Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-03-04

MIMI me StllOkln
I'D rather you didn't. 1 haven't
time"
"oh, but haye-rve got all this
time there is" He tucked a cigarette
between his lips and lighted it, slanc-
ing approximately round the room.
Jolly little nest you've fea;hered for
yourself, Nora. Pardon Miss Pris-
ella Maiae-anythiR' you like don't
mind what rame you call yourself by,
SO long as you humor nay within for
Chilyers. Rather fond of Chilvers
you know. Don't remember ever wear
iu' an alias took such a fancy to-"
Il don't understand you. Won't you
be kind enough to go?"
Presently me dear-alI in good
time" The Nut unceremoniously
whisked away dust cloth and sat
down in the chair it had hidden. I've
got to hand it to you, Priscilla.
| mean" he observed With look of
admiration; for the moment forgetting
to be British. SYou sure do get away
with the grande dame stuff to the
queens taste. Not TO mention this
house, and that limousine at the door
/ take ii, that's yours too7
Mind tellin me how you do it, and
how long you've been dom it? Just
between ourselves. both members of
this club :"
Evidently" said Priscilla, you are
mistaken about me. Mr.. Chilvers. l
don't know you, and have no wish to-"
She moved q step toward the door
Good afternoon"
Mr.. Chilvers did not bulge. but
wagged reproachfu head
Il say, Nora, don't be so up-stage.
What's the use? l understand per-
fectly how annoyn' it is and every
thin; but you know, the games up
IL is as far as Inez and I are con-
cerned. at any rate--so you might as
well accept the situation gracefully,
come down 10 earth and be sweetly
reasonable"
II tell you" Priscilla began, 81 am
not the person you"
But Mr., Chilvers, talking steadily,
cheerfully, and with persistence, talk
ed her down.
There's no sense your bein' afraid
! of my BLOWN on you. or Inez, either,
| you know, Nora. That wouldn't be
| pally would it? Wouldn't be bust
ness. either. We admire your work.
we admire il no end, so much so shat
were all in a sweat to know how you
do it, and get In on the graft our
selves. With all the coin that this lay
out stands for, surely you can spare
little for old friends who are just
maxim fresh start i'm life"
"Pleasew Priscilla insisted. Il
don't understand You in the least. I
must ask you to excuse me-"
"Ah. cut itw An ugly light gllm-
mered in the rat-like eyes. "Chuck IL,
Nora. Don't tempt me to pull any
rough stuff; It amt the little thing
do best. somehow / haven't got the
polish you might expect. But I've got
you where want you and you're goin'
to come through like a dear girl or
He paused, his cruel smile playing
round thin, hard lips: "How would
you like me to tip off Red Carnehan
where to look for your"
"You can't" the girl protested Wild
ly. He's dead"
Really" Mr.. Chllvers pulled con-
tentedly on his cigarette. '"Sure about
that?"
A battling twinkle in his look, cou-
nal ,,4fft, tho iuuuouHn ,npnVad onA
confused her. "What DO you mean?"
she demanded, instinctively lowering
her voice aud taking a step toward
him.
"Nothin I'm merely inqulrn', are
you sure Reds dead?"
at was in the papers"
"Oh / know Leo identified body
as Reds. But nobodys proved to me
that Leo didn't tell an awful naughty
fib for the sake of friend"
you mean you think - Reds
alive?"
"Well, II | were you, my dear,
wouldn't take any chances except on
a sure thing. And, anyway. I guess
this crabs the mistaken identity stall
for good. You won't try to sling that
bunk again with your dear old side
kick, Harry the Nut, will your
She gasped and was silent, discoun-
tenanced. approaching how hopeless
ly she stood committed.
Impossible now to deny to this man
that she was LeOnora
OF sudden she felt herself upllftea
by a vast sense OF relief. In a twin
Killing doubts and fear and indecision
were all swept away; all that misery
Of uncertainty, heartache and dread
which had been her portion for many
days abolished by the magic wand Of
a settled purpose which had been, as
II we're, thrust into her hand. Now
she had something TO do. something to
i've for, something TO fill the empti-
ness that love denied had made In