Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-02-04
V. TIE HAVEN.


$50 you have come to me at
last !"
She lifted her rain-sweet face from
the warm haven of his shoulder. blind
~ yearning toward his lips and
remembered Fear lanced that ecstasy
like pain. With a eonvulsiye move
ment she wrenched away her lips and
struggled from his arms.
'Leonora !" he proteSted-''what is
it?"
Red" she gasped. staring wildly
round-"Leo-wher are they?"
How should / know? What are
those two to me-to us?7
where are we?'
ain my rooms, as you see !.
well beyond the reach of those cut
throats!"
'But'-a dubious hand faltered TO
her cheeky came here TO meet Red
He sent for me. Inez brought me-
"The. Inez led you amiss, dear
no: aright' His arms again EMBODIED
her. "And thank God for that"
Confused. she fell into silence,
misgivings benumbed by wonder
Taste and means had TRANSPORTED the
commonplace into an abode OF such
luxury as the girl had seldom dreamed
of--indeed, had never seen but in the
pages of illustrated magazines.
In this main room, dark hangings
| disguised the walls, with framed
paintings like glowing windows open
on exotic landscapes. and shelves
heavy laden with volumes in rich
| bindings. An antique Chinese rug of
exquisite artistry hid in part a pol
lShed dark floor of parquetry Upon
a library table of old Spanish OAK
books, manuscripts and objects dart
were lustrous IN the warm light of a
lamp of wrought brass. Wide-armed
chairs of deep upholstery in leather
offered caressing invitation to weary
limbs An atmosphere of studlous re-
pose soothed excited sensibilitie,i.
A bedchamber partly visible through
| one open door offered a strong con-
trast Of almost Spartan simplicity
with soberly tinted walls. a narrow
! day bed of mahogany and unpreten-
tious chairs and dressing table to
match this last.
Through stil another door a glimpse
Of white enamel9d walls, stainless
| porcelain and nick eled fittings proved
that civilized bathroom had there
been installed. in a building whose
every other tenanE was content with
such facilities for personal cleanliness
as were afforded BY the common kitch-
en- sink.
The girl shook bewildered head.
"And you've lived here all along,
Mario
Here l have come to rest Leonora,
worn out with the WEAKNESS and dis
appointment of fruitless searching for
you How could you torture me So?
Where have you beenE"
mot far hiding"
''From the police? Because Of that
business at Ristori's? You were In
yolved in that? Carnehan, too, and all
those others, as well as Biellnsky?'
She nodded to every question. II
feared this Tell me what happened
J Why did you not come to me first of
aIl?"
II was afraid"
afraid of the man who loves you,
whom you lover You do love me, Leo
snora?"
Yes" she murmured-"yes with all
of me, Mario"
"Then why"
81 was afraid Of Red He swore he'd
have you murdered if ever spoke to
you again"
"That, then, was the only reason
why you wouldn't communicate with
me. send me one word to say you still
lived, you were well, you thought of
me? Death itself we're preferable to
such torrents Of Doubt"
81 know, Mario, know. Wasn't
suffering the same way? / wanted
you so much. needed you, I thought
about you all the time, dear day and
! night :"
There was an lnterlude
1 eff thero'd been any chance" she re-
sumed when 1t was possible for her to
speak "But IL Ia written you, or
called up, or tried any way was
watched every minute. ] didn't dare,
dear for your sake"
"And / thought you had deserted me
An, forgive me-
Reds sure you train with the cops.
and he and Leo are desperate. They've
had it all fixed for days TO lay in a
safe place over In Jersey, but they
can't make a getaway; the bulls are
watching too close. they're all over"
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