Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-11-26

young life, Addie dear-and 1 had to
chase all over to lose EN-"
you did shake 'em, kid-sureY
Red demanded with keen interest.
"Sure. If 1 hadn't I wouldn't be here
now"
Maybe So" Charlie the Coke
drawled in a voice as colorless as the
flesh of his face-"maybe not"
"Where do you get that stuff?
What's all this, anyway 1 want to
know"
Her eyes ranged again the array of
faces, challenging each in turn, and
getting no satisfaction; for each in
turn averted his gaze with an express
sion more or less sheepish and discon-
certed, all but Red, Harry the Nut. and
Inez, the third and only other woman
present.
swell? What's it all about? Start
something, somebody-why don't you?
If anything's gone wrong, let me in the
know. l guess I've got as much right
as anybody
The Nut shrugged and with super
cilious nonchalance selected another
cigarette from the fiat gold case he
was fond of displaying; circumstance
which, according to ones bias, might
or might not be- taken as indicating
that the case had been honestly come
by. Inez seemed eager to speak, but
Red forestalled her.
'It's like this, kid: Eddie's been
pinched."
The fact that the person in question,
being under indictment for burglary
had for some time succeeded in re-
naming at large solely by grace of his
loyal associates, might have been
thought enough to rob this announce
ment Of some of its staggering quality,
But to Leonora it came as genuine
shock, and she showed it unmistak-
ably.
mol" she exclaimed, and added a
most unladylike phrase Of mixed in
credulity and regret. Somebody's
squealed."
"That's just it." Inez affirmed sig
nifcantly. II wonder whoi''
Leonora needed little time before
she was able to couple the thinly
yelled animosity of the gathering, to
which she had been sensible ever since
entering, with the tone employed by
Inez, something which this last would
ordinarily have lacked audacity to at
tempt. Then Immediately her temper
grew incandescent.
Meaning me?"
'Why, hon ~ Inez drawled, rounding
her eyes-"whatever made you think
thatf"
But she committed the grievous
error of trying to exchange with Red g
look of malicious understanding which
Leonora intercepted instantly.
Never you mind what made me
think that" she said In cold rage: 50
get you; I amt blind and dumb. But
take it from NE, Inez: you chuck II
and chuck it quick. If get one more
word out of you, trying to make me-
out stool-pigeon-if I ever see yor
look that way at Red again-your peo
ple'n have no kick coming"
"Oh, is that so?" Inez demanded
with mistaken pertness. "What d,
you think you'll do?"
Irish you," Leonora informed he
savagely-"irish you till all you'll
need will be wood kimono lined witt
satin and trimmed with tin. And yol
know I'll do it, too."
Her small emphatic fist struck tn
; table; Reds hand closed on it.
Easy, kid; don't run away with tn
| wrong idea"
Il won't. Don't worry" Sh
, wrenched her hand free. "Pm no simI
r I've got more brains than the rest o
this push Jumped together-that goe
for you, too, Red. And l won't stan
| for insinuations from nobody-no
from that rotten little cat that's try
|, ing to make up to you-she's alway
{ Jealous of me-or anybody else. 70
e =. =" For a moment words prove
r inadequate. She sat in tense po.
q ture, white with fury, breathing quic'
( ly; and even Red avoided her eye
!. "Ah, you all make me sick! Eddi
: gets pinched-God knows how Ian
+ | you all fix on me as the squealer b,
8 cause I happen to be few minute
e late tonight Why, you poor fish
u She checked abruptly, noting anothe
s questionable gap in the compan
;. "Why pick on me? Where's Leo Bi
linsky? Why isn't he here? If beir
n late's proof of squealing-he's latt
= than meW
s "That amt all. Nora" English A
die interposed. "We want to kno
g where you got those clothes"
y "Whats that to you? Can't 1 sper
n my money, dress myself decent, if
a want TOT?
- "Yes; but where'd you get the fro
you was wearing when Harry SET
you up on Fifth avenue yesterday"
- HE never"
L "Oh, yes, did, Nora," the Nut /
= terrupted with his exasperating ge
&c tility, mincing his words in the fashic
- he found useful in uptown bars. "PU
ting on dog, too, and getting awi
i with it great-traveling with a dar
d, that looked like she wouldn't tal
~ nothing from the queen of England.
u tell you, saw you"
le 'That's another lie !" But the steat
ness of Harry's eyes was disconcel
ing. Unquestionably he believed /
40 assertions. Leonora's tongue tripp
D. over the denial: II wasn't = ;"
iu '"Well, then, tell US where you we
y at four o'clock yesterday Afternoon
AZ Addie suggested blandly.
ou At that hour Leonora had been in
~ Second avenue motion picture theat
with Mario: an indiscretion to viii
Gu she could not possibly confess. P,
ie ceptibly she lost assurance.
"None Of your d-n business"
nd
he
"a an en- x1y