The Washington times., 1930-10-29
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passion for him had changed
her whole life. It had awak.
ened in her a loathing for all
other men-when before she
had accepted their attentions
with indifference. It had made
a woman Of her.
Just q Memory
The Edgewater Kid had be-
come a sanctified memory to
her now. Thoughts of him had
found a shrine in her heart
and she no longer wept over
him. With her hallowed love
and every material wish grant
ed, Polack Annie was not I'M
happy. The peacefulneSs Of
the country Soothed her grief.
The lavish attention which
Goldie showered upon her
eaSed her pain.
She did begin to think Of
Goldie in a favorable light. He
had been like q father to the
Edgewater Kid. He was like q
foster-father to her. He did
not poster her like other men
had done. And she respected
him for it.
They had long walks together,
and Goldie would always ter
inmate them by some sentimen-
tai blurb for her dead lover.
He would press her hand con-
Solingly or pat her cheek-but
there seemed no sinister sig
nificance to these gestures.
Sometimes she thought he did
look strangely at her, but he
offset that by his other actions.
Polack Annie began to feel
that she owed Goldie much for
his kindness.
So, when she learned that
the Kinky King mob was plan
ming to start trouble over the
death of their leader, she told
Goldie one night:
"Goldie," she began seriously,
there amt no use Of your
gang takin' the rap for the
KILN of Kinky King"
why not?" asked Goldie,
surprised. !
Il killed that hog" she an
Swered, looking out through
the French window into the
purple twilight.
Goldie waited for her to con-
tinue. When she said nothing
more, he caught her hand and
intoned softly:
II know it, Babes, knew it
because it was pulled with that
gold automatic I gave the Edge
water Kid for knockin' off Lefty
Pete. And. Babes, that was .)ne
reason why I wasn't goin' to
take no chances Of 'em nailin'
that rap on you-why I struck
up Central an took you away.
I was afraid they might make
it Stick-finger-printS or some
thin'-or third-degree you an
break yoQ-though I knew they
pinched you to give the papers
somethin' to talk about"
In His Eyes
II killed him." dreamily con.
tinued Polack Annie, because
he killed the only man I ever
loved. I knew he was goin'
to croak him the night the
Kid took me to the Devils
Han. ] saw it in his eyes that
night. I knew that drunken
devil. When he saw us, the Kid
was on the spot!"
She began to weep softly.
Goldie patted her hand.
There, there, Babes, don't
cry" he urged softly.
II knocked him off with a
smile" exclaimed Polack Annie,
Strengthening up. her tear
starred eyes sparkling. 'He took
the only man I ever loved.
When I left him for the Kid I
still had a key to his flat. I
knew just when to go there
just when the swine would be
good and Soused. An before I
let him have it I Sobered him
up-sober enough to know why.
He was beggin', prayin'-then 7
plugged hlm!"
Her slender body was CULVER
ing. Goldie put his arm around
her shoulders gently, and her
red-crested head fell on his
chest. But she Strengthened
almost instantly.
There aim no use Of you
and the mob takin' that rap,
Goldie," she said softly. 'T
done that job. I dom care
what happens to me. Let 'en1
burn me up, Goldie-or let
Gleason an his mob take me
for a ride-I done it. You been
too kind to me-to me an the
Kid-for me to let you get this
fall"
II love you-like-a daugh.
teri"
"Oh-h.hw