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

Z iOlN,
IN very brief time all The arrange
ments were made: the four men went
into the patio to enter the touring cay.
They walked w 10 the empty machine.
4 The colonel stepped into the frons
seat OF the machine Something In
the noise OF the engine which was
+ painting and strainng against It's con.
/ troll, some tiny sibilant undertono
/ which any other ear would have
missed, warned his: he bent quickly.
A dark object eyfated above the
heads OF the other two just mount-
ing the long step; Il landed with
a prodigIous splash In the foun.
tain. flying into multitude o.
sputtering atoms and hurIing great
column Of water high up IN air In
needing is shfieklng clamor. the sol
der sprang over the side Of the car.
daried through the great arched door
way out upon the terrace toward G
clump of rubber trees He ared; again
he fred,
In every catastrophe The spectators
minds lose some parts OF the action
There are blanks TO be supplied by ne
one Every one Of the men and wom-
on present on that fatal morning had
q different story colvin was packing:
he could only remember the deafenlng
roar and the shouting; ana when he
got downstairs and saw be turned
deadly sick his chief impression 10
the hacks OF people and the way their
hands would shake. Janet Smith. iR-
side, dressing Haley'c wounds. was
arst warned BY the tunult and cries:
she as well as Archie and Haley who
were with her could see nothing until
they got outside Al Mrs Melville
saw WIS the gtstening back Of the car
and Mercer stepping into the car and
instantly lurchlng forward. The OK
plosion seemed TO her simultaneous
With Mercer's entering the car But
Mrs. Rebeoca Winter. who perhaps
had the coolest head Of an. and who
was standing on The daia Of the arcade
exactly opposite the car, distinctly
saw keatcham with an amazing exer
tion Of vigcr for 3 man Just risen from
alek-bed aud with Il kind of whlfl.
ing motion, literally hurl Mercer out
Of the ear. She heard the cfaclgle
and roar and klto acreamed ln Jap
anese. running IN from the carriage
side. She cannot tell whether Tracy
ur Arnold reached the mangled crea.
ture on the pavement ilrst arnold
only remembers how the carriage robe
slapped IA Tfeoys shaking hands be-
fore he flung II over the mau Traeya
fair skin was a streaky. blush white.
aud bis under jaw kept moving up
there and down llko that of q FISH out
Of water, while he saaped, never ut
terlng q sound
goung arnold vas trembling SO shat
hls hands shook when Aa would hayo
raised the wounded man Mercer
alone was composed although deathly
pale lie had the presence OF mind 10
throw the harmless aragmen.a % the
bomb into the fountain and to examine
the interior OF the car eai there
should be mofe of destruction hidden
therein- Then he approached The heap
on the flags but Keateham was able
70 motion him away, saying IN lsa old
voice. not soitened In The least;
Don't you do ihail I'm ell in Ma
ase. They sol me. Rul Il won't De
them any gond: yon boys know that
vii you Witnessed Il gives ATTY
thousand for the arrest and conviction
Or the killing OF Atkins; HIS own cut
throats will hetray him for that Bna
where's Wlntefl Ynu damn eRrelesa
soola didn't let aim set hmt?9
"Shure. sor. he didn't lei almsilf
Elt hurte6," Haley blurted out. be bad
run n after Miss smits. brandy bottle
Ia hand "'tls the numbering dagoes
is gettin' hufied on there behind the
Zig rubber trees; kin see the dead
legs Of tain. this minnlt. 'TIs S grand
cool shot the colonel ls sor"
Bring him In. let them 90: they
wore only tools painted Keatcham
weekly; but the brandy revived him;
end his lips curled Ia faint smile ae
Janet smith atruols a match 10 heat
the teaspoOnful Of water for her hypo
dermlc Make It good and strong.
give me time to say something TO
Mercer and Winler-there be comes:
good runners those boys hrels
Tracy aud Arnold. acting on d COM
mon unspoken impulse had dashed
after Winter and we're pushing him
forward between them Keatcham was
nearly spent but be salIied TO say the
words ID hls mind He kept death at
bay by the sheer force OF his will
When Winter knelt down beside him.
with poignant memory Of another
time In the same place when he had
knell beside seemingly dying man.
and gently touched the unmarried right
hand lying on the cafriagefobe. be
could stu form smile with his atii
lips and mutief "Only thing about
me Isn't I'd taltera. Of course you
touched Il and didn't Try to Mt
me where I'm All IN pieces. You
always understood Listen You.
too. Mercer. Winter knoas the
things I'm hound to have so through.
I've explained them 70 him You'll
be my executors and tfuutees7 4
hundred thousand yeaf. not Toe
blg salagx ior lhe Work you can ao