Show I BEGGARS M CAN rF CHOOSE b by MARGARET JACKSON t b D S rT lee I or- or C CHAPTER XIII-Continued XIII XIII Continued 13 13 1 Will III she said at last gently but buthe buthe buthe he did not answer She went ent around and stood besIde him him looking down at him He lIe was as asleep Ills III eyes mad brow were crt hidden by the fold of ot hIs arm but III his wide wille mouth his mobile c excited e mouth month wis 1 in repose repose hel here e hid she seen that droop he be before fore It was as s It n was the gentle enduring fold of ot her mouth when hen she Ind been heen little tad ind sick leI co much ant hind had borne It all with such remarkable W s mouth was ns Ill iii e a tint rot ot t In cut or form but butIn butIn In the lie line of ot Its expression Will ill w IS hearing bearing something lie was as sick lIe He was as enduring felt herself herselt lost In i m dark darl wood Fiercely passion rite lItel she burled buried In herself her per resentment and pain She must find a way tray wn out for tor all nil of oC them then It if she could see what hat to dot do If something would auld show her the wa way Irest I rest t e morning Will III ate his breal fast and went ent out his Ills manner more normal that It hid Ind been of ot late lie kissed het Iel cheek cheel and said suld to her Wis us lS I rough lust list night kitten lou 1011 on re pale Sorry I left the mone In your tle desk l drawer Use It Its It b nil for vol u ind the en an anyhow ho Tinnis e c AMU- AMU Ill ill ss s o e ld 1 indifferently indifferent ly Jr for no now the she did dill not care about the monc at nt nil all Do Do you sou ou I 1 now not arn thing about I oring and Lilli in m W ee e a e e enot enot not seen ceen them for days Is I's Ive I've e a been spring pring and ent e en phoned her I tried to get her jUt just now no aUl and no one answered I I think Loring and I are hasing 11 Ing some come trouble said Will ill III I 1 m saw hubs Luby a n day da or two ago ao mud ind he was as black blick in the face about J I oring tried to put over oser 0 er on him III Iii II he be hard If he gets gels turned your our brother hi other in law n nI l I II cill cull Lorin at his office today and cee see If It I 1 CUll can find out w mat s up w Well dl so long longI 1 m late 1 I was bus busy buss with her and household all morning but with fth 1 rence of troubled tOI foreboding In lu her heart She went sent ent to the phone two two or three times but could not get I 1 lilians lilian's house nor lorings loring's I oring's office I 1 lunny tiling thing Lillians Lillian's maid Isn t at home she thought but no one nn an red s the prolonged rm ring at the other house houle I I inestine ne went on about her work or and at cle en cle en o 0 clock Molls 1011 called her to the phone Hello said Ernestine It was vas as a n womans woman's voice sate olce crisp young and e Irs Will 1111 lodd Ies 1 cs 1 his Is the an an dark Clark Street S1 bunk bink calli calling II Could you ou come comedo comedown dow do don n here right n II my 1 W 1 h I hI hi I I don lIon t 11 Ino I now W li h by should ly I in afraid I can cant t tell von on tint l 1 oU re to come her here liere for fOI fo i 1 con conference conference ference I 1 belle believe Its It's Important hy II cs ses said I I 1 cnn can conic But I don t understand There s snut snot nut a n run on the bink Is there I se e all my S1 sidings In s- s sOh Oh Oh no said the cheerful once like that I 1 assure re vou sou ou Cm Can you ou be hel here e about ten minutes ot of h ehe The lh will tike you iou OU to the private office ell ell said 1 rne it it all seem seems sery er UJ mysterious but I III ii come I III II be bethere bethere there at ten to h tseh heh eh e Thank 1 hank youir you ou Ir Mrs Todd And please I 1 n was u as to ask sou ou to come by bythe h the dark Clark streetcar street treet ar nr au and lease lea the car Clr carat cirat at Ont Oot irlo trio street Instead of coming In III sour own car I l lime he crisp voice olce was as