Argosy All-Story Weekly, February 7, 1925 — page 128: what you’re looking at

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— starry than it s considered. stantly the look in his face made her ae 098 little ob nose, gave him a freezing stare and walked on. — People didn’t treat Slim like that. Ce - tainly girls ¢ didn’t. Next. afternoon he: fol- , low ed her home from the street car. ‘She saw him leaning against the cigar : store doorway, there on the corner, watching for her. He straightened at her: approach and wheeled in behind her. In the intervals - betiveen the crash of traffic and the shriek- ing of children at play, she could hear his — footsteps, and suddenly she felt very small, like some little fawn, 7 BEDIOPS; that a panther mine.” 4s stalking. - At ee entrance -to her own . house she ~ whirled in a. blaze of anger—Kitty_ didn’t == have that red hair for nothing. “What de you want?” she cried, stamp- ing her foot. a This,” said Slim, and aed to. kiss her. She didn’t dodge. — and “merely said: and something | in her face eEree him like a ‘bullet. Dumbly he watthed her vanish into the She put out a hand shadowed hallway. Girls had protested be- fore, had roughly struggled. ‘But, a She had meant it! — | It took him several days” te lee a new line of campaign. In the end he could think | of nothing better than to approach her as she ran out to the delicatessen and, hat in hand, ask with a humility that. would: have - electrified his friends: “ aay, can I speak to — out on the edge of the sidewalk to keep out ~ He gave a short laugh. you a second?” This worked better. = Why. —yes,” an- swered Kitty, and her face broke into smiles. Slim put the hat back-on his head, sunk his hands in his pockets and stared down : at her. : “Ves?” Kitty reminded him. “ T’m sorry if 1 was fresh the other day,” Slim said with difficulty. . S= “'That’s all right. = “Tt was just. because I wanted | to ‘get acquainted with you.” Kitty sent him a glance a great ical more = should have been, all nse a Why?” she asked. softly. | drop: and the quick <¢ color flood her cheeks. 2 Gee” Slim aay breathed, =i yom rea ae knockout! me : = every night. tween them_ that the nights Harry McCall “ Don’t” But the tone = much for her. — ARGOSY- ALLSTORY WEEKLY. _ Naturally, ‘after that they were friends. She - wouldn’t - ‘let him come to see her ‘Tacitly it was understood be- came, Kitty wasn’t at home to Sim. And she wouldn’t let him take her anywhere. ‘The gang was edified to see Slim evening _after evening seated on the steps of Kitty’ S place, just. talking or listening, and ‘seeming = to enjoy it. 7 “ What aon see in that stiff, = Slim. asked her on one occasion. ee Harry? ‘He's sa very a friend of ee noticed that. = Slime s ee grew sulky. “Listen, Slim. - ‘Harry McCall was in the same- regiment with my brother jack. “over in France. -and the and I like to talk to him because we can both talk- about. Jack. See Ey S nice.” Sais brief ee fell. Stim vouchsafed. Kitty smiled a little sadly. at mM ell, they don't dike you,” she answered. Slim: folded his arms and leaned his dark head against the rickety railing, locking up «] dont like cops,” at the half dozen dim stars above the street lights. “ You Bet. they don’t!” he said with satisfaction; have my hand in my pocket, they'll walk of my way.” “They d better!” - The silence lasted so long that finally he darted a quick look at the girl. The wild rose had faded from her cheeks, Very sad, very white, with downcast eyes she sat be- side him. — There was something terribly aloof in her attitude, almost as if—as if one of them had died. ZAG What’s the matter? Slim stad ~ After a Jong while she spoke. It seemed that the effort of speech — was almost too “Vou wouldn’t understand. az Slim took her hand, the first time he had “held it it. In ae are 12 Ww as s HeteSiStine, icy « Tell me, SS —— When Jack—when jack got ‘killed, Harry brought me his watch picture of me and ma he always carried: “ say, there's’ cops in this pre- -cinct, if I have. a couple of drinks i In me or tf = heard the endearment ‘she gave .€ (0)