The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-06
CHAPTER X
Arise, Air John.

Now, ono evening towards September.
when M" day was wearing 10 n close
and John had lust left the house " tho
earl looking bRck to see II Lorna was
watching him, he espled pnir ~ vii
famous looking ruffans watching him
from thicket some hundred yards or
so from the good earl's house. "Thcre IA
mischief Noot' thought John. and he
refreshed himself At n certain inn called
the Cross Bones and buttons"
There he remained uutil II wss nearly
pitch dark and then. the Inn being nill
.of cu,ihroats and footpads he thought It
right to leave thcm He made his wnN
TO the house ~ Dorl RrRndlr. In which nil
he lights were out, and rs he watched
and listened he heard window opened
and, indlstlnctly, saw three men enter
heing LET In by some one inside John
followed tho men into tho house through
the same entrance, softly md stcnl,hlly,
md snw maid lead them into n pantry
Then they tried the door of tho cNrls
room. hut found II securely locked Rut
with crowhnr they broke into tho room
nnd demanded from the earl one ~ them
holding pistol 10 his head the KEY or
a great box which was there
u tell you." said the nged cnrI I've
ginning 10 understand what tho meaning
~ this forny was, that II, nh belongs To-
my son, Alan No one shah have u
mrthiug
Then count your moments NV lord 90
tho ruhhCr rcplird one two mud ihrrr
old crnmped hand one. two and three.
and | shoot YOU Just a. tho thief was
about to SAY three John maie his sprlnc
| We knocked M the pistol and he knocked
down the villain
/ tn" other two robbers rushed nj him
nud MS they were about to fire he caught
! up the sensrlcss rubber on the floor ns "A
shield ana the pistol shot which Wns dis
/ ,NMgrn Killed that insUngate rascal
John rushed upon both the living thieves
and having knocked them down and
bound them together with the curtain
cords and The household being aroused
by that time and tho servants assembling
LETT them under the charge " the hut
lcr while he went In search of con.
stthlc
Now when these two fellows wcr,
brought to court they were recognized
"A aome two W the witnesses ~ Tlu,
Ootes, employed hy him in the nmuu,
fictitious 'hopish plot" when SEN, y,
many noble heads tn the block hy IN,
|pcriurcd testimony " Scouudrrs The,
we're Witnesses against whom the kin,
pore the bllterest tancour hut whom h,
had heretofore failed TO catch
Tho magistrate made John many con
pllmcWs and took care TO have then
copied that his majesty. who had sent fn
y transcription ~ tho trial might pc,
'iHum And before the case was nrouyl
.uui those poor fcluas were runnnItir,
.in dcnlh more than tvonv generous met
offered 90 lend John money lo huy " nov
.ruufi suit to. wear when his trnies',
should scnd FOR him
In the course OF tho same srcrroo,
in witch the trial ended John Rdd ro4u
VAS summoned to court I'm nufr, 1ohI
pa, on his hes, clothes and hired fash
'iuunhlu hair dresser and drank h,lf
gallon NJ ale because hls hnnda NO,
Shaking und set forth lle wns shown n
once into hls msleHtys presence am
there h, stood md made hts hcst how
llo tpV That the queen was present
which frightened him tonfold ilIs ma
caty. ~ relieve tho NaLpl.s c,,,I..r,,g,
meui, said. ~ have EceN thee bpfot,
Young man where Vqa No." Ma,
piyBsu Nour majesty. iV thp tu}4I .n,psl
Now John mennt mo- harm SAYING this hu
he should have sld. IN ho ante