The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-22

yorkc's name had lett hts lips he had
his answer mufflrd. gagged hut an an
swcr And Nina Bcllegnrdc knew the
voice
There was no more need for tn"
priests hand on her mouth yorkc wac
there hchnd that opening hurt per
hapS gagged certainly, but alive. There
was no time to wonder how he had got
there Roger had taken his revolver
from his pocket moved closer to the
rock and the puma flew out and
stopped hm--a furious, snarling mass
of brown fur suddenly Nina knew
why He was guarding Yorke. as ne
must have guarded him MI night: was
Quicker than Rogers finger on the
trigger than tho puma's spring Rt him.
someone screamed Look out. Roger!
Look OUT"
Iiz picou who Roger had Said was
away. struggled ~ the last NJ IN" lad
d"rs from tho notion NJ IN" mine. ana
Roger swung round To- her warning
Tiut he wns too late Cope. gigantic IN
the shadows dripping with blood, had
run up behind him and checked his
leap Whichever Of the two Nickv
sprang for. II was Roger who fell under
him: Liz picou who tried t0 put her
body before him and was knocked aside.
Nina never booked at them, she was
rHCng neck and neck With Cope; ana
winning. tripping the one armed man as
he Jostlcd her In the rocky opening In
the dark she groped Tor Nofkc. found
| him. put her body between him and tn"
cripple. felt him warm as she Ctuuch'd
over him-and vas blinded hy sudden
dazzle Of light Cope, brcoihl"sS. bleed
ing stood with lantern In his hnnd ;
was making no move to approach her.
God" he said as II he had been
praying and could not stop II Cod
we've snvcd him." lIiS voice broke
and rang triumphantlN IN the cutting
over II came the priests shout
Nina Come here I tell YOU Get
him of! Hen kin him
But Nina never moved II Was Rog-
cr's own pet had turned ON him let
him manage Vt ~ he had managed II
before
"il,r" IA. srnt ,f Gone IT was
van .,o sho, a, york, TWO nights ago!
T.L. on, NOR. s,en and IN Kill YOU. 4"
,nd t,o,, she had n,tbl,s 10 do Il with
hr, ,I, c,,snLrt,c 4, her hand
.,cu, his-g.g .aid Come quietly. and
lhp w,s,.,nn Van don't want that
Lri,c Tor mo IL was mo tina, night with
a.. ,ts,ai an rt,,h, hu, A. U,s LeFranch
wanted Tye seycd yorkes NE Il
d,,cr times 4, y,,ir ouc uc leaned
b,rk against the rock os II he we're
hu,, h',t IA, gt,l had no eyes for him
| yo,k.,s ,v.s U.rc omen. yorkc'a living
b,rds v,r. Under hers ag she cut hi.
,,rJs yorkc', lins .pok. her name
Father saunders outside, shouicd
| opre NOR. us.lcasly as he pulled aud
dragged Ia no, tho puma OF l.cFrcnch
/ pcrhnus nc might nave. n he had not
| fnrvo,,en LIZ picou She had risen to
her knee. where she had been knocked
aside sws,cd there; and something
n,shca ,s IN. leaned 10 drive II into
the pums's side Father Saunders
moved too. and the half-brecd girl
rreIcd backward with the shock ~ his
impact but II was too late Tor Sticky
Ilc fell clear ~ Roger. clear NJ thH
priests cIut,hing hand ON the collar n,
would need mo- longer The half breed
girl screamed sickeningly On RoEcfs
name had no ansWci
Father Saunders bent over i"Frcnch'
stiffness. hut there was No drath IN it
"IIon keep" hc muttcrcd callouSly and
ran into N" cutting lie had forgotten
Cope and he stopped short ut what hr
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