Gentleman Joe's Leadville Lead — page 67: what you’re looking at

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always borne the name of being, if you were to stay here now if I were to tell you to go?”’ “Gentleman Joe smiled faintly as he answered: “T suppose not. And I suppose I see what you are driv- ing at. You are going to order me out of your place.”’ “You have guessed it, Mr. Gentry. Iam going to order you off my premises—I do order you to go! Aren’t you oing?’’ : : Genitiaeaan Joe was still smiling, and he hesitated. eee He had a vague feeling that this girl had got the best of oa the argument. He also felt that perhaps he had been & little too hasty in the threat which he had made. And when he realized that he had made a mistake no moe living was more ready to acknowledge it than Joseph entry. ‘You have the right to tell me to go, and since you do so, [ shall obey.’’ : ‘And you won’t return until I invite you. Remember that you just said that a woman’s house is her castle. apie mine, and for the present I want you to keep out of it!”’ Gentle Joe bowed, and his lips moved as if he would speak, | But he repressed the words, and silently opened the door and went out upon the street.- Foxy Fan closed the door after him, but waited- until the sound of his footsteps had died away before she went into the inner room, under the floor of which the fugitive was concealed. She quickly lifted the board and said: ‘‘Come out, quick! It isn’t safe for you to stay here!’’ Chris Kimball climbed forth from his hiding-place and came out with no great show of haste. He looked dejected and almost indifferent. He had been pressed so hard that he had almost lost courage and in- clination to keep up the fight. _ Foxy Fan faced him, her eyes shining and the color back in her cheeks. ae wouldn't tell him what I knew, Kid-Glove Kit,’’ she ~~ . 4. . 4a ‘ . <> * - ~~. » “Sh ee ‘ “~~ VEAL cy St ee . * ~ +, Lo. >. “« a a WA ee - ee ee ee A om ‘ e 4 ¥i* . - % * — + ' & ’ “iF r a es . - . ‘ ) > wa > - ‘ Sa > < 2 j re? A My a , > J + - x ve ‘ = oe ay fs : ’ “etl | |