Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-10

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"As I Live, Ills None Other Than the
Duplex kid-LittIe Nora OF the
Double Life"
for her gibr to draw the spirited re-
Spouse which might have been ex-
pected Of Leonora, and so provide ex-
cuse for further insolence.
She was disappointed. Her victim
was too far gone In wretchedness to
know or care whether she were the
butt OF ill-natured derision. Added to
the misery Of her body. she had now
to cope with an intellectual confusion
that seemed past raveling.
She had fallen asleep In the tran
quill spaclousness Of her studio: she
was awake in this confined place Of
unspeakable squalor. She had been
free and alone she was now in a
manner Jailed. nj the mercy of this
truculent vixen. No later than this
afternoon she had been Priscilla
Maine: tonight she was cast for the
role of Leonora. Both hands clasp
ing her tortured head, as II to pre-
vent its splitting asunder, the girl
stared at Inez with dlstraught eyes In
a haggard countenance.
Thought you'd pay the old place a
visit, did your Found Fift' avenue
and all too rich for your stummick, |
presoom. How's II feel to be back
on the farm? Like old home week, !
guess"
Again Priscilla tried to speak; but
her tongue Glove to the roof OF her
mouth. The sounds, when at length
they came. were unrecognlzabe as
her own voice.
"Waterw she croaked--"in PHYS
name-water
M0mentarily the other seemed OF q
mind to refuse her. Then, perhaps
because she saw she would get no sat
isfaction from her prey otherwise, she
decided to indulge her.
"All right, dearie; I'll fetch you q
nice long drink. Back I'm minute
JUST make yourself perfectly ut home"
Deity christening the door, Inez
slipped out.
Priscilla was kept waiting a cruel
Whether prompted by need for
stealth or by common hatefulness
seeking to prolong he's torments, Inez
chose to return nolsclessly. Priscilla,
sitting with dropping head, had no
warning till she heard the door close
softly. Then. seeing Inez posed with
her back TO II, large goblet OF thick
glass held high, the girl lurched to
her feet and toward her.
'Pleasew Priscilla begged huskily.
With quick movement Inez placed
the glass on the little table and met
Priscilla with straight-arm blow on
the bosom that drove her Keeling back
to the bed, whose uprights she
grasped to save herself fall.
Don't be In such a sweat. You'll
get your drink, all right-when you've
done what | want you to-"
"What-what do you want me to
dor"
Inez tossed toward her a bundle of
garments she had brought under her
arm. II want that suit you've got
on-it's too d-n' good for you-and
your rings and that brooch and every
thin. Hand 'em over and you can
have your drink"
~ don't understand. You can't--it
can't be possible you mean to rob
me?"
Say, lls'n" With the stride Of an
Infatuated animal Inez crossed to her
and stopped with her shrewish face
thrust forward pugnaciously, not SIX
inches from Priscllla's. I'm goin'
TO have them swell buds and jools II
l have to rip 'em OF your back with
my own hands-and the skin of your
face, too. Get me? ! mean every
word Of II. You're goin' to come down
to where you belong this minute, and
you're goin' to look the part, too. OF
my name ain't Inez. You've come the
naughty over me for the last time
It's my innins now, and when I'm fin
ished with you everythin' IL be per.
fectly even between you and Inez, for.
ever and ever-a-men
With trembling, awkward fingers
Priscilla began to pluck at the but.
tons Of her blouse.
lnez retreated to the table. picked
up the glass and ratified the Ice mu.
sically within 1t.
Hurry, dear hearth"
Priscilla removed coat and blouse
and stepped out OF her skirt, then lift.
ed her hands for the glass. Her tor
mentor warned her of.
"Wait-a-min-utel You're forget.
tin them rings"
Silently the girl stripped her fin
gers, dropping their Jewels into the