The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-31
The Diamond 7HieUeS
By ARTHER STRINGER

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II was different. | wasn't unfamiliar
with that breed OF sewer rat ana
with his tricks.
IL WAS. accordingly, very eau
tious head that / prcened about the
corner OF that open hatchway, very
much like gopher peertng out OF
his prairie sandhole.
What suddenly held my gaze was
the figure OF man down on ms
knees on the wet roof, earnestly
scratching through the soil OF one
Of the tree-tubs. And that man was
Dopey Jones.
was so Impressed by that drip
ping figure crouchcd over the tub
OF wet earth. IN fact. that ! didn't
catch sight OF Winkie himself untll
he stepped out from behind the end
OF the flapplng striped awning
Dopey must have seen him At al
most tifv same time for that worthy
ducked and slithered about the edge
OF the tub. lie did 30 with the quick
ness OF IA weasel, reaching for his
hip pocket as he went but Winkie
vas TOO qulck Tor hIn.
Winkie, / saw, had caught up a
loOseuCd slat from one OF the greene
painted benches. ana DOpey, 49, his
enemy descended upon him, had only
lmo to wrench an iron brace free
from the awning stanchion bes de
which lie CIOuChed.
Ninkie parucd u blow from the
ron brace, and tried to bring his slat.
down on hA Hdycrsiry's head. liut|
that adversary, being used to such
encounters, lodged IN the nick OF
Al tf.N 80.
peat his blow he missed fire, slipped
ON the wet roof trcads. and went
down with a thumn As he went,
however. no had presence OF mind
enough TO catch at DJpcys feel
But To in,crfuc IN that fight Il
soon saw. was not as easy as II prom,
lscd To single out bopcy Jones as
the two OF them went thrcshing and
clawiug and rolling about that abnn-
dUned roof garden was about the
same as trying 10 single out tho pro
pe.lcr blades OF "a racing alrshlp. De
SpdIring OF an honest knockout. |
Hopey now seemed intent on mauou-
ycrinE a way toward the edge Of the
root Yet 90 do this the two rolling
bodies had 90 thrcsh through the
partcrre OF green flower boxes and
the little avenue OF tuhbcd red CO. 1
dars. This sent two Of tho trees over, !
followed by a Ercen-s.attcd bench. |
Before ! could catch up the iron
brace that had fallen from popry's
hand that slum athlete. by a series
of rapid and adrOit revolutions. had !
actually reached the edge ~ the
roof / could see my Winkic's head !
hanging out over space-and that
twOkc boz me am The fury that lies
dormant IN the female % tho species. |
He was mine ana he must bee saved |
bopey, with one toe anchored IN the
cave trough. was genially gnawing A.
Wiukios hand with his teeth 20 I
break. his hold before cssaying that |
final lurCh which would send his OPP |
puncnt hurtlIng over into space And |
70 was then. rs / caught NJ Winkic's .
upthrus' Limb by the slack ~ his
'rouser leg. that I saw my chance. |
For that delicate poise on the edge Z
uf things had brought momenjary I
IulcsrCuce 'o those two coutcuding L,
bodies without compunction. with /
out hesitation. brought m" end ~ |
that iron brace down on the wrinklcd /
forehead Of bopoy Jones Tho next /
moment he had relaxed. with n /
slight backward movement. and the /
twisted Jaws fcll apart rem. her 4
dropping tho brace. but ! don't re- .
mem bc- seeing WinkIo worm back /
from that slippery rr"cipire ami get /
10 his feet FOR was moro lu',r- ,
--'ed jus, then IN making sure of my /
prisoner.
~ hat moment TNoecv appeared I
through ,he roof hatch. followed by /
Two policemen.
The chiefs on 'hH wi-c down 4
stairs wai'in' 20 talk 20 YOU" ev-
7laincd Toosry And vhcn 7 went
lavn my WlEkie Insisted on coming
yi'H mo
There's something T w-nt - cav
before you talk 'p that man" de-
.lnro1 'he usr'rr'u1 WIrtfe
What poo said shall ru' 'e written
IHr" n was meant 'a~ mo ana
rE.o ~rI nobody s'es u.' Z s-lz
'"r sw.'ne r. '..''. Hr..- -.Tr. 7 know
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