Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-10

mo-" walled Grace IN me same
breath you shAn't arrest her. Mara.
I cant bear ~ l."
You'll tel?7 asked Mark. cxultali
at the success Of his ruae
'l-yes!"
Pardon me. Robertson" interviewed
Standish. as he saw Graces last bar.
rier break down; but ! advise you 10
clear the room before you let her
speak Three people here already
know the name. advise you 10 keep
the number as small as possible
That IL our AFFAIR. not yours" re-
torted Mark she shall tell US all In
side OF few hours the whole country
is going TO know that name"
Mark" begged Grace. "let rae tell
Il TO you alone!"
'No" refused the husband TITS too
late now 10 spare any ones feelings
And Witnesses are necessary In an af.
fair like this. II concerns us all And
We must move quickly"
Mr.. standish," he went on with q
savage JOY that rent away the last
remnant OF the velvet from the iron
beneath ITS been a Ions fight But
you couldn't beat the organization
You've been bowling for fight TO a
finish. This Is the finish"
1T Is the finish" agreed Standish.
his deep voice infinitely sad And
! am sorry for Il. don't think you
need me here any longer, gentlemen.
And / will barely have time TO reach
the capitol before the bill comes to
a vote Good night"
lie looked furtively at Grace But
she was staring blankly ahead Of her
with eyes that saw nothing.
Good night" he repeated. Il would
have spared you, Robertson. But you
would have IT,"
And he was gone. His words had
fallen on deaf ears. The men were
leaning forward eagerly to catch
Graces first syllable.
And now" Mark demanded. as his
wife still hesitated, who is she
Grace?"
Blake had forestalled her answer
He crossed the room to the telephone
I'VE win" he was chuckling "It'l
a way we've got Hells full OF losers
And I'm still loss-proof"
What are you going to do?" querieC
Van Dyke, who had dropped back IL
his chair a few moments earlier, TAX
ing no longer even a passive part IL
the scene.
I'm going to phone Gregg to let th'
house know the whole story; names
dates and all, BY the time | get OIL
the wire Grace will have told"
Hold on, Jim" objected Van Dyke
Not yet"
Not YETI" What dye mean? VIII,
not? We're almost against the rope
over there at the capitol This is gu
last punch and it's going to be
knockout"
Wait, JIM" begged Van Dyke
!. Wait till you hear the name"
= We've got the name Grace Is &c
ing 10 tell US.
i You've got it, yes. But you can
use it, jim"
e Blake, telephone instrument in hanC
y passed to glare down in angry amaze
Vt ment at the saturnine lawyer who s
s calmly opposed him in the hour c
victory.
e Why in blazec can't we use it?" h
E. clustered. Are you weakening?"
He took the receiver from the hool
t. But Van Dyke, with a peremptory gel
o ture, halted him.
Wait, l say!" ordered the lawye
lie Michigan, go downstairs and get ri
of that officer And don't come back
ID Go with him, Tom" whispere
r Wanda For my sake. You don
of want to hear the name"
You're right" assented Tom, fo
lowing in Neligan's wake. IT'S nor
I'd OF my business. Now that you al
)y safe"
p The door closed behind the two d
10 parting men.
Come, Grace" prompted Mar
IT. who is she?"
Grace's lips paled But they we
Cd dry and cracked. Her tongue wou
IL not stir
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