The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26

me. l have no need of your protection nor
your society"
He didn't say anything. but he jus,
smirked up at her. and he went right along.
Did YOU hear me-" says Liza Sam.
He Just sm:rkci up at her again and
tucked his hand through her arm. Then she
got desperate. She didn't say another word.
hut she just turned about. and she begun
walking down the old road to Clifford; the"
had passed ii "A little ways back. The wind
was in their faces. and it was bitter cold.
hadn't moderated enough to snow. We'll.
she walked on and on. with him hold nj
her arm. Didn't try to shake him off r.
nothing, hut just Went on. Finally he
speaks. kind of timid u YOU know this
amt the way home, Liza Sam says he.
She didn't make 10 reply. She just went
on. She was dressed real warm. and she
never felt the cold much anyway. He
was always a real shivery son of man, ami
he hadn't got on his winter overcoat.
Presently he spoke again. Guess you
took the wrong turn without meaning 10,
Liza sam says he. She didn't make any
reply. but she walked along with him kind
of trailing at her arm.
Finally she begun TO think shed have to
carry him if she walked much farther.
Shed gone about three mile. and she turned
round and walked toward home. He tried
10 talk then. and be real clipper and agree
able. but she kept her mouth shut tight.
She WAS thinking now she could shake him
off. When she got back 10 the main road.
she stopped a minute. then headed for the
graveyard on the right, and in She went,
dragging him with her. He acted kind Of
scared then. She said she guessed he be
gun to think maybe she'd gone clean out Of
her head.
Guess YOU don't know where were go
ing. Liza Sam" says he. but she didn't say
anything, just went right on stumbling over
the graves. 1t was quite q dark night. Well.
she couldn't shake him off that way. though
she sat down on an old fiat tombstone In
the Greenaway lot, AS muck as fifteen min
utes, with the wind right IN their faces,
with him side Of her. He tried putting lis
arm around her waist, but she sat up -
straight and stiff that he settled back. and
hen,ned and acted as If he hadn't meant
TO. He kept asking her If she wasn't afraid
of catching cold. but she said never one
word.
Presently she rose up, and straight back
TO the church she went. She tool: the key
out of her pocket. and unlocked the door
and went in with him at her heels. he ask
Ing real gentle and ti,rid If she'd left any
thing. ana if she was afraid the fires wasn't
fixed right. She never spoke, but in she
went, and kind Of thrust him off her arm
when she went through the door. The
church WAS as dark as a pocket. She just
Slipped past him. and before he knew 1t
she was outside, and had locked him in.
Then she went off home and left him. She
could hear him calling after her kind Of
feeble. but she let him call.
We'll. Liza Sam left him there till about
. o'clock in the morning. Then she begun
to get uneasy. The wind was rising all the
time and the snow coming thick. She be-
gun to think maybe his mother and sisters
were sitting up watching for him, and that
she was furnishing them more than him.
So she got up. and dressed herself. and
came through the snow to my window. l
lived right across the street. alone. except
for dogs. l had five beside a number of
puppies at the time.
one of the dogs begun to bark. then the
others joined in and woke me up. and |
raised my window. and looked %out.and there
was ish.d Gam siaiNiiS blll'1 ut AVA
with the storm driving past her. 1 didn't
know her at first.
Who Is it, said T..
It's me. Liza Sam" says she.
Then l knew her right away. What's
the NATTER" says /.
Then she told me what she'd done. speak
ing kind of quick and trembly. for Liza Sam
is a woman after all, and though she has
spunk enough to do things another woman
wouldn't. she can't get over being scared
at them afterward.
I'm dreadful afraid his. mother and
Maria, and Jane. are sitting up worrying
about him. says she. and l hate to ask
YOU. but l wish you would go and let him
out. l started to go myself. then l didn't
know but he would insist on seeing me
home after all in spite of me. and | guess