The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-02

"tAehk AhNAh AHcf WIZ ~ AhAiN tHN
garage which was too vital point in
their household economy 10 leave un.
protected Nevertheless. Haley and
Kito did both run away. leaving a
Mexican helper TO watch; and when
they returned they were bfeafhless
and Haleys face was covered with
blood He WAS carefully carrying
something covered With carriage.
robe IN his hand
I've the honor TO report sir.
Haley niumbled. stlff and straight In
bis military posture. very grlmy and
blood'stained hand at salute. i've the
honor to report, sor that Private Kito
and me discovered two suspicious
characters making up the hillside by
the sekrul road. We purshooed thin,
sor, and whin they wndnt halt we
fired on Thin. sor Exploding tits here
bum which wint on whin the hndmost
man tumbled'
Kito smilingly flung aside the car.
riage-robe disclosing the stlll smoking
shell Of IN ingenious round bomb,
very similar to those used In Gre
works.
The colonel examined II closely, .s
was an ugly bit Of dynamite craft
Any casualties sefgeantl" the
colonel asked grimly.
Yes, sor. The man wild the bum
wes kilt be the Explosion; the other
man was bic BY Private Kito and
wounded in the shoulder but escaped.
! mesllf have Q confusion on me right
arfum ME ankle IS spfalned. and
ivery tooth Ia me head Is in me pockltl
Report TO Miss Smith at the hos
pital, sergeant any further reportT
Il wud like TO riccommlnd Private
kito for honorable minshun for gel.
lanthry."
Il shall certainly remember him;
and you also, sergeant. IN any report
that | may make. Look after the
garage Kitoe
kito bowed and retired, beaming.
while Haley hobbled into the house.
The consequences Of the attack made
on the garage did no. appear ct once.
ons was that young Arnold had ~.
ready brought the touring car into the
patio IN the absence OF Haley and
kito. Another was that hs and Tracy
aud kito All repaired 70 the scene OF
the explosion 10 examine the dead
man's body They returned almost inn
msdiately, but for few momeata
there was no one OF the house IN the
court The colonel went 10 Keatcham
Ia q final effort to dissuade him from
galng into the city until after be him.
self had gone 10 the Presidlo and re-.
turned with q guard lie represented
as iorcibly aa he could the danger OF
keateham'a appearance during time
Of such tumult and lawlessness,
We are down TO the prlmeyal pnc.
0ions now he pleaded ~Do you sup.
pose Il It had been Haley instead Of
that dago out there who was killed
that we could have punished she
murderer Not unless We did Il with
our own hands, They are maybe lying
IN wait at the flfst street corner aow.
Il you VIII only watt
Keatcham chopped os his sentence
without ceremony not lrritahly. but
with tho hrusouerle Of one whose time
ia too precious for dilatory amenities.
win tts' Gre wait! he demanded
"Wlll the fsssves aud toushs and rnt.
fans whom we have 20 crush before
they realize their strength. viii they
waltz This Is my town. Winter, the
only town | care a rap for: and
propose TO help save It. can Dan.
gerg OF course there Il danger; there
u dancer IN every battle; but DO you
keep out OF battles where you belong
because you may get killed. This is
nay affair; II get killed It ls IN the
way Of business, end cant help itl
No, Arnold, won't have your fathers
son mixed up IL my ilghta; you eaut
10.
Somebody has Got % ruh the ms
chine SIT" Infatuated young Afnold
With coaxlng smile: eand fancy
shouldn't be my fatksr'n aon II didn't
look after my guest. Sot very long:
he'd cut me out Tracy rs going. too.
he's armed"
You sFe not both going" said the
colonel. somebody with head on
him must stay here to guard the
ladies'"
He would have detailed both Tracy
aad Mercer: but Mercer could really
help Keatcham better than anyone
In any business arrangements which
might nsed TO be made. And Keatch
an plainly wished hIa company. Had
noi tho situation been 90 grimly se.
Aons Winter could have laughed at
tie srotesQue reversal Of their candl
ilons; Tracy and Arnold did laugh:
lhsy vers al taking their orders from
the man who had been their defeated
prisoner . little while back Mercer
alone Kept hls melancholy poisFt Ne
bed obtained the atm Of years: h. WAS
nod nnfe but his revenge vas subtler
ard compleser than he had dared to
hope Belns ; Eealot he was pos.
aensed By his dreams. Suppose he
had converted this relentless and tre
mandoua power 70 bis own way q
faith. ~ mlshtnt he hnpe to &c
sam. ~ Meanwhile. so far a. The
business "a hand VAS concerned. hs