The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-10-24
CHAPTER V

shadowy. well-built form fade into
the starlit mist.
An almost uncomfortable impulse
set her throat and lips quivering with
desire to call to INN through the right,
L do love you. I do love you. Come
back quickly, quickly"
The girl turned from the window.
looked a the door for a moment. then
her face flushed and she walked to-
ward a chair and seated herself, leav-
ing the door unbOlted.
For a little while she sat upright,
alert. as though a little frightened.
After few moments she folded her
hands and sat unstirrtng. with low
cred head awaiting Destiny,
1t came noiselessly. And so swiftly
that the rush of air from her VIC
lently opened door was what first
startled her.
For in the same second Earl Lev
erett was upon her in his stockinged
feet one bony hand gripping her
mouth, the other flung around her,
pinning both arms to her sides.
The packet he painted. quick
yeh dirty little cat, I'll break yen
She bit at the hand that he held
crushed against her mouth. He lifted
her bodily, flung her on to the bed
and. twisting sheet and quilt around
her. swathed her to the throat,
Still controlling her violently dis
torted lips with his left hand and
holding her so. one knee upon her, he
reached back, uusheathed his hunting
knife and pricked her throat till the
blood spUrted.
Now. col ram yeh"' he whispered
flercely. where's Mixes packet? Yell.
and III hOg-stick yeh fur fair. Where
is it. YOU dunn thing
He took his left hand from her
mouth. The distorted. scarlet lips
writhed back. displaying her white
teeth clenched.
where's Mikes bundle" ne repeat
cd. hoarse with rage and fear.
You ratr' she gasped
At that he closed her mouth again.
and again he pricked her with his
knife cruelty The blood welled up
on to the sheets.
Now. by Cod he said in a ghast-
~ voice. answer or III hog-stick yeh
next time. Where is it? Where
wherer'
She only showed her teeth in an
swer- Her eyes famed.
Where. Quick. Col ding yeh, III
hove this knife in behind your ear
II you don't tell, Go on. Where is
it? It's in this dump som'ers.
know it is-don't lie, You want that
should stick YOU good? That what
you want-you dirty little dump-slut?
Vel then. col ram yeh-I1l fix yeh
ike Quintana was amin at"
He slit the sheet downward from
her imprisoned knees, seized one
wounded foot and tried to slash the
Uandages.
'In cut a coupla toes off'n yeh,"
he snarled I'll hamstring yeh fur
keeps to mutilate her
while she flung her helpless and en-
tangled body from side to side and
bit at the hand that was almost suf-
locating her.
Unable TO hold her any longer, he
seized a pillow, to bury the venOmous
title head that writhed, biting. under
MS clutch.
AS he lifted it he saw a packet ly-
.nir under It.
BY GOdr' he painted.
As he seized II she screamed for
the first time: Jack Jack Stor-
montr'-and fairly hurled her helpless
little body at Leverett, striking him
fun in the face with her head.
Half stunned still clutching the
packet, he tried to stab her in the
stomach: but the armor Of bedclothes
turned the knife, although his VIC
IeEce dashed all breath out of her.
Sick with the agony Of it. speech
less. she still made the effort; and
as he stumbled to his feet and turned
to escape, she struggled upright, chok-
Ing, blood running from the knife
pricks in her neck.
With the remnant Of her strength,
and still writhing and gasping for
breath, she tore herself from the
sheets and blankets, reeled across the
room to where StormCnt's rifle stood
threw in a cartridge, dragged herself
to the window.
Dimly she saw a running figure In
the night mist. flung the rife across
the window sill and fired. Then she
fred again-or thought she did. There
were two shots.
"Evei" 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 PTS
tor swinging, and halted, Mortified at
the sight of her.
Eve. My Godr' he whispered, tax
ing her blood-wet body into his arms.
Go after Leverett." she gasped.
Hes robbed daddy. He's running
away-out there-somewhere-
Where did he hurt you, Eve-my
little Eve"
"Oh, go! gor she wailed-"I'm not
hurt. He only priclSed me with his
knife. I'm not hurt, I tell you. Go
after him, Take your pistol and fol
low him and kill him.
OH she cried Historically. twist
ing 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. collapsing in his arms
md clinging to him conyulsively as
he carried her to her tumbled bed and
aid her there
Dads money was under my pill
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