The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-01-21

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III ~ when / returned to the
I15F Albany as a last desper-
l%k ate resort. The scene of
F[[S,Sl my disaster was much as
ISSgSsSI had left il. The BAG
- carat counters still strew-
ri tho table. with the empty glasses
,,5 the loaded ash trays. A window
t-f heon opened to let the smoke out
chi was letting in the fog instead.
r-aas himself had merely discarded
a. dining Jacket for one Of his in
rrre~ab,e blazers. yet lie arched his
srabroUs rs though had dragged him
/ from his bed.
.Ta-rattpn something's said he
when be saw me on his mat
20" said /. pushing past him with
r-- ceremony. And I led the way into
f, room with an impudence amazing
umy>ciE
Not come back for your revenge,
have vou: Because I'm afraid l can't
r.re Il YOU single handed. I was sorry
rrsclf that the others
We were face 10 face by his freside,
cla cut him short
"Eafies." said /. you may well be
s.---.scd at my coming back in this
way and AT this hour. I hardly know
vr. 7 was never in your rooms before
r-.-lt But I tagged for you at
school. and you said you remembered
mo. OF course that's no excuse. But
VIII you listen 10 me for two min
UteS:'
Do my emotion I had at first to
struggle for every word, but his face
relssured me as I went on. and 1 WAS
ug- mistaken in its expression.
Certainly. Ely dear man." said he;
"as many minutes as you like. Have a
sullivan and sit down" And he hand
eu ule his silver cigarette case.
$50" said ], finding a full voice as
shook my head: no, won't smoke,
and won't sit down, thank you. Nor
VIII r0u ask me to do either when
y0ure heard what have TO say"
Really" said he. lighting his own
cigarette with one clear blue eye upon
me- How DO yoU know"
Because you'u probably show me
tlc door" ] cried bitterly, land you'll
be justified in doing it, But it's no
Use beating about the bush. You know
] dropped over eco just nowg"
lie nodded
q hadn't the money in my pocket"
81 remember
But I had my check book, and I
wrote each OF you a check at that
0esk"
"WeHs"
Not one Of them was worth the pa
per il was written on. Raf1es. I am
Vverdrawn already at my bank"
Surely only for the moment?"
No. / have spent everything"
But somebody told me you were so
we. Of. ] heard YOU had come in for
UWey."
- ] did-three years ago. 1t has
'eal my curse. Now it's all gone-ev-
e penny. Yes, I've been a fool.
here never was nor will be such a
i''. as I've been. Isn't this enough
ir you: Why don't you turn me
e-,: He was walking up and down
VIA very long face instead.
Couldn't your people do anything?"
o. asked az length.
Thank Cod" I cried. 4 have no
People. I was an only child. I came
ID for everything there was. Ny one
'omtort is that they're gone and will
hevpr know"
cast myself into a chair and hid my
ace EaftieS continued TO pace the
-1A carpet that was of a piece with
GeTthing else in his rooms. There
1aS no variation i'm his soft and even
ioUfaIs
You used 10 be a literary little
'-SS he said at length. Didn't you
e-t the mag. before you left? Any
-y / recolect tagging you to do my
uses. and literature Of all sorts is
~ very thing nowadays. Any fool
vi make living at IT,"
shook my head. ANY fool couldn't
'.e OF my debts" said 1.
Lhen you have a fat somewhere -
& went on.
les in Mount street"
"elL what about the furnitureg'
laughed aloud IN my misery.
-leres been a hin Of sale on every
ea for monthsr'
ana al that Rafies stood stin. with
R eyebrows and stern eyes that
.'-lo meet the better now that he
." J-e worst Then. with a Shrug,
't>umed his walk. and for some
--,eS neither Of us spoke. But in
handsome, Unmoved face 1 read my
ana death warrant. and with
-. breath l cursed my folly and my
'--Ice IN coming 20 him at all. Be
s' Ice had been kind to me at school
-e WAS captain Of the eleven and
n h3a dared 10 look Cor liT2a-