The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-13

about anything else The result had
been that he had tidgstnd IN silence.
But the accumulated hood could no
longer be held
I've found ont one thing" exploded
nIrdsall puiIing in the haste OF his ut
terance. "The boy is on the prem.
ises"
Think sog" was all the colonel's
answer.
"rm sure Of Il. Say. overheard
Mercer talking down saeaking-tube Z"
What did he sayg"
"Talked French. damn hlml But
say, what's gorgeg'
Throat
whats cuplllo gorgo?'
Sure he wasn't talking OF a car
riage. or did he say je 10 eoupefai Ia
gorgc7"
Maybe | wouldn't swear TO Il. l
don't parlez tfaneais a little Bit"
ibid you hear any other nolsesg
Where we're they?"
Birdsal thought he had heard other
noises, and that they we're down cellar.
"And, anyhow. colonel. I'm dead-to-
rights sure those guys are giving US
hot stun to set us out Of the house.
I'm for getting our men In now and
rushing the house. It's me for the
cellar"
While the colonel was rolling Bird.
SAILS information around In his mlnd,
he heard the echo ot steps on the nag
cling which preceded Mercer and the
other man
There was that in the bearing and
the look Of them that made thc watch.
er, used to the signs Of decision on
mems faces, instantly sure that their
whole course Of plans and action was
changed
Mercer spoke first and In low tone
10 the colonel
II have no right" raid he TO ask
SO much trust from YOU, but wiz YOU
trust me enough to step aside with
This young man and me for q mo.
fh-nt only~out of earshot2 give
you my word Of honor I mean No
slightest harm 10 yon | want to be
frank. will 70 alone II Yea desire.
The colonel eyed him intently for
the hricicst space. I'm trust you
said he. Then. el think you have the
key to this queer mix.up. AZ youT
service And let your friend come
too. He Is an ingenious sort, end he
amuses me-
Blrdsall looked distinctly sullen over
the request to wait intimating quite
frankly that his employer was walking
into a trap, u won't stand here more
than Is minutes he grumbled. 'Tye
given those fellows POGO tiente lone
enough" nut the colonel insisted On
20 minutes. and reluctantly Birdsal
acquIeseed.
Mercer conducted the others to The
library When they we're seated hF
began IN his composed, melancholy
fashion:
4 earnAtly beg OF you 10 listen ia
me. aud to helieve lie, for your
nephew'a sake Il Is the only way
now. When you came, We handed him
over 60 this gentleman, exactly as We
have said. do not know why he
should have been stopped dc MOI
know why he left the machine
Might he not have been carried
away9' said Wlnter
"Iie might: but ! don't know what
motive
What motive had you? You kid
naned him"
Not exactly We had no intention
OF harmlag hil. lie came accidental
ly into the room between Mrs Win
ters and Mr. Keatcham suites. stand
Ing n that room, trying TO Htunet
the bleeding Of sudden hemorrhage
Of the nose, he overheard m@ and ms
frlend--H
4Yuu2' asked Che colonel. laeonleal
| III Of the ynung Harvard man
4" shllingly confessed the latter
7 am ready 20 own up Yeu arc d
decent fellow. and you are shfewd
You ought to be on our side. moi
lighting us. ten y3u, you don't want
to have the boy turn MP safe and
sound any more than do. Mr.. Mer
Gee was talking to me. and the Kid
overheard. We heard him and went
into the room
How"
Knocked On the door and he opened
It, And We jumped on him. II was
life and death for rs not to be blown
on; 60 aa We didn't wish 10 XIII The
hid, and al We didn't know the young
ster well enough TO trust him then
although We might, for be is game and
the whilest chap but we didn't know
why. we iaat told him he would have
30 stay with us a while until our rush
was over That was all we meant
and we let him phone yeu"
How about HIS greataunt-tht
cruel anxiety"
Anxiety nothing began the other
man. but glance from Mercer chi
him short.
The Houtaerner took the uord IN hil
slow, geatle voice. II tried 10 reaaaurs
cur aunt. Cal Winter. think auo
reedaa Hhn telnphoned and l told heI
II was aiI right As for Archie. aftei
We talked #Iih him he was willlnE