The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-05


faint word and openly challenged his
Interference, but he met her once more
quietly. 81 am sorry to hear it." he
rejoined. But that won't make any
difference. You can't go in tonight"
81 will go in" she cried.
mo" he returned slowly, you are
not going In-not at least, while am
here"
They stood immovable. He tried to
reason her out Of her determination.
| She resented every word he offered.
you are most insoIent," she exclaimed.
You are interfering in something that
is no concern of yours. You have no
right to act in this outrageous way.
If you don't stand aside I'll call for
help"
Nan" De Spain spoke her name
suddenly and threateningly. His words
fell fast, and he checked her for an
instant with his vehemence. I'VE met
in the gap a week ago. 1 said 1 was
telling you the exact truth. Did
do ft?'
q don't care what you said or what
you did"
answer me-" he said sharply; did
tell you the TRUTH"
| Il don't know or care"
"Yes, you do know"
What you say or do"
II told you the truth then, and am
/ telling 1t now. will never see you
enter a gambling room as long as I
- Tr1l h11v :
| like"
She looked at him with amazement.
/ She seemed about to speak-to make
another protest. Instead, she turned
suddenly away, hesitated again, put
both hands to her face, burst into
| tears, and hurried toward the stairs.
De Spain followed her. Let me take
you to where you are going?"
Nan turned on him, her eyes blaz-
/ ing through her tears, with q single,
| scOrnful, furious word: mol" She
| quickened her step from him in such
| confusion that she ran into two men
| just reaching the top of the stairs.
They separated with alacrity, and gave
her passage. One of the men was
| Lefever, who, despite his size, was ex-
tremely nimble in getting out of her
urgent way, and quick in lifting his
hat She fairly raced down the flight
of steps, leaving Lefever looking after
her in establishment. He turned TO
De Spain: Now, who the deuce was
that?"
De Spain ignored his question by
asking another: did you find himY'
Lefever shook his head. mot a trace;
I covered Main street. I guess Bob
was right. Nobody home here.
Henry?"
Nobody we want"
Nothing going on?"
Not a thing. If you will wait here
for Bob, III run over to the Office and
answer those kilograms"
De Spain started for the stairs.
Henry" called Lefever, as his COM
panion trotted hastily down, IF you
catch up to her, kindly apologize for a
fat man." 4
But De Spain was baked of an op-
pc tunity to follow Nan. In the street
he ran into Scott did you get the
st W." demanded De Spain.
Part of It,"
WAS it SassoonT'
eott shook his head. Deaf San
du Ky. That man Bob
su ed a sickly smile-"doesn't miss
ve,k often. He was bothered a little |
by his friends being all around you"
'9he two regarded each other for q
me nent in silence. Why" asked De |
Spin, boiling a little, should that |
dad hulking brute try to blow my
he: i off just now?'
"Only for the good of the order,
Henry" grinned the scout.
Nice job JEFF has picked out for |
me" muttered De Spain grimly, stand
ing up in these Sleepy Cat barrooms
TO be shot at. Is he the fellow John
calls the butcher?'
That's what everybody calls him,
1 guess"
The two rejoined Lefever at the
head Of the stairs and the three dis
cuSsed the news. Even Lefever 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. "Wen go in and look at him"
He turned to Scott to invite his COM
ment on the proposal Think twice,
john" suggested the Indian. aIf
there's any trouble in crowd like
that. somebody that has no interest
in De Spain or Sandusky is pretty sure
to get hurt"
II don't mean to start anything" ex-
planned Lefeyer. II only want De
Spain to look at him"
But sometimes things start them
selves. Lefever found Sandusky at
faro table. At his side sat his partner,
Logan. Three other players, together
with the onloOkers, and the dealer
whose tumbled hair fell partly over the
visor that protected his eyes from the
glare of the overhead light-made up
he group. The table stood next TO
hat where Tension, whlte-faced and !
under the heat and light,
leld the chair.
Lefever took a position at one end
# the table, where he faced Sandusky.
md De Spain, just behind his Shout :