The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-10
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Why Lillian Insisted That Mr.. Gordon
Shouldn't Accompany Them to the
Door.
GO LOW poison" Lillian and e..
y claimed together, horrliled,
My father shivered slightly
Yes, and Of all the deaths TO die, |
think that IS the most agOnzing," he
said The fiends responsible for his
condition hadn't been able to secure his
cipher formula, he had hidden it too
securely, and when | found him hc
managed to slip the tiny parcel con
tanning II to me unobScrvel
lie whispered to me that the formula
was complete with the exception Of one
group OF figures, which he had pur
poscly omitted so as to make the things
useless II the enemy spies surrounding
It did get hold of IT, lie summoned
his strength to tell me the missing
figures, but had only uttered two Of
them when he fell back in an awful
paroxyIsm, and never spoke again"
Then is the whole invention use
less querled when ! could get my
breath for horror Of the tale he was
telling
mo" my father returned shortly and
! saw that he didn't like to he inter
rupted, -r~r 2s Blank he named
the second inventor m the country
returns from France. where he has
been for six months, he will be asked to
take the formula and see If he can
supply the missing links Personally !
am conllden, that he can but IN the
meantime don't want the thing lying
around
"l lost no time IN sending the ,cien-
usts paper on 10 YOU my father
went on "dnd IN destroying my own
copy OF the cipher # was several days
before the idea that ! might have II
Seeped into their chuckle heads. and by
that time the letter was beyond their
reach And ! have already told you
how they tried to make me give it up
| shall bear the marks OF some Of their
attempts to the day OF my death
Lillian's Suggestion
y shall not rest until that original
IS destroyed" he said, so II YOU will
arrange TO bring it over here this al
tcrnoon TIL have Drake come down and
We can memorlre II before We destroy
IT,"
'Don't YOU think il would he good
idea Lillian broke m dcprecatingly,
/ yet ! knew that she was like steel in
slde-"Ii. while destroying the original
We could make decoy paper TO look
as much like the original as possible,
hide it in an obvious place and with
ITS ihei, nab some at least OF the devils
who are so hot upon rs trail
My father Started-looked a, her
scarchingly | think at first he mag
med this was simply another attack
upon kato's honesty But his worldly
wisdom came 10 the rescue IN another
instant. and | saw his face light up
with appreciation
swatch Carefully"
That's Just the thingW Ne 'ald
heartily. "You GO ahead and arrange
the details and III prepare the decoy
copy II YOU can only catch that
Draper girl righ, 1t will be all I'll ask
81 intend to nab her with my own
fair hands" Lillian returned grimly
and my father glowed with approval
''Do you know we have completely
forgotten Mother Graham | etclalm.
ed in real oontritlon She'll imagine
we have been boiled in oil or eSpe-
riented some other horrible fate, and
nothing can prevent her calling the po-
lice and spelling everything If she gets
too excited
we must fly at once then said LII
Ian Fundamentally Then, as my
father rose from his chair, PLEASE
Mr.. Gordon, don't think OF escortiug
us to the door. We are both per.
iectly familiar with the house, it was
our friend Mrs Durkees you know
and we'll say farewell to DR. Petit
as we go out"
Her insistence had lis effect, espo.
cially as my father was evidently weak
glad of the rest his easy chair afford