disconnected 1 put lut time the recen cr er In place o Well ell there wis sus lS no an answer ser s er to her questions until she slie a there She left the street cir at street ind walked south couth The door In uI at the bank 1 her ber with Ith n a tit stiff nod 1011 left his Ills pi ph ice and walked back through the big downstairs doss do room foil followed 0 ed him lie paused at the foot of ot the I L stairs tint led to the balcon balcony the Hie l he lust last door on the left side of the he said bald to her In a 1 10 lon ole and L I went ant up th time ti hilt uhf Ith this walked fOr amIn a the street pl pissed sed In indifferent ees and opened an un unman ed dour door en entered entered a 11 ate ite office and closed the thedoor thedoor thedoor door behind her Ruby nuby Iu was as standing by tin the green J curtained windows Indo s looking do down thI II I Into th this street through a n tin tiny slit he held open Oln with ith his linger finger lie t tam ned to her I Mr Mr r I She did not know slit silt was as rehe relic ed ed or more At lea least t here wai a some someone s om one familiar ill Iii you sou ou l shake hahe hands bands Ith me melie lk c mine ime to her big bi hi sober non cone com mind and her his hund h I Ines I inestine ne tine line laid her h bind mud IUd In hl his hib big palm and noticed as s she he did dill so 0 how Ion his hb sem el e ew w as he lie took her h ii aid ind In III both of mf his Ills I c I e t hat bem ef II a all ull time the nay ay over lore t re who mho It a thit hid Ind sent for me she smith nen nervously I lid not expect to see sec you 1 you ou-I ou I don lIon t t know liat I expected e 1 hId Ind hIdI h RI i r I II t c list last night and Im I'm I ve beta been fright lu d nd npr nervous ous ill ill div Si Bit drawn 11 ww VI VIt win t I tj m I the oice olce CL- CL sill silky v soft as always S had In it a note of gentleness that went to I s heart in spite of her formed and set against Hub Ruby lie V up for tor her hu a chmir upholstered stere in red ph pigskin and she slie sat don do sn II upright for Night on the edge of it lIe He seated himself before her on the empty empt desk deck deskI I didn t n want you you to come conk to my and I 1 didn t want nt to go to your home hOl hint hilt I felt tint thit I hall had to see you I rne lie Ie slid gently do you ou e belle belies bellee e a tint I ini 11 ill III s friend I fell that Hint the tile occasion was lIS momentous She Slie felt herself thrust back bude from the com con judgments of ot her class eliss and generation to something more fundamental She cred naturally all honestly les 1 es 5 she slie said ies ses es I do Good he lie s slid mid I e 1 Ise e not done Imam mans things s in III my life al although though Ic Ise I c e done plenty plent that were din hut hut erous-hut l ut for my own 0 n But ButI I in m going to do something for tor you now v Im I'm m oln to gh gl e e ou sou a dunce chance to do O something for tor somebody bot else 11 last night I couldn t sleep 1 no now nO In Inn ing that the plans that are coming to todal toda dal a would hurt iou gnu ou I knew tint that I must work orl some change If It It were ele pos possible Ible I wonted to tal tale e Into account the existence e of ot little 1 I I 1 now no in tint that I 1 must Just it least leist gl e her her chance e hat do sou ou u mein Ruby nuby slim ash ed her lier thoughts turning to ill III lIo could cOHIll he lie be in ol ln oh oh ed with this II lie He e hind Ind nl i cr er had Ind any contact with Hh except e the free contact of fl lIe He hid Ind ne nc cr er had Ind a afa nor af-nor or fa or from him said reading her ro o he thought not but Ill-but but y our sisters s husband Loring Hamilton lIa mllton Did you OU know that he Is ruined I Orin oring ruined But how hews ile e will III tell sou ou u If he Is fool to tal talk that I h line i e ruined him I tell you fou that he lie ruined himself elf lIe lies s In debt he be lies s In trouble and he lies sunder s under