Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-10-21


arms!
"Won't you sit DOWN." I pleaded.
My tattered wits seemed only to real
ize the fact that she was suffering
physically.
"Go!" she sobbed. "Go!" ~.
I did not move.
She choked back the sobs, brushed
the tears from her eyes.
what do you want?" Only con-
tempt was in her voice.
do l get a chance - for friend
ships sake-the friendship that was?"
l asked hopelessly.
"a chance?"
"Until tomorrow"
'What do you mean?"
ITO get away" The words came
in breath; the shame that was in me
showed in every one.
II hadn't thought-of that" she said
TREMENDOUSLY. "Why-don't you go to-
night?"
The joy these words caused me
must have shown in my face, for the
light that came to her eyes died in
stantly.
"Do not mistake me, Mr. Havi-
land" she said coldly. I'VE of the
south are born to consider friendship
a sacred thing; thing above all 9th
ers-even when one who has held it
proves unworthy"
"Thank you." I choked, but did
not raise my head
"Good-by!" she said wearily.
/ turned, then the sudden catch OF
her breath in gasp caused me to
wheel
"The shares!" she implored.
/ did not even whince before that:
all feeling had left me at the table
downstairs.
you you = will sell them to
him." She did not say the word,
but understood.
"Yes"
"They are not dishonest-no, even
you could not do thing like that!"
81 did not favor his buying them,"
/ said doggedly.
My life was at stake now.
She came a step nearer me. COM
PEELED my eyes to look at her. She
saw the pain in them, and the hurt;
but she thought only of the murder
she believed had done.
HE will not lose the money of our
neighbors? There was prayer in
that voice of hers then.
My eyes were held steady by the re-
cbrada pf NV will
mo"
"will you swear it. James Havi-
land?"
/ could feel the magnetism of her
eyes; the thrill Of her body as her fin
gers touched my sleeve for an instant.
/ raised my right hand.
"I swear" The voice was not
mine, though the words came from
my lips.
Does God forgive such perjury!
For hours l tossed and tumbled on
my bed. The sleep that my burning
| eyes demanded would not come. The
| dull ache of my body became acute
physical torture.
Sleep, cried my body. No! cried
my brain. The fight went on as the
terrible mind-panorama unrolled it.
self ceaselessly.
Suddenly the solution came. A
glorious peace filled me. My eyes
| closed at last and l slept like little
child.
1t was nine o'clock when / walked
and l jumped out of bed and into my
/ dragged a battered suitcase from q
closet, filled it with necessary clothes
and put it beside the door where
could get it the instant my work was
finished.
The telephone rang.
"Mr. Trevor to see you," said the
girl at the board.
"Send him up" growled.
When he knocked l had the suit
case back of the closed bedroom door
He was going to have no suspicion o
my instant flight.
He came in as though he was m!
best friend.
Hello, Jim," he greeted. Oh, n
was nervy-with his mouth. "Here's
the stock" He spread it out before
me. pretty nifty for quick JOB
eh?"
/ grunted.
"Why so happy, Jim?" he grinned
"Does the easy money always hit you
like this?"
easy money!" I flared into his
booze-puffed face. "Do you think
what it means to that old man ana the
girl?"
His thick lips pursed whistle. CSC
that's it," he said nastily. Nov.
was thinl,in' of getting that girl my
self"
'You!" I sneered. thinking o.
what was coming to him from Mike
the same thing that was coming t1
me; but l knew. you'll have fine