The Raymer enterprise., 1922-08-31
Copyright BY uHleBrown and Company
CHAPTER xv-continued,

she drew gently at the corners of the
rag stuffed into Evelyn's mouth. When
It came out, Evelyn gave deep groan
and her cramped jaws settled rigIdly.
I'm goin' to feed you now" said
Polly. There amt no hurry, cause
we got all night"
Then some minutes passed in silence
while the squatter gill. bit by bit,
forced the pap between Mrs. Mac.
Kennels teeth
Now drink the water" she urged
grimly. ITS warm an got sugar In
It."
As II II a trance. she got up and
placed !ne cup on the table. She put
stick OF wood into the stove and.
turning. caught Evelyn's eyes upon
her. Then she sat down and consld.
cred the unhappy girl who had been
delivered up to the justice Of the
Storm country.
Neither OF them spoke. One Of them
was praying DULY to hery-i., and Polly
Hopkins was recounting mentally all
the evil deeds OF Everyn and ner
naughty husband. Marcus Mackenzie.
1t was necessary to keep Daddy's grief
ever before her mind and listen with
the ear OF her tortured spirit to
Jers.'s shrieks to be able to keep on
with The gruesome thing she had un-
dertaken
"You amt goIn' to die TIL tell you
something. Miss" she broke forth. final
ly. ut nIn't news to you, but I just
got to make you understand why I'm
putting you In the lake"
Weakness kept Evelyn from answer.
Ing. Her eyes rolled up toward the
shanty roof, then shut at the thought
OF the Icy waters OF Cayuga.
81 cant hurt yoDr wicked man 'cept-
In through you" vent on Pollyop. ave
sQuatters are goin' to learn him a les
son he won't forget as long as he's In
this world. You can bet your boots
oh that"
As II In support Of the terrible
words, the shanty shook. rattllng the
loosened bits Of tin on the roof. At the
CHASTITY sound Evelyn began to cry.
II know just how your man'll feel"
continued Pollyop, bitter smile dis
tortlng her lips into grImace Of pain,
IAN so does Larry Bishop. Larry's
woman an baby died when Old Marc
sent him up to Auburn, an the best Of
me cracked when he grabbed Jerry
right out Of my arms"
Both girls sobbed loudly. Then Pol.
lyop cleared her throat and wiped her
face.
San your man railroaded my daddy
to Auburn" she gnsped, after plantin'
something on him he didn't do; an
Sou, every one Of you. knew It."
Her voice rose to hlgh.pitched
Scream as she remembered the last
scene In the county Jail.
God, wasn't 1t awfulT she cried.
sAn' you" She leaned over and
erasped Evelyn's arm. you could a
let me go to Auburn II you'd "a tried,
but you didn't. An then-then you
said you didn't give me that dress.
You're all an'-an'-sneaks, you
money folks be-"
Her hand reached out and touched
the ak. but she withdrew 1t as. II an
adder had been under her fingers. She
was not yet able to do the deed which
she had longed to do and thought
would be JOY. Her head sagged for
ward. and again came Jeremiah's
weeping face before her.
III you'd "a seen my daddy In the
Ithaca jail, mebbe you'd be able to
think what I'm goln' to do Is all right.
Yep, all right ~ she rasped.
/ Then she went on hoarsely, faltering
as she described the horrors that all
her loved ones had gone through. Her
voice chOked and became silent rs she
thought of Robert. She could not force
her tongue to say word about him.
although her heart throbbed bitterly as
his name came to her lips.
Money! she whispered brokenly,
lifting her head. did you hear your
man say money to US squatters as II
cash'd pay for Larry's woman an Jer-
ry an my daddyl You heard, didn't
Jour
Evelyn's head sagged forward, and
q spasm passed over her face as her
eyes closed. She looked as II she had
iIed. Polly Hopkins had seen death
enter the Silent City many time; and
her heart-strings frightened.
"Are you esne7" she questioned In a
kissing whisper.
The other girls lids lifted slowly,
and never had Pollyop seen such an
expression In human eyes In all her
life.
mot yet dropped from the blue
lips. "and-and-oh, Pollyop. I'm SO
afraid to die. I don't know howl Oh,
God, help me; feel SO sick"
"Daddy were sick, too" shot back
Polly, IAN terry's turned up his toes
by this time! | amt heard q word
nom him since he was took away.
Mebbe could a seen him II you
hadn't made your cousin believe ! were
: bad womanl What d'you know