The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-30


dress anyway Maybe he needs IN
Now. yon old denr. leave me awhile
Kane departed. and Ruth quickl
changed into street dress. While sll
! was doing this the belboy returned I
J say tlut machine was waiting ID
/ Eey
The ore tiia, brought the note"
saNl He says he wns told to wait"
~Un''' she exclaimed. Tell him II
h ri,.hi down.r
vlirn The hoy md gone she Gale
Tom Kane on the telephone and t,l,
ii:i, tlilf she wis going. John sent
rar fuf nlr." she added.
IAN right. t,iIne back the answer
III h,st travel along. Maybe l nigh
hvlp lain myself"
So il was agreed. and they met II
the oi,i'y, where Ruth showed the not,
to the clerk III her impulsive way
Something IN thai officials expression
iiadr the Old s'nnk unobtrusively take
tilt mis- revolver aid see that it was IL
l,onI ,-nlitIou He followed Ruth t
jc ~,f,a'f ana Into the waiting ma
eiii,e
THIS move disconnected Drake. he
mad not intended TO have two pas
scngels. hui he saw no help for it and
merely nodded when Ruth ordered him
to FAKE her to the city prison. He
started his engine and they sped off
up the hill
They rode for some time and as nei-
ther Of them was acquainted with the
city il did NOT occur to them that they
were being RAPIDLY conveyed into q
rart of town only partly built up and
now yelled in dense clouds OF swirling
fog.
-lt's long way" Ruth remarked
several times, but Kane merely grunt-
ed He was busily pondering over
some method of extricating John Dorr.
Suddenly the car swerved around a
corner. dired down q steep hill and
came to d stop before big gray build
Ing the boarded up residence of an
absentee. Reaching back. Drake open
ed the door. and Ruth sprang out
A figure darted across the sidewalk,
and she felt herself clutched by the
arm.
She looked into the cleaning, cruel
eyes or Wilkerson.
i've got you nowr' be said trium-
phantly.
"Ohl" moaned Ruth. shrinking back
In terror.
"Yes. indeed" wilkerson taunted
her.
But at that moment he heard another
voice, stern. commanding and familiar.
He looked around into the muzzle OF
Tom kane's revolver. ~
For the moment they faced each
other, while Ruth shrank back still far
ther. The old mans eyes cleaned,
and his trigger finger seemed to- rest
on the trigger with precise and deli
cate touch.
.'You heEe! said Wilkerson with an
oath.
Suddenly the old mans temper fared
up The other saw death In his eyes.
turned on his heel and ran as fast as
he could up the street
Without seconds hesitation Kane |
swung his weapon round till it cover
I'd Drake. covering at his wheel.
Nov you drive Ms back to the ho-
tel" he thundered. 'And If you make |
4 false move III drill We as sure as
God gave me good shooting eyes,
Drake saw that he was helpless and
'ulkiIy waited till they were in and
hen turned his ear back toward the
enter Of the city. Tom Kane sat
,rimly just behind him with his gun
'eady. And his mind was piecing
hings together. Suddenly he saw a
loliceman on his beat and realized that
uck was playing his cards for him
Ie ordered Drake to halt and hailed
he officer. To that somewhat astonisb-
d individual the cook explained brief
' that lie bad just foiled an abduction
lot and that the chauffeur was in 1t.
though Drake strenuously denied the
barge the policeman decided that it
sas case for the captain.
"1ll just ride In front here, and we'll
o to headquarters" be remarked
You can put up that gun, old fellow.
or ri see that young fellow doesn't
Ut up any monkey shines"
In the meantime Everett had sue
essfnlly managed DORIS business. and
e bad been released on nominal bail
Dr. a hearing. "And guess you won't
nd ns very anxious to make 1t hard
Or you.' said the prosecuting attor-
ey.
Free agoin. John insisted on taking
be quickest route back to the botel
verett. sympathetic iD this. agreed.
nd In few minutes they were at the
ofel inquirfpg for Ruth.
why. she left only little while
90 to see you in the prison." said the
ERIK. "She had n note from you."
81 wrote 90 note.' said John.
Here 1t IS" was the response. "She
II il on the desk in her hurry" II
Eagerly .Tobn snatcbed the sheet of ,
iper. hnt the instant bis eyes lit on 1t
2 turned furious face to Everett
Its forgery. a trick" be said II
ever wrote II.
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