The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-02
CHAPTER KIN.

had carried his belongings 10 their
house.
As leader OF the discontinued, Guns
dorf ran an open house. There was
always talk and something to drink In
the front room downstairs. Here. poll.
cles were Matched just az they are in
the cabinet room In Washington. and
here drinks OF tho most vile ryo
whisky could be had by the initiated
for the asking.
From the very first Mrs. Gunsdorf
had done her best to make Tommy
comfortable. Not a tidy woman by
nature. she put her house In order
for his benefit and kept II so. From
the looking glass In the kitchen at
which you combed your hair before
meals. she scrubbed the ~hy-specks.
She bought a new comb with a full
complement OF teeth 10 hang on the
chain. she washed the roller towel.
and for the first time In her life took
an interest IN cooking. seeking instruc-
ton from %ncighbors who had rcputa-
lions In that line But she managed
for a timc 10 connue her amorous
feelings toward Tommy TO deeds and
attentions. She tried 20 make her
manner toward him just what It was
TO other young men who came to the
house. Hut when discussion was hot
In the front room, and the whisky
was going. and nobody was noticing
her. she Toasted her eyes on his
brown face and her cars on his quiet,
resonant wolibred voice.
All the time her mind was Hiled with
thoughts aud visions Of Tommy. Some
times she would take his Goa from It's
hook and strain It 20 her breast Some
times when he was cut OF the house
she would 80 Ia his room and sit by
tho hour, fcasting herself ON day.
dreams OF him.
In her mind at least, sho was al
ready faithless TO her husband Hut
this did not trouble her In The least
One day there was a violent social
,stic discussion going on In the front
room. Mrs. Guusdort had appeared
twice at the hall door TO listen. and
gaze surreptitiously at Tommy and
had twice vanished upon some house
hold duty or other
Having closed the door softly. she
turned swiftly To where Tommy's coat
hung, and pressed II ~passlonatoly 10
her check. a paper rustled in the
breast pocket. where she know no pa
per HAD been earlier in the day, and
after a moments hesitation. and i'm.
PEELED by a sudden ~unreasouing jeal
ousy. she s%natchcd Il out Of the pocket
aud examined II.
Thomas Barclay, Bitumen, Pa.
Come home az once, must see you
on important business.
Barclay.
Mrs. Gursdorf felt as II she had
been struck a heavy blow between the
eyes. Was her Fodllke champion OF
labor only q hypocrite and a spy? Foi
n moment IL seemed as II her knees
had turned 10 water. She put the tele
gram hack In It's pocket, and having
pulled herself together. once more en-
tered the front room.
Il was FIVE o'clock when the Sitting
broke uu with everyone except Guns
dorf aud Tommy (who drank nothing.
fhe worse for liquor.
Gunsdorf had business elsewhere
and be hustled his guests out of thl
house. feeling rightly that they wer,
sufficiently primed for the timo being
Tommy and Mrs Gunsdorf RENAME,
seated, side By side. Mrs. Gunsdor
reached for the whisky bottle an,
Tommy laid his hand on her arm an,
said Don't, what's the uBof"
"I'm sicR," she said IN n thick voice
her arm tremblcd under his hand,
"That stun won't help any. I'll &
for the doctor
"Tll be all right. I'm faint, that
all"
To Tommy she seemed to be mai
ing an effort 10 pull together
ITS the air In this ROOM he sal,
Let me take you outside.
She seemed 20 ncquioscc, and h
helped her 10 her feet and toward Tn
door. hi8 left arm around her wais
She leaned more and more hoavll
, against him, until Il took real strengt
/ TO keep her from falling. In the frot
hall she appeared to collapse c%ntirel.
Her hond dropped backward az Il h,
neck had been suddenly d~islOcate,
and she mrched against Tommy wit
all her weight.
II was necessary, he felt, 10 go Il
, the doctor at once, but he could n,
leave her lying In the front hall. s
% not without difficulty. for the stair va
very narrow. he carried her up 4 n