Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-02

tFo utAde ION give me the price or that.
There's only powder and tweezers and
frizzes in those boxes" as he went over the
top of the dressingcase, still keeping look
out on her. THAT'S my laces, and | wish
you wouldn't finger them; / don't believe
your hands are clean. What makes YOU
look at me soY" For the man had left his
| search again, and his glance was piercing
her through. "Oh your eyes are like aug
ers turning to live coalsln she cried SIS
that the way you look at your wife? Do
you look ut your little children the same
waysn
81 amt got no wife or kids"
Pm sure that's Fortunate said Mrs.
Laughton. "A family wouldn't have any
peace of their lives with you following
such dangerous business. And they
couldn't see much of you either"
Look herel" cried the man, his patience
gone. Are You fool or are you blufiing
meg I've half mind to knock your head
in" he cried, land hunt the house over for
| myselfn
"You wouldn't find anything if you did"
she returned, leaning back in her chair.
I've looked often enough, when thought
Tom had some money. / never found any.
What are you going to do now?" with a
cry OF alarm at his movement.
Pm going to tie you hand and foot"
oh, Wouldn't Idrather you wouldn't
really promise you won't leave this
| chair'--
II don't mean you shalln
oh, how can you treat me sop she ex-
claimed, lifting up her streaming face.
You don't look like a person to treat a
woman so. Idon't like to be tied; it makes
one feel so helpless"
What kind of a dun fool be Won. any
ways" said the man, stopping moment
TO stare at her. And he made step then
toward the high chest Of drawers, half bu-
reau, half writing desk for a ball Of tape
he saw lying there.
oh she cried, "don'tl Don't 20 there.
For mercys sake, don't 90 therer' raising
her voice till it was like the wind in the
chimney. "Oh, please don't 90 therer At
which, as il feeling morally, or rather i'm
morally, sure that what he had come for
was in that spot, he seized the handles of a
drawer and down fell the lid upon his head
with whack that jammed his hat over
his eyes and blinded him with pain and
fury for an instant. Il knew itr' She cried
u knew it would told you not to gop'
You shut your mouth quiclp' roared
the man, with a splutter of oaths.
That's right" she said, her face like a
plying saints. Don't mind me. | al
ways tell Tom to swear when he Jams his
thumb. know how it is myself when I'm
driving a nail"
The man went and sat down in the chair
on whose back he had been leaning.
u swear / don't know what to make
of you" said he, rubbing his head rue
fully.
You can make friends with me-" said
she. That's what you can do Pm sure
I've shown you that I'm friendly enough.
| never believe any harm of any one till I
see it myself l don't blame you for want
ing the money. I'm always in want of
money. I've told you you might take
mine, though don't want you to. But
shouldn't give you Toms money, even if ]
knew where it was. Tom would kill me if
did, and might as well be killed by you
as by Tom-and better. You can make
friends with me and be some protection to
me till my husband comes. I'm expecting
him and Jules every moment
The man started to his feet.
DO you see thatg" he cried, holding his
revolver under her nose. "I.ool1 right into
that gunl Wen have no more fooling
tn be your last look if you don't tell me
where that money is before l count three. Y
She put out her hand and calmly moved
it aside.
I've looked into these things ever since
I've lived on the prairie said she. And
dare say it won't 90 off-mine won't.
Besides, l know very well you wouldn't
shoot q woman, and you can't make bricks
without straw, and I've told you | don't
know anything about that money"
You are game one, said he
mo, Pm not" she replied. 'Im the
most tremendous coward I'm alone
great deal, and | quake at every sound,
every creak of a timber, every rustic of the
grass, and you don't know anything about
what it is to have your heart stand still
with horror of a wild beast, or a wild In
dian, or deserted-a DESERVING soldier
There's a great Apache down there now
stretched out in his blanket on the floor
before the fire in the kitchen, and | came
up here as quick as / could to lock the door
behind us and sit up till Tom came home,
and l declare / never was 50 thankful in
all my life as | was just now to see a white
face when / looked at your
We'll, I'll be -l Apachep cried the
visitor. See here, little one, you've saved
your husbands money for him. You're a
little double handful of pluck. / haven't
any idea but you know where it's hid
but I've got to be making tracks. If it
wasn't for waking that Apache I'd leave
And almost while he was speaking he
had swung himself out of the window to
the veranda roof and had dropped to the
ground and made off.
Mrs Laughton waited till she thought
he must be out of hearing, leaning out as
if she were gazing at the moon. Then she
softly shut and fastened the sash, and crept
with shaking limbs to the door and I'M
locked it, and fell in a dead faint across
the threshold, and there, when he returned
some three-quarters Of an hohr later, Tom
found her
"Oh, Toni she sobbed, when she became
conscious that she was lying in his arms,
his heart beating like a trip hammer, his
voice hoarse with fright, and he implored
her to open her eyes, lis there an Apache
IN the kitcheng '-Boston Budget.
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