The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-27
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 the story Of tE. man who'd hired him to act as spy in I4El's office bulC- ing -Eut I'd know him wherever I saw him. T1 re WAS something about that queer twisted dark mouth Of n.s no one would be likely to forget. He spoke oE- of -l= corner of # leaning it hard against his -e.th. But as I was saying. ! didn't hear him called by no name s1a-udtn' the one you
 ssWas he alone when he came to y0uE" asked Ralph Lacy with a care Iessn=ss ! recognized as studied.
 "Eo h. wasn't what you'd call clone" said the man laughing for tho first time since we'd come to thIs tumble down. u--0E--ne-wav hoveI of his. @Ee had a man with him, though right at Erat I didn't notice him much. Guess I took him Tor a
 "Can you aas-rsne htnr7" demanded Ralph Lacy shutting off rne garr-1- 1ousuess that came, undoubtedly from Loneliness
 @lot so good az the frs. man. though l saw him more. If vOu called the first man a kind of 8 long. slim gray hound. you might say the second was 8 rar terrier"
 My mind lea-eE t1 meet the pic
 
 Ourcast who'd been brought to spying. and other z-agh-. uses bv Dick West. In his "=ra-nauud''T clearly recog- nized Dick himself Tn his .'-a- ter rier' I found -l suggestion was Ioath to take
 "Egasre mighty clever at reading the o.r 6ea of folks" said Ralph Lacy aurra"Iar-F. 'tCau ou do as well wt-E tla works that makes the ar- =a-.
 The man casEled- And as he spru-- cd up and took an u-r+ght position I Ei-mrsed something in him that was like ? spark E-afLtug soEEv old tim bers to flame -Eat might destroy. but had z.... a H"Hu-- 70 compel the eye I wouEa- Esha- manner of man he had haau Hef.ra he fell to the estate Of aa--- tEn least of Dick Vests tools And for a moment I fhoug11t I was to be answered. For as the man spoke it was in reninis- cent tone.
 CT weren't 1l1u= what you see now. were once a. .-Ilar citizen But T was a little tao handy with a steel pen to hold my position in the bank and lei them keep their money -"
 Even hl= tone and manner Of speech took on a dignity that seemed big eEough to transcend his uuzhaven ] H- 1 grow and suddenly to Tt Ralph Ilacv-s i overcoat and ta f. also to wear r. Then he sank back and began to whimner.
 -.rossn. they find out about your eomIn' herez S'posfnc they get track of my 1eaohinr or them2 Can you think how Tu get mine for thfe2 ] guess if I wake mp and don't lind my throar cut I'm a darn sight luck fer than Enu expect"
 ''You're rfahtrr said Ralph Lacy cr.sp-y "Lyons-what do you say 70 our moving Jennings right in with us tonfEht2 We ouEht to get him start ed for a hlah.r latitude nv tomorrow There's no use letting his enemy sick ness get any more running start on 1 him"
 Lyons. 6auehteE at this inquiry i which ucru#e6 him nr. such friend | ly basis of equality. touched his can ] respectfully ta IsaIuu Lacy and then i spoke out arard1y like inc fine man
 'sT say that Jennings won-5 n- vv,=- 10 do as Enu eE-rasr. sir I'll be glad 1 to go in and move any Of his trans he says. And rou.Ehr he can sIeoo in 0r7r garage where Pm ~utuk-uE no enc mics whatsoever win be looking for him and then tomorrow. as bright and early a@ ever you say. sir. we can start him off for rho new life that's going to put some flesh on his bones and hope back into his heart. sir"
 Suddenly whatever there was o4 evil 3S1naled in poor. gauut, hagf-dead T Jennings
 'I1I thank you to leave me ana my life and --.a ordering of it TO voT4r hettsr~-. he sua- out. And vour- bet 1eF~ Is this a-r" lady and MT Lacy -l1l me. amt no common crook 1 Was for=e~-uut a secoud-s-orv ! man. like you. George Lyons"
 In one Terrible swirl of emotions realized that I'd always dreaded just such a moment as this Thor had never been q chance -Eat Lyons caura -oFeE#- escape -Ee trlfl of his past. II had a.Na1-s H-er B foregone conct-1- son rH#t someone would leap upon alm Sgwa day and set him off from ms le..-"= W.T1 9 Eseam as the old tru.h- HEy heart seemed to zco0 near-
 All r.z sv~ra-av was with r,oo- Lyons standing with bowed hea-. ~a3Enea- at-ar aH my efforts to herp nm % stand as 8 man among men. tried [o~ ra. ss-. -- word. I s.ra+r9- ao out my hand -o Lyons. and as Jen- .-EE@ H-.H-.... his cruel t5ra6e part Cd H1N + E." =ny something mn g. a... l-@-"e Lacy was ahead Of me. His voice ~ar= out.
 '3e"--'-~ @o-.- 4e- Ike me ye-rrvv 1ur you're =rt~- rn stop hes--, Evrar ? man WIS #onsu- count. We're e1- Ing ta E.va E0- a chance r1 prove that Lyons aaS nrr.~E bis -az- aao,1r 7-N fee. E." o--"- .ts sa--zEra- rn#-Es he oaa- r-E thinks nnr is today NT- \ osEe#~. and I.- have known nm and .-.T. him over and over And mine. roo. I'm proud #" E.r 1eu shut you~ mouth #-- ...- # ~-r-.----.-.,------ lo 70" ".-a~ -n. ca- -r areat- and ger -rs r-. .-r rs- e- s- s--- --..-- ~Er. -5---Fr .-.r --.--.-- r-. -+-.-.-.-- cow-rr .-. -r. =-..---
 A he ~"# ra laid rs~ hand Tor 3 uruu#.-s .. r-..--. .7--r---.r.- .-,