Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-16

II told Mrs Booth that I'd been down
to Mexico he said hurriedly, almost in a
whisper. IAN now I'm goin' for fair. an
you're goin' with me-
WHAT d'you mean?" demanded Annie,
frightened by his manner.
what do we want to be so poor for?"
said he. white with excitement. Look at
them diamonds! l saw EN- from across
the yard saw her tryin' some OF EN-
in her hair an lookin at 'em in the sun.
What dye think that outfits worth?
Well. WE'LL l guess we wouldn't do a
thing with that money down in Mexico"
You're dreamin'," retorted Annie.
"Who told you I'd go with you. even If
the money was yours?"
"You as good as told me that once"
said he with fierce intensity, and the next
instant, exercising an agility of which he
would have been incapable in calmer
moment. he transferred himself from the
ladder to the window. where he perched
with his feet hanging out.
"If 1 ever told you that said Annie,
at was when / took you for an honest
man"
"Im that today" he replied ST never
I've been behind the bars for three
months. I've had my medicine. an
now
He choked with dry throat, and, being
unable to proceed, he made his meaning
clear by extending hand toward the
plate. Annie caught him by the wrist.
Don't do that, Tom she cried. you
can't get nothin' that way in this world
nothin' that's worth havin'. 1t amt the
way to get me-that's certain. / wouldn't
go with you if you had as many of
'em as would fill a key o. beer unless
they was yours. The reason / wouldn't
have you year ago was because l was
afraid. You was tallkin' reckless an goin
round with a hard crowd But If you'll
straighten up
"How long would it take you an me to
earn enough money to buy one O. them
stones?" he asked angrily. An how
much work has she ever done to get EN-
all? Men give EN- to her. Dudes send
EN- round to the stage door with mash
notes. l know all about It,"
She's good girl" said Annie. with at
least as much vigor as she would have
resented an attack upon her own reputa-
ton. She works hard. I've seen her in
the dead o. winter, with both these win
dows open. waikiki up an down this
room with the sweat runnin Off of her
face. I've seen her sit down on the floor
an sob till it near shook her to pieces
because she couldn't speak her words the
way that she wanted to- She earned
those diamonds; she gets big pay, an she
7lJttS " HAVE CHI W WcdI oA lIiS Sltl6c.
'T don't care how she got EN- he
broke in. II know how you an me can
get EN-. There'll never be another chance
like this
Tom" she pleaded, IT do honestly care
a lot about you. Ii you care anything
about me now's your time to show it.
Don't say another word like you've been
sayin'. What's the use? We'd both be
mis- rable. We amt thieves, neither me
Of thief about
me you wouldn't have had much show
with your stepladder. Tom. I'd "a had
a big start o. you"
Wilson drew in hard breath like
long gasp.
'.You don't care nothin' about me- he
said You never did. l didn't have any
money; | couldn't take you out. An you
was always tied to the house anyway.
That's the way with women. They
Tom, said she. you're talkin' crazy.
l never took any pains to fool you about
it. You could see how 1 felt All l ever
asked o. you was that you should go to
work steady an not hang around at odd
jobs-a days work for Mrs. Booth an a
day somewhere else next week. If you
want me you know how to get me-even
now, after this. Why. Tom, there amt
in stealin'; there amt anything
into it at ALL An ] know because I've
tried. Look at this"
She picked the small stone out of the
plate.
Il did my best to see if 1 couldn't pinch
that little bit of a di'mond, she continu-
ed, IAN l couldn't"
by goodness, l can" he cried and
clutched at it, but she eluded him.
She stepped back from the window and
stood trembling. the pallor struggling with
the flush of the heat upon her thin cheeks
and shining TEMPLES Her blue eyes were