Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-11-15

ders and shook her as Il terrier shakes
q rat
"You get me something to eat--to
drink he growled. NO mere foOling!
I amt in the mind to stand it. | have
got to stay here until the usual time.
by the Lord, | won't stay hungry
How'll you help it, Lie asked.
There is not so much as n crumb, q
cheese pairing. In the house.
so. You've trckcd me! You think
that's the way to keep me from another
woman--and better one" the Bun
81 id In Lissing whisper He was muir
derously angry.
They were in the front room. looking
out over the street. The bed. Il cum
brous brass bcdizened affair, posed as
secretary throughout the daytime. Lie
had let it down, though she stood fully
dressed I'm street clothes. The Bun did
not notice it, but one window was half
open. and a keen. wet morning smell
driftcd in. Again he caught the girl
and shook her hard. She looked up ut
him undauntedly, sa! <, with hard
huHu. why uoI Sou hit Hio
you afraid:"
Not of you" he cried. still very low.
Then he seized her. flung her prone upon
the bed and knrlt with all his force
upon her chest. He heard Il faint, sick
ening sound of crashing ribs. but Lie
did not even groan. He sprang up and
down again. Again came that sound
Of shatterng bone. In spite Of his rage
1t almost sickened the Bun. He slid
from the bed and stood looking at the
girl. n great fear wavering in his eyes.
She sprang past him. clutched the win
dow casing flung herself half through
it and shouted. Mt first weak and
hoarscly. but with the gathering
strength of mortal anguish: "IIelp!
Help. Help. Murder. Help
The cry paralyZed him He knew 1t
would 10 answered. In ten minutes. in
five. it might be. people would be
swarming all about. Yet he did not
move to seize and silence the girl. He
was In the grip Of IL gr, mt supcrStitiOus
dread As II lad he had heard much Of
hellfire. of retributiOn. Sow it seemed
to him all his evil deeds We're coming
back at him In concrete form.
The police We're beating OH the outer
door. In three minutes He dropped
to the floor md crawled to Lies feet.
They were pretty feet and daintily
shod in red high heclcd slippers. He
pattcd them softly as he mumbled out
you've done fer me. Lie, but take
that back The-the other one amt no
more'n the dust under your feet"
Lie almost fell forward. She was
dead white and shaking like a leaf,
yet somehow she managed to get the
Bun on his feet
Here. you! Quick" she painted,
pushing him weakly toward the bed
and down upon 1t. Then. with her last
remnant of vital force she pushed
clicking catch out Of place and let the
heavy bed snap together. catching the
Bun harmlrssly but uncomfortably In
its grasp. When there came thunder
GUS knocks upon the door of the apart
ment. she crept to it painfully and let
In the police. A glance ut the bed made
explanations unnecessary.
The very next week Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Montgomery went travelling
south for the lady's health. Since they
did not ask to have their lease vacated.
but paid up for the full term, the land
lord still regards them as having been
pattern tenants. And the police who
ran down futilely several promising
clews to the biggest bank burglary of
the season never dreamed that they
had helped the burglar out of II particu-
larly tight place