Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-28
TWELFTH lNSTALLMENT.
NEArA ICON WHEELS.
CHAPTER XIV

SEATH IRON WHEELS.
Side By side they leaned over the
rail Of the steamer and Eazed shore
wards s; the slowly unfolding scene
! before them. For some time they had
all preserved an almost ecstatic 81.
lence
say. but IT'S good 10 see home
sgain,~ Laura sighed az last.
I'm with you.' Quest agreed EN-.
phatcally It's the wrong side q
the continent. perhaps. but I'm aching
TO set ry foot on American soil again"
This the wrong side Of the con-
tinent, ! should say not" Laura ex.
claimed. pcinting 20 where in the dis
tance the buildings of the exposition
cleaned almost snow white IN the dar-
Hing sunshine Why. have never
seen anything Sc beautiful in my life"
i guess there's one Of US here.
Quest observed. who is none too
Z pleased 20 see America again
Lenora shivered a little. They were
all grave
Quest moved slowly down the deck
towards Craig's side. and touched him
on the arm.
Give ne your left wrist, Craig he
said quietly
4 TIE man skunk away There vas
sudden look Of horror in his white
face He started back. but Quest was
4 too quick for him In a moment there
vas the click OF a handcur. the mate
OF which was concealed under the
, erininologists cuff
They stepped along the deck TO
wards the rest Of the party. Lenora
handed ner glasses 10 Quest.
DO look. NJ Quest" she begged.
There IS Inspector French standing
/ ID the front row on TIE dock with .wo
enormous buuches Of Howers-carua.
tio-s :or me. I expect and poinss,..-s
for Laura They're the larger bunch.
Quest took TIE glasses and nodded.
Slowly the great steamer driftei
nearer and nearer % the docks. mats
were waved from IRE little hne of
spectators. ropes were drawn tsut
{ The Inspector vas standing az the
bottom of The gansvay as they 81
passed down He shook hands with
everyone vigorously Then he pre-
sented Le1ora with her carnations and
Laura with the poinsettias Lenora
vas enthusiastic Even Laura nur.
INJURED q tew words q thanks.
some Hovsrs. those poinsettias,
the Inspector agreed
Quest Erirped hin ty the arm.
French. be said. 7 tell you I shan
make yo-r hair curl when vou near al
that we've been through 10 yen feel
1 Ike having ne start in right away.
. or our way 20 the oars."
French withdrew his arm
Nothing doing be replied Y
want % talk q MSS Laura You car
stow that criminal stuh Itll wait Ell
right You've got the fellow-thats
what matters
Quest exchanged an amused glance
I WITH Le-ora The inspector and Laura
Z fell a H.tle behind The former TOOK
! 81 MS hat for a moment and famed
himself
say Miss Laura be began. "Tm
plain -s- and q poor ha-s a.
I speeches I've been saying q fev nice
things over 70 myself On the dock here
Z for The last hour. but everything
I gone right ont Of ny head Look
here. y sums NJ Ike this How Go
you feel about esitting this bunch
Z right away and coming wEh ne to
I New York
What DO want 20 60 10 NeE
York for Laura demanded
oh. come on. Miss Laura. you know
what mean" French replied Wen
/ slip Of and get married here and then
take this man Craig 10 New York.
Once get him safely in the Tonbs and
wen 90 OF on a honeymoon anywhere
you say
Laura was on the point Of laughing
AZ him. Then the unwonted serious
ness Of his expression appealed sud
denly 10 her sympathy. She pztted
him kindly on the shoulder
You're q good sort. inspector, bat
you've picked the wrong girl. I've run
along on my own hook ever since !
was born, guess. and can't switch
my ideas over 10 this married stun
You better get a move on and get
Craig back TO New York before he