Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13


Leave this house. sir!'
"'Well, not to any extent. You're
good girl; knowed it when 1 first seen
your picture. Now, 1 want you to tell
me-
"Irsolent! Shall I call the police?
Her voice was icy, and she stood as
solid as stone.
" Madam, I'm as gentle as a jelly
fish, and peaceful to a fault, but if you
raise row before I finish my talk I'll
claim no responsibility over what oc-
ours to the first eight or ten people
that intrudes,' and 1 drawed my skin
min knife, layin it on the pianner.
'Philanthrophy is raging through my
innards, and two loving hearts need
joining!'
" I don't love him. she quotes. like a
monograph, ignoring my cutlery.
I'll take exception to that ruling
and L picks up picture of Justus she'd
dropped as 1 broke in. She never batted
an eye.
"I nursed that lad through brain
FEVER when all he could utter was your
name
-" Has he been sick% The first sign
OF spring lit up her peaks.
Most dead. Notice of the divorce
done it. He's in bad shape yet Nor
row never had sick day in his life,
out l stomped both feet on the soft
peual, and pulled out the tremolo sion
On! OH Her voice was soft.
though she still stood like birch.
Little girl I laid hand on her
SlouIuer. we both love that boy.
come, now, what is the matter?'
=. Matter? I thought he was a gen.
tleman; even though he didn't love
me; that he had a shred of honor
at least. But no! He went to Alaska
ana made fortune. Then he souan-
uered IL, drinking, fighting, gambling
and frittering it away on women,
Bah Lewd creatures of the dance
halls, too 1'''ee
g." Hold up! Your dope sheet is way
to the bad. There's something wrong
with your libretto. Who told Won ali
that?' 'oN "i'
Never mind. I have proof. Look
I left him.?
'She dragged out some pictures and
throwed 'em at me-
All! Why didn't let the kid kill
him? says I, through my teeth
The first was the gambling room of
the Reception. There stood Morrow
with the men under foot; there was
the bottles and glasses, the chips and
cards, and also the dstressful spec
tacle of Tarantula Bill Joyce, num-
Der twelve man, all cleaning teeth
and rolling eyeba1ls, inserting hisself
INTO number nine opening, and doing
surprising well at it,
Look at them. Look at them we'll
she gibed.
The second was the Gold-Belt dance
hall, with the kid cavorting through
drunken orgy of painted ladies, like a
Dull in pansy patch. But the other
it took my breath away till I felt I
was on smooth ice, with cracks show
ing 1t was the inside of a cabin,
after a big 'pot-latch,' displaying a
table Uttered up with fizz bottles and
dishes galore. Diamond Tooth Lou
stood on a chair, waving kisses and
spilling booze from a mug. In the
center stood Morrow with another girl,
nesting agin his bossum most hor-
rible 1ovin'. Gee! IT was a home split
ter and it left me sparring for wind
The whole thing exhaled an air of de-
bauchery that would make a wooden
Indian blush. No one thing in par
ticular: just the general local color
of thousand-d dollar bender
Charming, isn't it?' she sneered
"T don't savvy the burro. There's
something phony about it. I can ex-
Then 1t come to me in flash. The
mans face was perfect. but he wore
knickerbockers! Now, to my personal
knowledge. the onlv being that ever
invaded Rampant City in them things
was r. Alonzo Struthers.
"'There's secrets of the dark room
that 7 amt wise to- says T. but I feel
that this is going to be bad night for
the newsDan ner enterDriSe Of Frisco if