The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-01

w 81 am going to pass al,
w around the house, and | VIII
rcjoin YOU"
could see her hut dimly, and she
moved off as silent as an Indian deer
stalker leaving me alone there crouch
ing at the extreme edge OF the th,cke,'
That ,est for tho nocturnal operation
(which temporarily had thrilled me sue e
cumbcd now TO Loneliness With keen
anxiety awaited the return OF my
more experienced accomplice
When upon the right heard faint
rustling, started and grasped the
revolver in my pocket
Not a sound" came IN Carneta's 5
voice, Keep just inside the bushes
and come this way. There is some
thing want to show you
The various proiuse growths rcn-
dered concealment simple enough-l'
indeed any other ooncealment were
necessary than that which the strange
" black night afforded. Just within
the evil SIN, ling thlcket we made a
half circuit of the building and
stopped
Look" whispered Carne,a
She pointed to a small square win
dow so low set that assumed IT to
be that OF a cellar, and heavily cross
barred.
From it. cut upon a tangled patch ot
vegetation shone a dull red ligh,
There's no other light in the place,
my companion whispered, "for Gods
sake, what can il be-
NV mind supplied no explanation
The red light meant something
Evidently the commencing of opcr-
ations before all lights were out was
! irregular. for Carneta said slowly
I'VE must wait and watch the light
There was formerly a moat around the
Gate house that must be the window
OF dungeon"
For close upon an hour, we stood
watching the red window No SounC
OF bird, beast, or man disturbed OIL
vigil, in fact it would appear that the
very insects summed the neighborhooC
OF HaSSan OF Aleppo, But the rec
light still shone out
I'VE must risk it," said Carnet'
steadily. There are French window
opening on that veranda Ten yard
further around, the bushes come righ
mp TO the wall of the house. Wen G,
that way and around by the other VIM
to the vcranda w.
ANY action was preferable to- thi
nerve sapping delay and with deter
mination to shoot, and shoot to Kill
any who opposed our entrance,
passed through the bushes and, witt
Carne,a. rounded the southern corne
of that silen, house and slipped Quictl
on the veranda.
knceling, Carneta opened the knap
sack. My eyes were growing accuS
: toned to the darkness, and | was JUS
able to sec her deit hands at work upo
the ia'teningS think | had neye
witnessed more amazing 'Spectacl
than that oi this cultured girl manipu
latng the tools oi the houSebrcake
with her slim white fingers.
j Suddenly she turned and clu,che
my arm.
{ "The windows are 20, fssaenedl" sh
whispered.
a strange courage came 70 me--pei
haps that OF desperation. For, ignol
: ing the ominow circumstances,
: pushed open the nearest window an
stepped into the room beyond, an
Catneta entered close behind me. siler
81 IN her rubber Soled shoes,
For one thrilling moment we Noc
listening Then came the white bea
|, from the electric lamp TO cut throup
!. the surrounding blackness.
III The room was totally unfutnished
!. Not sound broke the stiffness Of Il
= Gate House. Out into the corridor v
! went, noiselessly II was stripped, II,
= caspeted.
't Three doors NC passed. two upon n