The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-01-30

II Aundrsd rarsnss Of tAsasht wsFs
iorozstAs and rscrosSinE In her szinA
90 u lAst ~ sAr@x 3 kimcn0 over her
lrveatnE COWS Nnd III down at the win
de~. sasiasa-fasAioa. md shcxxht
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10 make no mrtAsr mystery. tAs
person who ocsned fha fspnt door and
disturbed The tsse-Atsss hstssss -
strills ana Bstsy.narhasa was cals
Tommy North. lie had been ssarvAins
strsnsoasly for joh No mystery
about that. either. Ths reason was
Betsy barbara The nfshts quest bad
failed. The faid mercury Of his dis-
position hae fallea almost to absolute
sero. In this mood. he unlocked the
front doer. Tho parlos was open; Ae
heard the soft thrum Of q guitar Hsnr
cry for companionship. he crossed the
thick hall carpet 10 the parlor door.
He hooked In ana hshsld Betsy-B
barA sitting with Aashsd cheeks and
folded hanaA II wAs the attitude ef ;
woman who yislds4 Beside her sat the
Estriiia person. strunmins gently on
{ guitar and iookiss . million hn-
gaors. with . novsmsrt that vss an
expiosion. Tommy rushed cot. slam
ming the front door behind him.
| His feet. rsther thar hls win. car
sied him away. There was saloon At
the corner. A. By instinct. Tommy
rushed into II and ordered . glass Of
whisky-his frst since thu Night Of Tho
Hanska murder. IN period incrsdisiy
short, he FULFILLED the tragic parpsss
for which he left the boarding house y
An hour and 4 half after. Tommy
North. muttering. over and over to
himself. New iifs In new clims--
wond'fuI plan Of genius" was wsav.
ing toward the select boarding house
OF Madame Resale IL Grange, IAbori-
ously he unlocked the door: painfully.
and with occasional rnutterfnss about
a blasted life, he reached the nrst land.
ing And on that landing door
opened. Betsy.I,srbara stood loeking
at him
We, curiousiy, % the sasiight caught
her full. II was not upons Bstsy-Bar
baras shocked wideopep eyes that he
fixed his gaze. He looked At her feet
Betsy, Barbe n was wearing high.heeled
velvet shoes with paste buckles. In
the full hight. they sparkled IKE real
diamonds. Betsy.BHrbara stepped
back with womans instructive fear OF
. drunken man. So one OF those slip
pers moved Tommy. hts eyes suli
towfrd the ground, clutched 1t Il. Tho
motion almost tumbled him over---d'd
mako him reel against the door post.
Oct It an hold H." hs said--'thsn
discover murder"
Mr.. North--Mr. North exclaimed
Betsy. Barbara and stosA helpless.
staring At this weird performances.
Drunk he said. Final disgracs
--evsrythins gons now!"
"Mr. North" said Betsy. Barbara.
gathering her courage. listen To ma
II you wake psopls up toaight. thsy1i
never forgive you. Now I'm Gotns y
lead you to your room"
| He waved her away and started to
make his own couSe up The stairs
Betsy barbara followed. her hands ex.
tended to give help IN case Of need
At his own landing. Betsy barbara ran
ahead. opened his door. switched %
the electric light Then returning. she
pu he'd him in with = fnal:
Good night-snd please try 10 -
quiet"
Betsy barbara had endured Q day
filed with As many varied emotions ~
II Ia generally given conan 10 endure
She applied the best remedy that WON
an knows for surfeit Of feeling she
took down hor hair. undresssd. ant
cried herself to sleep
| GRO BE coNTrNuEDo
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