Show I I OFA OF-A OF I BY Adele Garrison WHAT J. TiN ASKED 0 OF 01 MADGE IDGE However Howe el else e liquor ma may affect Harry Harry Har liar ry Underwood It certainly doesn't dull dul his perceptions He c caught my meaning mean macan- ing almost almost as soon as I realized It I m myself myself my my- self soH and a red brick-red flush ush spread over iii his face tace I suppose you 0 pi pit pity t me he said thickly after a a. pause as ns you would some do dog or horse that gets caught In Ina Ina ina a a quicksand and and sucked down That's Just about what's happened to me rue but butI dont don't pit pity Lady I think I want ant your our Fair If I its it's all al the tho same samo saro to you Id I'd Id rather you'd oud hate hato me I never could stand being whined over That ho was being purposely brutal In his manner in or order cr to hide his real feeling I was sure Therefore I Ig I Ignored Ig nored his last lat words harked back to th the striking simile simie he had used I dont don't believe o Its It's a a. hopeless Quicksand quicksand quicksand quick Quick- sand I said Hald resolutely You surely dont don't mean to have havo me mc understand that thata a man with your brain and will wi Is Ig entangled In an any situation from which he ho cannot extricate himself himself And And l I know Lillian would be glad glad glad- glad gladh h l i ei L' L s just nave J. J iii ii out OL 11 n 11 1 L yuu ou please ho he retorted Im Im Im not nl asking for any consideration from her es especially es- es after this last six months He hurried his last words to together ether avoiding m my eyes as he ho spoke 1 knew ho he was thinking of or Grace Draper and andI I was glad lad there was manliness enough loft in him for tor shame Besides ho he went ent on on dont ont make mako any ln mistake The old Spartans had nothing on LII 11 when It comes conies to her idea o of dut duty She Sho probably hasn't a abit abit abit bit of oC resentment toward me in her but shed she'd haul me mc to lo a a firing fring squad as quickly as t. t she would any stranger stranger if Ir sho she thought It was up un to her to todo todo todo do it I. I I f Dont Don't Granted that I returned promptly for Cor he ho had pictured Lillian with cam cam- like era er fidelity nevertheless she sho would move heaven and earth to avoid having such a question queston confront her I stopped a a. little breathless as I r realized how ho ho hoho ho had tacitly admitted and I ha had 1 his participation in evil I e evil i If not tre treasonable activities I saw the same realization in the time eyes ho turned upon me inc saw something elso also that for or the tho moment there was no use uso in making making an any further appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal to his better bettor nature Reckless determination was written in his face tace ace but I fancied hoped that I could also see seo distaste for Cor the task he ho had set sot himself himsel which I guessed e he had ha nerved I himself with potations to lo perform Look Loo here he said sald roughly theres theros I no use uso pur ur sparring around like this rc Weve We've got bot to come down to cases you ou and ana I or tho the buzz saw aw youve you've been pronto with will wi cut you rou into bits bite bis I I dont don't un understand you ou I parried parrie I suppose you ou have ha news nes of or m my fa father lather la- la aher a- a ther her or you ou wouldn't be here That Is 15 what you wished to see me about Is it not nol Is Is-h Is it Is-is-it Is It It bad news The thought of or m my father had be been n with me ever ever since Mr Underwood had telephoned But m my m zeal in LIlan's Lil Lii- LI- LI hans lian's service had made lans lan's me delay an any I Inquiry him concerning I couldn't I I control th the tremor in m my moice voice oice however however how how- I ever as I asked the question One Way n I 1 h have havo ve no news at all al he returned bluntly 1 which T is L' L generally 01 good L news wu un JIU i A OU Ut ne has haq escaped d the peril perU outlined to you OU In the anon anonymous clippings Ive I've Ive heard nothing since since but Im I'm Im reasonably sure suro that hes he's safe sate though where k knows ii o wa Then wh why why why- I began bee but was never allowed to finish the sentence Why Vh he repeated and I saw sa that he was un under r the spell of some sonic strong emotion Why h Just because ro youve you've c boon boen helping helping- LIl LII Li in this fool Job she's tackled and as ns a consequence have got bot two of ot the tho most fiendish articles that that ever over missed their wa way to the tho lower re regions regions re- re gions on your our trail trail One of em has an ancient grudge to feed eed fat in the bargain bargain bar bar- gain ain bu but t Ill I'll Il fr fry em both in their own on grease before the harm they the you ou You'll You have ha e to help me thou though h. h and amid theres there's I only one way war you ou can do o it And what hat is that I asked mechanically me me- for m my brain at his words had haci ls visualized Grace Draper and nd the man w with h tho the scarred hard han hands H I couldn't think coherently y 1 Ho Ito leaned forward orward laid laid M upon my wrist It I was wa in no nol care caress s. s but ut d a demand atten attention lon Ills Ils eyes their blue gleaming with wih excitement h hd t fascinated S' S fl Theres There's something these d deven dot dev even more than to get even W wl ho lie said slowly impressively 3 you'll hand It over they'll no not I you yuu alone forever forcer after but ther thor also will wil have reason buti to toJ to glad fit or two What do you mean mean Z I cha oh schooling my voice to a a puzzled puzzle tion ton although h I bue guessed sed hiss hiss' only onh too j Nothing much much just Just hand 0 o o paper inside Insie this little 0 to toy r joined clasping his fingers 51 I upon the trick watch at my To Bo Be I Continued |