Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-08
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CHAPTER xKXIV
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IS jealous Of S a thief! f. Say Say,
y what do you take me for? l
suppose you'd rather have
me come home and say we'd do
everything, IN our power to protect
Well. don't worry, nothing like that's
going to happen"
And she went off into the bedroom
to take off her hat and coat, already
gloating over her news and the sem
sat1on 1T would make when retold to
the different people in the tene-
ment.
Il don't want her to tell" whis-
pered jake
ooh, shut up" said Sam irritably.
There's never any peace or quiet in
this family" Rarriet's face haunted
him and in imagination he saw her
bounded by the police. OF course, if
she really had escaped with the
money she deserved what she got,
and yet Sam could not believe it pos
sible. She simply wasn't that sort.
There was a vindictiveness about
Sadie's attitude that worried Sam
Like most men he could not under
other. He did not realize what it
meant to an unattractive woman
like Sadie to get even with a woman
Of whom she had always been jeal.
Gus.
Harriet was late at the office the
next morning. She had purposely
avoided the crowds hurryng tc
it her safety lay in crowds. AS she
hurried into the offices of Harmon
& Graves she came across Charley
Harmon talking with Lucy Pratt
They drew away quickly when they
saw her. and Charley's face wore an
expression of half anger, and half
bravado. Lucy had turned away sc
quickly that Harriet had no chance
to see her face, but her own cheeks
burned, and again she wondered what
there was between the two. Harriet
could not imagine a woman who
would stoop to hold man who
didn't want her. It somehow cheap
willing and eager to do that.
That night Harriet purposely
stayed overtime to finish up some
work. She clicked away at her type
writer for half an hour after the
others had left and when she finally
put on her hat and coat, size felt
that she could venture into the street
in safety. She was so certain. Of This
and her thoughts were work ng sc
busily that sheI was startled when
some one stepped up from behind her
and spoke a few words in her ear
Turning quickly she looked directly
into Sadie Howard's eyes.
"Oh" Harriet gaspe2.
Sadie was walking along beside
her and there was nothing else to dc
but accept the fact, although Har-
r!et thought desperately of trying
to make an escape.
II had a bunch that If I waited
around long enough I'd see YOU
Sadie exulted. Y even saw the build.
ing you came out of. so you see the
games up"
But why, sadie?" Harriet asked
quickly. "Why should you feel that
way toward me? I've never done any
thing to you. Don't be cruel" Her
heart was beating fast. Was this the
end of everything then? Had sh
failed utterly in her undertaking?
well. of all the nerve" Sadie was
saying. $50 you think I'm going to
keep my mouth shut and let you get
away with $4,000"
But 1 never took the money, don't
you understand? don't know any
thing about it and neither does
Barry"
ed. Although you're so pretty the
police may believe your story Say
what do you think L am, anyway"
she went on passiona tely.. She was
worried in spite of herself by the
tragedy in Harriet's eyes, and she
aid not intend to allow anything to
soften her heart. DO you think I'm
going to lose chance like this, with
the police on your track and yoI
pulling the wool over their eyes the
way you have? Don't pull any o.
that baby-eyed stuff with me, be-
cause it won't do any good, and you
might as well know it from the be-
ginning