The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-30

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~ q b7cs4.s | VIII not relnk any paf
nuls 0i 2 great nconndfel uho Ia dan
sgsous 10 All decent people aus oslns
10 surA 6anger think you wlil Be
alad afserWard II yon are generously
frank and give w somcthinr VI The
tex's prefogEtiye to keep lover O.
sha anxious seat Excuse me ll-sf
presume on my age and my privileges
as a patient" "N A v
Janet lifted her sveeleyua hrd sent
one glance as neeilng aud light Is the
fash Of birds wing .i--l--reckon
Il u settled. mhrrinufed nhe bit i'm.
medlately she vas the nptae again.
Mr. Kenlcham, YOU are staying nwake
much too late Here IA colyln, who
Will see to anything you want. Good
night"
II was illea thai Mr. Keatch0n had
taken The colonel's breath away BY
kissing Ianets hand: after which he
ahook hands with The colonel With a
sirahGe new cordiality. and u'atrhad
them both go away together with a
iooh on bis sauns face unlike any
known 10 Colyln.
Only three minutes IN the hall. with
the moon through the arched window:
and his arm about her and the fra.
GRANGE Of her looeencd hair against
his cheek and her voice stirring his
liearistrings with an exquisite pang
Only time Tor the lmmemorlal uuaa
tlons OF love: Are you sure. dear. Il
Ia really ~" and when did you
nrst-H 10 this last she had an.
swered with her halfhumorous. adora-
bic little m Of . laugh; rOh. Z
reckon II was lttle-all along.
ever since read about your saving
that poor little Filipino boy. like
Archie. the one who was your servant
In Manila, and going hungry for him
on the march and jumping into the
rapids to save him-when you we're
lame. too"
Here the colonel burot In with q
groan. "Oh. that menstrous newspa
per lIarl The dear little Filipino boy
was q married man. and didn't Jump
into the river TO save him. II wasn't
more than wading depth only swore
81 him for an idiot and told him 10
walk out when he tipped over bis
boat and was ilounderng about, Aad
he did He was the limit as a liar"
To his relief, the most sensible az
well de the most lovabe woman In the
world had burst into e delicious BIT OF
laughter and returned "0h, well
you would have jumped IN end saved
him II the water had been deep. Il
wasn't your fault Il was shallow" And
just at this point Mercer and Aunt
Rebscca must needc come with nost
unusual Dremonitory racket. and janet
had hed
AfterwarC had come the cOuHoll
an the coil had been unraveled Bird
sail appeared IN person, as sleek,
smiling and complacent over his
blundere as ever one OF bid tirsi
sentences waa declaration OF trust
in Mias Smith.
i certainly vent on at halfcooh
there" said he. amiably, "snd just be
cause sho was 80 awful nice felt
Obliged 70 suspect her; bat I've got
the real dog that killed the sheep this
time, It's sure the real Red WulW
1t appeared that he mad, Of verify
been usefnlly busy He had secured
the mechanic who had given Atkins q
piaa OF tho secret passages Of Casa
Fuerle. He had found the policeman
wiso nad arrested Tracy (he swore
bseause he was going teo FAST and the
magistrate who had fined him. and
mt only that be had captured the DO
ieaman, @ genuine officer. not q Grim
i'al IN disguise who mad been Atkins
Instrument in kidnapping Archie This
naD whom Blrdran knew how 10 ter.
fify completely. had confessed that Il
waa purely by chance that Atkins had
seen The boy, LETT outside In the motor
car Atkins. 90 be said had pretended
that the boy was tool OF some enc.
mics Of Keatchama. whose secretary
be vas, trading, not for the only time,
on hlr past position IN reality. Bird
aall had come TO believe Atkins knew
that Keatcham vas employing Mercer
in his place.
why he kneg the old gentleman
was just oG quietly with Mr. Mercer
and some friendr; knew they we're
al friendly iust as well a. you or
me-" declared Blfdsall lie had seen
Archie on the train for, as the colonel
remembered he had been IN the Win.
tara car on the nleht Of the robbery,
somehov. also, Atkins had found out
about Arches disappearance from the
hotel.
7 can't absolutely put my finger on
his information" said Blrdsall "bnt
suspect Mrs. Melville Winter I know
she was talking to him for one Of my
men saw her The lady meant no harm.
but she's one Of the kind that is al.
WAYS alamming the detectlvea and be-