Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-04

Leila SEA IAe delicate cup uI 1, taDle
behind her.
'What time did you return this
morning. she asked, sitting a yawn.
81 don't know-about or O. How
the devil should know what time
came inT
Sitting there before the mirror of her
dresser she stole a second glance at bis
marred' features In the glass. The loose
mouth, the smeared eyes, the palsy
like tremors that twitched the hands
where they frightened ON the arms of
his chair, became repulsive to the
verge OF fascination. She tried to look
away, but could not
"You had better see DR.. Grisby," she
managed to say.
"I'd better see you; that's what I'd
better do" he retbrted thickly You'll
do all the doctoring l want And ]
want it, all right"
Every well What is itY'
He passed his swollen hand across
his forehead.
what is it?" he repeated. TITS the
limit this time, If you want to know
I'm all in
"Roulette?" raising her eyebrows
without interest.
Eyes, roulette too. Everything!
They got me upstairs at Burbanks
The games crooked. Every box, ev-
cry case, every wheel, every pack il
crooked, crooked, crooked, by Godr'
he burst forth In a fever, struggling to
sit upright, his hands always tighten
ing on the arms Of the chair, Its
nothing but a creeping joint, run by a
bunch of handshakers! I-Ill'-
Suffering, choking, stammering i'm
precautions, his hoarse clamor died
away after awhile. She SAT- there,
head bent, silent, impassive. acquies-
cent under the physical and mental
strain to which she had never become
thoroughly hardened. How many such
scenes had she witnessed! She could
not count them. They differed very
little in detail and not at all in their
ultimate object. which was to get
what money she had This was his
method of reimbursing himself for his
losses.
He made an end to his outburst aft
err awhile. Only his dreadful fat
breathing now filled the silence and,
supposing he had finished, she found
her voice with an effort:
Il am sorry. 1t comes at bad
time, as you know
"A bad timer he broke out violently.
''How can it come at any other sort of
time? With us all times are bad If
this is worse than the average 1t can't
be helped. We are in 1t for keeps
this timer
"We?"
Yes. wer' he repeated, but his face
had grown CHASTITY and his uncertain
ror.
What do you mean--exactly ?" she
asked, turning from the dresser to con-
front him.
He made no effort to answer. An ex-
preston Of dull fright was growing
on his visage. as though for the first
time be had begun to realize what had
happened
She saw it and her heart quickened
but she spoke disdainful'y: well,
am ready to listen-as usual. How
much do you want?'
| He made no sign. His lower liz
hung loose. His eyes blinked at her.
what is itY' she repeated. 'What
have you been doing? How much
have you lost? You can't have lost
very much. We hadn't much to lose
II you have given your note to any Of
those gamblers 1t is a shame-a shame
Leroy. look at me! You promised me
ON your honor, never to do that again
| Have you lied, after all the times
have helped you out, stripped myself
denied myself. put off tradesmen
faced down creditors? After all
have done, do you dare come here ant
ask for more-ask for what have mo-
got-with not one bill settled, not one
servant paid since December
Leila. live got--to tell you
"What" she demanded. appalled, BY
| the change in his face. IL he wal
OVERRIDING it, he was OVERRIDING it real
istically enough.
1--we used Piank's check" b,
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