The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-25
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which for Il moment kept him erect
stand uwn, he cried Don't get
near me go
He ~emrd t. choke upon the words.
The strength went out Of him. and be-
fcll Imply turning upon hi- back ID,
he touched the ground Marjorie
knrll beside him; hr was ,tI. roi0.
scluu~ but could speak only Boo surp
Il knew" he said Il knew bui
~o soon. | tell you. this looks good
for him for Doctor Leigh
In striving To help him sh touched
his hand. which closed upon hers
quickly, timidly, like that uf child
who Is going into the dark lw
fingers relaxed almost instantly lie
hud tainted.
n win he remarked that tlhs ucu1r.
renee was somewhat out of the urIln
ury. even for New York In fnrt ihr
conditions from which 1t sprms worr
rather odd, and will require cNumu
Wluu iu the form " brief excursion
info the realms Of biography lir ut
good cheer. however, the life which
win bc skctched for YOU was NOT dulD
The man known ns Michael Ncrga
the same who had played the mrt ut
Doctor Giusti for Lcigh's undulng-
had led long and upon the whole n
successful career uf crime. His origin
is unknown; his early cducutiun was
obtained rs crrnnd boy for gang Of
coluers. aud his first public appear
aurr was ON the occasion W the arrest
N this band because Of NrrEa's ten.
der years md some slight impcrfcctlon
NJ the evidence. he was released and
tradition states that he then stole
the funds OF his late masters which
were hidden IN n cellar This gave
him start IN life hut II is also ,uId
to have ucressitated the killing Of two
members II the gang Immediately
after their discharge from prison
IN those days Nrrga was ru'.'
Mike the Spike" because ~ hl- n-
,Wur figure. He was formidable
youth. however and he sOon acquired
u following which gave him value boz
the ewes " politicians. Grim, tales
have been told OF Mis- power Iu tUr
underworld. but he has not lived ,N
cIu-iypIv In the neither region nuriu.
The last - wears certainly hr has uI
why's had legitimate huSlu,-, off
some sort always has been % wei.
com customer NJ banks, nui uU- 1s
eU"iutpd openly with persons ui ..Wp
consequence.
rhr tide ~ progress swept mn
uurthwnrd into the latitude uf Nul.
,un square. aud for quite a long rmu
hI. name has appeared over shop
door u little off broadway Roses
uu one side. "Niolct,' uu thr other
aud between them "Nlichar Versa
why notY lie is the urrfcl tovp. az
the conditions that prudurrd hm
Every bush In the garden m. u-
enemies, however, and mot even Mi
ohnc Nrrga could bloom rIrm m
our fnyorlng soil The secret service
has long been mnling fur him lnrur
cniucly ut last lie had financed a
gang " Comterfeitrrs. iuruIu. sunr
ut the best men I'm that Industry. bout
unfortunately they Killed % -ruH uIe
con much valued by the powmmnl
This was very had. and m un.. Iuc,
also there had been ml-mu. Nrr,n
dealt In stolen jewels. and On. is said
10 have been passion with hm hui
losses In speculation hau iuuuu him
10 work the game lop mH Show,
women wearing too many diamond,
were followed from the flower shop To
their homes they came uuD.n. ro tn,
police few days later tumn de-
trclivcs, inyestiraDIug huu,u runhrrir,.
viewed with more Interest tur ,utnrr
ed roses In the vast, basket than Am.
Jimmy marks ON the door pruro.rInr
was beginning 90 cost moore rnnu IL
was worth 1t would .ouu u, unu.i1m.
able at any price
In a word. Miruor y,r.a nal .np,r
TO the end Of his luck. ami nu know +,
The city was too hor for nm. -.
gions Of the earth DprkmuI a., Ar
lie was secretly preparing r,r mmr1l.
ate flight, collecting m,n from n,.ry
source. On the day when hr Stood b,.