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The heavy tread of the man sounded behind the young folk as Nelson helped Janice into the car, preparing himself to drive her home. "I say I say, Miss Janice," stammered Narnay. She wiped her eyes and turned quickly, in sympathy, to the broken man. "I will surely see Mr. Middler, Mr. Narnay. And tell your wife there will be a few flowers sent down and some other things.
With the permanent closing of the Lake View Inn bar, several of the habitués of the barroom began to straighten up. Jim Narnay had really been fighting his besetting sin since the baby's death. He had found work in town and was taking his wages home to his wife. Trimmins was working steadily for Elder Concannon.
Janice, leaving a little gift to be hidden from Jim Narnay and divided among the children, went away finally, with the determination that Dr. Poole should see the baby again and try to do something for the poor, little, weakly thing.
The coin found in Hopewell Drugg's possession, and which had come to him through Joe Bodley, might easily have been put into circulation by the same person as this coin Narnay had dropped. The ten dollar coin had gone into the tavern till, and this five dollar coin would probably have gone there, too, had chance not put it in Janice Day's way.
Janice, remembering the condition of the ex-drug clerk when he left Polktown for the woods, said heartily: "I should think she would be worried." "She tells me he tried to get back his job with Massey on Friday night the evening before he went off with Trimmins and Narnay. But I expect he'd got Mr. Massey pretty well disgusted. At any rate, the druggist turned him down, and turned him down hard."
Of course, the coin she carried in her purse might not be one of those lost with the collection. That was impossible to decide at the moment. The case of the ten-dollar coin was different. That was an exceedingly rare one and in all probability nobody but a person ignorant of its value would have put it into circulation. Nevertheless, how did Jim Narnay get hold of a five dollar gold piece?
"Five dollars! Mebbe he had more," Mrs. Narnay said anxiously. "Mebbe Concannon's paid 'em all some more money, and Jim's startin' in to drink it up." "Better put that money back, Mom, he'll be mad," said Sophie, evidently much alarmed. "He won't be ugly when the drink wears off and he ain't got no money to git no more," her mother said. "Jim never is."
Elder Concannon had not given it to him. Narnay had come to town on that Saturday evening with only a dollar of the elder's money in his pocket. Did he bring the coin with him, or did he obtain it after reaching town? And who had given the gold piece to the man, in either case? Janice would have been glad to take somebody into her confidence in this matter; but who should it be?
"I I wish I might help you." "Ye can't, Miss. There ain't nothin' can be done for us 'nless the good Lord would take us all," and there was utter hopelessness and desperation in her voice. "Don't say that! It must be that there are better times in store for you all," said Janice. "With that?" asked Mrs. Narnay, nodding her uncombed head toward the sleeping drunkard. "Not much. Only for baby, here.
Walky getting a hack?" "Be serious," commanded his cousin, who really had gained a great deal of influence over the thoughtless Marty during the time she had lived in Polktown. "Oh, Marty! I've just seen such a dreadful thing!" "Hullo! What's that?" he asked, eyeing her curiously and ceasing his laughter. He knew now that she was in earnest. "That horrid old Jim Narnay you know him?"
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