The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-10-05

before the door. Doctor owen had 10
turned sooner than she had expected
She acted with promptness and de-
cision. Pulling down her heavy veil she
opened the door of the waiting room
and stepped onto the veranda just rs
the physician was ascending the steps.
"Tve been waiting nearly an hour
for you, doctor" she snid In mutiied
voice hut II liz 80 late that will have
TO return in the morning" and she hur-
ried down the walk. "Don't know
who she is," observed the doctor as
he entered the house, but there's
something about her that reminds me
OF that good-looklng girl that tried to
sell me the encyclopedia this morn.
ing"
| By eight o'clock every table In the
Palm room OF the Hotel Arbor was
taken. for It was a Saturday night In
the height Of the season.
| Morton. by liberal tip to the head
waiter. had succeeded in obtaining q
table close TO the door. but screened
by palms. so that he and Olga were
enabled to watch all who entered or
left the room without themselves be-
ing seen.
Though Olga had discarded her dust
coat. she had draped about her
hat heavy veil which could instantly
be dropped over her face In case OF
necessity.
From their Llace OF concealment be-
hind the palms Morton and Olga, who
had purposely gone to the restaurant
early. saw Hope and Cleo enter, and
saw them conducted by the head
waiter to a table which he had evi.
IDENTIFY reserve, for them. And. at a
small table behind a column, watch.
ing all four OF them, sat Mahlln.
All at once Olga. who had never
taken her eyes from the door. grasped
Morton's arm.
Look" she whispered. There he
isl"
| In the doorway. a parcel under his
arm. stood Doctor owen. A boy was
helping him of with his coat. Even
as Olga spoke he signaled to the head
waiter. They we're so close that they
could hear his words.
Where is Lieutenant Hope sitting?"
he asked. He is expecting me-
yes, SIR" Sid the man. preceding
him down the room toward Hopes
table. This way, II you please, sir"
Owen had started to follow the head
| uyh lFgfa hot IN
obtain possession OF the book he must
adopt desperate measures, stepped
from behind the palms.
This is Doctor Owen, isn't it?" he
said cordially. IL am Lieutenant Hope.
| ! heard you asking for me. It was
mighty kind of you TO meet me here.
Suppose we step out to the bar and
have a drink before ordering dinner?"
But the doctor instinctively hest
tated.
lie had vague feeling that there
was something familiar about the fel-
| low. And he seemed oyernervOus in
his manner; Overeager. And naval Of
| ficers do not usually appear TO be
nervous In such ordinary situations.
Meanwhile the head waiter, suppos.
| ing that Doctor Owen was following
| him, proceeded down the room TO the
table where Cleo and Hope were sit.
| ting.
Here is the gentleman you we're ex.
pecting, SIR" he said. and pulled out
the extra chair.
Beg pardon, SIR" he added, but
he seems to have stopped to talk with
another gentleman. That's him. there
by the door sir"
AS Hope looked he saw Doctor owen
hand a paper-wTapped parcel to the
man with whom he was talking.
| Springing to his feet so suddenly that
he upset his chair he fairly sprinted
the length Of the room.
"Is this Doctor Owen?"
Yes" said the doctor. that's my
name"
MY name is Hope" said the officer
rapidly. Il wired you yesterday about
Fitzmaurice's book. Did you bring Il
with your"
But this man says his name is
! Hope" cried the bewildered physician.
indicating Morton. who. having OBJ
tanned the book. was slowly edging to-
ward the door. There's the book
he's got It In his hand. just gave
| II TO him"
Hope whirled on Morton.
Give ne that book" he demanded.
advancing threateningly.
Not on your life, Mister Lieuten.
ant" sneered the other. and, as Hope
sprang at him. he turned and slipped
the book to Olga. AS Hope and Nor
ton grappled, Olga dashed toward the
door: but. quick though she was. Cleo.
who had seen everything. was quicker
still. Flinging herself with all the
strength of her 1.-THE young body, upon
the Russian woman, she wrested the
precious volume from her hand. AS
she did so she felt the floor OF the