The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-22

Salvador took off his shoe and carefully
extracted an inlescribable two-dolar bill;
he had lived many years on the avenue and
had 4 profound ;distrust Of money drawers
Zioa gave him the stone and took the bill;
she felt Of II carefully, deftly inserted ii III
her stocking and fed. She was afraid to
stay. 1t was impossible that, in sanrr mo-
ments, Salvador would not repent; she felt
that She had robbed him and her Heart
quaked Outside an Italian was grinding
wheezy organ while a hali-grown girl sang
20 sole mic, at the top Of a high soprano.
But Ziola did not pause; she continued her
mad fight.
Meanwhile Salvador had snatched up
Beppo's paper ard was reading again an
advertisement that had caught bis eye. He
read slowly, with painstaking care, following
each line With stubby ioreiinger. Then he
opened his left hand and pcepcd cautiously
at the sparkling stone. Could it be? He
was dazed at the thought and clasped it
tightly in the dirty folds oi his fat palm
He glanced furtively at the window, half
expecting to surprise Peeping Tom, but
instead he saw going past The broad toed,
shining boots and blue trousers Of American
Law and Order mounted on the legs Of
Michael O'Flannigan. The fact that he
only saw the underpinning Of the Law made
il none the less awful. Salvator's heart pull
sated two beats faster; he was contempat-
ing transaction that made the sight Of
those blue trousers and those terrible boots
send thrill down his spine For the adver-
tisement he read was this:
Lost, on Little Orange OF Crown Ssraets,
one large, white, unset diamond Ons hun
dred dollars reward and no questions asked
If returned at once to III Temple"
With trembling hand Salvador cut out he
advertisement and folded it around Ziola's
two-dollar stone; he put both into remote
pocket; then he took his hat down from its
peg, locked the front door and emerged into
the sunshine.
His was curious little figure, for he
bought his clothes at the Yale Second Hand
Shop, and as they we're built square and he
was built oblong the miracle was that they
stayed together
+ /. He lost no time in reaching Temple Street,
though his knees shook under him, and he
could scarcely believe the evidence OF his
senses when hefound the number and keen
faced man who briefly examined the adver-
tisement and narrowly examined Ziola's
stone. 1t proved to be the lost diamond,
and with strange sensation OF burning in
his throat Salvador watched him count out
one hundred dollars in tens and twenties;
then he signed receipt and stumbled down.
stairs from the Office with a swimming head
1t was surely the most glorious OF night
mares! He had meant to 60 straight home,
but twenty minutes later he found himself
on College Street wandering about like a
blind man. One hundred dollars Tor nothing
but bit Of glass that Zioa had picked up
out of the gutter on Little Orange Street ii
was incrediblel He thrust his hand into his
pocket and felt the wad there, large and
round and solid. He was not mad, he was
not asleep, he was not drunk, then surely he
had one hundred dollars in his pocket, the
only one, too, that had no hole in the lining.
lust at that moment the motor-car came
around the corner 1t was big, it was red,
and instead OF honking it played tune like
the song OF dying swan. Salvador gazed,
fascinated. Thus does Fate pursue us. Jim
Grady was driving il; he was a lanky youth
with a red nose. He was taking II back TO
the garage, for Jim was not regular chauf-
feur, only a substitute learning the trade.
But his keen eye lighted upon Salvador; the
singularity OF Salvator's clothes and the
slant of his hat had destinations; Jim grinned
wickedy.
Hi Wanter ride?'
The blood rushed to Salvator's head; he
was mocked, but he could turn that mockery
into amazement; he felt the vast initiation
Of money. ",Si, sii" he shrieked. "To
.Savin Rock, sar y
u "surel What'll you pay3 Itll cost you
astenner." ,
" The Italian hesita:ed; he was stunned.
Ten dollars Yet, to 20 in an automobile to
,Savin Rock How few OF us realize dream !
ISL" he cried, and clambered into the car
" "Holy CATS" Jim Grady muttered, ii |
ain't sure got th' old clothes shop in tn
stonGcau What'll do if I'm caughtP See
Phsre, Dago, you show up your ehink or you
gits!"
".Scnsif1
"lom chirk your wad-your money,
sees'
With great reluctance Salvador dragged
ou. a tea-dollar bill. Grady took it and
eyed the Italian srspicously; then he whis-
tied You're a ldm go-zbut here goes
Swim Rock, YOU says"
Salvalor ruminated. 81 tut--but goa
dcwn 10 de Grand Avenue ilrst, nay round
so' ST.
Il see Wanter make the inmates Of the
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