Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-20
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YOU money. / found work for you. l
tried to make up to you for what You
had suffered and to put you on your
feet again. | didn't ask any reward; not
even your gratitude. But now that
I'm in such dire peril. won't you please
help me by going away and saving me
from the danger of your presence here?
Every minute you stay I'm this house
is a menace to me. oh, please go!'
COZ" said Smiling Sam argumen Ia
lively. and still smiling at her. Go
where? To Jail? That's where they II
stick me if | leave here before this row
hole and Mary's half-portion food arc
whole lot better'n the penn.
But YOU could creep out at night
And be nabbed at daybreak. No.
thanks. I'll
But I'll give you enough money to
"aou sure will, miss. I'll see to
that But not till it's safe to sneak
out I'm laying low, just now. And
you're Roin' to help me do it.
"But don't you see what 1t means
+o y,e7" nleaded June. You can't stay
hidden here indefinitely. If my mother
should happen to come up TO the attic
or"
"If she does" interrupted Sam al
most solemnly, so much the worse Ior
her"
"Ohr cried June in horror.
Listen herer' went on Eagan, note
of rough authority in his voice. Let
won and me come to a showdown. II
Amt a time for meelodrayma or gailery
nlavs or highfalutin talk. Come oo"n
n cases. You're goin' to keep on man
me; an when l get out, you're sol' 70
kean me on Easy street. Not because
Won want to. But because you VIC So
10 Because if you don't, you kno" :
can ell a whole lot of intresun tliis'
about Circle Jim Borden's crook oaush-
ter r,na "you
beastw .sr, oraarad
"Cut out the snappy stun! o OF, a's1
c.. ..rraat me easy and you'll find
me easv to treat. That's always peeh
my wav. But come any rough business
with me, and you'll always nhu me ga
hand with a bucketful of trouole. ne
member that So don't call names any
r,ore Huhv' he rumbled in contempt
nYo,,,re q swell one to be talkin' to me
as If l wasn't as good as you ny,
Won and me is in the same pew II you
tbink we amt Just take a look at tnat!
As he spoke he caught her oy the
right wrist and tore away the Ioose-
hanging glove from the back OF her
hand The Red Circle blaZed INTO VIEW
Juna tore herself free from his grasp
lust as Mary sprang forward 10 reS'uo
her darling from the man. -.
po.b women broke into fierce speech
Ru+ E,agan's deep voice easily domlnat-
ed and drowned their words of anger.
81 stav right here, my lady" he an
,o,,nced loudly And you'll see m
we'll took. care of. If you don t-or II
vot try TO dobule-cross me, everybody IS
goin' to know all about Circle Jnme
daughter. Get that"
"You-vou horrible old grlnnlns
cbessv Cat!' shrilled Mary, i've seen
twenty pictures OF Judas Iscariot; and
No two of them ever looked alike. But
everv single one of them looked just eX-
actlv IKE you! And if you lay your
filthy paw on my baby again or speak
one other word to her, I'll claw both
your Shiny eyes out!
with a thunderclasp oath OF rage
Sam strobe toward the dauntless little
old woman His foot struck against an
old-fashioned hat rack which was minus
one leg and was propped against the
wall s---.- .e.,.11 x.u
Down. with a resounding crash, fell
the heavy rack, dislodging in its tumble
a hacking box and a bracketful OF
crockery.
The attic re-echoed deafeningly with
the din of the universal downfall: June
and Mary clutched at each other In
quick panic.
At the same moment the door at the
foot of the attic stairs was heard to
open. Mrs Travis voice called:
"Who is up there? Is 1t you, Yama!
June's light laugh broke in on the
query Selling Mary by the hand, the
girl ran to the stairs and began to
descend them. dragging the termed
nurse along with her.
"It's only Mary and T. she called
gaylv. 1--WE were rummaging up here
for some lace / thought | left in
trunk. But it isn't there. And, just
as we were starting down 1 hit against
knocked ii over. Did it scare you?
I'm sorry"
While she talked she reached the bot
Mary's hand, she threw one arm about
Mrs Travis shoulders and whisked her
away to look at some pictures of a
new car she said she had set her herat
on.
ext morning, June put on a riding
hbait, ordered her saddle horse
brought to the door in half an hour, and
then shut herself in her own den.
Taking from a drawer the big packet
of banknotes she had stolen from Far
wells safe. she counted them carefully.
Then she sat down at her typewriter
and pounded out a half dozen lines Adj
dressing a large envelope, she put the
typed sheet into it and stuffed theaf of
banknotes in there too. Sealing the
envelope, she thrust IL into the inside
pocket of her riding coat. and ran down
stairs.
June turned her horses head toward
the section of the city where stood the
Farwell corporations factory. 1t was
not a savory neighborhood, at best. And
this morning 1t was even less peaceful
than usual. For the bulk of the Far
we'll employees were gathered in the big
yard of the factory holding an i'm
promptu indignation meeting.
Silas Farwell's failure to eep his
word about sharing with his men the
profits of the concern was the theme
of their spokesman's harangue. The
cooperative Profits" plan had been
received with noisy joy by the employees.
Gordon's warning to them had been
their. first hint that Farwell might not
keep mis- word. Since then, days had
passed; and there was not sign of the
promised dividends. Where fore. the
earlier discomfort had merged into the
present mass meeting,
From the buildings entrance, Far
well watched the gathering of the men
in the yard. He knew well enough
what was up. And he scowled. as frag-
ments of the spokesmans speech came
to his ears.
At last as he was about to go into