South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-22

fAlg cuOoh leE 0edQ sadly.
And them"
Then what?"
When that's spent?"
That's right little girl. You've hit IT,
Fact is. don't believe could do it
again; not since I've known you"
Haven't you got any frIends?"
Thought had one before came IN
here tonight. but that was the limit
unless you count the likes OF Corbett."
Coroett says you are confidence
man. That's not a thief. is it?'' Coleman
smiled family. Seems to me Won are
smart enough to make an honest living
You ought to be ashamed OF yourself.
Tom"
In what line can make Iivine7r
doh matter what line. What mat
'ers Is are you willing to try it?"
On one condition" He took hold =,
her wrists as if to take her hands from
his shoulders.
'Wen?"
mat you won't go back on me. Katie. .
Inc words were hardly out OF his mouth
before he realized how much he was
asking.
She did not answer at first. She seemed
to be thinking.
Well see about that later on. Prom
Use me you viii try"
Promise me you will stick" The hands
were taken gently from the shoulders
now Women sometimes do things which
other people think are foolish. She prom
ised she would stick" and he promised
he would try
1t was only when he was on his way
homeward' full of hope and confidence.
that he remembered his partner in the
job on the proceeds OF which he was
now living, and he also recalled that he
had done no time" for that particular
Job, but might be called upon 10 do so
at any moment II he was going to make
an honest living. the quicker he got it
the better. and the further he got from
his present surroundings the better also.
But that meant leaving Katie behind him
which was not so easy now.
He thought the best thing to do was
TO tell her all about it: and her ad-
vice was 70 get away Immediately. AID
If he got along we'll and felt sure OF
himself, she could follow him some day
He followed her advice and went. He
found it was not so difficult. after all. to
start IN business in a small way, when
YOU have the will u work and the pa
thence TO plod along for the present in
the hope of the future. He had changed
his name and shaved off his mustache.
and, so far as he knew. he was safe from
all his old associates and secure from
police suspicion. If the police would only
leave him alone, he would be a prosper
Gus business man in a year or two.
But the ways of the police are not our
ways. man who was acquainted with
the details of Coleman's last exploit got
into the meshes OF a detectives net, and,
in order to escape arrest for some triflins
affair of his own, he put the officer on
the track Of the larger game and gave
him the names OF Coleman and his part
ner. The partner was not to be found,
but Corbett supplied the information nee
essary 10 locate Coleman by telling his
father the police captain. TO watch Katie
McCormacks mail. What did the police
care about Coleman's reformation? They
said that business was only a front stall
and that he was better in prison.
The lovers had quite a number OF
meetings before the trial. 1t is against
the rules for a remanded prisoner to
have any conversation with a visitor ex-
cept in the hearing OF a warden, but a
eood-looking girl. who kncvs how 10 use
her eyes, can usually induce warden
not 10 use his ears Coleman made the
best OF these opportunities. He knew he
would be convicted and he also knew the
prison TO which he would be sent. he
thought he knew a way out OF it which
aid nor lead through the gate, and hr
carefully plotted out his plan 10 her.
The time had now come TO see If that
plan would work He was safely landed
in the prison, but she had promised TO
stick and they we're agreed that II he
ono. got clear away il should be with
her and then there would be no letters
70 betray his whereabouts.
It takes time. money and friends to get
out OF prison. Coleman thought the stu
alton over as he lay In his cell that night.
He was willing to blde his time. and he
mad n lTleuQ on lut OuNSAuC WI III q NNHN -
ordinary friends. even IL It was only
woman. The hitch was the money. All
he had was sunk in the little business or
had been spent in fruitless efforts to
defend himself az the trial. II a pris-
oner does not go out through the gate
in a freedom suit. he must have clothes
10 take the place OF his stripes. fast
horses TO outfoot his pursuers. and tick
cts 20 take him beyond the seas. Two
hundred dollars would be none too little
II she was to go with him. and IL she
could not go with him he did not care
TO go
Two hundred dollars was simply i'm
possible 10 him. and as for Katie, she had
shaken her head at the mere suggestion
OF Il. but at the same time she would
not say that It was impossible. Il might
take a year. perhaps two; she might
never be able TO manage 1t; he would
have 20 trust her and time. While she
was talking 20 him about II. hopefully
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