River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-09-06

Burcn n0dueu. come on, hcan,
he said Lets leave 'em together"
Molly cast an Involuntary glance at
the opening door, watched it close
after the pair of blackguards and
braced herself. The issue was al
hand.
PlimsollA slid q bolt on the door,
brought over one of the makeshift
chairs and placed 1t in front of Mol
ly, seating himself. His alcohol-laden
breath reached her nauseatingly and
she turned her head aside. As If a
trigger had been released Plimsoll's
face became infiamed with a passion
ate fury.
"D-n YOU" he said. Don't you
turn your head away from me. I'll
train you to better manners before
I'm through with you. You'll be
jumping to do what you think want
YOU to before long. You'll be begging
me for fayors. You may think you're
too good for me now. You won't
presently"
She saw that she had gone too far
in her disdain; that she must try to
leash the devils that had broken loose
in his brain.
"Just what do you want?" she
asked, and her voice seemed not TO
belong to her as she uttered the words
that showed no tremor.
"You! Not for love, my beauty
Because you are good to look at-yes.
But I'll take my time. I'll sip at the
dish, my dear. I've got a big score
to settle and I'll do 1t properly. Well
go over some of the Items"
He got up and emptied bottle that
still held a generous measure. He
staggered slightly and fumbled the
chair as he sat down again. Molly
watched him intently. II only he got
sufficiently drunk. Before the rest
came back. Perhaps she could get
his own gun? Plimsoll laid familiar
finger on her knee and instantly loath-
ing showed In her eyes. He laughed.
Using that busy III brain of
yours, Ell? Figurin' I'll get drunk.
Nothin' dom, m dear. l made that
booze and I know just how 1t treats
me. sabe? Now, then.
"Your guardian angel Sandy CHS
eled me out of my share In the Molly
mine belongin' to me count of grub
stakin' your father
That's a lle."
"That's easy to say when 1t nets
| you q fortune. Easy to go back on a
dead mans agreement. Four-f1ushing
Sandy Bourke -
Molly suddenly slipped back into
the primitive. Something seemed to
click and the refinement she had
| learned and used so far fell like Q
cloak that is dropped for freedom In
battle With the malignment of San
/, dy and her father she was Molly
Casey, daughter of desert rat, once
more.
'That's another d-n lie," she said
Haven't forgotten how to swear
have your"
"1've heard how Sandy Bourk'
chased your rotten-hearted Jumpers
out off the claim and gave you unit
sunup to sneak out of town. rv,
heard how you were afraid to lool
at him through the smoke but wen
galloping off while the whole camI
laughed at you. Sandy four-fush
err! A coyotell fight when it's cor
nered, but you :"
| Plimsoll grew slowly livid. "Hear(
all about 1t. did your" he said slowly
"Then you know some of the score.
And can wipe off what owe Sandy
Bourke through you. And there are
more items. There was the first time
we met. / haven't forgotten that.
There was the kiss you said you tried
to bite out after you'd burned the
doll l gave you. You told about that
the next time kissed you In the ham
mock at Three Star. You tried to
rub out that kiss, too. Maybe the
next ones will stay put"
"That was the time Mormon man
handled you" She saw the blue
snakes crawl on his purpling SKIN
and she kept her eyes on them, though