The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-18
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Dead-Brokc
Girl
9AED
b ". EDISON SMITH
(copyrieht.,

~ NOPyrlBA1s'Is -. lres
"She's going down to the bunch OF
vacant lots that all reputable citizens
call City Park. )" remarked Welsh idly,
as he leaned corpulent figure against
the gas-pipe railing In front Of Simon's
place.
Delano, letting the screen door slap
behind him. stood on the top step.
Tall, wellgroomed and charming OF
manner, his handsome young face just
now expressed great contentment.
He looked like a prosperous broker.
The fact that he happened to be an
other sort OF gambler worried him not
ut all as he sent ont cloud of fra
grant blue smoke into the quiet air.
Delano imported his cigars.
what nowf" he inquired. .who
are you degrading by making Der the
subject of your vulgar remarks?"
Welsh refused to be insulted.
Before / answer" he murmured.. "
must be sure that Miss LenOre Stacy
would not object to your having the
Information. Ear be 1t from. me to be
the start Of foolish Irritation"
1--WE told you forty times" cried his
friend ferociously, ..that IGNORES up
In DeadwOod for Z month. i told yo,i
that she said she'd scream. and die. and
everything else. II she didn't get away
from here for while.
II told her that didn't blame her.
~ anybody would hike for higher
ground and away from this painful
prairie that could. You know as well
a. anything that I've been up the line
myself for two weeks. Are you going
to tell me about
'.rhe dead-broke grip
Welsh used the slightly bored tone OF
enc Who handles somewhat thread
bare theme.
"Oh, I forgot. You say you've been
away for . week. Why-that's \
young. lady. named Martelle Helene
shes right pretty little .thing-a
bit too nournful-loOking to suit me,
but, under the circumstances. you
couldn't blame her for thSt. She halls
from your good old sunny South-Ala'
h.,,. a.~,x.. A.. ~ .,mr,.. ~.
iieyer ana rot rope,, n ~. an EN-.
ploymeRt agency that was = bad actor
They took : large, robust whack Al
what money sAe had, then let her NIX
the balance journeyin' clear out here
hevo,d th. eend Mis- and the settins
sun. where there vas NO Job! And
20. we've been calling her the dead
;brSke rtrl.
.Sse, she's heading on Main street
EVERY Day 'she ,gees over to our state
- bark. can't make out Why
Del6no turned his dark blue eyes
n, the direction Indicated, and watched
ths slovly recedipx Axure at the tar
~ end Of the raw thcreuxhfare.
.Stoppipx 1t the hotel, eh!' he -
|. marked. :, i
| sYep. Guess she's shout to the end
OF her welcome. though; .you know
PEP Grier. He wouldn't let the anGe
Nike III on the .vefanda OF that old
! clapboarded Fuln unless he bought
some Of those Brown Beauty cigars.
.Say. It must have been Z nasty
! cheap bunch Of grofters feel . lo
| IKE philahtkfopist. with NY hisi
stool and my, erap-ganA when 1 thinl
about the NV plays THEY make bAci
In tIods burxs.
.Cbeap! Thiuk Of sending the poo
| Nd tbi. Tar ont Of the vay just to CO,
ont her few dollars.v
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- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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spot - ceeseialy tne place 70 -. S"e