Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-19
take it from me-Trelawney could

take it from me-Trelawney could
scorch you like a fire.
Picking up an underworld educa-
ton as crow picks up food, he be-
came a feature writer on a Chicago
newspaper. always thought he might
brain like hail.
When his first story was released.
ne BECAME the sensation of his little
Gay; HIS salary jumped above $1,000 a
week. He bought two automobiles and
engaged four servants. He stocked his
gin. "Aio oiaiih
He installed filing system in his
nome nome. Synopses, notations, plots sitlra-
ION tsoantsI,everything pertaining to all
tnat had ever been written were nut
bic LIS I,ies; HIS grandiloquent quality,
ms Synthet1c emotionalism became
more highly developed. His salary
reached 5000 a week.
,,n Then he fell in love with Hope De-
she wasn't divine, and there v,s
no ~ nope II you took her seriously.
less. ~ was nope
He knew the type of gal Devine
Was. he mad eyes sharp as diamonds
But he tried to kid himself for iono
TIME. I don't know why he was SO
van aiai.out When the truth dawned on
INN nun mat she was two-timer, he was
IKE an oak board slivered with liShtns
ing. WILL isii'h-
he disappeared for weeks and
GouIont ilnd him. One night I had a
GATE with Devine-she knew Trelaw-
Ley uKed me-and she always felt he
iiiignt shadow her-so she felt safe
with me. '"1e
When drove up to her house, there
front hA
ward James Trelawney. He looked Ike
man who'd stolen Shroud. His beard
was an inch long, and his ewes were
reooer than blood and restless as the
sea out there. 80 Vic
"H he Heat Irfe ell pail said.
You see, Jack-Im bringin' her
thlS. He handed me a revolver.
wen, well, Treiawney.' I saw the
gun was loaded, and took the bullets
out while I asked him how it worked,
or,i mad mad 70 think quickly-it was the
a pal over to the cops but that would
be better than letting him XIII Hone
then he would be on a spot
I said a"''ey'
No, want to see Hope And the
OH. am drunken devil began again to
right, Trelawney, 1 don't know who
mas better right to see her-and nv
GOD, III see that you dor I held his
arm and rang the bell ''
When the Chink servant answered
l Salo; rel Miss Hope to come down
u began to laugh and went over
Irelawney's pockets. You didn't bring
Hope any more presents-did YOU,
Trelawney?' 'oo'
No, only that one was the answer
me poor devil was trembling all over.
You see, jack love her
Wnen Hope came in the room Won
should nave seen her eyes. They had
from her eN' ''''ii
My God, Hope-have a little mercy
IN that wren's heart of yours.
IrelaWney jumped up. Don't talk
to my darling that way he said.
Al right, Trelawney-I apologize
1,,n ihen Hope got on her high horse.
she shouted. I'll give you to understand
l have no Wren's heart
That got me. None of YOUR mock
herolcs now-this isn't a set. Another
hard i-e 'ou
That ended that. She knew would
I kept an eye on Trelawney, thinkinG
that being drunk he might get to feel
ing chlValrous. But he didn't. Instead
ne made a lunge for Hope and caught
her throat.
There was nothing else to dol
cracked him on the jaw. He crumpled
Ike sack and fell at Hopes feet.
He got up, rubbing his law and
glarlng at me. Then that magnificent
smile broke over his face like the sun
on a dark day.
He held out his hand. Thanks
Jack. he said, for knocking this troll
lop out of my head
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