Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-04-28

her or not. 20 I stopped and kinder
gave her the glad hand just to size
things up."
Yes"
"She had the address Of Miss O'Neill.
that Irish girl staying at the Pagets'.
the one that came in"
"Go on" snapped his chief.
$50 I directed her how she could
get there and"
wally found himself lifted from the
chair and hammered down into It
again. His soft flesh quaked like
Jelly. As he stared pop-eyed at the
furious face above him. the fat chin
Of the little man dropped.
My God. Mac. don't do thati" he
whined.
Macdonald wheeled abruptly away.
crossed the room in long strides. and
came back.
"what's the user he said aloud.
you're nothing but q spineless put
terer. Haven't you enough sense even
to give me q chance to decide for
myself? Why didn't you keep the
woman with you till you could send
for me. you daft monkeyf'.
IF had known"
Dye think you've got sense enough
to take Q plain. straight message as
far rs the hoteli Because II you have.
I've got one to send"
wally caressed tenderly his bruised
nesh. He had q childlike desire to
weep. but he was afraid Macdonald
would kick him out Of the ONCE.
"Course I'll do whatever you say.
Mac" he answered humbly.
Tho Scotch Canadian brushed the
swivel chair and its occupant to one
side. drew up another chair in front
| Of the desk. and faced Selfridge
squarely. The eyes that blaxed at the
little man were the grimmest he had
ever looked into.
Go to the hotel and see this man
Elliot alone. Tell him he's gone too
far+butted into my affairs once too
often. There's not q man alive I'd
stand It from. Ny orders are for him
to get out on the next boat. II he's
here after that. IN kill him on sight !"
The color ebbed out Of the norid
face Of Wally. He moistened his lips
to speak. "Heavens. Mac. you can't
do that He'll 60 out and report"
Let him say what he likes. Put this
to him straight: that he and I can't
stay In this town-and both Of N
live"
Wally had Tapped up too many high
balls In the past ten years to relish
this kind Of mission. His nerve was
gone. He had not the punch any more
Yet Mac was always expecting him to
help out with his rough stun. he re-
nected fretfully. Take this message.
now. There was NO sense In 1t. Self.
ridge plucked up his courage to say 20.
THAT won't buy rs anything but
trouble. Mac. In the old days you
could put over"
The little man never guessed how
close he came to being flung through
the transom over the door, but his In.
stinct warned him to stop. His Oh
lection died away in q humble.
20 course I'll do whatever you say"
he added a second time.
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mssinS 1eeG ne icuno Eliiot atuns
moo0ly sione ON inc porcn OF me
nosei.
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70 Maeoonaio explaining tnat ne mao
notnins % 90 witn tne coming OF NE
teetse. ne nad eapected 10 seno II oy
tne notei porter tnat evening: out tne
eoit oroer 70 ieave town niieo nun
WIN : Gnu .nser Inc ecta.o. Oh
nais u Ausa. might tn,nk wna' ne
Peeseo 10. III tne no" NJ
"oolu GET hfo" NM
zen your master l oont take Or
oefs 1rom him. ne TOLD Waiiy quietly.
Iu stay uii my WORK mere 10 done"
Lney nad moved . rev yaros down ne
reet NOW ooroon turned, lean
loaneo ana acuve' ana tiod WIN crisp'
conndent step PACK TO tne notei. He
nao saio All tnat was necessary TO say
Two men standing on tne porch
noooec sood evening 70 nam. Cor
oon. about 70 pass, glanced at tnem
S.n. Iney were Nortnrup ana IRE