The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-22

were not all that was wrong with n
Aa empty hrcyity wa, Its worst fault
lelgh would have told as much us
possible. not Il, little; he was the last
man 10 neglect lo mention where he
was golng the last % be- Consldrmtc
of telegraph tolls And N a doubt
were possible. lt ceased to be- So the
next moment
He hol osEcI me tn dine with
him soIl NIariurlr lie nud sent
me some hooutlful rose. / wa. wait
ur ~" IIrr voice, hrutr In a sob.
ara npttpr tell ,uu we are engaged.
This afternoon
Townscnd hslr rose from MS chair.
and the telegram drupupd from his
lnnd
This Ia .p.npdh splendid new. "
he said and stumbled through some
" the commonpnuos of frlIcltatlou,
(which spmad ir.ulru under thr cir
cumsmuccs. "Bul Inn oo- afraid It
doesn't tend la relieve our anxiety
That telegram won't du uf course.
which means thar mine h. bogus too
II looks ~ though somebody wanted
to cover Ned, nh,curr ard had sent
these things lo the persons who were
likely to mis-, him Rul how did thuy
get your name"
II they were following him when
he bought the roses
That ID. mp.- aid hr "rhry
saw the name uu the box They yg
stolen the check and mrrd him ont or
/ town on some fake mH
4 Then where are the rruI message
/ tho ones he vmld have sent tp me-
+ Isn't It certain hr would hul" sent
some word to me, AuH hp hasn't Ne
Is dead
40 mo- Townsend WUu,iru
That not to bee thought of too dan
grrous: nbsuutrN unnecessary They
/ may hr hoIdlng him it, possible. il-
|ryru probable admit Hul There
uo vendetta here no personal rumlty
The moneys ul they uwr uul Whrr
/ they've got it. rhrNU l, Nnd uo
] He believed what nr was saying. hc
had succeeded iu convincing himself
and his obrIou, sincerity produced
some small effect upon Marjorie" Sh,
found Glustis mime lu the book auC
read off the number Townsend gave
/ the cal and presently sweet youth
ful voice answered him
l)r GiuStl /, mot al home ] ana hI.
daughter lie VIII Doe b.rr -uou n,
has Just tcrphuucI FROM the station
What station Townsend asked
The Grand Central
What WAS be- doing there / bc-
| Your pardon. this l' au important
matter Has lJur father been ont o
town
Yes sir replied lIll Mis-, GmEl
He's been lu Bridgeport since early
this forenoon And she mentioned
with some urlup the name ur uu
torlouS and dri".Irl plulwrat upol
whom her father, skill hnd been cm
ployrl.
/ Thank YOU. I'll call mp pr Glusl
IA little later GomhN'
He looked across M Marjorie. uuD
saw there was uo need to repeat IN,
conversation. The Gear voice had car
I rid heNond the instrument. and Mar
lori" had heard e'rr word
Here was an end ut duGbl TIA
false use Of GlustIs name was %,
longer all Inference it was "a fac
p ascerialncd. A trap bad been set ~
Leigh by cNper, and daring criminals
disciplined acting Under lcud"rShip
lie had been caught and the best hop
his friends coull entertain fur hin
was that he would hr held q priSone
until the theft should have been con
snmmated But there was darkc
side OF the picture. L"lrh must hav
seen several Of these men, be- coul
describe them, aud give other Inform
alton threatening their safely Wa
II llGelv they would set him frcrt
such thoughts began lU hum Il
' IoNnNrnds head lie dared not spcn
. of them I" MarlurlN and hr could ~
longer sit there staring NJ her In IN
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