The Washington times., 1915-07-12

imaginative in the Invention OF horrors
bv which those crimes should be pun
!shed. She became so eloquent after her
second dr. nix of whisk". that for the
irst time Tommy found himself regard
Ing her with a certain admiration.
1t was o'clock when the sitting broke
up with every one except Gunsdorf and
Tommy (who drank nothIng) the worse
for LIQUOR.
Gunsdorf had business elswhere and
ne hustled his guest out Of the house.
feeling rightly that they were sufficient
~ prmed for the time being.
Tommy and Mrs, Gunsdorf remained
seated. side by side. Mrs. Gunsdorf
reachN for the whisky bottle and Tom
my laid his hand on her arm and said:
Don't. what's the use?"
Her arm trombled under his hand
| Sick"
That stun won't help any. I'll go for
I'm be all right. I'm faint That's
To Tommy she seemed to be making
an effort to pull together.
It's the air in this room." he said.
Let ME take you outside
She seemed to acquiesce, and he help
ed her to her feet. and toward the door,
his left arm around her waist. She
leaned more and more heavily against
him. until 1t took real strength to keep
her from falling. In the front hall she
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dropped backward as II her neck had
been suddenly dslocated. and she
lurched against Tommy with ali her
weight.
1t was necessary. he felt. to go for
the doctor at oece. but he could not
not without difficulty. for the stair was
very narrow. he carried her up TO the
room which she shared with her hus-
band. and laid her on the bed.
Then he was for leaving her, but she
had flung her arms about his neck and
was holding him tight, Her eyes had
opened and shone brilliantly In his face
Her cheeks and temples were crimson.
and there was no longer any fear of
him in her or shame.
For a moment, so innocent was Tom
my, he thought that her sudden faint
ing sickness had eliminated in a sort
OF At. and it was not until he felt that
her lips were greedily seeking his that
he realized his position.
He shook himself free. not gently. and
without a word turned and marched
out OF the room and down the stair
He took his coat from its hook and put
IT on, laid his hand on the knob OF the
front door hesitated. turned on his heel
and went back up the stair. He had
closed the door Of Mrs. Gunsdorrs
door behind him. Now he knocked on
It, and In a stern voice. for youth and
innocence are very stern. said: Mrs.
Gunsdorf."
There was no answer. He raised his
voice a trifie.
DO you need the doctor. or don't
your
This time she answered him:
Il don't need any doctor. and you can
go to hell"
Tommy shrugged his shoulders. went
to his own room. bolted the door. and
prepared to read till supper time. But
he couldn't read The new problem
which had suddenly risen in his life was
Presently he heard Mrs Gunsdorf
stirring in her room. She came out and
stopped In front OF his door.
Are you in thereT'
Yes"
What are you going to dor
Are You going to tell on me- .
NO. I'm not going to do that Nut
Silence. Then Mrs. Gunsdorf:
please don't won't you open
the door? We can talk better
II seemed such confessiors OF cow
ardice not to open the door, that Tom
INV opened it. and they faced each
other across the threshold.
like that when drink. II you won't go
away, I won't drink any more.
Her hair was disheveled and she had
been crying.
away, he'd skin me alive. l won't rou-
BILE you any more"
She looked very frightened and pathe-
Then you'd better fix yourself up"
said Tommy You look as if-well you
look as II you'd make your husband
suspect something or other.