Man Who Bought Death

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Tonight, the man who bought debt. I am the Gwistler, and I know many things, or I walk by next. I know many strange tales, hidden in the hearts of men and women, who have stepped into the shadows.

Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak. Love makes the world go around, so they say, but it also causes a lot of trouble. Take for instance the case of Eddie Ford and Ruth Sprague.

They were in love, had been for a long time. childhood sweetheart and all. The kind of thing that usually brings nothing but happiness and good fortune. But Eddie and Ruthie were born on the wrong side of town. They grew up on second avenue, and that's not exactly the best environment. Eddie's love for Ruth began to show itself in the wrong way. At seven,

he stole an apple for her. At fourteen, he stole a car to take her for a ride. At seventeen, he'd spent his first night in jail. And at 22, he is firmly established as a small time crook about town. But he and Ruthie are still in love, just waiting for him to knock over a big enough score to get married. Meanwhile, Ruth works as a dancer

in a cheap nightclub, and sometimes that he goes over and sits at the table with her between four shows. I would get a night in it. Oh, I'm sick of being broke. Why don't you get a job?