The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-21

them packets from box hidden in the
woodwork That much she had learned,
any how
Constance watched faithfully all day
with only time enough taken out tor
dinner. It was after her return iron
this brief interval that she felt her
heart give a leap of apprehension, as
she looked again through the detecta
scope. There was Drummond IN the
back OF the store talking to Muller and
a woman who looked as II she might be
Mrs. Muller, for both seemed nervous
and anxious.
As nearly as she could make out.
Drummond was alternately threatening
aud arguing with Muller Finally the
three seemed to agree, for Drummond
walked over to typewriter on a table,
took fresh sheet Of carbon paper from
a drawer, placed it between two sheets
of paper, and hastily wrote something
Drummond read over what he had
written. II seemed To be short, and
the three apparently agreed on II, Then
IN a trembling hand, Muller signed the
two copies which Drummond had made
one of which Drummond himself kept
and the other OF which he sealed in an
envelope and sent away hy a boy
Drummond reached into his pocket and
pulled GU, huge roll OF bills Of large
denomination He counted ont what
seemed to be approximately half. hand
ed il 10 the woman. and replaced the
rest in his pocket What i, was all
about Constance could only vaguely
guess She longed to know what was
in the letter and why the money had
been paid to the woman
Perhaps a quarter OF an hour after
Drummond lett Adele appeared again
pleading for more dope. Muller wen,
behind the partition and made up a
fresh paper OF it from bottle also con.
Ccaled
Constance was torn By conflicting
impulse She did not want to miss
ANYTHING in the perpleSlng drama tina,
was being enacted before her yet she
wished TO interfere with the deadly
course OF Adele Still, perhaps the girl
would resent interference ii she found
out that Constance was spying on her
She determined to wait little while
before seeing Adele II was only after a
decided effort that she tore herself
away from the deteotascope ant
knocked on Adele's door as II she hat
lust come in for visit, Again sh,
knocked, but still there was no answer
Every minute something might be hap
penIng next door She hurried back ,C
her post OF observation.
/ One OF the worst aspects Of the us,
OF cocaine, she knew. was the desire o
the user to share his experience will
some one else. The passing on OF III,
habit. which seemed to be one OF tn
strongest desires OF the drug iiend
made him even more dangerous to so
ciety than he would otherwise hav
been That though, gave Constance Al
idea.
She recalled also now having hear
somewhere that IL was common char
ac,etistic OF these poor creatures I
have a passion for fast automobiling, I
go on long rides, perhaps even wi,hou
having the money 10 pay Tor them Tha
too, confirmed the idea which she ha,
As the nigh, advanced she determine
to stick to her post. What could
have been that Drummond was doing
II was no good, she iel, positive. y
Suddenly before her eyes, glued to \
eaNesdropping aperaure, she saw
strange sight There was violent con
motion in the store. Blue coated p,
licemen seemed to swarm in from n,
where And in the rear, directing ,her
appeared Drummond, holding by Il
arm, the unfortunate Sleighbells, DUAL
ing with fear. evidently having be,
picked mp already elsewhere by Il
willy detective
Muller put up a stout resistance, b
the Officers easily seired him aud. ai,
hssty but thorough search, unear,h,
his cache OF con,faband drug
As the scene uniolded, Constance vi
I more and more bewildefed after havii
Witnessed that which preceded II. II
signing OF the letter and the passing
the money Muller evidently had moi,
ing 60 say about ,ha, What did
meanN
/ Tn, police wert still holding Dtur
mond and Constance had not noted IN
l Drumnond had disappeared.
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