\"But...but my kid!\" cried the poor lad; \"suppose it don't work? Suppose I kick out, or ain't able to do nottin' no more? What will happen to Tony?\"
\"Oh, let me take that on myself,\" said Dr. Portal, deeply moved; \"let me bring him up as if he were my own son.\"
\"I'd like to share in that,\" said Mme. Storey quickly.
\"And I,\" murmured the District Attorney.
Chico stiffened his back, and endeavoured to call back the old swagger. \"All right,
\"But...but my kid!\" cried the poor lad; \"suppose it don't work? Suppose I kick out, or ain't able to do nottin' no more? What will happen to Tony?\"
\"Oh, let me take that on myself,\" said Dr. Portal, deeply moved; \"let me bring him up as if he were my own son.\"
\"I'd like to share in that,\" said Mme. Storey quickly.
\"And I,\" murmured the District Attorney.
Chico stiffened his back, and endeavoured to call back the old swagger. \"All right,
