Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-01-02


apart from her rfe--in = sacred chamber u
hef heart before the door OF which soms
times 'he permitted herself 10 knecl and SAP
Il am not worthy
Ye, she knew that Emerson loved ner.
the knew by an occasional note of nls vodA
All occasional trek Of ths eyes bv phrases
tnd looks and laugh, OF isabel's-by evory.
thina ana by uolhlns she knew II
Tho Loneliness aud misery of her lie crcpt
Gown on ner spirits with double weight In ms
silence Of the blg hog,e She turned 10 tnS
,rlephon and her chum 20 shake on tho fo1i-
ins OF gloom the prasentment OF imDeui.
Ing eyl
Is tina, you. isabelf Yes. IT'S Cathetins.
I'm SO lonely I rang you up for company
Company o. your own should say 30 Dlt
don hcgrudgc me hve minutes--two mn.
utes Well, minute then Yes I'm goiny
10 have II out with him | won't 20 on llXs
this No I've made up my mind Oh ~,
worse than that Everything do IL wroni
.-eyerythlng I don't do IS WRONG rns
whole world, wrong and he's the only ons
that's right Yes. isn't that q comfy hubby
10 have aroundy II puts Us on such goo
lcrm' with ourselyosi
The front door bell rAns. but she went on
talking
No don't ring OF Can you COM b,
lunch tomorrow Going with your brothert
Well, take me with you don't care what
Mr Darwin says--a quarrel more or ess
won make any difference now Welt, IN
yet you 80 now she concluded as Jane ea.
tered I'm coming over tomorrow NotA
bit Goodnight
She hung up the recsiver an% surnei 70
the maid
What is IT, Jane7'
Some one---A man---to eco Mr. DArwtu.-
replied the maid Catherine lifted her browy
trine
80 iate. she murmured Did yous,i
him MIR. Darwin was outH"
Yes ma am--thcn he asked II he could
see you
See mer she echoed, In astonlshmsnl
/ rDid he give you . card'
mo, ma am He looks like \ chauffeur
Catherine turned back to her chair ana
her magazine.
Please. tell him that Mr.. Darwin will no
in his ONCE to morrow and TO leave q mas
sage
entity.
"Ho wouldn't tleave any message. ma am
said he Just wanted TO SEQ Mr.. Darwin
The slamming OF . door cut her shost
Catherine started.
What was that7" she exclaimed
Sounded like the front door closingi I'll
see, ma am And Jane hurried into tn,
hall In few minutes she was back again
with scared. nervous look
He must have gomez
"Goner echoed Catherine "stranaeri
For a moment she looked q little nervous
herself. Are you sure that ho--he did xoa"
she asked. hositatlngly.
why, yes. ma'ami There's no one in ths
vestibuie now"
why. what's the matter7" demanded
Catherine. as the girl stammered and looked
frightened.
''l--theres two strange men out In tbs
street,
The mistress smiled and opened her mass
zine
That's the place for strange msn. Jsns.'I
she said.
Yes. but they were looking In at tho
windowsr
You're nervous. Jane.'' replied Oath
crime, her eyes on the page.
Yes, ma'am," agreed the maid. hastily.
i've drunk three cups OF tea tonight. but
that doesn't account for the way those men
acted I'm sure they were looking inl
Catherine looked up amusement Ia her
eyes
Were you looking outf''
Yes, ma'am"
We'll. perhaps that explains itr' she
smiled The maid looked as II she consid.
cred this explana alton far from satisfactory.
II you go on this way, Jane. sho went
on. calmly. you'll succeed In making ms ~
nervous as you are You know that sort Of
thing Is very catching,
Yes. ma am" Catherine glanced at the
clock
Five minutes to H. suppose cook
In bed7'
Sound asleep an hour ago. maam,' ths
maid assured her. "Myi But she can sleopl
How she does IL. | don't knowr
It's lack ofimagination. Jane" explained
the mistress. We'll, envy her. You'd b,t-
ter go to bed yourself. Jane I'll put out tbs
lights. Good night Thenk you for waiting
left her TO herself
For more than quarter Of IN hour Gath
crime sat staring into the nre Then. with
little shiver and Sigh. she rose to so up to hoe
room As she reached for the light switch
by the door leading into the rear hall shs
thought she heard footstep In the front
hall. She stood perfectly still and listened.
but It was not repeated. She smiled at her
own nervousness. turned out the lights and
passed out. softly closing the door behind
with her foot on the lower step OF the stai:s.
che paused once more. Certainly chair had
moved in the library.
Catherine Darwin was q piucky woman.
and without seconds hesitation shc walked
back to tho library door and threw 1t open
janet Is that your
No sound She switched on tho lights aud
turned
Emerson. clad In long auto coat and cap
end with goggles In his pocket ran down the
front steps Of his home and walked rapidly
south to the nrst corner and turned east
He did not once look behind him. but he
know that he was being followed. The Oar
wins. you will remember. lived OF Central
Park West Emerson walked rapidly TO
Madison avenue and waited for q south.
bound car He was not at oil surprised when
another man came UP Just as the car slowed
down and stepped on behind him