The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-17

ihOuEh someone not iamlllhr WIN
the territory were grouping his way
along The lano mat led straight north
to tho wood lot which / had visited
earlier in that memorable day. ]
no longer hOsitItod. ! lowered my
SER carefully from the window to tho
tln roof beneath me. There was
nothing within reach. So was
compelled to iobogEan gently but
lrrcsrubIy down that dewey grade.
doubling over the cnvrl,as edge Of
the roof uuul my H'ouHuglsHs fcut
rested on what proved iO be "a close
packed array Of iomHtOcs/pluced on
box end 10 rlpcu In the sun.
Then / stopped short. For as I
emerged from tho vague moonlight 1
found myself confronted by an unex
uoc'ed figure. a poudrrablo space of
lime elapsed before realized that Il
was serena
Serena" said IN whisper as /
reached out and touched her arm
liut there was no reply from the girl.
So / put hand on her thin shoulder.
She was odginE Of from tho house,
slowly atcp boy stop. aS / spoke. But
step by step I followed her ! s,w.
Tor tho first time, that she had a
bundle in her hand and WAS wearing
uor shoes ana stockings
I'm runnIn away she said in a
flat and lstlcss tone
Why / asked
"B'causc Uncle Eph is roin' 20 Hex
mo In the mOruin'' Hhe hcknowl-
edged,
"Hc daron't do that" l heatcdly
retorted.
"Ile said n. And hen DO it-it !
stay" was the girls dull-nOtod re-
tort 4 dcsolntinE wave ~ com
passion swept through my tired body
ut tho unconscious pnjhos OF II all. I
had 10 swallow hard before / could
speak.
Serena" said. - want 10 help
YOU. l want you 20 feel that I'm your
friend. Can't you trust mo7 wont
YOU p"
There was silence FOR moment
or two. We were both moving in.
srinctivcly away from The house. We
continued that retreat, in fact. until
We came tu the broken stlle that led
tu the Rhostly- looking orchard
While In the moonlight. on either
sido ~ the stile. I could see two milk
pals hung out for the morning sun.
"No, ma'am. I can't the girl
finally replied.
why not7" / asked.
B'cuuge t'uClo Fph n right I
nln't ~ O. 1.-Two ana mix with decent
folks"
why DO you say that"
'lPgguse | amt honest"
Then let me ask YOU about some
thing altogether different" | sug.
gcstcd n was much easier I found.
talking TO her there IN the moonlight
q suothod away "A great deal ~ her
instructive shNuesA n tended to
leave her more open and conf
dental
what d you want q ask about"
che timidly inquired
About the car that's stored over
here In the cowshcd," | told her.
And again I saw the pallid face sud
lenly turn In the uncertain light
how did It get there
1T broke down on the road. an n
nan left II In Uncle Ephs care" was
he carefully considered answer.
"ph you see that man ''
yes. ma'am.'
And you'd know his face again, II
,ou saw a.
Z guess So" was the guarded ans
wer.
reached out FOR ono ~ tho empty
milk pals Then I placed a photo
cruph of Spider Reostou that I'd
clipped from n recent number or
The Detective I'm the bottom of the
pail drew tho child's face closer
over it aud snapped ON my pocket
lamp In this way. I knew, tho light
you'd be hidden from any possible
prying eyes.
els that tho man who brought the
car here" ! asked
yes mo'am,' she finally acknowl
edged
"pid you think he was an honest
man. a good n3n'' I inquired. /
noticed that the chi'd, for the first
time. drew a little closer 90 mo ut
her own free will
"Oh no. mlam, know ne
Wasn't" was her cry.
why"
Il saw him do g." was the alto
gcthcr unexpected answer
I wanted 90 remain as cool and
mattcr-of- fact as could. But 10
required an effort
How dld you como To- soc him do
ItT" casually inquired.
Il couldn't help hcln' scrirt %
him from the time Uncle Fph told
mo q git down q the Cowshci an
show him whore q run his car un-
der cover Ito was wntChin' me out
n the corner ~ hts eye am the while
An that kind % got mo O. wutchin'
him. I couldn't help th.ukn' mobile
ne was a thief AN was comm 90
steal from W., or burn me- out when
We was In our beds. SO lest couldn't
helm vntchiu' him. An when /
heard him rit up an so down 20 the
D"vHhrd. iurr bIo late oi night /
slipped out after him. Tor I thought
hc vDa -Foin' T. set fire O. IN" barns
am lIsht out"
eco on" prompted tor tho
phl'd had paused FOR breath
"l}ut stead OF that hc took out a
lamp like that one you've got there,
am ur'ockl the toolhoN ON his car.
and took out a tin box am started
tGeaklu down our lane toward tho
huSh. LOT. y Wns gclirt. but I Jest
couldn't help yncaklu' after him
thoughr this time that ho was Eoin'
in poison tho milk COWS ] guess
thatS what made me follow him.
right 20 tho bush. Thou / s",n
him walk an feel around. an step
off go many stops frm the fence.
am ihUu $50 for firm the other fence.
Then ho started o. srrlpo hole in
.Ny ground p' the end NJ u' bu'.
'onwool log near the plr-swoIc. An
crgpt up a little closer. while hN
was busy I could see him bury tho
box. Or he'd lett his Neht Tilted up
h.ivceu two stones m then / sav
him smooth down tnr earth an scat
..r leaves over MNtTn hold h.uH tf.