Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-09
CHAPTER VIII.
A Late Exeninr Call

nlghtgown sat up In bed. a cascade
of black hair fallen over her white
shoulders. Eyes like Jet beads were
fastened on him. In them he read
indignation struggling with fear.
Say. what are you anyhow mill
buzzer? IT you're a porch climber
out for the props you've sure come
TO- h,t the me- wro oa dump. sotNnothin'
This was Greek to Clay. He did
not know tina she had asked him If
ne were a man who robs women and
that she had told him he could get
no diamonds there since hers were
false.
The Arizonan guessed at once thai
ne was not in the room mentioned in
the letter. He slipped his revolver
back into its place between shirt and
trousers.
IFS this house number 1912" he
asked. -
mo, it's 1928. What of it?"
IT'S the wrong house. I'm ce'tain-
" one chhmp."
The black yes lit with sardonic
mockery. Say, do I look like one
OF them born-every-minute kind?
she asked easily. Go ahead and
spring that old n on me about how
YOU got tanked at the club and come
in at the window on account o your
Wife havin' a temper somethin'
fierce"
mo, II was lookin' for some one
else. I'm awful sorry 1 scared YOU,
Ia eat dirt if it would do any good,
put IT won't. I'm Just a plumb idiot.
I recbDn I'll be pushin' on my reins,"
He turned toward the window.
Stop right there where you're att
she ordered sharply. Take a step
to that window, and I'll holler for a
harness bull like a Bowery bride get
tin a wal]opin' from friend husband.
gotta have an explanation. Ana
that stuff. Take it from Annie that
h amt the kind that scares."
j came to see ON one else, but
got in the wrong house." he ex-
planned again lamely.
That's twice I heard both them in
terestin' facts. Who is this goil you
was comm through a window. to see
in h middle o the night? And
what's that gat for If it amt to croak
some other guy? You oughtta be
ashamed of yourself for not pullin' a
better wheeze than that on me-"
Clay FLUSHED. In spite of the
slangy i~mpudence that dropped from
the pretty red lips the girl was slim
and looked virginia.. !,
You're way off. l wasn't CALM
on her to He stuck hope,essly.
"Whatdya know about that ?" she
came back with obvious sarcasm.
You soitanly give me a~pain. ri
say you weren't calm t~olarrange no
sunday school picnic. Listen. Look
at that wall a minute, will your"
When he turned again at her order
was sitting on-the side Of the bed
wrapped in a kimono. her feet in
bedroom slippers. He saw now that
she was a slender-lImbed slip OF a
girl. The lean forearm. which showed
bare to the elbow when she raised il
to draw the kinionA closer round her.
told Clay that she bas none too wen
nonrished.
& It occurred to him that she might
given him information Of value. He
told her the story Ut Kitty Mason.
He could see by the girls eyes that
she had jumped to the cohclusion
= he was in love with Kitty. He
did not attempt to disturb that con-
yiction. II might enlist her SYM
Annie Miliikan t,ad never seen 4
MAJ like this before. 30 clean ana
STRAIGHT and good Ia look at.s From
cnildhoo she had been brought up
on p frings Of that underworld the
atmosphere OF which H. miasrnic
Ehs was impressed m spite Of herself.
Say why don't YOU 30 into the
movies and be one Of these Here
screen AAals7 You'd knock ZEN deads'
she advised hippantly, CROSSING her
bare Atkle1as
OllAg Iauehsd H liked me Sfp~o-
lent little twist 10 her r1tdtb. shs
Ta9de .p ~ stEonlg appeaIgtn him This
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