Washington telegraph., 1909-09-17

0O6t HS
unction.
"You, man, would-would shoot
woman?"
You're not a woman, my lady;
you're a crook. Just as I'm not a
man; I'm crook. We're equals, sex
less, soulless. You seem to have over
looked that. Amateurs often do. :.
Tonight I made you fair proposlt1on'
to play square with me and proht'
You chose to be naughty. Now you
see the other side of the picture"
Bravado? Or deadly purpose? How
could she tell? Her heart m1sgaVe
her; she crushed herself away from
him as from some 4bnormally VICIOUS
loathly reptile
He understood mi; and regarded
her with a confident leer, inscrutably
strong and malevolent
And there is one other reason why
you will think twice before making
row." he clinehed his case. II you
did that, and | weakly permitted the
police to nab and walk us off, the bus1-
ness would get in the papers-your
name and all; and-what'd Maitland
think of you then, my lady? Whatd
he think when he read that Dan
Anisty had been pinched on Broad
way in company with the little woman
he'd been maliag eyes at-Whom ne
was going, in his fine manlike way
to reach down hand to and yank
up out of the gutter and redeem and
and all that slush? Eh?"
And again his low evil laugh made
her shudder. "Now, you won't risk
that. You'll come with me and be-
have, I guess, all right"
She was dumb, stupefied with mis-
cry.
He turned upon her sharply.
"Well?"
Her lips moved in soundless assent
lips as pallid and bloodless as the
wan young face beneath the small
inconspicuous hat.
The man grunted impatiently; yet
was satisfied, knowing that he had
her now completely under control;
condition not hard to bring about In
woman who, Ike this, was worn out
with physical fatigue and overweight
with nervous strain. The conditions
had been favorable. the result was
pre-eminently fomfoftable. She would
| give him no more trouble
The hanson swerved suddenly
across the car.Racks and pulled up at
the curb. Adsty rose with an ex-
clamation Of rlief and climbed down
to the sidewalk turning and extending
a hand to asN the girl.
Comet O., 4 .iIpsgatiyely.
an inhnt only she harbora.a..sy
fugitive theagghht of resistance; then
his eyes mel hers and held them, and |
her mind seemed to go blank under his
steadfast and domineering regard |
"Come!" h repeated sharply. Trem-
bling, she placed a hand in his and
somehow bund herself by his side |
Regardless of appearances the man
retained her hand, merely shifting it
beneath his arm, where firm pres
sure OF the elbow held it as in a wise |
You neednt wait" he said curtly |
to the cabby and swung about, the
girl by his side
No nonsense now" he warned her
tensely, again thrusting a hand in his
breast pocket significantly.
understand" she breathed family, |
between closed teeth.
She had barely time to remark the
towering white facade of upper Broad
way tallest sky-scraper ere she was
halt led, half dragged into the entrance
of the building.
Inc marble slabs of the vestibule
echoed strangely to their footsteps
those slabs that shake from dawn to
uarK with the tread of countless feet.
! lhey moved rapidly toward the ele !
Nator-shaft, passing on their-Wass de-
serted cigar and news-stands shroud-
Gu IN dirty brown clothes. By the dark
ana silent well, where the six eleva-
'ors (ot which one only was alight
ana ready for use) stood motionless
as II slumbering in utter weariness
aller the gigantic exertions of the day,
lhey came to halt; and a chair was
Scraped noisily on the floor as a night
rose, rubbing his eyes and
yawning, to face them.
Anisty opened the interview
orusquely' rs Mr. Bannerman in
now" he demanded.
Inc watchman opened his eyes
wider, losing some of his sleepy ex
preston; and observed the speaker
ana MS companion-the small, shrink
-hs' trlghtenedlooking little woman
who bore SO heavily on her escorts
arm, as if ready to drop with ex-
laustion.
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