the sha shadow shado's o oot of ot in for Indictment Indictment for lug Ing witnesses In federal court serf court ous business lou ou ou the mean mean the grind grand jury nut But hos ho's ho did dill this happen Tell me pIe SC II I I 1 cannot tell iou Jou ou c e cor or cr tiling thing It Its s I long ston and 11 ol In oh ed and ind besides It is un unwise Ise and unnecessary I can gise gh ghOU ou sou i 1 few fen facts m week ell ago to today tIn day our sour brother In law was US secure this Ilis security wis s dependent on hb hl obedience lie He Ind hid placed elf de in i m position where here he hid to do O is he wis told in return for all that he lie hid and Ind and wanted santed cel ado 10 lie he decided to tike a 1 step that hid beer beel In his bis mind for tor some sOllie time I knew tint limit It il was wis there 1 I s w-is w is e expecting peeling it I oring decided tint thit he Would filth lith with me cash sh in on his I nO lelle and ind cut the ties lIe lie'S S 'S as thirsting for the water tel tint that he curried but hut could not drink lie He paused aid ind the red of old anger burned in his cheeks I I hid notes n him as aJ for business that he lie transacted Ills his office I could not of ar offord atford for ford to horse ln In m III name minnie lie He thought I would not d dire ac to sell his Ills note notes hL he In so co much information me mero merso ro o use uce OIn Into tile the ugly lie lies s ol 01 e a up too late to timid find out tint that hi his transactions were Here ere with Ith me time me corn com compan pan pans lien lie w is dialing dealing was as mine mine mine- he sold ni m nii property to me Inc It was wis lS I 1 oho ho bought from limn him what shat hat Ic le huh Ind no noI right to sell I 1 stopped pa pay payment meat anent on I the ch l s he lie helt I hid his Ills notes and un lie wis lS the holding the big But But ion liow could y ou our That s not light lou ou on couldn t do tint that by h notI not nut I ed Ia tano I sms I ele cles thin linn th in he lie hit could he lie dom hat o hint hat could lie ht c cis si 1 I called In lib hb hi note notes I hp ha had hall to pa pay me ure or orI orI orI I would sell them ll to his bank bink for fOI discount lIe He put In lib his tone stone tone stock stock- stock sound sound cound mud propel t ti Iud ind reeo J his notes I lien lie found all nil his Ills debt due ue on the same day dl lIe He lo lost t se seen seventeen en enteen teen accounts in one bust noon noon-bu 1 Des ness tn talen tal I en right out of his lIe sold Ills III'S cir car mind e t 1 dl he lie l ed hIs Ills house And tod unless ii s sIt It s stopped stopped-luu stopped lies s going to be In Im I'm II ot to her feet fLet 1 Iut ul ut how how cm you ou do this to I lIe does dou riff s know Limn thing about you you- iou ClU- ClU ers u eri little answered end L enl fragments Fragments nothing is hoe I art of ot this part deal deal pirt of that IIi hh om O HI n activities Illes s 's will ill shine much a mm 01 se seIn e eIn In court thin th in Ul Ills hII connections with Ith me meDo meDo meDo Do you OU think I im mom fool tool to tn put m myself In with i m II nun hike 1 oring I 1 I made i m little moan mo mon HI lint and lit he began n to slit il ml quickly Ith 11 it sti inge lne stu s and ju tice In his fIll fat L c Llie clie lie He cime c lIue to mime lie me he sought the corn con he lie w is la Lager er for u un work ork ilL iii to do du things fur for me that I t I let him do lie He ua was 11 ell paid ind md lie Ill didn t t pi pl my i itlie the sume utne III Ills fees were ere bl big business was sas as u to him front flom t i doyen lilt lumc to him the five years l igo o lie He sat hue lie he wanted to In sit bit In the lap of city politics and he him grew gle we WL 11 ors of 1 l u e s He lie wished I hed to exploit h her desert her her- So he hp B J tI and a punned But you OU cannot get Into the whirlpool and then out F looking at him felt the sucking breath of ot the vortex But hat is