The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-05
CHAPTER I
Murder AT the pspperboS

Murder at the PepperboS.
T was O'Clock ON the night or
Shrovo sunday when q PARTY OF dc-
i tectives was exploring that dark ana
- sdualid Iarisiau suburb NJ evil repnie
Wing between the ruuutalucolehu iooi
abd the Seine and the bouleNArdS ana
the foIttlcHtious 1t was the haunt or
criminals district ~ abandoned or
Hlmhlcd- down houses with open spaces
Uttered with debris, which even oftr'rs
Of the law did not penetrate al nGht
except I'm COMPANY
From afar came the murmur of the
great city hut around The explorers inc
silence was broken only uy the rush ui
the Keen March wind as It ratified the
shutters Of the crazy buildings. The SNOW
Of the previous day had ceased lu ihN
and N was now melting 40 thhl tine "'
tcctivcs sank into tho slush AZ every
step The leader of the litue hana was
Inspector GrNTul. man brave oud, Dog
hls way able though r.mpops ana "p'n
lowtod Ills fellow officers ''l'o n'"'
"Tho Gyuoral'
suddenly the muEte m' was rent b,
wild shri,k The mon stopped h'tA'n
less There cam" another Sh'''N-''
"lt IS At the rcppedo> cried Gryrol
"tho Widow ,huuw's gr'G~hup
They rll dashed of un the Inh '' y
hovol ot sinister appear yn'" s..N'N ~
nloro u a waste piece of ground. Ns
ne L,- VI 'en s,,is ON, of the
nN'' ~. Nv" p,S,',,T, ",n d.. Ills hands
and pccred through he rIA'h' lu 'h'
' In.ci .Irtftrf. UnII. G,,rul ihuudriMt
al the door cried
"Opru Boo the name of Oh, I'W
The uln looking lN'"gth 'H'
,nuddrr,d and exclaimed. 'Iorr0u' q.
,,n uel, vnI,l met ms ,.rs Gc,roi
Gr,w himself like g. hy'tcrluE ram
against mo door and tive bolt gave W'N
The detectives dt,nrl INTO luo'N
,,t',L l'.T, r,.I.u,l, iu., been tine s.ru.
& ,, .,,,r.,I. .rr, amy uHd hy,u
n,o,tlr,vr aud ,tfupuisnrd. hut ir"
,flI,gtrr iog..lu lr, nrrpnDs illuminated
cyery corner of the apartment, N'1f
me Fireplace TWO Wru puorN. N''H-t'
, d,1 I.uor the floor while 90 ihy
a,u, ,,f ,L. ro,ul a uuiI man. wyal us
Fl I.',.t,,,., ~ , soldier tN dNIOE poN
n,. s,t , wduuu with her apron
,t,,n,,n over h,r ntr. u"cr.uc iu'N0'N.
late no,r- ia,
Facing the de',,,',,. 49,. 5,,'' ,,'5 nI,Iin. w.tL
; sy,t and hIs face distorted Wlh "A con-
,ll,I,, su,or Ir War main NJ medium
stature nud vor, "A ful, ncatd. nus oifs'l
maj .oC a nlorcr WIS torn hud '11'n'N
with blood and dust ~ t.""" VIZ
. back 10 door "r'mnE 'nl" ' ,nI,
! room ana before .'I" N1' MN u a,
7 It am innocent 'rI'a lh' ,"'.
notrbc voao II was nl'''"'u 'uu W.
Tended M self Nsh 'h'' ~"
there ..., .o,r,.r
cooiii'' adysoolnr 'dil Ia the nco Of the l'Sg,' S
pistol IN YOU have a. F%'"' S's,,,trl
spoil st. Ih' 'h'n '. w. Mm eva. grouua
} then, throwing wv I,or r.n.Td ntr
1' @p,Inh t',u.Il' Smor ~ the huua, uc w.s
bu' ~ ,h' ''' H,.,,.... VINO had rouy
.,.",' ,.,,rJ tna, ct.t puI in spite
+ '',"nYI..' .,r,lrIcs brought back into th.
r'.... room
Irs rr,rc'h vos evidently ,'Nh"'..'...
and "a. nr hnIi zen upon I'VE .'n,'
,lmcd we ar' l'sl W. w. ,, q.
.,.r4 vino nrr coming me. o'N.'.
,,iirdrr,r n.rd 1ud fnsl ana 'n'. 'u' q.
tb.ir attention 10 ih" oNliE 7.'' ~
n,.e received my d'tlh DIV. ne.,,
the soldier. ~ nave E'I IVY l..' , a.,
n was that hriGtu1 ,,c,t,
t,cd me here. I',"..'.", r,. ,...,,
the Govrol who was 'N"''''""
mans injuries ..., Ga, soldier "th
yes. le'h'n,I - ', vh,n / l,
former ACTOR u' ,'',,',,,, had uo
money. sp'll....1.....,d T., rIyr mc MON,
a sou hhH wv .t,,t. ,un brought me- her
to S'A.l NV .N'''.t aim 1. ,r,.uErd apo
to die lik' not short rasus. IA
i HIM lir sp'N, ,t.,l,. foam patt,rc
/ strcuEih Ia"'". 't.,.ra l,.,,.r rgid ii
! on MS l,P'' "''
was Hrn". uc ,II vuwal.H 'Hpru
/ fcoi"l W." .l throw r pu the 600
| IRON nor "'r ',l Sin. Was 10 hld,ur
| 'Staho VIZ, r4r.lu.rt skin uu
/ 'reH, ,,s
sh'""' ''' .......,, ,,.l take lrr pu
| 'S''nr" lnN, T., .tb, slrf.uu house
IN" ",1 ,.ey,o, '''
N'r'u N'r',,rci dircctcd tho young d''g'Nr W,