Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19


w morning paper, Walter Arlington
took one lnnl; NJ the headlines: pink
Eye Kills." and slid out of his
chair in II dead faint.
Frightened almost out of his wits,
Hawkins stopped. picked the slightly
built man up and ran TO a lounge In
the next room with him. DeposIting
him there he sprinted for the tele-
phone in the hall and called the Gold
Coast apartments house physician. On
the couch, Arlington, who had just
come TO. lay limp, horror In his eyes.
Hawkins came back to the room.
"The doctors on the way upstairs,
sir" he reported. standing by nervous
ly; but Arlington ignored him His
mind, never before so wildly acute,
was going back with relentless hyper
activity 10 the day he had read in the
der, with case against him that
looked impregnable. II seemed that
Pink Eye was at last "out" all around {;
which meant the papers pointed out.
that, having no influence and probably
no funds. Pink Eye would at last go
to the electric chair
Arlington debated the matter long
time with himself. All of his life he
had been accustomed to having what
he wanted. because there had always
been money much of 1t. His father
had left him with millions. Yet the
only thing he had ever wanted In life,
with an intensity that nearly tore him
to pieces, was Martha and he
couldn't get her. He could have got
her, he thought with his money If II
hadn't been for Stacpoole. The thought
had nearly driven him mad, Stacp0ole.
an insignificant, penurlous person
with nothing but good looks and per
haps charm Of manner, to recommend
him. Before he had shown up Martha
had neen dazzled, Arlington knew, by
the prospect of marriage to man of
his millions. A soaring hate against
Stacpoole took hold of Arlington And
then he had gone down to see Pink
Eye.
In his cell at the county Jail, Pink
Eye had been hldeous looking AMI.
NAL There was, indeed, an appalling
reddish cast TO one eye.
"Going to help you out" Arlington
told him. Pink Eye sneered:
Muffin could spring me now"
"We'll see,' Arlington told him
quietly.
1t hadn't been particularly hard.
with unlimited funds at his disposal,
to arrange for Pink Eyes release
And then, the day Of Pink Eyes re-
lease, Arlington had gone to see him
again.
Gosh, buddy" Pink Eye rhapso
died, at must Of cost you plenty
plenty! Mel I'm takin' 1t on the lam
before gets framed again; this town
is no place for me. But tell me, Is
there anything can do for you. mis-
ter?"
81 would leave town, shortly" Ar
llngton told him. "lf we're You. Not
that couldn't spring you again II
necessary; providing you didn't In
volve me, by name, In anything.
And-there is nothing, really, that you
could do for me. / lead fairly com
Portable life. IF It weren't for the fact
that man by the name Of Stacp0ole.
who works for the Consolidated Mar.
ketlng company at their Water street
branch, Is about to steal the girl
love- I'd be a very happy man."
"Oh yeh?" began Pink Eye; but Ar
llngt0n put an abrupt end to the con.
versatlon by walking Off.
That had been only yesterday. Since
that time Arlington, curlOusly dlscov'
erlng conscience whose activity he
had never suspected before, had SUI.
fered the tortures of the damned; the
worst of II was, he could find no pos.
sible way TO get In touch with Pink
Eye.
The doctor came up and leaned over
Arlington, stethoscope pressing to the
heart.
"All right now" he said cheerfully I;
"These rooms aren't particularly airy
and maybe a temporary attack Of
Indigestion
perhaps" Arlington admitted
When the doctor had gone Arlington
picked up the paper and unfolded H.:
"Pink Eye Kills for Last Time |" the
complete headline read.
Reading hastily below Arlington
saw:
THE notorious gunman and muir
derer known as Pink Eye last night
attempted to hold up the Water street
branch Of the Consolidated Marketing
company. A young cashier, Mr. Bar
ney w. StacpOole, killed him after he
bad killed another employee. The as
tonlshlng bravery shown by stacpoole
IN deliberately"
But Arlington threw down the paper
and rushed to the telephone. StacpoOle
was still at home.
"Why don't you go ahead and ask
Martha to marry you" Arlington
asked him: 81 know she's In love with
you
"YOu're a funny one to ask that. ="
Siacpoole returned. "rhe reason /
haven't asked her Is that know you
love her too. and you could do every.
thing for her, while ="
That's all right" Arlington told
him: you go right ahead and ask her
read Of your bravery In the paper
this morning. and I'm going to see that
my bank gives you good position !;
they need men like you--and ! hnye
enough stock TO make them listen to
my suggestions"
WIZ Ey.s Had IN7