The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-11

under everlasting obligations 20 you
and I'll never forget the way you
have stood by me THIS terrible
shock has amost robbed mc OF the
power to think, so it's a providence
thai have somebody at hand to
,h'nk for me. Let's dress and 30
after something to eat
Several times while George Au-
gustus was getting into his clothes
Bangham heard him hurs into song.
Here was conclusive proof OF the
relieved tension on his nerves.
Their breakfast was hearty, and
after il was rin.shei ,hcy went down
town together. Before noon Bang
ham had selecteIl another ihoUsand
dollars worth of goods ami George
Augustus figured that his cons
would run into fancy figures for
that week. The house cashed a
draft on Smead & Hohrook for
two hundred dollars, merely as an
accommodation for their liberal buy
I ey and Bangham excused himself
for the rest of the afternoon, saying
| that he had date with his broth
erin aw. George Augustus walked
with him as far as the elevator.
Get the stuff from .hc deposit
vault this afternoon. Smith" said
Bangham with a genial wink, and
count on me to do my part at ne
elephant house I'll probably be at
Your rooms before you are and if
you'd let me take your keys so !
can get In and wait for you
Sure thing" broke in George
Augustus, turning over he keys.
Don't make the same mistake Ru-
fus i'd he added, catching Bang
ham playfully by the coat lapel.
I'm too wise a nand for that,
| laughed Bangham.
IF the Yeled lady With the violets
is on time, ought to join YOU
at the rooms by fiye-thirty.'
They parted ana George August
ls went back 10 congratu ate Jnc
head of the firm on the increased
business they were doing with
! Smead & Ho'brook. The head of the
| firm likewise congratulated George
Augustus, and when the salesman
Went for his lunch he assured
himself that this was pretty good
old world after all.
Following his noon-day meal
George Augustus returned to the
store Here he found some green
paper, which he cut into oblonS
squares. When he haA fifty of the
Sips all nearly trimmed he fastened
them together with a paper band
and wrapped them In a sheet OF
yellow manila At four o'clock he
went to the deposit vault and go,
the Peachblow Vase
From this it VIII be inferred
tha George Augustus was beginning
to do a lttle planning oil his own
account. He took it for granted
that the private detective secured
by Ranrham would do his work
thoroughly, and that, If he was q
really good detective, he woug', trail
the veiled lady to the lair OF the
conspirators and find Rufus. If the
conspirators tried to make trouble
for Rufus. the detective would be
compelled to interfere profess'o on
ally.
There was chance, too that
Rufus would be released before the
contents o. tn, dummy package
were examined. The oonsT ii'atori
would see at 4 glance that they
had the real vaseJthat WAS no
TO be wrapped-and quite natu
rally they would infer that they hat
real money in the package.
II both the detective and th'
dummy package failed, then th'
conspira, ors might be satisfied wifi
half loaf rather than no breaC
and release Rufus anyhow C,earl!
they wonld not be ius.ified-sav'
the mark,-in committing homicide
II half the agreement was carried
out.
BY proceeding thus. in the even
that the detective did not succee,
in recovering 7he vase, then Georg,
Augustus would have funds 10 pa,
the dealer IN antiques his pric'
for IT,
Everything considered, George Al
gustus felt that he was doing tn
proper thing in the circumstances
BY four-fifty he was in the ele
: phant house watching the chained
pachyderTns toss themselves bacI