Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-01-19
Continued from last week.

gas light, all bury from the curling
iron in the flame. makes you see bad"
Miss Worte nodded and closed her
eyes as If he would press back the
tears and let them drip inward.
Yes, / know. l know"
Sure Here, femme do it. Dee Dee.
l won't stay ont late, dearie, If your
eyes are bad. We're only going out for
a little spin"
Miss Worte lay back on the chintz
bedspread and turned her face to the
wall
II should worry IL you come home or
II you don't-all the comfort you are
to me-"
''You say that to me many more
times and you watch and see what do ;
you watch and see."
The sooner the better"
In the act of futing the soft ruche
about her neck, so that her fresh little
face rose like bud from it's calyx.
Miss Barnet turned to the full length
of back which faced her from the
bed.
That's, the way / feel about it
the sooner the better"
"Thens we think alike"
You amt been such holy saint to
me that ] got TO play up to you for 1t
all my life. You only raised me be-
cause you had to. been working for
my own living ever since 1 was so lit
tie had to lie to the inspectors about
my age"
THAT'S the thanks l get; that's
the"
Jaw, know all that line of talk by
heart so you don't need to ram it
down me. You gotta quit insinuating
about my ways to me. I'm as straight
as you are and"
'You-you-take off that ivory-hand
breast-pin; that amt yours"
"Sure I'll take 1t off, and this ruche
you gimme the money to buy, and this
red bracelet you gimme-and every
old thing you ever gimme. Sure I'll
take 'em all off. | wish l could take
off these gray-top shoes you paid a
dollar toward, and 1 would, too, If
didn't have to go barefoot. It's the last
LlIue DOrfOW IrOHn--
Jaw, you commenced that line Of
talk when you was ten"
II mean it."
We'll, If you do, take off them gloves
that l bought for myself and you
begged right off my hands. Just take
'em off and go barehanded with your
little-headed friend; maybe he can
buy
You Oh, IL wish | was dead !
I'm go barehanded to SNOWFALL
feast rather than wear your buds.
There's your old gloves-there J"
Tears We're streaming and leaving
their ravages on the smooth surface of
her cheeks.
II just wish II was dead"
saw, no, you don't! There's him
now, with horn on his auto that
makes noise like the devil yelling !!
There's your little rat-eyed, low-lived
fellow now. You don't wish you was
dead now, do you? Go to him and his
two divorces and his little round head.
That's where you belong; that's where
girls on the road to the devil belong
u.
ing to ride you to the devil. He don't
need to honk-honk so loud; he knows
you're ready and waiting for him.
Miss Barnet fastened on Ter little
hat with fingers that fumbled.
"Gimme-the key"
Jaw, no, you don't When you come
home tonight you knock; no more tip
20. ,iua lap hire il.a los ma
/ knew you was lying to me about the
clock"
you gimme that key. don't want
you to have to get up, with all your
kicking, to open the door for me. You
gimme the key"
"If you wanna get In this room
when you come home tonight, you
knock like any self-respecting girl
amt afraid to do"
"You-oh-you With shivering
intake of breath Miss Barnet flung
wide the door, slamming it after her
until the windows and the blue-glass
vase on the mantelpiece and Miss
Worte, stretched full length on the
bed, shivered.
Two flights down she hung open the
front door There came from the curb
the bleat OF siren, wild for speed
She stood for a moment In the EN-
brasure of the door, seeming.
do need my heavy coat, Jerry?"
The dim figure In the tonneau, with
his arms flung out their length across
the back Of the seat, moved from the
center to the side.
mo. you don't. Hurry up. I'll keep
you warm IL you need coat. Climb
in here right next to me. Peachy Now
didn't I say was going to keep you
warm? Quit your sQuirming, Touchy.
I won't bite. Ready, George. UP to
the Palisade Inn. and let out some
miles there"
Gee Jerry, you got the limousine
top of. Amt this swell for summerT