Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-15


awsy 20 n garage after receiving px
nlicit instructions as 20 what streets
BE- was to take and where he was To-
meet wilkerSon.
II was an hour later that Drake
drove his rpnted car mp before the ho
tel and delivered his note II found
Ruth still deep In conversation with
Tom Kane md yet anSious for the re.
turn 10 Dorr and Everett On the
presentation of the note which Wiikpr.
son had forged she instantly took
llarn.
"Johu must be In trouble and Mr.
Everett can't get him out" she said
He's written for me to come down TO
the jail and see him and bring the pa
nars"
funny TO me-"
Ruth nodded. looking az the note
Then she said. more cheerfully: "I'll
dress anyway. Maybe he needs me.
Now. you Old dear. leave me awhile"
Kane departed. and Ruth quickly
changed into street dress. While she
was doing this the bellboy returned TO
say that a machine was waiting for
her.
The one that brought the note" he
said. "ue says he was told to watt
"OhF' she exclaimed. Tell him III
be right down"
When the boy had gone she called
Tom Kane on the telephone and told
him that she was going. John sent a
car for me-" she added.
"All right" came back the answer
"I'l just travel along. Maybe | might
help John myself"
So II was agreed. and they met In
the lobby. where Ruth showed the note
to the clerk In her impulsive way.
Something In thst officials expression
made the old cook unobtrusively take
out his revolver and see that II was in
good condition. He followed Ruth to
the street and into the waiting ma
chine.
This move disconnected Drake. He
had not intended to have two pas
sengers. but he saw no help for II and
merely nodded when Ruth ordered him
to take her to the city prison. He
started his engine and they sped OF
up the hill.
They rode for some time and as mel
ther OF them was acquainted with the
city II did not occur to them that they
were being rapidly conveyed into a
part of town only partly built up and
now veiled In dense clouds OF swirling
fog.
Its 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. dived down q steep hill and
came TO a 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 of Wilkerson.
i've got you nowr' he snid trium-
phantly.
"oh" moaned Ruth. shrinking back
In terror.
"Yes. indeed" Wilkerson taunted
her.
But at that moment he heard another
voice, stern. commanding and familiar
He .ooked 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 n precise and deli
cate touch.
You herer' said wilkerson with an
oath.
Suddenly the old mans temper fiared
up. The other saw death in his eyes
turned on hts heel and ran as fast as
he could up the street
Without a seconds hesitation Kane
swung his weapon round till II cover
ed Drake. covering at his wheel.
Now you drive us back to the no
TEL" he thundered. "And II you make
haiSN hONt . " gt uc SURF
God gave me good shooting eyes"
Drake saw that he was helpless and
sulkily waited till they were In and
then turned his car back toward the
center OF the city. Tom Kane sat
grimly Just behind him with mis- gun
ready. And his mind was piecing
things together. Suddenly he saw a
policeman on his beat and realized that
luck was playing his cards for him
He ordered Drake To halt and hailed
the officer To that somewhat astonish.
ed individual the cook explained brief.
ly that he bad just foiled an abduction
plot and that the chauffeur was In 1t.
Though Drake strenuously denied the
charge the policeman decided that 1t
was a case for the captain.
"Fn just ride in front here. and Wen
go TO headquarters" he remarked
"You can put up that gun. old fellow.
for I'll see that Young fellow doesn't