The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-07

seven ana mas tnat MS uaFehaE has HdS
disappeared and in its stead Is another
His clothes likewise have been exchanged
for others
CHAPTER Iv.--An amateur detective
interests himself in the case, ] IS learned
that the dead man y simon Harrington
OF Pittsbnrg.
CHAPTER v.-IIenry Pinckney sulll
van is believed TO be the name of ihe
man who disappeared with Blakeley's
clothes and grip. lie is suspected Of the
murder
CHAPTER vL-Blakeley becomes in.
terested In q girl in blue, A dirk and
blood stains are found in lower seven
Biakeley comes under suspicion.
CHAPTER VII Circumstantial eyi-
dente against Blakeley is strengthened
The train is wrecked
CHAPTER VIII Biakeley = rescued
from TIE burning car By the GIL III Dlue.
HIS arm y broken
CHAPTER TX Together they 20 e
the Carter farm for breakfast. She iells
iilnl her name Is Alison West, lbs part
neIs sweetheart
CHAPTER X. --Alison's peculiar actions
mystify the lawyer Size drops her gold
bsg and Blakeley unnetieed. puts X IN
his p0tket
CHAPTER Xl-IIe returns home and
learns from his land edy % strange nap
penfngs
4 CHAPTER XII Blaselev learns that
woman i,v the name of Sullivan q fellow
victim of ne wreck. is in the hospital.
"is DR. Van Kirk there?n he asked
"Not there? Wen, can you tell me
how the patient is whom Dr. Williams,
from Washington operated on last
night? Wen, I'm glad of that Is she
conscious? Do you happen to know
her name? Yes, III hold the line
There was long pause, then Nc
Knights voice
"Hello--yes. Thank you very much.
Good-by.Y
He came upstairs, two steps at
time.
Look here" he said. bursting into
the room, "there may be something
in your theory, after all The womar's
name--it may be a coincidence but
it's curious-her name is Sullivan
What did tell your said sitting
up suddenly in bed. She's probably
a sister Of that scoundrel in lower
seven. and she was afraid of what he
might do
Well, Ill go there some day soon.
She's not conscious yet In the mean
time, the only thing T can do is to
keep an eye, through detective, on
the people who try to approach Bron
son. Wen have the case continued
anyhow. in the hope that the stolen
notes will sooner or later turn up
"Confound this arm" said, paying
for my energy with some excruciating
throbs. There's SO much to be look
ed after. and here am, bandaged,
splintered. and generally useless. It's
a beastly shame"
Don't forget that ] am here" said
Mcknight pompously And another
thing. when you feel this way Just re.
member there are two less desirable
places were you might be One is
jail. and the other s" He strummed
on an imaginary harp, with devotional
eyes.
But Meningitis light-heartedness
Jared on me that morning ! lay and
frowned under my helplessness When
by chance touched the little gold
bag, II seemed to scorch my fingers.
Richey. finding me unresponsiye, lett
to keep his luncheon engagement with
Alison West As he clattered down
the stairs, turned my back 10 the
morning sunshine and abandoned my
self 70 misery. by what strain on her
frayed nerves vas Alison West keep
ing up, wondered Under the cir
cumStances would dare to return
the bag Knowing that ! had 81.
would she hate me for my knowledge? ?
Or had exaggerated the imputiau +.
OF the necklace. and in that case had
she forgotten me already?
But Mcknight had not gone, after
all heard him coming back. his
voice preceding him. and groaned
with Irritation
Wake npl" he called SOMEBODY g
sent you lot Of flowers Please hold
the hex, Mrs klopt0n I'm going out
10 be run down by an automobile
reused TO feeble interest My
brothers wife is puncsilions about
such things. All the new babies IN thG
family have silver ratties and all the
sick people flowers
Mcknight pulled up an armful o
roses. and held them out to me.
Wonder who they're from?' hf
said. fumbling in the box for a card
There's no name-yes. here's one.'
He held il up and read IT with ex
aspersting sIowness.
beaa lsgles "a an carlT recnYfry
A COMPANION N MISFORTUNE
Well. What do sou know ahou
that be exclaimed. That's some
4 thing Won didn't tel ne, Lollie
Il was hardly worth mentioning,
said mendaelously With my hear
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