Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-05-25
CHAPTER xxiII-continued.
Copyright, by Mcclure Publications, 1n'


khisY
ST said l was IN hurry. Once
week / get off little early to go to
Nhe hospital The Rosenfeld boy"
The monstrous injustice of the thing
overcame her. Palmer and she walk
ing about, and the boy lying on his hot
bed! She choked.
''Well?"
"He worries about his mother. If
Hou could give her some money, it
would help"
Money! I paid his board for two
months in the hospital"
When she did acknowledge this gen.
Ierosity-amounting to forty-eight dol
Rars-h;s irritation grew. Her silence
WAS an accusation. She was toe calm
I'm his presence, too cold. Where it
lhad pleased his pride to think that he
Fad given her up he found that the
saOe was on the other foot.
At the entrance to side street she
stopped.
Y turn off here"
"May I come and see you sometime?"
sNo. please"
That's fiat, is it7"
"It is, Palmer"
He swung around savagely and left
sher.
The next day he drew over thou
sand dollars from the bank. A good
hnany of his debts he wanted to pay
hin cash; there was no use putting
checks through, with discriminating In
AdorsementS. Also, he liked the idea
of carrying a roll Of money around.
THE big fellows at the clubs always
had wad and peeled off bills like skin
IOff an onion. He took couple of
drinks to celebrate his approaching
Immunity from debt.
At nine o'clock that night he found
Grace. She had moved to a cheap
apartment which she shared with two
other girls from the store. The others
were out. 1t was his lucky day, surely.
His drunkenness was of the mind,
mostly. His muscles were well con-
krolled. The lines from his nose to the
corners of his mouth were slightly ac-
centuated, his eyes open trifie wider
than usual. That and a slight pale
ness of the nostrils were the only evil
ldences of his condition. But Grace
knew the signs.
"You can't come in"
''Of course I'm coming In"
She retreated before him, her eyes
Nwatchful. Men in his condition were
kmvk ~ no oe ny1iolx with a hlnxu q q With
"a caress. But, having gained his point,
he was amiable.
'Get your things on and come out.
I'VE can take in a roof-garden."
"rve told you I'm not doing that sort
lof thing"
He was less steady than he had been.
THE heat Of the little fiat brought more
blood to his head. He wavered as he
stood just inside the door.
"You must go back to your wife"
"She doesn't want me. She's In love
with a fellow at the house."
Palmer, hush! !"
II only want to take you out for
good time. I've got money. Look
herei"
He drew out a roll of bills and
showed it to her. Her eyes opened
wide. She had never known him to
have much money.
"Lots more where that comes FROM"
A new look flashed into her eyes, not
lcupidity, but purpose.
She was instantly cunning.
Aren't you going to give me some of
Nhat?'
"What for?"
II want it for Johnny Rosenfeld."
He thrust it back into his pocket. but
his hand retained it's grasp of it.
That's it," he complained. Don't
lemme be happy for a minute! Throw
at all up to mel"
"You give me that for the Resented
boy, and I'll go out with you"
IF give you all that, won't have
any money to go out within
But his eyes were wavering. She
could see victory.
''Take off enough for the evening"
But he drew himself up.
''It's my lucky day." he said thickly.
H'Plenty more where this came from.
do anything for you. Give it to the lit
tile devil. T." He yawned.
His head dropped back on his chair
ne propped his sagging legs on stool.
She knew him-knew that he would
sleep almost all night. She would have
TO make up something to tell the other
girls; but no matter--she could attend
TO that later.
She paused, in pinning on her hat,
ITO count the bills. She had never had
u thousand dollars in her hands before.
CHAPTER XIV.
X. spent all of the evening of that