The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-17

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NL'af your Ei-a care cue Ha'l 10
MTs tii-'-. -rI i'al-fa anu '- "''
iols was nc t-tAl'7l .-ie'+N s---'.'.
eA 20 vel aHd.A' l-~l mus
leave sou
one pdes.- joe "'''"I pun.
open the cycr ahi si'-'ieI mo 'I'
room. "e@ 'aaH' t'a"t.I -' ".."
dlct''Iy from JA-eI nor '-"s '1'|s'
aud went On
"iiA I'd" alA 'i ''i. joey ~ 'i'L'''
she Proceeded nave ''As'.''4 '''''e'
tables, ana J ma ''iy t''a ooNA'''
uoAS On INC L'A- 'a."
one ob'"'N n'f manu-. anu 80, 80
OUT bIIH anu hLe aNI'N' '''''''
On paying DaaiH.
MIs "a'l'" h''I up i''I manu- ,'''7
courier hAe returned ! can '''''h
OF H. lou nave 'ah'h "h"t '"''
hotIucH WIN us' lou nave
friendly WIN u.s. ana nope we HAVE
been friendly WIN you.
Inez smiled and shrugged hcr pretty
shoulders. she glanced casuaIy al
Joe Welcher Shc hhGhty IaIheu hel
eycbroWB-Bhe watched Joey as cd'
watches mouse. Ana JOe-he "as
watching something, too-the cash
that lnez was holding IN her manu-
Inez groaned suddenly ana put out hcr
hand.
stupid she SAID, i nave IorBot.
My outer bandage must return,
She returned tho money 10 her manu-
bag and laid 1t down upon the tap'e'
Then she left the room ana went up
stairs. Mrs Hardin, Wolchers q lostci
mother, shifted the air
There's something burning In the
kitchen, Joey" she exclaimed, III MISS
Courtier comes down I'll be right
back" She too. disappeared. And
Joey--easy money Joey Welcher, was
left alone with the handbag ana the
bills Joey listened for an instant,
then tiptocd forward. seized the
handbag and drew forth the roll
Of bills. lie needed money badly-he
had to pay debt Of honor, which
means gambling debt. lie opened
the roll Of bills and peeled off a few
where their absence would least De
noted, and then restored the balance
OF the bills to the handbag -thrusting
his share into his pocket.
Inez Castro. seated halfway up the
stairs watching through an inch OF
open doorway, smiled to herself Then
she trippad bit noisily. and irregu-
larly-to show her limp-down the
stairs and glided gracefully into the
room Joe lit cigarette and watched
her. lie was nervous, but game. lie
watched her closely She took up her
bag and once again took out the bills
MY charming hostess" she ex-
claimed, where should she be-
"She should be here" said Joey,
evading her glance, wait bit, I'll
get her"
lie got her. and Ine2 resumed her
former couvcrsation-ouCe more in
sisting upon payment for her board
Her offer was quite ms insistently de
clincd. She sighed prottily and clicked
shut her bag Wclchcr also sighed
with unmistakable relief. She turned
to him.
Tho one-horse vehicle" she asked.
Outside" said Welchcr, Offering his
arm, boys rcady-time that you were
of"
once at the station lnoz bought n
ticket for Now York. But when the
. train-a local drew up nj LONESOME
Cove three miles north OF seaport
| lncl dropped or the rear PLATFORM OF
the last car, ana waited on 'he Iar
/ side of the track unill the 'raih was
/ out of sight Ih're was no STATION AT
/ Lonesome Cove merely shed S"'''.
. ly lncz crossed the track ana paSSeu
| this station ana theh sP'u on uo""
/ toward the shore. she rcach'd mar
i1v strip OF b'och, stepped uo"n u"
/ the waters edge ana looked "nou'
hcr suddenly sne ia" W""' sue We
Io'N'nf lot" o'''u'''"' ,"''',N''''' ~,
thrust "po,' ,,u'"p VI o"s,''' -,
'ne 80" sue W '"'s ''u'"P W .I
was " 'o'N. NV '"'H,u ,,,i -, ",' r,' ,,, ,,i,
ana F'Ih''I'u A'"'''"''!