Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-03-09
tRa You must persisted Nli. ia

Won sir isoin here uniil hsN Nmr
promise
He looked at her cuiioesA
Il my lie has no iuttfes gaf Noa.
Why should you cares. h., aski's
Fhsfe WAS 4 note of atn ~ his
voice which aroused his Nlsi,ar3s
wrath Crnmpling up his ltitr IL her
hand. She confronted him ansg,S
shall | tell YOU WIS ! cara She
efid Because you ae,Ase iae iii this
ls'ipr Of being the cause a N' acath
|. Who have been yoeN icaa in
spite Of yclif dishonesty on dos
pieatl'e Non'empiible Move .al rs
a lie
Underwood shrugged his h,aiders
cNnieallN he replied.
50 ii wasn't 50 much cone,fn ,or
me as for yourself that h'easht yon
here
Nlicias eyes flashed ~ sl,o an
sweretl
Nvs | wished to spare my srlt this
indienily, the shame OF icing asso.
ctaf,d in any way With a saicia, |
Was afraid yol meant what you said :
Nfraid' interrupted Underwood
lticrly. that some of the scandal
might reach as far as the aii.,taciAtic
Mrs Howard Ieffries, Sr,
Her face flushed with anger. Alicia
paced up and down the room The
mans taunts stung her 10 The quick
In a way She felt that he Mas right
She ought TO have guessed his ,harac-
lcr long ago and had nothing to do
with him ,ie seemed desperate
enough 10 do anything. Vet she doubt,
ed ii he had the courage To kin him
self She thought she would try more
conciliatory methods, sn, stopping
short. She said more gently
You know my husband has suffered
through the wrctched marriage OF his
only son. You know how deeply We
both feel this disgrace and vet you
would add
underwood laughed mockinglv
Why should | consider Your hus
bands feelings" he cried He didn't
consider mine when he married YOU. 2
nerve tense. he continued hoarsely:
Alicia. tell you I'm desperate I'm
hemned in on all sides hy creditors.
You know what Your friendship Your
patronage means, II yoa drop me
now Your friends will follow they re
"a lot of sheep led by you and when
my creditors hear OF me they'll be
a, Al
I'm not able TO make a settlement
Prison stares me I'm the face
CHANGING around at the handsome
furnishings. Alicia replied carelessly !
I'm not responsible Tor YOU, wrong.
doing ! want to protect my friends
If they are a lot OF sheep. as YOU saw.
that is precisely why ! should warn
them. They have implicit confidence
in me You have borrowed their mon
ey. cheated them at cards. stolen from
them. Your acquaintance with me has
given them the opportunity hut now
I've found you out. refuse any long.
ei to sacrifice my friends. my self.re-
spect, my sense OF tlecency Angrily
she continued: You thought you could
bluff me You've adopted this COW
ards way of forcing me to receive
you against my will Well you We
failed will not sanction your rob.
bling my friends. VIII not allow you
TO sell them any more of your high
priced rubbish. or permit you to cheat
them al cards
Underwood listened in silence He
stood mo'ionless. watching her flushed
face as she heaped reploaches on him
She was practically prononncing his
death sentence. yet he could not help
thinking how pretty she looked When
she had finished he sand nothing. but.
going to his desk. he opened small
drawer and took out "a revolver
Alicia recoiled. frightened
What are you going 10 do," she
cried
Underwood smiled bitterly
Oh, don't be afraid wouldn't dc
II while you are here. In spite OF all
you've said to me, still think too
much of you for that Replacing the
pistol In the drawer. he added Alicia,
If you desert me now you'n he sorry
TO the day of your death .
His visitor looked at him in silence.
Then. contemptuously she said
ITO he. coSTINtf.io
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