The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-31

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He started back around the cor
ner. then halted to get his bearings.
The taXicab had been coming south
when it made the turn; but how
many urns had it made before !;
took that last corner?
Rufus. during his struggle inside
the cab. had naturally been unable
to follow the vehicles course. Again
he was face to face with the per
picking problem OF finding house
whose location was an enigma
81 don suppose Id know the front
Of that 'dobe," he reflected, even
if was to see it,"
From the distance he heard the
crash and rattle of an elevated
train. and from nearer a. nant
he was conscious of a subterra-
mean rumble that suggested the
subway.
"Tye sure got to do something to
get this Peachblow thing where it
belongs" frettod Rufus. 1T would
be some sort OF jot ii the po-
lice waylaid me with the jug and
the bogus bills both in my clothes.
I'll 60 north and ask for Langham.' -
lie proceeded north for block after
block, but it VAS nearly midnight
and there were few people abroad
in that particular street At last
he reached a brilliant corner and
halted amazed in front of the glow
ing windows of chop-house. Making
his way to an iron column that sup.
ported letter-boX, he leaned there
and studied the front of the restau-
rant with entranced eyes.
Tin maverick" he finally de
cided. III that amt the very chu h
shanty where George Augustus and
had supper 1t is. for fact.
There's that same papier-mache tur,
key in the window. \ lot of things
have happened since George Angus
tus and | took different trails from
this corner
He turnea slowly and looked the
other way
"Oyer there" he continued, mus
ingly, is where George Augustus
ducked underground to make &C
nections with that upstate buyer.
Oh, yes, quite so! know where
l am now
Although he knew where he was,
yet he was in doubt as to what he
ought to do. He was desperately
anxious to find the dealer in an
tiquos and return the vase. But how
was he to accomplish that lauda.
Bile purpose if he could not find
the house? Why not wait till morning
and look up Langham in the diree
tory?
This very simple eXpedient came tC
him like an inspiration. Yes, nc
woulil postepone the return of the
vase until he could go about il
with a system that insured success
He drew a long breath of relief and
considered that phase of the ques-
tion definitely settled.
His next move was to find a place
where he could pass the rest of
the night George Augustus would
be worried when he got back to
his lodgings and found that Rufus
wasn't there; but Rufus couldn't
help that
And then another idea took pos
session of Rufus. He was forgetting
the mysterious young lady of the
blue room.
She was responsible for all the
troubles of the evening, She ha-
wanted help-just how or why wa
still a puzzle TO Rufus-and shC
had promised him an interview witt
the original of the photograph h'
carried in his pocket. The stou
gentleman had also promised hin
an interview. Both he and the younl
lady had failed to carry out thei
part of the contract. They had ney
or intended to deal fairly with him
OF that Rufus was positive, bu
he was equally positive that th'
lodger in the blue iUom knew th'
young lady he had come 10 New
York TO find.
The mysterious woman was I'm
toubtedly still at the house to which
she had taken Rufus, the stout gen
u tleman's remarks to the contrar,
Notwithstanding. Suppose Rufus
went back to that blue room and lef
written notice on the table? Th
notice would be to the effect tina