The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-12

with only the outer half Of his senses,
but--he could not have told how
into his effort to pierce his own tan
gle there crept a sudden interest
sudden keenness OF scrutiny Of this
minute, insignificant crack In the
stone. He became aware that the crack
was slngularly regular, preserving the
fern Of the flower and the fluting be.
meath, Klio. the Japanese. who was
sitting at thr far end Of the court, CON
yerslng IN nmity with Haley, just here
rose AM, came 10 this particular pill
lar. The Irishman sat alone. rlmmed
By the sunset gold little apangles Of
notes drifting about him: FOR the mer-
eat second Winters glance fingered on
him ere It went to the Jap. who passed
him, courteously salutgng
After he had passed, the colonel
looked again at the column and the
erack--it was not there.
aChlto, chito!r muitered the colo.
nel. carelesaly he approached the
column and took tho same posture as
che lap. unobttuslvely his fingers
strayed over the stone He scratched
the surface; mt stone, but cement.
lie tapped cautiously. keeping hts
haBd we'll hidden BY hts body. no hoi'
low sound rewarded him; but All at
once hts cropping fingers touched q
little round object under the bold point
Of an elghtpolntad flower lie didn't
dare press on # Iusiead he resumed
his cautious tapping lie glanced
about him, Save for Haley he was
alone IN the patio, He pressed on the
round white lmcb, and what he had
half expected happened: A segment
Of the column swung on inner hinges,
disclosing the hollow center Of the en-
gagged columns on either side. de
looked down. Nothing but darkness
was visible. but while he stood, tense.
" holding his breath, his ahnormally
sensitive aurIeuar nerve caught dis
tlnctly The stacoato breath Of that kind
Of Sigh which Is like a groan. and a
voice said more weaFily than angrily:
"Oh damn II ALI"
Almost simultaneously, he heard tho
faint footballs Of the men withIn he
must replace his movable flower The
column was intact and he was bend.
Ing hls frnwnlng brows On the stylolH
bate Of another when nirdsall and
Mercer entered together Mercer With
shfug 0f his shoulders at the detect
Ives dogged suspicion, preceding the
latter.
''Well.s said the colonel. did you
get my aunt7s
#Yea, sub. | got your aunt herself,
responded Mercer. with his vlrginlan
survival Of the formal clyilIty of an
earlier generation Yes suh but |
regret to say Archie Is not there"
Where Is heg The soldiers voice
was curt.
Honestly declared Mercer Y wish
I knew sub. | certainly do Bul-"
Mefear'a Jaw ttass he turned sharply 1T
tho soff whlr OF IN electric stanhune
gnatly entering the patio through the
great arehed gateway i stopped
abreast Of the group. and lis only oe-
eupani. i handsome yUpHe man.
jumped nlmhly cut II the vehicle Ela
greeted them with d polite reni1sal og
his cap, bow. and flashing smile
which made ihe circuit of the behold
err. BIrdsall and the cuIoeel raeue
mixed the travelling enthusiast aE tie
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