Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14

. That gun. ladye' he clustered Have
/ You get q permit . carry one II
not. its"
II found these four people trying
O. murder my father just now in the
laboratory. answered Florence.
When be is well enough he will
come 90 the police station and mako
70 formal charge against them. And
So VIII !. ! saw them strsnClinC him.
Tn the meantime want you 70 hand
tbit them and take them TO the sta
t.1u and have them locked up II.
you don't III march them there my
SELF thru the streets. And while I'm
there III make charge against you
for refusing to"
Refusing . arrest en- % broke in
Parrish. Indignantly. Me- who's
refusing TO arrest 'em, Why you
couldn't keep me from arresiing this
bunch ~ murierers IL you tried TO-
You didn't understand me right"
Florence was too excited 10 notice
the queer look that flo she'd between
Tanner and the detective.
She watched with absorbed interest
the clicking of the handouts on the
priSoners wrists. and she silll held
The pistol ready In case any of the
four should resist or try ~ run away
tut none of the quartet made the
Sirh;est move toward resistance or
light They calmly awaited their
turns and as Parrish approached
fcth q pair OF wrists was obediently
held OUT Tor the handouts
AZ length the four were safely
manaclei 10 one another and Flor.
ence laid aside the revolver
Come alons. now" grutfly ordered
Parrish. addressing the fetterei four
lie opeued the front door and drove
them ovt. ahead Of him. WITH what
seemed 20 Florence great deal o'
Unnecessary roughncSs.
From the doorway she could see the
detective start down the street. stu
herdins them ahead OF him
Tfen the whole party turned n cor.
Ter ana were lost from her view.
Florence went indoors again and ran
upstairs TO her father.
II was lucky for her faith in human
nature-or rather. for her faith IN
detective ratlre-that the girl re-
entered the house. instead OF follow.
Ing Parrish and the Four people whose
bires, she had caused
For - soon as the procession was
safely out q S!cht Of the house Par
iish cewe - O. halt. Without a word
he unlocked the handcufSs took them
from his o7p'ives' wrists. pocketed
the j.rs'lnE bracelets and. with 4
srun', walked away. leaving the four
prisoners tree 20 go wither they
chcsa
Florence Morirose ran Up the broad
staircase and 90 the laboratory She
found hcr fsther standing before
mirro' shakilv roadjusting his rum.
pied collar ana tie
Daddy" she exclaimed in ouicf
anxiety "Did they hurt YOU terribly
Are you feeling auy better"
"oh. I'm ell rieht again" he en-.
swered. forcing himself to speak nzht.
ly Thanks 70 you You got here
before they could do more than man.
handle me BIT Now that I've got
my breath back"
TEL ne" she begged. Who are
those awful people Why should
they have tried % kin youa How had
YOU offended theme Oh. there's
mystery of some sort. feel there is
Clear q up FOR me. daddy"
y can't explain now. dear" said
Doctor Nortrrse u have no rlrh.
70. And you wouldn't understand II
I've done wrong. remember always
tlst an r!SSing my life 20 ispair Il.
That iS all have a right 20 saw. now.
Think &c kindly oi ne as YOU can. .
And. II YOU love me. fon't ask me
anything more about what fus iusi
happened"
As layton Parrish chancei 70 pass
Clcyton's studio on his way down.
town. he saw Nsnya ToSca enter the
building just in front OF him for her