The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-11


"ln the first place" ! began, do
yuu remember the day the Washing
ton Filler was wrecked below here?'
rDo H." he said did Jonah re-
member the whale2"
Were You on The platform here
when the first section passed."
Il was"
DO you recall seeing a man hang
lne to the platform Of the last ear"
There was no one hanging there
when she passed here be said with
conviction Il watched her out of
sicht"
did you see anything that morning
OF a man about my size, carrying
small grip, and wearing dark clothes
and a derby hat?' | asked eagerly.
Mcknight was trying to look uncon
r.rned but was frankly anxious. It
was clear that the man had jumped
somewhere in the mile OF track Just
beyond
Well, yes, did" The agent cleared
his throat. When the smash came
the operator at NIX sent word along
the wire, both ways. got It mere,
end was pretty near crazy. though
knew 1t wasn't any fault OF mine
Il was standing on the track look
Ing down. for / couldn't leave the Of
fee, when a young fellow with light
A., al tn ,t,a ayH asked
what that smoke was over there
That's what's left of the Washing
ton Filler. said. and guess there's
souls going up in that smoke.
do you mean the first section?
he said, getting kind OF greenish-yel'
low
That's what I mean, said split
TO kindlng wood because Rafferty, on
the second section. didn't want to be
late.
"fe put his hand ont il front OF
him, and the satchel fell with a bang
my God" he said. and dropped
right on the track in a heap
Il got him into the station and he
came around. but he kept on groaning
something awful. He'd sprained his
ankle, and when he got little better
drove him over in Carter's milk wag-
OIL to the Carter place. and ! reckon
be STAYED there a spell"
That's all IS it?r | asked
That's all or, no, there's some
thing else About noon that day one
OF the Carter twins came down with
a note from him asking me to send
a long g-distance message to some one
IN Washington
TO whom" ! asked eagerly
Il reckon I've forgot the name, but
the message was that this fellow
Sullivan was his name-was at NJ,
ana ii the man had escaped from the
wreck would he come TO see him"
He wouldn't have sent that mes
sage to me" said 10 Mcknight, rath.
er crestfallen. He'd have every OBJ
jeet in keeping out OF my way
There might be reasons" Nc
knight observed jud.cially. He
might not have found the papers
then
Was the name Blakeley?" ! asked
1T might have been-I can't say
put the man wasn't there, and there
Was a lot OF noise couldn't hear
well Then in half an hour down came
fs hn,s tssf in ts, Ia Ia IN
was taking on awful and didn't want
tie message sent"
Hes gone, Of cc"~- 90
Yes Limped down here in about
three days and took the noon train for
tie city"
" seemed a certainty now that our
man having hurt himself somewhat
IN bis Jump. had stayed quietly in the
farm house until he was able TO tray.
81 But. 10 be positive. Ne decided to
visit the Carter place
gave the station agent a fve-dol.
lar bill which be rolled up with
couple of others and stuck iu his
pocket J turned as We got 10 a bend
IN the road. and h. was looking curl
onsly after us
u was not until We had climbed the
hin and turned onto The road to the
Carter place thar realized whore We
were going Although we approached
Fl from another direction I knew the
farm house al once j. was the one
whore Alison West and had break.
tasted nine days before With q new
restraint between as. ! did not tell
Mcknight wondered afiervard if
he had suspected IT, saw him look
ing hard Al the gatepost which had
figured IL one Of our mysteries. but be
asked no questions Aiterward he
grew almost taciium. for him and let
me do most % the talking
We opened the front gate Of the
Carter place and went slowly up the
walk. Two ragged youngsters. alike
even TO freckles and sQuinis. were
playing in the yard
lis your mother around" asked
In he front room. Walk in." thew
answered in identical tones.
AS We got TO The porch we heard
voices, and stopped / knocked. but
the people within, engaged in aniniat.
cd. rather one.slded conversation, did
not 4 yer
IN -ie front room Walk In 4"
quoted Mcknight. and did so
In the suify farm parlor TWO peo.
pie were sitting. one. pleasant.
faced woman With a checked apron.