some of 'cm fight every hop?"
Hut Maggie was off, darting her
zigzag way through the maze of dan
cers. She burst through the rear door
into the dark hull and then threw her
solid shoulder against the door ot the
room of single combat. It gave way,
and in the Instant that she entered her
eye caught the scene the board stand
lug about witli open watches; Demp
sey Donovan in his shirt sleeves dan
cing, light footed, with the wary grace
of the modern pugilist within easy
reach of his adversary; Terry O'Sul
llvan standing witli arms folded and
a murderous look In ids dark eyes.
And without slacking the speed of her
en 1 ranee she leaped forward with a
scream leaped In time to catch and
hang upon the arm of O'Sulllvan that
was suddenly uplifted and to whisk
from it the long, bright stiletto that
he hail drawn from his bosom.
The knife fell and rang upon th.
floor. Cold steel drawn in the rooms
of the Give aud Take association!
Such a tiling had never happened be
fore. Every one stood motionless fur
a minute. Andy Geoglian kicked tl'.'
stiletto with tho toe of his shoe s.r.
ously, like an antiquarian who has
come upon some ancient weapon un
known to ills learning.
And then O'Sulllvan hissed some
thing unintelligible between his teeth.
Dempsey and tlie board exchanged
looks. And then Dempsey looked at
O'Sulllvan without anger, as one look-,
at a stray dog, and nodded his head
In the direction of the door.
"The back stairs, GiusoppI," ho said
briefly. "Somebody 'II pitch your hat
down after you."
Maggie walked up to Domps'oy Don
ovan. There was a brilliant spot of
red in her cheeks, down which slow
tears were running. Hut she looked
him bravely in the eye.
"I knew it, Dempsey," she said as
her eyes grow dull oven In their tears.
TUB KKIl'E VVhli AND ltAXO UX'ON THU
l'Loon.
"I knew he was a guinea. Ills name's
Tony Spitielll. I hurried in when they
told me you aud lilm was scrappln'.
Them guineas always carries knives.
Hut you don't understand, Dempsey.
I never had a fellow in my life. I got
tired of comln' with Anna and Jimmy
every night, so I fixed it with him to
call himself O'Sulllvan and brought
him along. I knew there'd bo nothln'
doin' for him If ho camo ns n dago.
I guess I'll resign from the club noy."
Dempsey turned to Andy Geoglian.
"Chuck that cheese slicer out of the
window," he said, "and tell 'era Inside
that Mr. O'Sulllvan has hail a tele
phono message to go down to Tam
many Hall."
And then ho turned back to Maggie.
"Say, Mag," he said, "I'll see you
home. And how about next Saturday
night? Will you come to tho hop with
mo if I call around for you?"
It was remarkable how quickly Mag
pie's eyes could change from dull ti
b shining brown.
"With you, Dempsey?" she stammer
ed. "Say, will a duck swim?"
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