Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-03-26
CHAPTER vi.

IN the Next Room.
.,p Warrington whispered the
sif he feared the world might
y deadly menace in his voice.
.-,ier leaped up in his heart as
.srs I'd in pine kindling.
weak Young man got to his
,ten TO his feet. He steadied
Il BY clutchiug the back of a
with one hand he felt Of his
tsnderly.
tried to kill me, The black
'le crOaked.
r,g It is youI For zen years
erer thought of you without MUIR
nv heart. Newell Craig, and
fgbt where l can put fny hands
Ou! Oh, this old world is
az Warrington laughed. 1t was
d. thin sound.
b Young man looked from his en-
\ 10 his daliyerer, and bas'k again.
tDev row was this? Never be-
shd he seen the blackgunrd with
smk in his dark, handsome, preda-
rsce. 1t typified fear. And who
khs big, blond chap whose fingers
h working SO convuls!vely?
tnig," said tbs young mat, "you
sm Of here, and if you evef come
aElg me, I'll shoot you. Hear
Ms direfrl threat did not seem to
'he sense Of hearing in either of
Eo men. Suddenly the blond man
yit the door and swung it wide.
aaig, week ago Id have throf tied
Without the least conjunction.
y can't touch you. But get out
re as fast as you can. You might
gone feet foremost. Go! Out of
5ool, too. | may change my min i. F"
. man called Craig walked out.
ring his shoulders with a touch of
lio that did not impress even the
ed pigeon. Warrington sto ID
Ing until he heard the hall door
sharply.
lanks, " said the bewildered YOU h.
Hington whirled upon him S: v
Thanks? Don't thank ne,
'eab-kneed fool"
b ! say, now!" the other Tro-
silent! If you owe that s4oun.
iaylhlng, refuse to pay il. He
won a penny in his Ifs without
n.y. Keep out of hi3 way; keep
Inc way of Ill men who prefer
] only two hands," And with
.dVlce Warrington stepped out
ne hallway and shut the door
The purser and get a box of CT.
Warrington directed James.
mind about the wine. l shan't
now"
Is went out upon the errands i'm
ely.
'ngtOn dropped down in the
'ocklng-chair, the only one in
ialng house. He stared at the
md faced carpet. How dingy
Nlg looked! What a sordid
mad been content to lie in!
:. 10 throw this man across his
lien he had almost forgotten
usotten that he had sworn to
ne mans neck over his knees!
very next room! And he had
Gu MIN to go unframed simply
his mind was full of a girl he
le'er see again after tomorrow.
as Inc rascal doing over here ?
,Su caused him to forsake the
'ucAlngs of Broadway in ex-
'or dogs life on packet boats.
lalld boarding house like this
IN dismal billiard halls? Wire
racing tout, stool pigeon. a
ct cards, blackmailer and traf.
u oaSer things; in the next
~ ne had let him go unframed.
rs ago and thirteen thousand
way. In the next room. He
uHpleasantly. Chivalric fool,
- Vul&ote, sentimental dream
AVE made a hash of his life
hammer!
aued toward the window sill
Ieu me cage. Rajah walked
ttering.
=
1t was possible, Visa pre-
: walk. She was young and
,lu active, and she went along
'"'nging stride that made OBJ
'eleAe confidence in her ability
VSfe Of herself. What the un-
J called willfulness was simply
Independence, which she as
1eneYer occasion demanded it.
O'so to prowl through the
streets and alleys and stranger
= was a Joy to ramble about,
He irritating opportunities OF
"''endant. 1t was great fun,
,"S not always wise. There
ne situations which only men
eSessfully handle, Elsa would