The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-21

Just what ! am going To do" yorkc's
eyes caught him like sword. cut 'Ill
tell YOU straight. that there's too much
/ funny business about my living here. and
/ I'm tired of II II you have anything To
do with II. I'd advise YOU. for your
hcnths sake, 20 quit It's got to stop,
today. DO you mean TO tell me you
heard nothing last night"
Nothing said the man stolidly
Yorkc pointed nngrily to the wall Two
inches over the head Of his sofa was
small. blackened hole Pretty close"
he said. and the first time for the
gun. first time there's been any noise
about doing for me"
| Copc looked up sharply ~" he Nhis-
| pered he looked at the door and
| changed his sentence I don't know
/ what you're talking about. unless You're
( crazy" II his face did not match his
words II was wasted for Yorkr had
turned his back on him "p'taps you did
/ II In YOUR sleep
Where were YOU You weren't in
! your bed %
II was-out" Cope gulped on the
pause WHY should II he me-" he
Snarlcd
"Oh. no reason yolke hunched his
shoulders MIR LcFrcnch was asleep I'm
my bed. for went aud looked at him
ana didn't do It mysclf Hs yod
thoughtmlll suggest"
DO YOU want me 10 leave" n was
the question Of servant Who has broken
dish but Cope rnt crooked IN his chair.
with that ,uiious effect ot broken
msronctto
NO said Yorkc slowly "rd rather
have YOU where can So" vou Ion I
Know o. didn't whether you're for
m" or against mo. but / do know you're
IN whatever business II Is that wants t.
g"l fd ot ~" I'm giving YOU fair warn
ing II ! catch YOU NJ II Hgnin m XIII
You So now YOU know"
! Know Nssrntcd Cope sullcnly. Us
watched Norkc pick mp his snowsho.4
Am to tell Mr L"frcnch you'vc gone
OUT he asked At the nam,. ~
owner turned and slipped unseen. M IN,
EtaifA
'lts none NJ Nj loFNeuch's bu-i,
ness Hen nave to sruN In bed. any.
how Give him his meals and stay her,
in ths house til come bnck"
Cone opened his mouth. but II he wer,
gong 70 sny something II Was too bate
I Nofkc had banged the door behind him
For n moment his servant snt -till, duly
Then he ran suddenly up 10 N. from
. door hut II he had meant 10 follow
I Yoke he did not do go IeFrenchi
; window vas M. and, ~ Cope glance,
+ ~ H. was shut Tie turned and wen
uoiseleash into tho house,
n Mt L'Fr"n,h. without the trace of
4 LIMP descended To the Kitchen whence
- 'httcr ~ pans had been audible, ant
ID spoke politely ior - man who had beel
I ler br"ikfnstlo-s
Good morning Cope You see
= slept upstairs" Ru, vhatevcr he meant
{ he found No hearcr; the kitchen was de
serted L'Frcnoh's beautiful moutl
frightened fencctivciy Hell" he said
Q Us no good my waiting when Yorke'
q Eou" ther" lie could seo inrt night
A letter ~ 1t had danced before hia eyes
lts better there than here. even II n
does come back n, crammcd On
n coat and cap. ana ran out ~ The kitchc
door
Coming back happened to he iust Wha
e. Nork' hal no thought NJ doing Nc VII
progressing dogg'dly toward the north
, en' boundary of his estate. makin
h heavy weather NJ II In the soft snow
B, That northeast angle was the only lin
h. NUs not sure about, Nine .Bellcgstd
and her puma hrd stopped him the onl
dav b" hid thought NJ going there. an
. last ughis uoiSo-W whatever II had bee
], had come that way. following w
gull. 'hti started Just below his hous
= and 'Ui,d ho did not know where
: th' q Ulrc. II did not run ~ e ruil
n rh"u had twists and tuins an
cndl' tmitcaiiuns Half dozen ,
them followed and drew blank. the
nd NH.N N al -
them Tho main one II main one thet
we're. was me- bisgcr than any 1T II
hrrnch"S added to which n began
Snow With driving wind that hlindc
yorke. IIc struck ur for tho open bar
rcns: hut turn which We he would
seemed to lead into gully again Ther
Was a maze " them intricate unavoid
able; and the wind had turned to
ginuts flail In hi face II turned York
y little hut man who has begun M
a. surveyor i- no, easily ios,. sh.'
doggcdncss led him into the right gull
n, lst II ran. rs near Hs hc coul
make n ON right angle from N. piat
whrf" ~, had fallen the nlsh, before nm
recognized y uuis- but " he had y,
i p"oted to h. guided hy that ,hR norr
ins he Wtf mlstnNrn Tho .ll,nr, w
gtnve. cnf There was not nm inch
land before him ~ under his ohetinntc
pursuing feet Nhett any man ,ou
either pui min ur Get his quartz 20
Through the snow h. snN = dead WI
" hlll In front " him Ne TUNED ltc
solid bulk tu so home. aud. a.
turned. foli himself h'unR falling
lunitahh. tert first II vas gu old iri.
TINT made him Hrt',d out hs Hrr
nusNis~. and slowly. very SLOWLY. r.
his descent tor ana M feet touch hs
ground II NAV not have been tu
credit that sheer N.tnuishm~nt made nj
~ weakly down
Wen. I'm damned n, ssid NJ
", u0 ghndlc'' tw " h- had Vi
/ found M, hidden mill b., had fou
/ eumrthins else l,,n In the pitch do
hs pprtiord hand Wa aSntr NJ y
rough slope NJ s di,usrd tunnel M
meant nothing hut lr opening into /
workings oi sold mine. be- had turn
hi attention a. mining and wu0tah
since h' had rcnouncsd wilWnNs "
n hs thoughts we're slow hts hand "
NOT li had son, me, hsniralk thtou
h's pockets snd M an y TN yaS- N
had never been moved itum the mini
CLOTHES COVE had started 1T Good ,
Rpy,s NurAo said thuurhtmll,. he h
used ih'm lssi M IN, mirs that h
brought him his sudden rrhrs Or
thr I'm, light shunr rW hy saw W
enough w. aipud Iu tunnel. to,,,
umhyr,i and rsHN enough ~ ,pNI ,
of but Nntk, h,j rr Intention IN
World of crawling out iie kicked
What remained ut his sruv shn,s. ttI
thu skeleton cf totiut ladder N
Nas rh,uium.NAr ur FRONT uf hin, ,
yravl'd up ~