Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-11-05

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Lapelle glanced past her at the man
beyond and lowered his voice. Ken
meth could not hear what he said
"Nell, I'm going to see her, and she
will be down on her knees before I'm
through with her, let me tell you. Oh,
I'm sober, Viola had my lesson yes,
terday. I'm through with whisky for
ever. So she was away all night, Ell
Out to the farm, Ell? That niger girl
of yours says she must have gone out
to the farm last night, because her bed
wasn't slept in. And you weren't ex-
pecting visitors as early as this or you
would have got home a little sooner
yourself, huhY'
"What are you talking about?'
"Soon as she is out of the house you
scoot over to big brother Kenny's, eh ?
Afraid to sleep alone, l suppose. Well,
all I've got to say Is you ought to have
taken little more time to dress
"Oh! Oh-you-you low-lived dog p
she gasped, going white to the roots
of her hair. How dare you say"
THAT'S right Call me all the pref
ty names you can think Of And say,
didn't come up here to beg anything
from you or your mother. Pm not in
a begging humor. I'm through licking
your boots, Viola. What time will the
old woman be back?"
"Stand away from that gate!" she
said In q voice low and hoarse with
fury. "Don't you dare speak to me
. again. And If you follow me to the
khQuse rll-Pll-"
"What'll you dof" he jeered. "Call
brother Kenny Well, go ahead and
call him. There he is. I'll kick him
from here to the pond-and that won't
be half as pleasant as rocking little
sister to sleep In her cradle while
mamma Is out for the night
"And / used to think was in love
with you'll" she cried in sheer disgust
II could spit in your face, Barry La
pelle. VIII you let me pass?"
Certainly. But I'm going into the
house with you, understand that. I'd
Just as soon wait there for your mother
as anywhere else."
when my mother hears about this
she will have you horsewhipped within
an inch of your life," cried the girl fu-
riously.
These words, rising on wave of an
ger, came distinctly to Kenneth's ears.
He left his place at the gate and
walked swiftly along inside his fence
until he came to the corner Of the yard,
where the bushes grew thickly. Here
he stopped to await further develop
ments. He heard Barry say, with a
harsh laugh:
:"Oh, she will, will sheT"
eyes, she will. She knows more
about you than you think she does
and 30 do I, Let me by Do you hear
me, Bar"
That's funny" he interrupted, low
ering his voice to half-whisper.
That's just what came up to see her
about. I want to tell her that know
more about her than she thinks / do.
Vend when / get through telling her
what / know she'll change her mind
about letting US get married. And you'll
marry me, too, my girl, without so
much as whimper. Oh, you needn't
look around for big brother-G-d,
bet you'd be happy If he wasn't your
brother, wouldn't you? Well, he has
sneaked into the house, just as knew
he would If it looked like squall.
He's a white-livered coward. How do
you like that?"
He was not only astonished but dis
tinctly confounded by tae swift, incom7
prehensible smile thai played about
her disdainful lips.
"What the hellfre are you laughing
at?" he exploded.
Nothing much. Twas only thinking
about last night"
"H-lr he exclaimed, the blood
rushing to his face. "Why-why, you
-" The words failed him. He could
only stare at her as II stunned by the
most shocking confession.
''Fease remember that you are
speaking to-"
He broke In with a snarling laugh
Wy thunder, I'm beginning to believe
you're no better than she was. She
wasn't anything but common -
and I'm blessed II / think it's sensible
to marry into the family, after all"
"Ohr' she gasped. closing her eyes
as she shrank away from him. The
word he had used stood for the foulest
thing on earth to her. 1t had never
passed her clean. pure lips. For the
moment she was petrined, speechless.
Its about time you learned the
truth about that id old hypocrite-
If you don't know 1t already" he con
tinued, raising his voice at the urge Of
the now reckless fury that consumed
him. He stood over her shrinking fig
ure, glaring mercilessly down into hel
horror struck eyes. "You don't need t.
take my word for it. Ask Gwynne
He knows. He knows what happened
back there in Kentucky. He know;
she ran off with his father twenty
wears ago. taking him away from the