The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-09-08


That's when | met her. sne's one
fine girl, Tim, sure-enough thorough
bred. She has fought against heavy
odds all her life to keep good and hon
est. And she's done it,"
'She has that" agreed Mrs Null
daon, heartily. Annie is good girl.
/ always liked her,
I'D bet my last chip on Annie So
last night l went straight to her. She
wouldn't throw down Slim Jim, but
she gave me an address. | went there
and met Durand."
with his gang?" asked Tim.
No; l waited till they had gone.
locked myself in a room alone with
him. He took eight shots at me in the
dark and then we mixed"
"You bate him! can see in in your
eyer cried Muldoon, pounding the,
table so that the dishes jumped
you'll have to ask him about that"
Clay passed TO more important facts.
when l 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. a serious look on
his face "Man, yuh split the beans
that time. How'd you ever come TO
do it? They'll take it 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 girl
needs mother and a home. An |
don't doubt that she'll pay her way"
Then that's settled Will you see
Annie, Tim? Or shall II"
We'll both see her. But there's
another thing. Will she be safe
here?
I'm gOin' TO have a talk with Slim
Jim and try to throw scare into him.
I'll report to you what he says"
They took a trolley to the lodging
house where Annie lived.
The girl looked pale and tired. Clay
guessed she had slept little. The men,
DRY of "Slim" Jim's snarling face had
stood out in the darkness at the foot
of her bed.
rs this a pinch?" she asked Tim,
with a pert little tilt to her chin.
''Yuh can call it that, Annie. Moth
er wants yuh to come and stay with
u.s. 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"
Il don't think they'd get Tim," put
in Clay. "Fm goin' to see Collins and
have a talk with him."
you can't sal1e Jim with soft
soap"
Did l mention soft soap?'
Il heard some one most killed Jerry
Durand last night" said Annie abrupt
ly, staring at Lindsay's bruised face
WAS it you?"
yes" said the Arizonan simply.
did you get the girI?"
They dropped her TO save them
selves. My friend found her with
man and took her from him."
Il hope you did up Jerry right"
cried Annie, a vindictive flash in her
dark eyes.
Il haven't called hir% up this mon
in to see how he's feelin'," said Clay
whimsically. Miss Annie, we're wor-
ried some about you. Mrs. Muldoon
is right anxious for US to get you to
come and stay awhile with her. She's
honin' TO have a liz girl to mother.
Don't you reckon you can go?"
II wish yuh'd come, Annie"
blurted out Tim, looking down his
nose.
''Pm an alley cat you're offerin' to
take IN and feed, Tim Muldoon," she
charged suspiciously.
''Yuh're the giri-my mother loves"
He chOked on the impulsive avOwal he
had almost made and finished the SEN
tence awkwardly.
The girls face softened. Inside,
she was a river of tenderness flowing
toward the Irishman. I'll go to your
mother, Tim, if she really wants me-"
she said almost in a murmur
You're shOutin' now, Miss Annie"
said Clay, smiling. "She sure wants
you. I'll hit the trail to have that talk
with Jim Collins
He found slim Jim at his stand.
That fiashily dressed young crook eyed