The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13

throat. nearly cried for joy right
there In the street. God, how glad I
was.'
The voice OF the man in the chair
trembled, He was silent a moment.
Then he went on
| turned and pretty soon I saw him
stop and speak to a night-watchman
for few minutes and then he turned
into a big private house. didn't
know whose 1t was, hut | could tell
somebody big lived there.
Well, at first didn't know what
to do Then an idea hit me- | had
some cigars in my pocket and walked,
up to the watchman who was swing
ing his club on the curb and asked him
some question about the streets: said
| was a stranger in town and hadn't
quite got the hang of things yet
Then | handed him cigar and we
got quite chummy and finally | asked
him who that swell was who had Just
been speaking to him; said I thought
Id seen that face before And the
Waterman told me the name!
The man in the chair stopped
abruptly.
The Night City looked at his watch
again
Go on" he said. and his voice
seemed to have lost its rough edge.
Why. even I'd heard Of him."
burst out the man in the chair And
to think of him working In factory
under fake name and tricking good
girl into breaking poor mans
heart,
He laughed another harsh and bit
ter laugh
- guess my face must have showed
what | felt" he went on. for the
Waterman caught me by the arm and
asked me II was sick He had some
whisky. IL | needed any
told him ! was just feeling lit
tie faint after my railroad travelling
and. after a bit, l said good night and
walked on up the avenue block or
SO. Then | crossed over and sat down
on stoop in the shadow and waited
to see II he'd come out of his fine
house.
" waited there two hours and more
and when he did come out. he had on
Just ordinary clothes, same as those
I'd seen him in lots of times before.
Well, he stood on the sidewalk few
minutes, looking up and down the
avenue, and then he started TO walk
/ east and | followed along, two blocks
behind.
guess he had no idea was any
where around this time, but he did his
lodging tricks inst the same, only this
time kept praying I'd not lose him
and I didn't.
kept him in sight all the way
and, at last, near Third Avenue he
hurried into a dark doorway was a
block behind, on the same side OF the
street, so | couldn't be sure within
three or four doors Just which one he'd
gone in, SO ! rushed over TO the other
side OF the street and waited to see IL
any of the dark windows would tighten
up
Good boy" said Connors, under his
breath
+" Well, I'd Just got about opposite
where thought he'd gone in" the
man In the chair went on. when |
saw a light turned on in two windows
on the second floor opposite and Just
stood there and shook all over. |
guess was bit worked up.
Well. when I'd got control of my
self again | crossed over and went in
the dark entrance and struck match
and looked at the names on the letter
boxes and one of the first | saw was
Greening.'"
He paused and let his head sink on
his chest.
What did you do them" asked
Bruce.
The man in the chair raised his head
At first, | thought I'd go straight
to her house and tell her. Then I
struck another match and I saw I
couldn't get to her place until after
midnight. ] felt sure she wouldn't see
me so late as that, so / just thanked
God there in the dark for all He'd
done for me and her and went back
home to he'd.
don't work in the same part of
the factory as she does. and ! never
see her In working hours unless we
meet when we're out at lunch. Well.
the next day ] didn't see her at noon,
though | waited round for her outside.
so, in the evening, I waited until I
though she'd be finishing her dinner.
Well just as I turned the corner
OF her street. | saw her come ont and
get in runabout with him. God,
Something told me was just in time.
They drove away fast ran after
them. | ran all the way to the ferry.
Then I got into a taxicab on this side
Il had few dollars with me-and
followed them up to the Fifty-eishth
Street house
stopped the cab block away and
saw him get out and go in So told
the chauffeur to wait for me and then
] hurried along the sidewalk and got
inside without her seeing me. / didn't
want any row in the street-for her
sake.
found the inside door Unattached
and rushed upstairs and raped on
his door. He opened 1t and ] jumped
in and shut it behind me- And then
just looked at him square in the face.
!" He was so surprised to see me, at
first, that he didn't say anything for
minute. Then he asked me what I
was doing there, and told him he'd
got to give her up for good and all.
He asked me who was going to make
him, and | said was.
He looked me over then for a min
ute without saying anything and I
could see he was thinking how TO get
rid of me best. Finally, he went to the
window. opened 1t. and called out to
her to get out Of the carriage and go
on over to Jersey City and meet him