hi-is hive hl I 1 to do with Ith tills this e she asked ased hint hat can 1 I do for I oring ou oring 1 ou hn ha en t told me this tills without sonic purpose I let me show you vou ou why hy I do nothing for him myself myself-it myself It is easier casler to n landslide than to stop It It It was as my 1113 Intention no Intention no my to allon-to to ruin him to have hale him de disgraced race sent to time the If It I could It seemed necessary Iry Here all about me ire are these youn oun men gangsters gangsters If you III e a the newspaper nl word better hetter lies ale mi my arm arme army e must have ha loyalty In ill any e e must mut ha hive hl se e ence Lo and obedience first fil t the they hn have hate e confidence In met me t 9 1 A oLg r IA r f l He Was Well Paid and He Didn't Play the Game that I 1 am wise ise Ise tint that I f will Ill III take cure cire ot of them hale they stay with Ith me that I am competent to meet all situations But If a n mm man Is disloyal all time the rest must see sec what becomes of or him hum Lo Loy al ty first because of ot confidence see sec secand and because of ot fe fear feir r hen lion fills flIs f ills lIs fe feir it Ir But But you iou ou are not going to ruin I lorIng or orIng log Ing now nos 7 she said eagerly loll l on ou has hav e changed your you mind mind you ou hive hie e some plume o o o lie he slid slowly no not I II II I hive e no pi in iii to save sn lorm I oring ton I hue hive no desire delre to sa sae save e him I would not lift my little finger linger for Lor LorIng LorIng LorIng Ing Hamilton It is b ls me inevitable It able tint that hp ha should fail should be pUnished C Cen fl en If I 1 w s mated to do something for him noW I could not this His tl ti e a Is no known n to others is well ell as to Ill elf luney is needed If I should sith Ith mone money from mv mini own o irh mite or If I should withdraw money hom Ii fun funds lIs that ale aie 1 able ible for sifts Ins hen hen it is b i necessary H it would be In no known n 0 so o in in the first pi pl ice J r Edon don LorIng It If he I 1 t want to help feel teel brother I would were ere my own that he must follow follo his course alone none I 1 Ill liked lIed hc duit-hc Nor could I help him e even esen cn If It or that but but he he loot 1001 cd ell at her Intently so for tor n moment it seemed that she was as hl his great grent dark eves lost hypnotised h by ou can help him If Sou ou like W uit hat whispered 1 I ell me she can I do lIe Ile put his hand In his Ills pocket find and watch I aging ni 0 In too took out his bib big bl silver er the nut flat of his palm upon ulon It he t twisted the time back of ot the watch atch It unscrewed ed und and and took from bet between the outer small piece of ot piper Inner ca cases es n a folded once across He lie sat sut his bis die dic d watch atch In one hind band and the and said piece of paper In the other to her I I know that you hive ve your our 0 own n standards of ot honor I honor I II li ive lve e posed myself self In this talk knowing your code But now I must mu t ask you If It you are capable of ot secrecy Iso x-o one hut but ill hut ill III must know of ot this lIe He mint mUt mu t 1 I now I I promise she said at once lIe He put the folded paper paler In her hind nn and I 1 ept his finger er upon It so that thit It closed closet there l here is a name here This after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon within an nn hour after this bank lh binkis Is clo closed before closed before ed-before before four o'clock to be bec c act twenty thousand dollars In cash must be plated placed in the hand bands ot of this person pelson ind the indictment against Loring will III be dropped was as very pale A bribe she said her throat dr dry But tints s He wrong wrong rong lIe Ile was as very tery ery gentle Wrong rong y yes es no no doubt But we are areat areat areat at a place noh where now now no where h re It Is thE lesser le 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