The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-20


Tracy whistled and apologized. rIts
blow he confessed THAT little
wretehl He has brains 70 burn and
not an ounce OF conscience You
know he has been mousing round at
the hotels after Keatchams mall"
He didn't get itg"
mo. Carey had covered that point.
Cary has thought this all out very
carefully but Atkins has got on to
the fact that Cary was here IN this
hotel with Keatcham. But he doesn't
know where we come In; whether
Keatcham's gang Is tust lying low for
some game OF It's own. or whether
we've got him AT least. don't be-
lieye he knows"
you ought not to be talking so free.
y with me; haven't promised you
anything, you know" warned the colo.
mel.
But you've got your nephew back
Ell right; we have been Oh the square
with you; why should you butt In? 4
know you won't"
Il don't seem to have fair call
TO-" observed the colonel,
"And ] think the old boy Is going
to give In; he has made signals Of dis
iress, to my thinking. Wanted his
mail. and wanted to write; and In.
formed Cary-he saw him for the FIRST
time to-day that he had bigger things
on deck than the Midland: and wanted
70 get at them We're going to win
out al right"
Unless Atkins gets at him tonight
the colonel suggested you oughtn't
70 have come here, Gardiner Don't
80 home, now Wait until later, and
let me rig you up in another lot Of
logs and give you my own motor car
Better"
Tracy was more than Impressed by
tho PROPOSAL he was plainly grateful
He entered with enthusiasm into the
soldiers masquerade Tracy had al
ways had a weaknessfor theatricals and
some OF his Hasty Pudding Portraits
OF Unknown People We Know had
won him fame at Cambridge Ten
minutes later there sat opposite the
colonel forid.iaeeG mustached. west
ern commercial traveller whose plaided
tweede. being an ill,advIsed venture OF
Haley's which the colonel had taken
oiR HIS hands and found no subject Of
charity quite obnoxious enough TO de.
serve them. naturally did not fit the
present woarer, but suited his inane
compacence Of bearing aud might pass
for bad case Of ready made purchase.
Nov" said the adviser. "ili notify
Haley to have M own hired motor
ready for you and you can slip out and
take II after you've had something to
sat Here's the restaurant card.
Haley will be thete. Leave Il Al the
drug store on Van Ness street Haley
win Give you the numberand BET
home az nabtrslYely aa possible
You can peel on these togs In the
motor II necessary. You've your OWE
underneath except your coat Wrap
that in a newspaper and carry t.
don't know that Atkins has any ons
On guard at the hotel, but think &
more than likely he suspects SONS
connection between our party ana
Keateham's. But first. tell me about
Atklna. what do you know about hins
It's an American name
America can take all the glory Of
him. / fancy" said Tracy He's been
Keatcham's secretary for SIX years.
He seems awfully mild and useful and
tlmid He's not BIT timid He's full
Of resource; he's sided auggesiiong
into Keatchams ear and has been
gradually working to make himself
absolutely necessary. think he timed
Il partnership: but Keatcham
wouldn't stand for It think It was n
revenge that he sold out some Of
Keatcham's secrets. Cary got on to
that and has score Of his own to
settle with him. besides. don't know
how he managed but be showed him
up; and Keatcham gave him the sack
IN hia own cold.blooded way. | know
him only easnally. But my cousin.
Ralph Schuyler, went 70 prep, school
with nlm. 30 got his character
stralght OF the bat His father was q
patentmedicine man from Mississippi.
who made 4 fair pile. a couple Of hun-
dred thousand which looked good 70
that section. you know / don't know
anything about hls people except thar
his father made the Celebrated At
klns Ague Busters: and that Atkins
vas ashamed Of HIS people and shook
bis married sisters who came to see
him. in rather a brutal fashion: bu;
know thing OF two about him; he
waa one Of those hounders who curry
favor with the faculty and the popular
boys and never break rules apparently.
but 60 on and have aly little bats BY
themselves He never was popular
yet somehow. he got into things; he
knew where 10 lend money; and ha
was simply sickenlngIy clever; IN
mnlh. he was a wonder. Ralph hated
him For one thing. he caught him IN
dirty lie. Atkins hated him hack
and uontr:ve6 10 prevent bis being
alected class president. and when he
couldn't prevent Ralph'a making his
senior society the happy thought
struck Atkins 10 get on the initiation
committed They had cheefs little
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