The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-06

tNatntAhN% W hIlN&i"htNN HaN ~ VI
feet. as masculine %lmmobllity always
has, on the feminine ~efleryoscence
before him, AWait, was his word. at
least until we give the boy a chance TO
turn up: II he has slipped by as, he
is taking a little pasear on his own &C.
count; lads do get restless sometimes
II they are held too steadily IN the
leash. especially-if you will excuse
me--hy. well. by ladies'"
III he has frightened us out Of our
wits--well, | don't know what oughtn't
to Ne done to him"
"0h. well. let us wait and hear his
story" repeated the soldier.
But the last streaks Of red faded out
OF the west; a chill fog smoked up
from the darkening hills, and Archie
had not come. At eight, Mrs. Winter
ordered dinner TO be served IN their
rooms. Mrs. Smith had not returned.
Tho colonel attempted a military
ch~eerfulness. which his aunt told him
bluntly. later In the evening, reminded
her o. a physicians manner in critical
cases where the patients mind must
be kept absolutely quiet.
But she ate more thar he at dinner;
although her own record was not a
very good one. MillIcent avowed that
she was too worried to eat, but she
was tempted by the Strawberries and
carp, and wondered were the Cali
fornIa fowls really 80 poor: and gave
the sample the benefit OF impartial and
fair examination. in the end making q
very fair meal,
II IS not 10 be supposed that Winter
had been Idle; before dinner he had
put a guard In the hall and had seen
Haley, who reported that his wife
and child had gone to a kinswoman In
Santa Barbara,
Sure the woman has a fine house
ln,irely, and she's fair crazy over the
bihy that's named afther her. for she's
a wildly woman with never a child
except wan that's IN hivin. a little
gurrl; and shy wudn't let us rist 'tll
she'd got the Cratur'. Nor / wasn't
oblectln'. for I'm thinking therell be
something doin' and the wlmin Is on
%conyanIent, thin times"
The colonel admitted that he shared
Haley's opinion, He questioned the
man minutely about MERGERS conduct
on the train. Il was absolutely com.
monplaee. II Ike had any connection
(as the colonel had s%napectedl with
the bandits, he made no sign. He
sen no telegra ms: he wrote no let
tiers: he madP no acquaintances.
smoking his solitary cigar over a
newspaper. Inileed, absolutely the
only matter Of note az that were onel
was that he reat SO many newspapers
-hnying every different journal
vended. Al San francisco he got into
q cab and Haley heard him give the
order: ITO the st. Francis. Having
hts wife and child with him, the ser.
geant couldn't follow but he won.
around TO the s.. Francis later ana in-
qelred for Mr.. Mercer. for whom he
had A. letter Cas- was indeed the ass
1.-THE colonel having provided him
with onel but no such name appeared
On the register. Invited to leave the
letter 70 await the gentleinan's arrival
Haley said thar he was instructed 70
give It to the gentleman HIMSELF
therefore, he took Il away with him.
He had carried II TO all the other
hotels or boarding places In San Fran
cisco which he could find, aided great
h thereto BY n friend Of his. formerly
IN the old 9TH q sergeant, D sta.
toned at the Preside. Thanks 70
him, Haley could say definitely that
Mercer was not At any Of the hotels
or more prominent boarding houses In
the city. at least under his wi name.
and you haven't seen him since he
got into the cab At the station = the
colonel summed up.
Haley's reply was unexpected
Yes. aor, | seen him this day, In tho
morning. IN this same hotel"
"Wherega
Drinking coffee at q table IN N
cnort. tie wlnt out. hayln' paid the
man, not a.slgnln' an he guy the
waiter enough to make him say
'Thans ye. sor. but not enough to
msAhe him smile and stay round to pull
Al TIE chair. / foilied him to the dure.
but he got into an utymoblle-s
Get the NUMBER"
"YIs. sor. Number-here lis, sor. /
wrote II down to make sure" He
passed over to the colonel an old en-
velope on which was written q number.
IN. 2O1s1.' read the colonel. care.
fully notins down the number IN bis
own memorandum book. And he re-
Ilacted THAI IL i Massachusetts mum
b~ef-humphf
HaIey's information ended there he
heard nI Arehlea disappearance with
his usual slolid mien. but his hands
slowly cIenehed. The colonel on.
tInned:
You are 70 find out. n Yun ean, b.
sefaping acquaintance with the car
rage men. II ia, a~uto--yau have
written q description. see, AZ we'll as
The nnmbef-nnd out Il thai auto LEFT
this heIsl this afternoon between AZ
md seven oleloek' Find out wh0 we're
il II. Find out where II Is kept and
Uho qanu II. Get H. Bifdsall. Mefs
chants Exchange building. 70 send :