Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21
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bit at the hand that was almost suf-
focatin her.
Unable to hold her any longer, he
seized a pillow, to bury the venom
Gus little head that writhed, biting,
under his clutch.
AS he lifted it he saw a packet
lying under it.
by God!" he painted.
As he seized it h screamed for
the first time: Jack! Jack Storm
ont!"-and fairly hurled her help
less little body at Leverett, striking
him full in the face with her head.
Half stunned, still clutching the
packet, he tried to stab her in the
stomach but the armor of bed
clothes turned the knife, although
his violence dashed all breath u
of her.
Sick with the agony of it, speech
less, she still made the effort; and,
! as he stumbled to his feet and turn
ed to escape, she struggled upright,
choking, blood running o the
knife pricks in her neck.
With the remnant of her strength,
| and still writhing and gasping for
breath, she ore herself from the
| sheets and blankets, reeled across
| the room to where Stormont's rifle
| stood, threw in a cartridge, dragged
herself to the window.
Dimly she saw a running figure
in the night mist, lung the rlre
! across the window sill and fired.
Then she fred again-or thought
she did. There were two shots.
"Eve!" came Stormont's sharp cry,
what the devil are you trying to do
to me?"
His CRY terrified her; the rifle clat-
tered to the floor.
The next instant he came running
up the stairs, bare headed, heavy
pistol swinging, and halted, horrihed
at sight Of her.
Eve! My God" he whispered,
taking her blood-wet body into his
arms.
Go after Leverett," she gasped.
He's robbed daddy. He's running
away-out there-somewhere-'
Where did he hurt you' Evenly
little Eve"
"Oh, go! go!" she wailed-'I'm
not hurt. He only pricked me with
his knife. I'm not hurt, l tell you.
Go after him! Take your pistol n
follow him and kill him!"
ooh" she cried Historically,
twisting and sobbing in his arms,
don't lose time here with me! Don't
stand here while he's running away
with dads money!" And, "Oh-oh-
oh!!!" she sobbed, c~ollapsing in his
arms and clinging to him convul-
sively as he carried her to her tum-
bled bed and laid her there.
Dads money was under my pill
low" she walled. "Leverett tried to
make me tell where it was. 1
wouldn't, and he hurt me"
'How?"
He pricked me with his knife.
When l screamed for o he tried
to choke me with the pillow. Didn't
you hear me scream?"
Eyes. 1 came On the jump"
at was too late" she sobbed;
too late! He saw the money
packet under my pillow and he
snatched it and run. Somehow l
found your rifle and fred. 1 fired
twice."
Her only bullet had torn his cam
paign hat from his head. But he
did not tell her.
Let me see your neck" he said,
bending closer.
She barred her throat, making a
soft, vague complaint like a hurt
bird-lay there whimpering under
her breath while he bathed the blood
away with lint, sterilized the two
cuts from his emergency packet, and
bound them.
He was still bending low over her
when her blue eyes Enclosed on his.
''That is the second time I've tried
to kill YOU" she whispered. 81
thought it was Leverett. I'd
have died if I had killed you"
There was a silence.
Lie very STILL" he said huskily.
"Ill be back in a moment to re-
bandage your feet and make you
comfortable for the night"
at can't Sleep" she repeated
desJlately. dad trusted his money
to me and I've let Leverett rob me.
How can 7 sleep?"
III bring you something to make
you Sleep"
II can't!"
II promise you you will sleep. Lie
still"
He rose, went away downstairs
and out to the barn, where his cam
paign hat lay in the weeds, drilled
through by a bullet.
There was something else lying
there in the weeds-a fiat, muddy, |