Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-06-18

turned scornfully upon the detective.
-You contemplate coward" she nc
cused spirltcdly. ITO attack n man
when his back IL turned I"
Kelly Smiled down at her Indulgent.
ly and shook his head.
mo. MISS" said he. you misjudge
me; I'm n p~laln-clothes man from
detective headquarters"
"That does not alter the first fact"
she retortcd. Plumbing hastily In her
purse. she confronted Kelly as he
started OF with his prisoner.
III you arrest that man." she cried
wnrnIngly, "tll-"
She left the sentence uncompleted,
and plucking n visiting card from her
purse thrust Il into the detectives
hnud. Tic rend the name thereon. and
then looked at the girl with n respect
as sudden 80 It was profound.
Let me sSe; you're Mr. Black
BURNS"
Niece. file viii grant me amy favor
I ask OF him. DO you still wish {
take your %prlsoner9'
Officer Kelly %cnpltulated uncondl-
tionully. without a word he lifted his
hat half an inch from his head aud
turned on his heel and walked swiftly
away.
The girl stepped back from the lib
Grated one and surveyed him curiously
from head TO foot. He had smiled an
odor OF violets when she was neal
him, and he saw now II came from n
cluster on a lapel of her tan motor
coat. He felt ashamed. For perhaps
the FIRST time IN his life of vagnbond-
age he was conscious OF his rags, OF
his unwashed body. Of his unshaven
face. OF his slothfnl dlrtIness. And he
was ashamed.
take this dollar" she said. hold
ing out a bill to him. ''and buy some
soup with II. Candidly. | believe you
are the dIrtlest young man | ever
saw"
The hot color receded from his
cheeks. leaving them. n n could have
seen tn skin. as white as marble.
Very d~alntily he took the bill from her
ingers. crumpled II In his %capaci0uE
left hand. IND removing his battered
hat with his right held II arms length
and made a sweeping. exaggerated
bow, bringing the hat upon his breast
ut Its conclusion.
THANK you. kind lady. you are very
good" said he. aud there was now In
his voice a deep. mellow tone which
caused her to look at him more closely.
"rhe base lucre"--he folded the bill
and deftly concealed II In some mystic
rious recess OF his rHgs-"will pur-
chase for my parching thirst some
twenty swallows OF whisky. Dear
lady, l bid you good day"
wait |" she cried, as though uncer-
tain whether or not to laugh. Tell me
your name"
Daniel Randolph Fitzhugh, dear
lady, ut your service" Again he made
the mock-cavalier bow, and with Il
ridiculous show OF haughtlness walked
on. leaving her staring after him with
parted lips and a half-amused, half
puzzled expression In her pansy eyes.
Beside the automobile he stopped
aud picked something from the
ground. An examination showed II to
be a dainty handkerchief OF exquisite
lace. lie thrust II In u tattered pocket
and walked on.
Just outside a certain uusavory sa.
loon. supported by derelicts OF the I'M
derworld. he took out the handker-
chief and held II to his nostrils again
he brcathed the fragrant odor OF vito.
lets. He examined II clumslly, with
n sort OF awe, and In n corner found
n tiny embroidered *"
For "a full minute he stood with the
bit Of lace pressed 10 his nose sud
denly no Jerked his hand away
glanced sheeplshly around and grlnned
foollshly. lie entered a ''bllnd" al
ley near the saloon, and with his back
toward the street unbuttoned his coat
and vest, thus displaying the absence
| OF u shirt. He glanced over his shout
der, and grinned sheeplshly. ant
folding back the flap OF his sOlled un
dershlrt he placed the handkerchief
next his skin, With a safety pin III
. required several to hold together part,
OF his npparel) no secured It to his un
I dershlrt over his henrt. After which
/ he laughed loudly and harshly ant
with n great, cynical contempt, ant
/, emerged from the alley and b~uttoneC
his coat.
"Pm II blankety-blank fool Z" he NUT
/, tered savagely. aud pushed open tn,
swinging doors OF the saloon an
D stalked Inside.
The remainder Of the day he spen
In attending to his personal appear
Rnce. lie enjoyed n shave and a rash
and discarded his tattered coat for