The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-04-01

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tary had waited until the glfl ha,
closed and locked the vault door Thcg
he had leaped for the heure bohin,
The dfapcgy.
but that intruder behind the drapou
had apparently not been altogether
unconscious OF the danger confronting
him ie had at the same moment
side-siepped nimbly through the quick
ly opened door, throwing an approach
ing ana suddenly h,s,erieal houseu Ail
aside as he had swept past her m,
rcdouhtablo Wilson. who had also az
tempted TO block his exit. had even
more promptly gone down, Knocked
fat by one fierce blow Il had hcer
then and then only, that Manley dis
covered the identity 81 thc intruder
he had caught sight of the SCARED
lace. which even an ample beard failed
TO screen lie had seen tho ughl
arm at wood which ended ia its ain
lister iron hook. and all doubt as 90 his
enemy had vanished
Hut this discovery had In no way
lntertered With Manleys pursuit 81
that audacious intruder
It had not been a pretty fight. that
hand TO hand contest between the slim
bodied youth and the scariaeed ex
ploiter of evil. but Il had been des
perate one. As Manley, pressing stub.
bornly on, had struggled TO close In
on his opponent. legaf had discroctly
and nimbly backed away until he
found the double house door itself
barring his farther retreat There.
upon he had promptly shattered tho
plateglass backing the iron grill Work
on the hinges. and had actually swung
one OF these doors open before Manley
could gather himself together and
spring bodily on his escaping enemy
They had gone down the broad steps
together locked arm In arm. lighting
and olawing as forociously as midnight
cats in a tenement court. And Man
ley, with one hand on Legar's leathery
throat. would surely have won, had
not closed car glided up to the curb
along which they were writhing and
painting and rolling. From that car a
yellow faced Italian known as Scoop
had taken a prompt and active part in
the encounter. lie had withheld
fnalitios, however. until Manley was
uppermOst Then, with quickly
drawn billy" he had blackjackcd that
youth into utter indifference as to
Legar and mysteriously waiting limou-
sine and all the rest Of the world.
Before Manley's senses had come
back to him he and the green.feath-
cred parrot had been tossed bodily
into the closed car, and, three minutes
before tho arrival of the police for
whom tho white-faccd girl in the
library had so frantlcally tolephoncd,
that mysterious limousine had speedcd
off into the night, carrying not only
Legar but the youth who had been so
presumptious as to attempt to inter
fere with Legars exploits.
But Manley did not altogether give
up. His heart still had the residence
Of youth. lie still believed in his
star.
What fretted Manley most. however,
was his lack Of freedom Rolling a
little over on his side, he studied min
utely the rough brick floor on which
he lay. After this inspection he
wOrmed his way carefully from side to
side, lying face down and trying each
row Of exposed bricks with his shoe
toe. in the hope OF finding one Of them
loose.
lie had elaborately tested eleven
rows before ho found any reason for
hope In this direction. A chill Of cx-
citement ran through his tired body,
In fact, as he discovered one brick
which seemed less securely embedded
In cement than were its fellows lie
worked at It patiently, laboriously,
kicking away small particles Of plas
ter. humping II with his boot heel,
prying at il with his sole until II
rocked free in its row. Then came
the even sterner task Of shifting it
from its place. This he did by turning
about and lying close to 1t. on his side
so that the fingers Of his tightly i'm
prisoned hand might come in contact
with its edges. Time after time IT fell
back. but in the end he triumphed.
Yet IL was not this unearthed brick
which Interested him His attention
was directed towards the rough edsed
paralleogram where that brick mad
rested, for the corners OF
this opening. he soon realized, pro
vIded him with saw edge which In
time might serve tc abrade and cut
through the stoutest Of cotton rope
But the consolation CT this hope did
not stay with him long. For even as
he started 10 work, his movements
we're interrupted by the sound of r
key In The heavy iron lock on the door
that smut hin in. lie rolled over
quickly, twisting about s. that bis ap-
parently inert body covered both the
loosened brick and the spot from
which 1t had been taken. lie con-
tinued to lie there as though In sleep
Of exhaustion. for his yeiled eyes had
already caught sight q the tws heavy
featured rufiians advancing into the
room.
Let the poor boob Sleep" warned
the larger man In a husky whisper.