The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-03

Yes. yes ! know you mean 70 pa
mA-if you can But look yoH. Myn-
heer Philip Il. may be some time be-
fore yOu sen the cottage. You may
not find 4 customer. Now. 7 never visit
10 b hard UPON people who have no
money. and III tell you what III DO.
There is something on your mother
neck L Is Of no raiue-nOne al all.
but 70 a good Catholic. To help you
in your strait. I win take that thing.
and then We shall be quits. You Will
have paid me- and there viii be an
end Of I'll
Philip listened calmly; be knew to
what the little mlser had referred
the relic On his mothers meek. that
very relic upon which bis father sEore
the fatal oath He felt that millions
Of guilders would not have induced
him 70 part with It,
Leave the house" answered he,
abruptly. Leave It Immediately Your
money shall be paidv
Nov. MyuheeF Poots. 10 the first place.
knew that the seftiIg of the relic,
which was in a square frame Of pure
gold. was worth much more than the
sum due 70 him. be also knew that a
large price had been paid for the relic
itself and as at that time such a relic
was considered very valuable, be had
no doubt but that It would again fetch
q considerable sum- Tempted By the
sight Of it when he entered the cham
Der 0f death. he had taken it from the
neck Of the corpse. and It was then
actually concealed in his bosom: 20 he
replied.
Ny offer Is a good one. Mynheer
Philip and You had better take it, OF
what uge Is such trash ?"
Il tell you no." cried Philip in
rage.
Well, then, you Will let me have It
IN my possession till 1 am paid. Myn-
heer Ysnderdecken-that is but fair.
must not lose my money When you
bring me my three guilders and half
and the vial will return 1t to you"
Philips indignation was now without
bounds. He seized Mynheer Poots by
the collar and threw him out Of the
door. Away. Immediately" cried he,
"or by"
There was 10 occasion for Philip 10 /
finish the imprecation. The doctor
had hastened away with such alarm /
that he fell down half the steps OF the I
staircase and was limping away across 4
the bridge He almost wished that the 4
relic had not been in his possession;
but his sudden retreat had prevented
him, even If SO inclined, from replacing
II on the corpse.
The result Of this conversation nat
urally turned Philips thoughts to the
relic, and he went into his mothers
room TO take possession OF 1t. He
opened the curt2ins-the corse was laid
out-he put forth his hand to unite the
black ribbon 1t was not there. "Gonel" !
exclaimed Philip "They hardly woul1
have removed it-neyer woulG-It must
be that villain Poots--wretch, but l
will have It, even If he has swallowed
II, though / tear him limb from limb"
Philip darted down the stairs, rush
ed out Of the house, cleared the moat
at one bound and, without coat or hat
few away in the direction Of the doc
tors lonely residence. The neighbors
saw him as he passed them like the
wind; they wondered and they shook
their heads. Mynheer Poots was not
more than half way to his home. for J
he had hurt his ankle Apprehensiye '
Of what might possibly take place.
should his theft be discovered. he oc- a
casionally looked behind him: at /
length, to his horror, he beheld Philip J
at distance, bounding b
On in pursuit Of him. Frightened al a
most out Of his senses the wretched s
Dilferer hardly knew how to act; to '
stop and surrender up the stolen prop v
.rty was his first thought, but fear Of L
yanderdecken's violence prevented Il
him; SO he decided on taking to his Il
leels, thus hoping to gain his house s.
md barricade himself in, by which a
means he would be in a condition to a
Ieep possession Of what he had stolen. 81
n at least make some terms ere he {
estored it. h
Mynheer Poots had need to run fast.
nd so he did, his thin legs bearing n
is shriveled form rapidly over the h
round; but Philip, who, when he wit
essed the doctors attempt to escape. cs
ras fully convinced that he was the 81
ulprit, redoubled his exertions and "
apidly came up with the chase. Wien n,
7ithin a hundred yards Of his own Il;
oor Mynheer Poots heard the bound n,
ng steps Of Philip gain upon him, and n
e sprang and leaped in his agony. IN
Jearer and nearer still the step, until -,
I last he heard the very breathing Of \,
Ia pursuer; and Poots shrieked in his I.
ear, like the hare in the jaws Of the :
reyhound Philip was not a yard :,
rom him; his arm was outstretched. :
Then the miscreant dropped down par
lyzed with terror; and the impetus OF e
was so great that he y
assed over his body, tripped, and after ol
rying in vain to recover his equilib- !"
ium. he fell and rolled over and over
his saved the little doctor: It was n
Ike the double Of a hare. In a second hi
e was again on his legs. and before tn
hilip could rise and again exert his ~
Deed. Poots had entered his door and
oIted it within. Philip was, however, hs