Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-07


save the driver a direction When he
Smerse3 10 front 90 thc handsome erav
stoac house be seemed 70 have be.
come cculrlstelv transformed There
was fatuous smile uqon bis nps Be
crossed The raycmc.t With dimculiy.
STUMBLING I'd tAe stcrs. ard hcla cu
the knccSet with c4t hard while he
consulted slip OF PAPER lie had
scarcely runs thc bell before suehtly
parted curtain "a the frout RON fsn
togcthcr ard uemcnt later thc door
was opened by man Ia tho livery Of
= butler. bur With the face and ply.
siQuc ot rrisefrhtcr
LADY %, the house Cu,-' demand.
eli Want 20 see tao lady OF the
house
Almost Immediately be was con.
scious OF woman standing in the hall
before him.
"Ncu had better come In. she 20.
vited Please CO not stand IN the
doorway
Quest however who had heard the
foctsters Of the others behind ham. lot.
tered there fer a momeut
You're the lady whose name is on
this piece % papers" he demanded
This place Is All rieht. ch."
Il really do not know what YOU
mean" the woman replied coldly but
n you viii come inside viii talk With
you In the drawing room"
Quest. as though stumbling against
the front door. had 10 now wide opeu.
and in o momen, tAe hall seemed tuu
The woman shrieked The butler sud.
denly sprang upon the last man 70 cu.
ter and sent him spinning down the
steps Almost 20 that instant tnCrc
was a scream from upstairs Quest
took a running iump and went up the
stairs four az time The butler. who
had So Tar deacd arrest, suddenly
snatcked the revolver from Hard.
away's hand and fred bnndly iu front
ot him. missing Quest only by an inch
or two
Don't be a fool Kcrl'~ the woman
called out The games up Take IL
quietly"
Once more the shrek rang through
the house Quest rushed 70 the door
Of the room from whence it came. tried
the handle. and found IL locked He
ran back a little way and charged it
From inside he could hear turmoil OF
voices. White with rage and passion
he pushed and kicked madly. There
was q shot from inside. bullet came
through the door within an inch OF his
head. then the crash OF broken crock
cry and a mans groan With a hna
effort Quest dashed the door in anC
staggered into the room. Lenor'
was standing in the far corner, th'
front Of her dress torn and blood upol
her lips She held a revolver in he
hand. and was covering a man who's
head and hands were bleeding Aroun'
him were the debris of broken Jus
'Mr Quest" she screamed. Don
90 near him-Tve got him covered
I'm all right."
Quest drew long breath. The MAJ
who stood giaring AZ him was wei
dressed and stll young lie was VI
armed. however. and Quest secure
him IN a moment
The girls mad" he said sullenly
no one wanted 20 60 her any harm.
Hardaway and his men came trooI
ing up the stairs Quest relinquishe
his prisoner and went over 10 Lenorl
Eve been so frightened sh
sobbed They got me In here--the
Sold re .hat this was the street
uh!ch my aunt lived-ane the
wouldn't let me 80. The woman Wa
horrible And this afternoon this ma
came The brute"
Quest turned 20 Hardaway.
"Tll take the Young lady away" b
said you know where 10 find us
Lenora had almost recovered whe
they reached the hotel Walking u
and down they found the professo
Ny friend," he exclaimed-'M
ouestl Il IS the devil inearna'
against whom we fghti"
What 90 you meant" Quest q
manded
The professor wrung his hands.
l4k AAL4 III A-N adAtFc a. pa
on. be declared Why should
think Of the secret passage7 \
one has used q for a hundred year
he found q. learned the trick"
You mean" Quest cried
He has escaped the profess
broke in. Craig has escaped agair
They are searching for him high ar
low. but he has gone!
Quests arm tightened for a momel
In Leuorz's. Il vas curious how
seemed 70 have lost az that nome
ell sense Of proportion. Lenora vi
safe the relief Of that Of
thought overshadowed everything el
IL the world
The fellow can't get far" he nj
tered
Who knows?" the professor I
piled. dOlefully.
They had been standing together
q 1fff1a rcrnaa - The hall EuTfar