The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-11-16

out. wouldn't you7 Cropped hair
and & striped suit ana
fifty years In San Quentin
wonder how you would like II. Mr.
Gerald Morton1"
"I wonder how you would like being
hungf" he demanded meaningly.
thrustlng his face forward until u was
within few inches Of her.
"Hung?" she stammered. recoiling'
"what would he hung for. prayT
"For the murder OF Doctor Ralph
Burkel" said Morton.
"Dr. Burke murder
absurd" she managed to nrtirulnte,
moistening her parched lips. "I never
saw him"
There's no use lying TO me. Olga
he said sternly. you're clever. hut
you're not nearly as clever ns YOU
think you are. Listen. The night
that Doctor Burke was killed we were
staying nj the hotel In Naldav1a.
heard you leave your room about MD
night. 7 suspected something was up,
so I followed you. You didn't know
that. did you? followed you to the
Burke house. saw you raise the
laboratory window and climb in. !
crept up to the window and watched
you. I saw you turn on the light ana
start ~ search the desk for the
formula. / saw Burke surprise you
while you were at work. And" Nor
toms voice rose triumphantly. saw
you draw n dagger and stab him !"
ITS lie damnnble He.
whispered Olga. but the truth OF Nor
toms accusation was written unmistak-
ably in her blanched and hasgard
face.
"And so." continued Morton, his face
distorted by sneer, you're not going
TO give me away to the police. And
you're not going TO bother me any
more about the book"
"If don't get It, you won't either"
screamed Olga. and, drawing q stiletto
| from the folds Of her dress. she sprang
at Morton with the ferocity of pan
ther. So utterly unexpected was her
action. so lightning quick, that he was
taken or his guard and. before he
could defend himself, the long. keen
blade. descending in n glittering arc,
laid open his shoulder. Selling her
upraised arm before she could strike
again. Morton. with savage wrench.
! gained possession OF the weapon.
Then. grasping her by the throat with
his free hand. he drove the knife deep
into her bosom. AS, with n moan, she
crumpled to the floor. n man who, un-
observed by either. had cautiously
opened the door. bolted down the
stairs and into the street. At the
street corner, Idly swinging his stick
policeman was standing.
"Quick. offlcerw the man gasped
there's been murder. A mans Just
stabbed woman in that house over
there 7" and he led the way back to the
boarding house on the run. with the
policeman at his heels. So quickly
was the warning given that Morton
had scarcely come to realization that
Olgn's wound was fatal and that ht
must make his escape. when the po
liceman burst into the room. An In
stant later and he had hisprisoner Sc
curely handcuffed.
The man who had given the alarm
had followed the policeman into thu
room. and, while the officer was en-
gagged in Handwriting Morton, he had
unobserved by anyone. slipped into hi
pocket a small, leatber-bound volume
which was lying on the dresser.
Here, you" called the policeman
"just run down to the drug store, will
you. and telephone for an ambulance
This woman is dying"
"All right" said the man witt
alacrity, and disappeared down tn
stairs. 1t was the japanese. Satsuma
To obtain marriage license, to en-
! gage the services of a clergyman 70
the following morning and to fin
Johnstone and notify him that Gle
had been found took Hook somewha
longer than he had anticipated, s
that II was nearly eight o'clock wher
accompanied by the lawyer, he rt
turned to the hotel.
"PIeuse tell Miss Burke that Nj
tombstone and I are here" he said I
the clerk.
, The man looked at him In surprise
"But Miss Burke has already gon
: out to meet you. lieutenant" he ar
swered.
. Hope stared at him incredUioursI
his heart chilled by a nameless feaI
"what on earth are you talkln
. about7" he demanded.
"why." replied the mystified clerl
mot half an hour after you went OF
. someone telephoned here to say thf
you had been detained and that 20
4 wanted Miss Burke to meet you q
the Cliff house for dinner and that yo
we're sending a car for her. I too
3 the message myself. II was ma
Q speaking. There Is no telephone
Z Miss Burke's room. so I sent the me
sage up by bellboy. and n few init
4 utes later she came down and got int
: n closed car that was waiting !.
I hope there isn't anything wron
!. lieutenantT