St. Tammany farmer., 1922-06-24

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sNou Bate Him! can see It In Your
Eyel" Cried Muldoop, Pounding the
Table So That the Dishes Jumped.
Sea Siren and on the night of the
poker party. He made elisions and
emendations that removed the bed
room scene from the tale. =
$50 that's when yuh met Annie MIL
likan," Tim said. II was wonderin'
how yuh knew her."
That's when I met her. She's one
fine girl, Tim, sure-enough thorough
bred. She has fought against heavy
odds oil her life to keep good and hon
est. And she's done IT.
"She has that" agreed Mrs. NAL
doom, heartily annie Is good girl
I always liked her"
I'd bet my last chip on Annie. So
last night went straight to her. She
wouldn't throw down Slim Jim, but
she gave me an address. I went there
and met Durand."
with his gang2" asked Tim.
mo; waited till they had gone. I
locked myself In q room alone with
him. He took eight shots at me in the
dark and then we mixed"
"You bate him! I can see 1t in your
eyer cried Mu1doon, pounding the
table 50 that the dishes jumped.
you'll have to ask him about that"
Clay passed to more important facts.
"When / reached home Kitty was
there. They had dropped her In the
park to make safe getaway"
"That's good"
"But Tim-when Annie Millikan
gave me the address where Jerry Du-
rand was, the driver Of my taxi saw
her. The man was Slim jim"
Muldoon sat up, serious look on
his face. 'Man, yuh split the beans
that time. How'd you ever come to
do it? They'll take 1t out ON Annie,
the dogs" The eyes Of the policeman
blazed.
"Unless we stand by her. First
we've got to get her away from there
to some decent place where she'll be
SAFE"
Mrs. Muldoon spoke up. "And
that's easy. She'll just take our spare
bedroom and welcome Sure the giN
needs mother and home. An /
don't doubt that she'll pay her way"
"Then that's settled. Will you see
Annie, Tim? Or shall IT.
"We'll both see her. But there's
another thing. VIII she be safe
here?"
'.I'm goin' to have talk with Slim
Jim and try to throw scare into him.
I'll report to you what he says"
They took trolley to the lodging
house where Annie lived.
The girl looked pale and tired. Clay
guessed she had slept little. The mem
ory Of "Slim" Jim's snarling face had
stood out in the darkness at the foot
Of her bed.
.'ls this a pinch7" she asked Tim,
with pert little tilt to her chin.
.Yuh can call 1t that, Annie. Moth
er wants yuh to come and stay with
us. You're not safe here. That gang
will make yuh pay somehow for what
yuh did"
"And If your mother took me In
they'd make her pay. You'd maybe
lose your job
.I'd find another. I'm thinkin' Of
Quittin', anyhow"
II don't think they'd get Tim." put
In Clay. I'm goin' to see Collins and
have talk with him"
"You can't salve Jim with soft
soap"
"Did I mention soft soapf"
II heard some one most killed jerry
Durand last night" said Annie abrupt
". staring at Lindsay's bruised face.
"Was it your
"Yes." said the Arlzonan simply.
did you get the grip
"They dropped her to save them
selves. Ny friend found her with a
man and took ller from him"
Il hope you did up, Jerry right''
cried Annie, g. yindictive flash In her
dark eyes
II haven't called him up this mon
in to see how he's feelin'," said Clay
whimsica.ly. Miss Annie, we're wor-
sried some about you. Mrs. Mnldoon
is right anxious for us to get you to
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