The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-11

tliat 4 have meant and I do moan no
slightest hurm to Archie Winter, and
thai, Willie I do not know where he 10
at this speaking, believe you viii
find him safe under your annt's pro
lection when you get back to tho
Palace"
Call up the Palace hotel. Mr. Bird.
SAIL was the oolonel's reply. Mr.
Mercer, ! do not distrust that you ore
speaking exactly, but you know your
Shakespeare; and there are promises
which keep their word to the ear but
break II TO the sense
q don't wonder at your mistake;
but you are mistaken. sub"
Blrdsall was phiegmatlcally ringing
up Mrs. Winter. having the usual eS.
pericnce OF the rash person who Ia,
trudes his paltry needs on the COM
pick workings Of q great hotel system.
NO, ! don't know the number, L
haven't the book here, but sou know,
Palace hotel Well. give me Informa.
ton, then-Rusy? Well. give me an.
other Information. then-yes, / want
the Palace hotel-P.ala-c-e-yes yes,
Palace hotel; yes, certainly. Yesg
Mrs. Archibald Winter. Yes-lina
buayg Wen, hold on until II is di gu.
gagged. Say. Miss Furber. that " Z
This is Birdsall a Gwen, Yes, Gu
me Mrs. Winter. will you, 837g ThiA
Mrs, Winter? OH When will she 30
back? Is Mrs. Melville Winter ing
Wen, Miss Smith IN? She's gone, too?
Has Master Archibald got back, yet,
% the hotclg HASN'T Thank you
eh2" In nswer 10 the coionel's inter.
ruptlon What say, colonel?"
Tell her to call up this number"
1.-The colonel read It out Of the tele-
pbene book-"whon Master Archie
does get back, win your I am afraid,
Mr. Mercer, that you viii have to a..
low us to trespass on your hospitality
for a little longer"
He suspected that Mercer was az.
noyed, although he answered lightly
enough: "As You please, Col. Winter.
u am sure you will hear very soon.
Now, there is another matter. your
machine; | understand you LETT II out.
side, WIN you ring for Kito, colonelY
Under the circumstances you may pre-
fer to do your v ringing. ! viii ask
him 10 attend to the car"
The colonel made proper acknowl
edgments He was thinking that had
Mercer cared 10 ooniscate the motor
he would have done Il without ring.
ms; on the other hand, did he desire
some special intercourse with his re.
taincr, wherein, under their very
noses. he could issue his orders-well,
possibly they might get d whIff Of the
secret themselves were he allowed TO
Try. AT present the game banied him.
Therefore he nodded to Birdsall's
puckered face behind MERGERS shout.
der And he rams the bell.
The Jap answered It with suspicious
alacrliy.
'Kito," said Mercer, will you attend
to Gen, Winters carr Bring II up TO
the court
Absolutely harmless, to al appear
ences, but BlrdsaIi, from his safe post
tlon behind muster and man, looked
Ghrewd suspicion at tie soldier
Shall your man IN the hell 30 with
nlm9' asked Mercer.
The colonel shock his head. "No,'
no said, quietly. I'VE have other mon
outside " he needs help. Can Skid,
please but when BIrdsall attempted
TO get central there was no response
The colonel merely shrugged his
shoulders, although Birdsall frownod
with vexatlon. What a PITY" said
Winter, softly. Now. the fellows viii
come when The time is up we can't
call them off,
Mercer smiled family. There arc
two more telephones in the house., ne
observed, You can call off your dogs
easily any time you Wish. Also you
can hear from The Palace win you
come upstairs with meg l assure you
have not the least intention to harm
you or the honest sergeant"
you take the first trick. Mercer"
said the colonel 4 supposed the bell
was your signal to have the wires cut.
But about going. no. | think we viii
stay here. There IS n door ont on the
court which. II you with open thank
yoI A charming prospect Excuse
me II send Haley out there: and may
I 90 myself"
Anticipating the answer. he stepped
under the low mission Intel into a
fairy.like Californian court or patio
Of pepper trees and palms and a moss.
grown fountain. There was the usual
c%olonnade with a stone scat running
round tho wall. Mercer. smiling. mo
toned to one OF them, = Wish could
convince you. colonel, that you are
IN no need Of that playthlng 10 your
hand, and that You are going 70 dine
with your hoy-isnt he q ine iei
lowg'
The colonel did not note either bis
admission that be had zee Archie,
nor q curious warming Of his tone; he
had stlRened and grown rigid like a
man who receives q blow which he
WIN not admit, He stole q glance at
the detective and met an atrocious
smirk OF eomplaeeney. They both had
caught a glimpse Of 8 figure altting
iato q door 81 the court. They both
had seen a womnn's profile and n hand