Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-19

too, but had to come back. And that time I brought you.
 My voice trailed of. In that min- ute I saw myself on the way up to Sing Sing with the basket and all my hopes and all my schemes for anus Ing him.
 And this is what I'd have seen if they'd let me in-this bug, gruff, mur- iering beast!
 Oh, yes-yes-beast is what he is, and it didn't make him look it less that he believed me and-and began to think of me in a different way.
 "I thought you wouldn't go back on feller, Nance. That's why I come 'traight to you. It was my game to have you hide me for a day or two i'll you could make a strike some where and we'd light out together How're ye fixed? Pretty smart, eh? You look it,, my girl. you look-My rye, Nance. you look good enough to rat, and I'm hungry for you!"
 Maggie, if I'd had to die for it I ouldn't have moved then. You'd think a man would know when the woman he's holding in his arms is ainting-sick at the touch of him. A woman would. It wasn't my Tom that I'd known. that I'd worked with and played with and It was a great ,rute, whose mouth-who had no yes, no ears. no senses but
 He laughed when I broke away rom him at last. He laughed. And l knew then I'd have to tell him straight in words.
 "Tom," I gasped, you can have all I've got; and it's plenty to get you out of the way. But-but you can't have-me-aay more. That's-done!"
 Oh, the beast in his face! It must have looked like that when the guard got his last glimpse of r.
 You're kiddin' ne?" he growled.
 I shook my head.
 Then he ripped 1t out. S.id tho worst he could and ended. with a curse! The blood boiled in me- The old Nance never stood that; she ,sed 10 sheer at other women who did
 "Get out of here!" cried. Co go, Tom Dorgan. I'll send every cent I've got to you to Mother Douty's within two hours. but don't you dare"
 Don't you dare. you she-devil! Just make up your mind to drop these new-fangled airs. and mighty quick. I tell you you'll come with me cause I need you and I want you, and want you now And I'll keep you when once I got you again. We'll hang together. No more O this one sided layout for me. where you get all the soft and it's me for the hard. You belong to me. Yes. you do. Just think back a bit. Nance Olden, and remember the kind of customer I am. If you've forgot. just let me remind you that what I know would put you behind bars. my lady. and 1t shall. swear. if I've got to go to the chair for it,"
 Tom, It was Tom talking that way to me. I couldn't bear it. made rush for the door.
 He got there. too. and catching me by the shoulder. he lifted his fist.
 But it never fell. Mag. think I could kill a man who struck me. But just as I shut my eyes and shivered away from him. while I waited for the blow. a knock came at the door and Fred Obermuller walked in
 'Eh2 On, Excuse me. I didn't know there was anybody else Nance. your face is ghastly. Whats up?- he said. sharply.
 He looked from me to Tom-Tom. standing of there ready to spring on him. to dart past him. to fly out of the rindov-reaiy for anything: only waiting so know what the thing was to be
 Ny senses came back to me then. The sight of Obermuller. with those keen. quick eyes behind his glasses. his strong. square chin. and the whole poise of his head and body that makes men wait to hear what he has to say: the knovledze that that man vas my friend mine-Nancy Oiden's-lifted me out of the mud I'd sunk back in- and put my feet again on . level win hh