Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-03-02

can prevent it. Call for help II you
Ike"
She looked at him with nmnzement.
She seemed about 10 spcak-to make
another protest. Instead. she turned
suddenly away hesitatcd again. put
both hands to her face, burst into
tears, ana hurried toward the stairs.
DE Spain followed her. Let me take
you to where you are goingY"
Nam turned or him, her eyes bnz-
ing through her tears, with single.
scornful furious word: mol" She
Guickrned her step from him In such
/ confusion that She ran into two men
Just reaching the top of the stairs.
They separated with alacrity, ani gave
her passage one of the men was
Lefeyer who despite his size, was ex-
trrnely nlnble In getting out Of her
urgent way. and quick In lifting his
hat She tairly raced down the flight
Of steps, leaving Lefeyer looking after
her IN establishment. He turned to
l1e spain; Now, who the deuce was
that?
De Spain ignored his question by
asking another: 'Dld you lind hm?'
lefrycr shook his head. Not trace;
| covered Main street guess Bob
was right. Nobody home here,
Henry"
Nobody we want"
Nothing going Gnf"
Not fhlus. If you will whit here
for Bob I'll run over to the office aud
answer those kilograms"
De Spain started for the stairs.
Henry = called Lefever, as his com
panIon trotted hastily down. IF you
catch up 10 her, kindly apologize for
fat mon."
But De Spain was baked of an OPP
portunity u follow Nan. In the street
he run into Scott "Dld you get the
story demanded De Spain.
Part # il.
WAS II Sussoony
Sect shook his head. Deaf SAN
dusky. That nun Sandusky,"-Bob
smiled slckly smlle-"doesnt Miss
very often. He was bothered a little
BY his friends being all around YOU"
The two regarded each other for a
moment IN silence. Why" asked De
Spain, boiling little. should that
Id hulkine brute try to blow my
head off just now2n
"Only for the good Of the order.
Henry grnned the scout.
mice job Jen has picked out for
me, muttered De Spain grimly, stand
Ing up In these Sleepy Cut barrooms
TO be shot At. Is he the fellow John
calls the butcher?"
That's what everybody calls him,
! guess"
The two rejoiaed Lefever at the
head of the stairs and the three dis
eusSed the news. Even Lofeycr seemed
more serious when he heard the re-
port. Scott, when asked where San.
dusky now was nodded toward the
big room In front of them.
Lefever looked toward the gambling
tables. "Well 90 in and look at him"
He turned to Scott to invite his COM
ment on the proposal. "Think twice.
John" suggested the Indian. "If
there's any trouble In crowd like
that, somebody that has no interest
In De Spain or Sandusky is pretty sure
to get hurt"
u don't mean to start anything" ex-
plalned Lefeyer. Il only want De
Spain to look at him."
But sometimes things start them.
selves. Lefever found Sandusky M n
faro table. At his side sat his partner
Logan. Three other players, together
with the onlookers, and the dealer
whose tnmbled hair fell partly over the
visor that protected his eyes from the
glare of the overhead llght-made up
me group. The table stood next to
that where Tension, whlte-faced and
impasslve under the heat and light.
held the chair.
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