The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-19

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and be was iubihnt,
You'll have to come back" he said
"Got railroad schedule there?'
Fl don't sleep with one in my 4
pocket, retroted, but If you'll hold
The line III call out the window 70
Johnson He's probably got one
Johnsonp | could hear the laugh
with which Mcknight comprehonded
the situation He was still chuckliig
whom ! came back
Train to Richmond at $50 a. NJ"
I said "What tine Is 1t now?D
Tour Listen Loliie We've got
him. DO you hear? Through The wom-
mn at Baltimore Then-the other
woman the lady Of the restaurant'-
he was obviously avoiding names
she IS playing our cards for us--No
III don't know Why and | don't care
But you ba at the Incubator tonight
at eight o'clocA Il you can't shake
Johnson. bring him, bless him.
10 this day believe the Sam For
beses have not recovered from the
surprise 81 my unexpected arrival, my
one appearance at dinner in Changers
clothes, and the note on my dresser
wllich informed them the next morn-l
ing that had folded my tents like the
Arabs and silently stolen away. For
at half after five Johnson and !, the
former as uninqusltive as ever, were
OH our way through the dust to the
station, three miles away, and by four
/ chat afternoon we were in Washing
4 ton. The Journey had been unevent
4 full Johnson relaxed under the in
Auence OF my tobacco, and spoke at
7 some length on the latest improve
ments in gallows, dilating on the ab-
4 surdity of cutting out the former free
passes to see the affair in operation.
II remember, too, that he mentioned
the curious anomaly that permits
man about to be hanged to eat
hearty meal did not enjoy my din
ner that night.
Before we got into Washington |
had made an arrangement with Jonn
son to surrender myself at two the
following afternoon. Also, had wired
to Alison. asking her if she would car
~ oft the contract she had made The
detective saw me home, and lett me
there
Mrs Klopton received me with dig
nihed reserve The very tone in which
she asked me when I would dine told
me that something was wrong.
"Now what IS it. Mrs. Klopton?'
demanded finally when she had In
{ formed me, in patient and long aai
, fering tone, that she felt worn out
3 and thought she needed rest,
g Whcu lived with Mr. Justice
=. Springer" she began acidly her mend
c ing basket In her nands, "it was an
C orderly well-conducted household. Yol
It can ask any of the neighbors, Meals
d were cooked and, what's more, the!
we're eaten. there was none Of thi'
d here one day and gone the next bust
d ness"
Nonsense" / observed Your
n tired that's all. Mrs. Klopton. AM
wish you would 80 out; ! want t.
ID bathe'
4. That's not all" shc said with dis
ID nifty from the doorway. "Wome
re coming and going here, women who's
shoes | am not ft--I mean, wome
who are not fit to touch my shoes
d. coming here as insolent as you please
n. end asking for you"
ia Good heavensw ] exclaimed. "Wha
" did You tell them-her, whichever
* wa3?"
a Told her you were sick in ho
A- pital and wouldn't be out for q year,
She said triumphantly And whe
She said she thought she'd come
and wait for you, slammed the do(
on her"
"Wha: time was she here"
~ Late last night And she had
lght-haired man across the street.
ls she thought didn't see him She don
N' know me" Then she closed the do'
and lcft me to my BATH and my r
~ hoctions
49, At five minutes before eight | vi
~ at the Incubator. where found Hc c
~ kiss and Mcknight. They were hen
~ ing over a able, on which lay NJ
~ Knights total armanert--a pair
~ pistols. an elephant gun and an o
in cavalry saber.
,rs Draw up a chair and help yoursc
ss. TO pie. he said pointing to q
in arsenal. eTais is for Tie benefit
iss our friend Hoichbiss here, who sa
hi. he is small and fond OF life"
a. Hotchbiss. who had been trying
an get the wrong end Of a cartridge in
,as tlo barrel OF one Of the reFolgel
suaightened himself and mopr@d
er, face.
ero I'VE have desperate people TO hi
lar. die, he said pompously, and we M
int. need desperate means
mo- "Hotchkiss is like the small B
CIV. whose one ambition was to have p
ii pie grow ashen and tremble ut
,ipe mention of mis- name Mcknight iib
rhe But they were serious enough. b'
ose of them. under II all and when Il
my had told me what they planned. v
son serious, too.
9th. Continued tomorrow