The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-07

lOriginaL1
In the city OF New York the fhrope
Of carrlaees on fifth avenre IS often
30 espat shat mounted policemen ore
stationed at intervals to keep them ia
line and extticate them when blocked.
one afternoon as it was growing dark
a gentleman threaded his way to a
stalled carriage and mounted 70 the
box beside the livericd coachmark A..
constituent kept the latter sileht ~
a moment; tlIcn when he was about
TO speak the gentleman stopped him.
James," he said ia low voice,
"you know meIr
''Certainly, Mr. Townsend"
"You also ksiow that / am friend
Of your mistress Now. ] wish you to
rclinqulsh the rcins to me. Get oS
the box and disappear in the throne.
Come TO my office tomorrow and you
viii receive Eve years wages"
There was little hesitancy in accept.
ing such tempting oder. He had
often seen the gentleman a. his mis-
tress house. Doubtless he meditnted
some harmless prank Turning oven
the reins, James descended from the
box and was lost In the crowd
Now, there had been for some time
a desperate love game between MIR.
Townsend and Miss Annette Van DE.
yccr. the occupant Of the carriage-
The lady would encourage ner lover
FOR brief season. when she worl3
suddenly treat him with the moss
studied Indifference. This blowing 10,
and cold on the heart alternately seta
the blood courslng wildly and makes
man do very reckless things. But
Frank Townsend was as much Of a
genius. az the. game OF love as I'aai
Morphy was at the game Of chess. lie
made up his mind TO n chmpaign
which Is nnsuecessfpl would mark him
for fool. hut. II lie knew Miss Van
Deveer correctly, would win her.
The lady wondered why she was SO
S1~ M reaching her home. When the
carrlaw. stopped IL was under a porte
cochere. The man on the box gave
call. which was answered. by a nrsid
who came out OF the house and receiv-
cd whispered Instructions from the
coachmau she Srened the coach docr
The lads stepped out looking about her
m surprise, but before she could collect
her senses was hurried into the house.
She became alarmed and turned 20 so
back through the door by which abe
had come. Il was locked.
"What does tAis mean?1 she cried,
both Indignant aud terrified.
"That you are prisoner"
"A prisonerT
"Yes, but don't distress yourself. You
viii come to no harm. You win be
treated with every respect"
Beyond this Miss Van Deyeer could
get no satisfaction. she ut last con-
sented 70 20 to her room, where she
was locked in
She had not been there long before
the door was opened aud note was
thrown in It read.
Your treatment Of no has made me
| desperate. have kidnapped you and
| shall hold you iiii you have promised to
| he my wife II YOU wish 70 see me- ring,
aad ! win send for you
II was but e few mlnutes before
ring wns heard downstairs Then a
maid threw open the door and conduct
ed Miss Van Deyeer 10 the drawing
room, where Mr.. Townsend awaited
her
What crazy freak Is thisg7 she de-
mauded haughtily
"If am crazy have been made so
by loye for YOU
u demand TO be sent home immedl-
atcly They VIII be frightened al my
absence. II Is not proper that / should
be here In your house"
AS TO the first ! care nothing. AS 20
the second, You shall be treated as be-
comes tho lady yoa are"
"Do you realize that when my being
here Is known as It viii be IL do not
leave immediately, | sben be severely
/ crliiglsedr
All the more reason for you 10 com
ply with the terms Of ransom and go
/ at once"
The lady was talking excitedly, the
gentleman as coolly as II he were an
1 Itafan bandit ready to cut Off her ear
and send II 70 her relatives
Il supposed Frank Townsend, that
you were reckless. but never took
you for a fool"
"a foot viii pun the house down
over his head and the womai be
/ loves"
I ''po ypu mean 70 sax that yous WI
! permit this aet to be&bnbwn arpdag
I your friends and be cut BY every one
Of them? As soon as they hear all
they win exogerate me-"
III can't win you | am ready to be
/ cut by the whole world"
There was no promise OF relenting
Miss Van Devecr stood looking at her
/ clptor with curious expression.
Through an her blowing hot aud cold
She bad intended 10 marry him. In
decd, he was desperately IN love with
him II She allowed this mihcard OF
affair 10 proceed u meant ruin 10 all
/ concerned There was no alternative
except caplrlaiion.
"crlur Ihe cnr7ilge' she said.
"it O. at the door end nay coachman