The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-10

fer him. He handed ms one orc
dat I amt forgot. But dere AIM
no one dar=s to touch him now
he's too big. Youse'd get smea-ed
off de map. He's got de coin, BIT,
he's no good anyway else, excep.
dat he's sharper'n hell. Dye re.
member dc roll he coughs up wher
he peels us dem century notes DAT
night? Say, guess he packs da
along wij him all de time. Say.
wish we hid him wild de girl TO-
nig:.-I guess we'd get our two
hundred apiece, all right, al
right"
Clarke dunn sat suddenly bot
upright IN his chair, staring across
the room, obviously at tho las.
speaker.
I'D be wild Youse, Gypsyg' h
said eagerly. Him an me don
belong to de same lodge neithe,
We're all right, we are, fer dry
work, OATS where we stand; bu
where 90 we ever get q look-ir
when der's anything juicy goin''
Eut youse'd have to know he ka6
&c roll OIL him. Youse wouldnl
get anywhere unless yoUse did. II
be wild youEe, Gypsy. I wish sonlo-
thing like dat'd break loose" Ho
swung around in his chair. "Eh.
CherrO?"
"YlI4; give me a pain" mu.
murec he boyish voice. "Whu
youso gets =! chance to get dat gu
youse'n get chance to hang ye,
hat in bathroom suite IN d
SWEETEST joint in town, an use
limousine fer q cape wagon. 2
wear white spats an yellow GLOW
in summer time. Can de ".
stufFm
Billy Kane, hugging c.oe
against the wall, moved siIor,.
farther on toward the rear Of lie
hall until he was beyond the raa.g
of light from the doorway o. T..
room. The street door had opens
and footstep, hesitant, scuffilc.
was out there somewhere benin
him. The step came nearer, an
now he could make out a woman
form, that, either in reality or
an illusion due to the unccrG
light, seemed to sway little .r
steadily as she walked. Oppos"
the door she stood still, and nov
the fuller light Billy Kane COZ.
see her quite distinctly. Or
ously, it was the woman they h.
referred to as Shaky Liz-an d.
unkempt, hag-like creature, W..
blinked sore, red-rimmed eyes
apparent astonishment and Cors-
quent indecision at the parts.
open door and the light from VIZ
in. And then she stepped forrar
into the room, and the next me
ment the door closed with q s.-
behind her, and with the Sian 1@
voice rose in a curious, gurfli.s
cry that seemed to mingle tero'
and an unbridled fury.
In an instant, Billy Kare -s1
retraced his steps, and was cro.cr
ing against the closed doc. +.
could see now even better tta- BE-
fore. The gaping strip q cla
board that did duty for r.
smashed panel, dislOdgel 81
farther by the violent slam * trs
door, afforded him an almost IT,
restricted view of the irter1'
Clarke Mum had not moe fr.-
his chair, and q little ava. f-s
him, legs swinging from a -@,
dated, rickety table, Gype se
black-visaged and swarthy .cAs
indifferently at a cigaretla; o.
over in the far corner OF the ro'-
by the bed, the woman, hsr D.
knocked to the floor, her taag.s
gray hair dragging about h7r ssa
was engaged in a violent strlBs
with a small boyish figure, T6o =.
her by the throat and Wa soA
ing her head savagely bacs a.
forth. Billy Kane drew
breath. He remembered |@.-.tt
Jacks description of the 7ef,.
in action-and it was litera 2" t,-s
The blue eyes were blart a,
round and seemed to sm.e,
young. face was the face Of
guileless youth in repOse, ag+ j..
the boyle couldn't BE- NJ"
more than a boy-was in p
sion worthy of an incarnatv 80
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