Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27

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Lac sAghisd IN stable The sound
u poancipg hoo.s echoed from near
" stalls and ununis,skable equine
ocofs Tere strongly p-eryaslye.
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We led. the high-pitched nasal csckie
Of excited and peryie1ed celestisls,
Whos@ eyes. oazzled cy TIE broGghxna
lsnps. failed 70 follow Is into that Oh
seuri'y which lay IN The wake Of the
conveyance. and through which, hand
IN hand, Evelyn and ! crep, crouch
lhsy toward the street. our hearts
hsmmsring but our breathing snoth-
cred lest II betray our whereabouts
and psedpitats pursuit.
In our fond fancy we expected
an unimpeded way. however. our er-
psctations were not realized. Where
The darkness was densest there rose
an obstruction. From ou, OF the black
pair OF arms encircled ne-e pair OF
arms. long, sinewy and muscular.
which frightened about me with a sud
cen vise-lfke pressure. holding me DOW.
erIess. Ny hold Of Evelyns hand was
mus abruptly sundered, and though
enc could not see. she sensed the en-
counter Once more she screamed
high and shrill her young voice rose
above the noise OF the stamping horses
and the quantity strident chatter OF
me confused MonsolIans. II was not
40 much mere cry OF arr ght a. II
was al appeal for help. And II met
win surprisingly prompt response.
BEFORE us echo had died. the double
sliding doors which separated our
stable dungeon from the sidewalk
were swept swiftly apart. admitting
the revealing CLEAN from a street
lamp across the way, and admitting.
TOO the husky. commanding figure of
man with raised revolver. followed
by a mob Of neighborhood denIzens
attracted by the unusual and excited
oy the girls penetrating vociferation.
Quickly as ! had been seized. even
more quickly was ! released. The en-.
cireling arms fell away instantly. and
the giant who had held me turned
with an oath OF defiance and confront.
ed the invaders. In both oath and AZ.
utude there vas reminder of eoms-
'hlng heard and seen before: and
treading upon the heels of reminder
came recognition. II was PhiIetus
Murphy, red and buriy, who now tow.
cred menacingly above our arned
savior 1t was Philetus Murphy who.
swinging viciously for his adversary
Jaw, staggered back the same inptan,
his arm dropping and bullet In hia
shoulder.
For moment following the shot
there was dead silence. Then CANA
pandemonium. The mob. already aug.
men'ed from a score TO a hundred
surged into the stable es spring food |
surges over broken dams. With Eve
lyn In corner behind me I fought
on the crowding. believing throns.
while Murphy lay groanins at our feet.
and his assailant. who. when once his |
face met the light. ! discovered was
OHara. my own detective, smashed
heads right and left with the butt of
his revolver, and hoarsely commanaaA