The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-21

muCn eNEfNss0U tltheE 10 IfNfOft NiiH
or 10 return Tie courtcsy but I heard
him follow me down the hall 10 the
small room where we Kept outgrown
law books, typewriter supplies aud, in
cidcntally our wraps was Wonders
ing vaguely il would ever hang my
hat on its nail again. when the door
closed behind me il shut lirnly. with
out any particular amount Of sonnd,
and | was left in the dark. CROPPED
my way TO 1t. irritaby, to find it
locked on the outside. ] shook it fran
tically, and was rewarded by sibilant
whisper through the keyhole.
Keep quiet Hlobs was saying
huskily You're in deadly peril The
police are waiting iii your Office, three
Of 'em. I'm goin' to lock the whole
bunch In and throw the key out Of the
-''---
Come back here, you imp Of Sa-
tan!' called furiously, but could
hear him speeding down the corridor,
and the slam Of the outer office door
by which he always announced his
presence. And SO | stood there in the
ridiculous cupboard, hot with the heat
Of steaming September day, musty
with the smell OF old leather bindings,
Uttered with broken oyershoes and
handleless umbrellas. was apoplec-
tic with rage one minute, and choked
with laughter the next 1t seemed an
hour before Blobs came back
He came without haste, strutting
with new dignity, and passed outside
my prison door.
We'll, | guess that will hold them
for a while, he remarked comfort.
ally, and proceeded to turn the key
I've got EN- fastened up like sardines
in q can't he explained working with
the lock Gee Whit you'd ought to
hear eml When he got his breath
after the shaking gave him. he BE-
gan to spuher How'd know2' he
demanded sulldly. You nearly broke
your neck gettin away the other time.
And | haven't got the old key It's
fost.
Where's it lost?" | demanded, with
another gesture toward his coat col
lar
Down the elevator shaft" There
was a CLEAN Of indignant satisfaction
through his tears Of rage and hulnila-
ton
And so, while he hunted the key in
the debris at the bottom OF the shaft,
| quieted his prisoners with the as
surance that the lock had slipped. and
that they would be free as lords as
soon as we could find the ianitor with
a pass-key. Stuart went down finally
and discovered Blobs, with the key in
his pocket, telling the engineer how
he had tried to save me from arrest
and failed. When Stuart came up he
was almost cheerful but Blobs did not
appear again that day
Simultaneous with the finding of
the key came IIotchkiss, and we went
in 3gether. | shook hands with two
men who, with HotchKiss, made not
very animated group The taller one
an oldish man. lean and hard an
nosnced his errand az once
"a Pittsburg warrant? | inquired
unlocking my cigar drawer
Yes. Allegheny county has as
sumed jurisdiction, the exact locality
where the crime was committed being
in doubt lie seemed to be the
spokesman. The other shorter and
rotund, kept an amiabIe silence "Ws
hope you win see the wisdom of waiy
ing extradtion, he went on. 1T will
save time"
TN come, of course ! agreed
"'rhe soOher the better But ! want
you to give me an hour here, gentle
men. think we can interest you
Have a cigar?'
The lean man took a cigar; the 70
tund man took three, putting two il
his pocket.
How about the catch OF that door,
ne inquired joyially ANY danger OF
1t going off again. Really, consider
ing the circumstances they We're re
markably cheerful. HotchlEiss, how
ever was not. He paced the floor un
easily. his hands under his coat.tails
The arrival of Mcknight created di
version: he carried a long package
and corkscrew and shook hand!
with the police and opened the bottl'
with a single gesture.
II always want something to chee
on these occasions" he said Where
the water. Blakeley? Everybod,
, ready?" Then in French he toaste'
the two detectives
ITO your eternal discontinue. III
said bowing tremendously. Ma,
, YOU go home and never come back
, II you take Monsieur Blakeley wit
, you. hope YOU choke"
, The lean man nodded gravely
"Prosit," he said But the fat on
leaned back and laughed corsumedlS
> HotohSiss finished 4 mental synol
sis of his position, and put down hi
, glass. "Gentlemen,' he said pompoui
. ly. within five minutes the man 20
: want will be here, murderer caugl
I in net of evidence so fine that
: mosquito could not get through
a The detectives glanced at each otl
,r solennly Had they not in the
. l,ossession sealskin bag containin
= wallet and bit OF gold chain, whic
i b. putting the crime on me, woul
:, leave a gap big enough for Sulliya