Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-19
CHAPTER :

| the floor. He had vague impression
that the button that would switch OF
/ the hsh. mus, be Just inside the door
He raised his hand and felt along the
wall and found the button. Then he
stood upright with his back to the
l wall and pressed the button. ana tne
hall was flooded with light The wom.
an. suddenly released. uttered : sho'.
laugh and wiped her mouth whene
small scratch bied. and Morley Smith
found himself looking directly into tne
mu1zle of a short. heavy reVoiVer II
the hand OF the man.
II you move one muscle you '
dead" said the man.
Morley Smiths first thought was
"A gambler" for tho mans face hao
that vaxy whiteness OF the man "ho
sits all night in the smoke-vitiateo All
of a card room. The face was narrow
and the forehead high and SQUARED a,
IN. temples. The man was rather well
The woman, like . woman who has
been thru a struggle and who admits
herself beaten and is ready 10 forset
posite wall.
Vow then. you" said the man
what are you doing here Spit II OUT
quick: I've no time to waste. Ano
keep your hands where they are
a divine audacity sursed thru
deed. the kind of adventure he rae
lorred for The revolver interested
! him, but II did not frighten. him ~
added piquancy to the AFFAIR. He eouIo
not believe any man killed feiiow
being without excellent reasons tof
doing so He wA thrilled. elated The
wit. he seldom used seemed spurreo
TO frolicsome lIveliness.
MY dear chap" he said. "the boot
/ is on the other foot May ! AK ~hAf
\ L.. ~
Look here. Ed" said the woman
| don't fall for that sort Of talk. Thii
4. not his house. You heard him sss
~ II VA. Morley Smiths house Hes
hiuning you"
man you a,liss hoi' ed sou Il "o1 wan, to KNOW
abou. this. You let him in what dio
you let him in forr'
| Morley Smith raised his hand.
Now. say: old ehAppie" hs
r.mons,raied. y gan tha' a. a ei, H. .h,.H r
house, call 1; going = bi, s.rons
1 when a s,rang. chap tells man his
wife can't let him into his own
house,
| 'ohe" cried the woman sharply
saw this man in my life Never. ] 'r.eo
TO get you away from here. Ed You
know tha. l hoped YOU would skip
when let him in
| Yes. you did SCORED the man
You though, he wn cop-thA,s :
what
I'D. swear to heaven didn''
think he WAS . cop!" tho woman e1'
claimed. -
Morley Smith shook his head sadly
Anna" he said. lokinE straight A.
IN. woman. Il dare say you'll tel me
what all this means after this gentle
man leaves. but can't make. II out
now. Jovc. no. Ny wife calling
stranger chap By his nrst name ano
all! /; needs biz Of EXPLAINING.
WHAT say ne cried suddenly, as l.
seeing a great light Hes your broth
or. what"
"oh. don;,- the woman beEsed
Don't you Sc you arc getting me In
vrong9 don't know what you ars
doing 1; for. but you're making II bAt
you never saw me before Ny name Is
not Anna Tell him you don't know
wha; my nane is"
cut IL" said Ed hArshiy. "s,or
tipping him off! I'll got the truth OF
| this myself
TN no, going TO raise \ saiiy row.
you know said Morley smith plAc.
Idly. but I'm entitled 20 some cxpiana-
ton. what A mans wife. you know :
I'm not going to rag you. Anna Ny
fault II I've been n bit easy going with
you. my girl. A chap ought to hold
bit OF rein on his wife. WHAT Tel
tn. chapric to ,oddio asou, hi. bu.l.
ness. old dear. ard we'll talk It all out
together and max. friends
SO that's ~ snarled the man Ia
| 'Annk. are your And ,,rlrEtrx rne
with tha, stun about your name b-ins
/ porci. dc Ncre'''
love. now did sh-i" cried Mori.,
Smith. Tho nam. she played urdct
/ when she was in The Beauties OF
| Paris back in tho old days"
| You listfs satd
! Now. say. Arnal" said Morjs,
/ Smith seriously. That sound. a, il
you were afraid Of this chap. GIVING
poor old oasy-solns hubby tho ii,
llkc that Wen, never mind. old girl:
I nc can't hold that looking rre.
arm forever. Well have better luck
nryt time. I'm q hsiiy idiot. YOU kno>
not to have brought arcarrr with
/ me vhen your note gave good hlrt
that there misht b, som. sort OF
row"
You liar, I did no, writ. him
word. Ed. couldn't. never .sv OF
heard OF him bofor-!''
Morley Smith wink,d openly q, IN.
woman.
"Risht-o!" he exclaimed She
telling tho truth Esssra. old sncl
Don't mind what r'Ve been saytns TNs
been snoofinE a bit for the fun Of tho
thing ! never saw the dame before "
That's tn. truth. Ed" said the
NNtlfHs Anht 'nc Nolerrr ruth.
Quite SO. said Morley Smith. sc
/ III Just ,odiie along
! No. you don't" exclaimed the man
/ Barring the way. Il saw tina, wink
YOU passed. want this settled. I wan,
/ To know n I've been double crossed hv
I this woman. I never could sc, I. thru
my head why YOU were so stuck or
me. he said to the woman. when you
were all class-'vice tho class I am
Ivo been thinking you were tired o.
me-. the way you've been acting lately
] thought you were trying to cut
/ loose
~ was only because you were %
brutal Fomstlrnrs. Ed" sho pleaded ~
never really meant it Were married
aren't wp~'
oh. that he exclaimed. "a ono who
held marriage In light esteem. II don't
KNOW whether We arc or not IN YOU
married this man frs, know YOU
ladin-. Any nrn nf ,-n,. -xnn.ia aa..A.~