The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-17

l.clty the uniy nlnn who had eyer
.tucl Hegans Friendship and fer
Time suppressed lilnl- 10 doesn't maj
ter How anl then, whilc bv lHe.-ale.
1l letters written at his dlctat % BY
Nayltfs father 10 Rcgan. Baker play
d Tor dino, he practiccd every word
lo0k and gesture that Ills prisoner,
l.carg made; Al iast Ms part thor
nghle lear ca he wont into the
hann.s al tbc very lowest scum Of tie
city, seeking Regain
E@flil peifact was Bakers disguise
RsAAf Rcgs1i hdtdfiforla momnnhsas-
H1Fcting lAt. he MAS otherwise sthan
ISIS old ahd tried friend Lcary, took
'he detective into partnership. prom
islng him half The ransom to ACT as
Ec-holNeen.
The ordeal that hcgnn thcn for the
detective would have appalled, most
men Living with icgan, tho fear oi
discovery ahd Instant death always
bcf9rc him, the mental strain that en-
ablcd him TO play his part without
mistake was terrible
little by little he we've the mesaes
cf his net about the unsuspectIng
Resan, fearful lest the omicsion OF Z
single point In bis evidence would af-
ford ioopholc through, which his
WHY antagonist might escape at' the
astmomcnt; twice he carried fsod TO
the Imprisoned Nnylor, not jaring
even look 70 comfort the ncartbrok
An child, though his UNr learti wnA
wrung By the boys pitcous appeals,
Finally, every link Ia his chain
complcie. he spraug the trap he had
been 80 long III building that only
opened 10 commit llcgsn to tue hands
Of justice.
f" ldare say II sounds bald enough
IN telling Iiakpr concluded. but 1t
was sufficiently vivid to Baker TO
live the life Of arotlcr man with the
shadow Of death hoycrlDg over you:
TO guard every look; to watcn even
yoDr thoughts lest their reflection on
your face arouse suspicion; TO fall,
asleep realizing you may wake with
the innzzlc of 4 rcv1ycr pressing
your icluple, held by hand that does
not know the meaning of mercy. know
Ing that to lail means the ruin of two
old people who are trusting in Nou
no one can appreciate
Baker stopped SuddcEdly,
And this detective that Yen term
ovcrrateJ ad chat you would match
against a newspaper reporter. refused
my reVard--becnuse NaN;cf's tpi-
cDts were old aud comparatively
poor, he concluded, his face work
ing
The boy arose and picked up lts
dresssu't case.
Mr. Baker he said cancsily ms
the detective stared in lstonshmcni
1t herring the name spoken. q ear
not express 10 you how much 1t has
pleased me 10 hear the real story
cf the Nasi0r case frem The lips VI
The man who brought II to q triumph
ant conclusion | thank you You are
a brave man and the clescrcst or de-
tectivcs, but"-as the ghost of IN
amused smile dawDcdr m his eves-s-,.I
stlll maintain that good reporter Is
y match for the best Of tlicm cyenycu,
Mr.. Baker"
Il get off here al Brasa,rec." n.
cVacluueu, extracting q card from hS'l
pocket and throwing IL on Bakers
knee so will say Au rcvoir'.-I
hope II will not he geTl-hye:. ] am
very glad to have made the acquaint-
ance of a man. "A
The boy and the dress suit case
vssished down the asile as the train
came to a standstill. and Baker. his
curiosity rampant. picked the card
from bis lap-then he gave utteranee
to something more forclhle than po-
lite.
For the card reaslg Elsie McCrac.
ken. Boston Daily Mercury"