The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-22
CHAPTER III

CWhber,'s Ring
~ recovering from III" blow Amrh
I INN been dealt hi4. az he at Mc
~ StaRe Kitchen. Cnthbctnlnpnd him
ser wing In gloomy dungeon, his right
Tex chained 10 the floor IN vain h"
recktd his brains for n clue 10 the cause
NJ his imprisonment The cell IN which
NJ found himself WAS under the Devlin
tower and WAS one of series Of such
dark dungeons But Cuthhert vas young
and. even In the midst of his despair. ma
tufe hsscrted herself ana hc fen asleep
How long he remained In ~ state NJ
flumbor he did not know, but he was
awakened by u Eotles Of shrli screams.
apparently those " woman. and hcheld
sage
Rlmmcr ~ ligh, foll upon the arch
on tho LEFT, hut the place where the figure
stood was wrapped In darkness who
nre you'' asked Cuihhert There was No
answer. but the figure. which had the
semblance OF female. raised its hands
In an attitude NJ supplcntlon Then II
rlhod forward to his side md said In q
voice of agony "My chnA' My child
You have taken my child" Just AZ that
moment footsteps were heard, and
shricking lie comes lie comes" IN,
figure disappeared
II was Lawrence NiEhtgall. the taller
VINO no" entered, carrying lamp. Il,
"a 10 you Then. that owe my imprlson
meni. said cuthbort 1T ~" replied
NiGh,sal and you can readily coniec-
turo why. You have interfered between
me and the Girl | love; YOU are vholly
In my power. But come no, to threaten.
hut 10 offer you freedom on what
terms on these-thnt you swear 10
absn Cicily." Never Then your
"a al
10 this dungeon YOU are Us sole occu.
Pant 1T is false. replied CuthhNrt.
there In another captive herc--n mlser-
able female" HAS she been here :"
cried NishIgall with a look OF Dispute.
tude
"Not many minutes since" answered
Cuthher, she cnmo In search of her
MID What have YOU done with her
child cuthbclt was surprised nj the
effect produced upon the TAILOR hy his
question Nlghtgall started and cnleav.
orcd to hide his confusion by pulling his
cap down over his eyes She IN q ma
MAC, that woman" said Nightgpll she
has been confined here tor nineteen
years % And during that time child
was born to her--hAf" cried Cuthhert II
viii answer no more quest Ions" said
Nightgnll sullenly "Onc word before
depart You have incurred the displcas
urc OF the privy council and have u
warrant under the hands OF ,ts chici
members for your execution am about
to summon tho hehdsmsn for the task"
Then Won, o,,or 10 uh.,a,o M. MA,
q mockory?'' mo, ,o. ana ,cnss, ,,
swear 10 abandon Ciciy and viii con.
Ney you by secret passage pndofneatl
me tower moat 10 n place whcNc YOU vii
be beyond the reach of yout en.mIe.
No" replied Cholmondeley Il disitu.l
/ your statement ana def, your malice J
Obstinate foll'' said SIshtsaIl. "preppf,
/ 10 NEE, your doom" Hc turned to 4,
/ when, before him In tho usht Of M,
| lamp, stood Cicelyl "You here How
| came you here2" cried tho taller. start
/ ing back ss II he had seen n ghost. whil,
! Cuthbert calculated, "ClcolyM
IN m,t,e,s m, hos, , ,.,,. 49,, ..,.
| Cic.ly, ~ haye Ma, m. ,s. w" ,'u,
pronose In Tho stlsone, .,d ,or,,Is ,g,,
| ,hem " "T,c.iy a,c,.i,na S'',g, wv wv
do ne, comply do no, sa"r,,,ce yo"p., vo"S..,
,n, mo wo,,it Az W. ~, s5. ~
rather Than ,hat ro,, sho,sS "p "'n.t
"CboImonani.v - ,oni,n, ,,'.i' w.. w, ~ ~
m,lon 10 t,Hen .nl l,u" no,h,m ,msD mN '" u,s"
mo to change il. Tho "penIms OF f'" ou
% "rnshss a,mo., s"eu hnto,a ivy near mas nee, nee,
4, hns, 'M M..,a "r,"., hheN Tor WHOM
can convoy Tho n,i,nnsr on ivy ~,
,1oc. bsvo,, ' ~ r,nIn'' m SOM tat
.on,. ,osa, H., ".nt wv nsV'
nm vonrs Ss,i,S "a w, NV uunr No snu
"nn,vi, vi,h h,r, 49, ,hh""'eht WINE
no WV" "''" """' '"' '"Nch she'
\ A. NIsh,s,n ,e,,,,d r,u,,,, A.,
r,r,I ,".nou, n,hhett l"o
have YOU done ,his,'' STo nrs..,y" va,
,he replied, Once out ~ this a,o,v,n
can m,,i orlns ss'w,snsc 10 ,,s,ra,e YOU
] u,,. w. - w ui ~" ''N ,n",nN '.pleu 'unNe.'