The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-03-20

AHeie N"s suutten siiehce, pr0kex
only when NVilkersOli's dry throat at
tereu y 'silunii'lEtnt crunk.
alrs harnell looked nt Fnvershnn
WILD her tAwny eyes filled With dull
ehpers VI passion. Everett sat as u
stunneu'
10 John Dorr gets the kicks and
you gct the halfpence. said Wilker
soh Willy nave cursed MIN, bu'
ail my curses couldn't have punished
MN worse why. ne went on ball
hvsferlcally. the poor 1901 loves her."
| AgaHi silence
ilisA tlMe ivefett broke Y, saying
stilhy ion understand our proposi
non. 10 you accept sitss
| NTH Darnell laid her hand on Willser-
son arm ana hr seemed 70 f,lll into
q prafWIiid reverie
ihe.sSou'd ~ the llghts ana snad'
=" I" ose' u's s''tufni'ie 'isase. INC
sla'h'e y n's Eyes uylnS into Mere
useah'y siow. 'ne suuuen ugntenlne
- W ''''i' hps ine worhihe " MS
'al'us.
rlnaiiy ne reused himself as by an
cHoii;
/ q liillk ohght % hnve more" he
said quietly. There are signs OF gold
oh ohc lart q tnis property Which mas
never oeeh worried. Y y nowhere near
| thc pace marked ~ the plans. rs you
/ WIZ caslly see You understand that
loih TALON ana We're partners when
he lDFited tiint ficii ore Never nlnd.
l.ysoiies are vsoles' bnt ! wah'
%sV'a" anu 1nai niue ehii'h y may
hot aho'iht to hiiyliiiilS' put tileh again
u lpay ffliy thousaId y soon spent
y niue = 7 mine,
lhe Ilaiis' deinanded slr Donald.
, Wiiheisoh p'iiieu Out oI MS snirt
poso'n ~ o'ishin lo'ueu arounu 4
sluafe p''pef ~ '''i'i 'nis ~ the ~
o'e
mere they are' ne said. ~ thongn
urlseh 10 pay
MIS-. i'arheiis movement q protest
az noi escape elther Everett " faVerr
siiam- Iney looked ut the iittle PACKET
that lad cost ~ nnch agony ana
hlooushed.
1T IS IA genternan's agreement
sald N Donaih presently, takiIis oilt
ms checs BOOK.
Tie money passed, ana theH everett
picked up the oilskin packet ana put
II IN ms pocket
The deeds and the master Key" ne,
~ Gut1 pnnfiy
Mrs Darnelis race became splendid
Ia IFS fntile rage. she tore the ribbon
IRON about her throbbing throat and
flung the key ON the table
Slr Donald picked it up carefully and
poche.eu ihs ueeus inu saai 'eu IT l''e
uoo'.
lie and faversham passed OUT INTO
the starry hight ana Vahisneu' Ieavlhs
Wilkeson stu at the desk fumbling
tbe check.
Y suddenly ne rcached ior pen hnd INK
and sernwleu MS name on the pacs.
Then he silently handed II 70 Jean
DarnelL' hitting her req lips ana moving
almost impercephbly. IKE an animal
about TO spring.
She took the bit OF paper and tucked
Il ~ her bosom Then she turned on
her companion. lie met her iicry gaze
coldly !
he mother iode y On mat iiltle pit
y got 'heii 70 give rs ne shid calmly. 4
'iile plans Everett has are false.
s3Ana VIZ iooh 1iiat sbe h''oWeu hini
10 see ~ her eyes was sueIe us no oth'
er man hid ever seen thefe " was
az Y iier io'lhrcd anu lonely prouu soul
mad fonnd IT'S mate III some darkness
niaue ihrh ny TUG iiaincs q hei''
Sir Donald spoke a brief good night
10 Everett when they liad left tile Of
fee and turned toward the bungalow,
leaving the other to go up to where
the light burned IN John DORIS cabin
and tell him of the events of the even
ing
He met Ruth ut the door and quietly
told her that all was we'll She looked .
up III him viii, her great eyes filed
with lnshed fears and he bent over her
a little.
Then he drew out the master key
and put the ribbon over her head until
the dull brass shone on her white
throat
You are once more the mistress of