The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-26

petitioned You know what they
do to me before job. If you keep
your head there's no reason why
we shouldn't clean up enough to
put us on easy street. Look here
I've studied all the sides of it!
And what could be easier"
You're talking pretty loud,
Beau
"Well, who's to hear me?" he
answered angrily but he lowered
his voice and Noyes could hear nc
more than an isolated word or
two, rising rash and clear from
the rough whisper.
'.oh, all right" she said at
length and loudly, "but l tell you
| 1 don't wanta go up again! Honest
to God, I'd rather die"
my God, who's sayin' you're
goin' to go up?" he answered, for
Getting caution and speaking even
more loudly. How are they goin'
to get you? You turn up, one of
20 or 80 women in Spanish rigs.
Fields not goin' to count his
friends. The help will all be hang
in around the edges of the place,
hopin to see what's goin on. If
| anyone ketches you dom 1t you
can say you're powderin'--fixin'
up. It's so damned simple it's
| crime! And the same with me.
That Jeffries fellow is going as
a Toreador and we're not so
much different in build. We won't
stay until they unmask and"
She broke in with some petulant,
| low-voiced objection. Then, as
they forgot caution and began to
| quarrel loudly, Noyes crept away.
Fortunately Pablito never went
to the camp at night, Noyes re-
Elected. Otherwise he might be
suspected of the theft that was
planned if Noyes could not in
some way through Pablito forestall
the plans maturing
Something stirred in the under
growth to slither over the ground
and slip without sound into a pool
of stagnant water. Noyes forgot
that which he heard, to remember
only his waiting. Perhaps now, at
this very instant, Pablito at Ban
tum's was hearing the fact that
a search was on for Norris Noyes.
|
Bantum did not know of any
one being looked for except a
| girl called Lottie who had escaped
from a reformatory on a ladder
she had made of two sheets, her
night gown and the matron's best
apron.
Lottie's career, Bantum said, as
he leaned across the bar, had been
something fierce" She had stolen
to an extent that would have land
ed any man in Sing Sing for a
long period. But the jurors were
men and Lottie had cried piteously
as she looked at them and she
had been sent to the reformatory,
which evidently did not suit her
fancy as a home for even the short
time she was to serve.
She had dark hair, dimples,
curling lashes and gray eyes. And
there was big reward out for
the man or woman who found her.
"Heres her picture" said Ban
tum as he handed Pablito printed
bulletin.
"Any other rewards out?' 'Pab-
Tito questioned. II need money
I'VE all do" Bantum answered.
mo, there's no others that know
of. What'ull you have?"
Scotch" Pablito, answered. He
drained his glass, responding
pleasantly to it's contents by a
warmth which spread slowly over
him. Setting the glass down, he
realized how deeply he had been
stirred by the thought of danger
for Norris.
"Another?" Bantum questioned
"No. ones enough for me-"
Bantum considered saying some
thing jocular about Pablito's fos-
ter-father's manner Of drinking
: and then thought better of it. Pab-
Ito had punch that was like the
kick of an irate mule and two
l things never failed to arouse him
! One was any disparaging mention
, of Smith and the other was i'll
} treatment of child.
Out in the open Pablito drew a
deep breath. 1t was all right