The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-09-23

A. "a
W ure and asked Joe to call
3 again. 1t was reassuring to
!. him to see her once in a while now
that she was living on the proceeds
O Of hts check.
Mrs. Hasdock left the pawnshop
trine more collected. 1t was q
n comfort to talk to someone even IL
that someone was Moe Simon. She
returned TO the hotel fearing that
!. Harry had discovered her. but her
room seemed to be in order and she
\ breathed again.
a. The one means she might have
taken to free herself Of The burden
y of fear that was driving her from
place to place and filling her days
= and nights with terror never oc-
NJ CURED to her. II she had gone to
Heliotrope Harry and convinced
4 him that she had the good OF Annie
their daughter at heart, IL she had
promised never to tell the Andrews
; family her relationship, peace might
have been hers. But she never gave
such an idea the compliment OF
"a passing thought 1t WAS risk all
to gain all. She would play her
( game to the end and stake every
thing. her daughters happiness in
. cluded, on the information she hoped
4, to sell to the millionaire lumber
man.
She reckoned without Harry;
y whatever his purpose was he kept
Il to himself: to Spike Foley he con-
" fided that his word to the governor
- was a sacred thing. Spike was en-
toying a good position with an en-
q ployer who knew his story; Spike
Of nnlfCa hIlf
ahe knew he must go straight. He
. told Harry as much; the latter
patted his shoulder affectionately.
a Sure you want to go straight, and
sure 1 want you to-
"a You're not going to break the
n law. Harry"
"Never again, trust me. Spike; you
y go along with a free conscience for
"a you'll never get into a shabby deal
through me; I've had my lesson and
81 value this good free air too much
Spike felt relief. "Of course" he
p said gratefully, "you know there's
"a nothing / wouldn't do for you, Harry
you did enough for me- but unless
s had to I'd hate to go wrong"
Heliotropc Harry stretched him
Y self out in the small bedroom his
~ old time pal was occupying, and for
time neither man SpOhc.
AZ The vision of Alice was still before
the fathers eyes, and Spike waited
" for the ex-convict to break the
A. silence.
~ saw her this afternoon Spike
D saw her and spoke to her in the
!, park
y "You did, Harry, alone?"
Alone and, Spike, 1t was the hap
piest moment of my life, the hap
AZ piest and the saddest, too"
"She didn't suspect-she didn't
have a glimmer?"
"a No, I was just a passing stranger,
that's all, that got chance to say
4 a few words by accident7-she's got
the sweetest voice, Spike" His own
n voice trailed off and he dabbed at
= his eyes. Spike was uncomfortable.
To see Heliotrope Harry carried
B away by emotion was a novel SEN
sation. He tried to cheer him.
y "And you didn't tell her-now l
y suppose you might have done that
and made her keep the secret
: you might have done that, Harry
The other shook his head. mo.
Spike, wanted to-the Lord knows
q there was something pulling at my
heart that made me almost tell her,
g but 1t wouldn't have done-she
wouldn't UNDERSTANDING, it was
aaetter to keep quiet Spike-Tve
- been through with II and I'll never
tell her now-I know that, Spike"
@ His friend had no answer. The in
Ucacies of feeling which seemed to
nhave assaulted the once care-free pal
n of his former days were like SO
many enigmas to Spike.
@ ut wouldn't do any good" he
said slowly. You're right, Harry.
you and me, we're not her kind.
Yes, Harry, you're right"
II chased Joe away from her."
a Harry went on recounting the en-
counter with Mrs. Hasdock. Spikes