New-York tribune., 1920-08-01
, dow in it's central gable wat.h.,
Barney Ike an eye.

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He came out on the steps IN \.
dressing gown, to show himself az
cautiously seniaphored with his r;yl.
arm, raising it stiffly over his bs.s
After a moment he saw sometb;,
white drop over the window sill o.
hang fluttering. 1t was their siy,.,
that they saw him.
He was to raise both arms IL /.
had located Whately.
He hesitated.
He turned back to the house
After all, there was no need =.
haste Whately was not going ;,
run away.
His bath slippers made his foo.
steps noiseless as he approached II.
door. He heard her say in lov
broken utterance: II couldn't ba,
thinking of you, dear, just like tba.
somewhere-all blood-in handcpe,
running all night. It's terrible,
l can't bear it. You must
''But. dearest" he protested, undo,
bis voice, Pm not a child. I ca,
take care Of myself better than tha,
Besides, l haven't done anythir,
wrong and they know it. That in.
dictment was all a bluff. They hav.
no more right to arrest me-
"Then why not go back and fsr.
it? YOU
Because your governor
II tell you, father wants you
to. He doesn't want you to sacriSc,
yourself for him. And me? What,
to become Of me if I'm never to h.
able to see you-if you're always II
be hiding and-and hunted? know
what father has done. 1t was illegs
but he didn't think it was GRIM
nal. And l don't. If they send hin
to jail"-
"We'l all be disgraced. For life
"We're disgraced now. We're onlT
making it worse by having Il
thought that you-when you're limo
cent Please do it, dearest
Please. For my sake There wers
tears in her voice.
Barney hurried back to the sten
and threw both arms up over hs
head. The signal came out again O,
the window sill, instantly.
1t was done. They were coming
When he returned to the room
guiltily, Mary was still at the tabs
and Whately was walking up ans
down. Il guess I'll get my clothes
on" Barney explained, AN go n
look up my hat-down the road"
Whately was near the inner doO,
III get them," he said. Mary did
not speak. She was sitting with her
elbows on the table, her hands lying
clasped before her, staring aside at
the window, and Barney understood
that she was concealing tears. H
took the clothes from Whatley gna
hurried upstairs to dress. The
would be coming in the automobile
He had only one idea-to get away
before they cane.
He limped downstairs very quietly
in his broken shoes. He had intend
ed to slip out without her noticing
him, but she was sitting on the couch
beside the fireplace near the foot Of
the stairs. Come here, Barney
she said. "Aren't you afraid that
they might see you looking for your
hat? They'll be searching for you
won't they?"
Il don't care if they do see me-
He looked down at his feet.
She drew him to her and put an
arm about him. why not?"
Il guess l might as well let them
pick me up"
Her arm tightened around him
She said, in low voice: That;
right now. If you haven't done any
thing wrong you have nothing to be
afraid of. And if you have, you
ought to be brave enough to take
your punishment. Will you write te
me, if l can do anything?"
He nodded.
She gave him her town address
And, Barney, be a good boy. Won
you? l want you to be such big
brave, honest man."
Poor Barney could not answei
He was crying.
She held him close. kiss ne
goodby, then-in case you dom
come back"
He put his arm around her neci
chlldlshly, and kissed her-and theI
ne broke away from her caress an:
ran.
He found his hat on the WOO