The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-06

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'Nos, get out tberc m Chamboro
and don't leave any loose cnds or lr
any ything slip away from YOU. In IN,
meantime I'm hurry watkins out Q,
oakville TO follow up the ropes from
that point
SO / went straight 20 Chamboro. al
was instructed to do Instead oI
finding sleeping city lying tran
quihy under the pnhng stars ! saw
through The faint light OF oarlI,s
morning a scene Of unexpected
movement and color The railway
yards beyond the station foun,
were crowded with strings Of gillS
painted cars Eight wr!nklcd skin.
ned elephants sWtyol poudcrousIl
a.ong a road already dusty wi'f
| traffic. SlN-teamod tent wagon,
went lurching and Gathering across
! ono corner OF Chamhoro To- an opcu
lot already busy with workmen.
! But / had scant time to br0ol over
/ IT, for the next moment / wac climb.
| ing into A ramshackle old bus en-,
/ b'lzoned with the faded but signtl.
| cant legend OF The lAntry House "
| Once ia been Installed AT the
| laniry House. my first move wac tu
send out feelers for Toosy, At,.lil I
dlScoVorod 20 my surpr.s" that sho
WdS under the same root with Inc. -
/ IN two minutes / was az her door
quietly sounding ouf code knock.
There was both wonder and
WeaTlness on her face as she opened
! That door and suuiUtvd out AZ pl,.
Look who's h.ro'' she said in q
relieved SORT OF whisper as she re-
| locked the door and Wrlgg4UI INTO q
kimono
What's happened2" I promptly
inquired as she reached for a cigar
cite.
Nothing hit tins town bu. a two
ring circus she announced. as she
struck a match. And there nllhIr'
could do except All around dud
wait tr tho Kangaroo TO jump"
assumed the Kangaroo m this
case TO be OldershAw. 50 demanded
particulars as To that gcultmau
lie HIT this town about sN hours
before ! did, and took room hose.
but he wouldn't even give cho.ch
Mulker the glad hand lie got cold
feet as soon as he found the house
safe was out OF kllter ana couldn't
ho'd his stOnetrays He took 'em
oack To his room and double locked
everything and ordered his supper
sent up. And when he went down
10 use long distance and call on a
couple Of his customers he yui the
porter on tho door with an aruty
revolver In his side pocket ABOUT
the size Of rolhn' pin
Then ! got busy O'dershaw. I
found, was suli In his room But the
startling part OF 10 turned out TO he
mat ne was not there alone Another
had
lie and this unknown second man
had set up until morning PLAYING
"rummy"
The second man. / found out from
The porter. had come with a hand
bag, hut without a trunk n was
true, he also informed me. that the
motel safe was out of order. and the
house was using a little hand safe
that afforded no room FOR outside
deposits So Oldershaw had put tho
porter on guard at his room door
when the former went out with "a
handbag. about o'clock On the AFT
ernoon OF tho day before The sec
ond man he must have met some
whore outside. but they were both
back In tho room before Z
Did that second man register
when he came 10 the hotol7" /
asked
sure he dId.' was me answer
Have you any ide. under what
"Brcschcr." was the somewhat
disturbing answer
My first step in the work. / de-
cidod, was 90 confront Dlletshaw
himself So / went straight 20 hts
room and knocked There was no
response Then ! moved on down
ne hall fOr saw o,lboy an
preaching with yellow ,rnveIoped
telegram DO his hand He stopped
az Oihershaw.s door. took n coin
from has pocket ana with the edge
OF this tapped lightly ,rt dia,incu,
on the door frame The door was
opened and The boy was admitted
Two minutes later returned 90
hat door. with a nickel In my hand
There repeated the unueuvcr Of
the hcllboy IL was successful ]
was standing close 'n beside the door
when it swung back The man
called oldershaw hHukot out az mo .
with startled eyes
You sent FOR me-" ! calmly an |
nounced. lie swept mo with his |
openly comhaiivo stare
! gu''s you've ma1a a mistake ir"I
tho room number" Ana he would |
h7r" shut me door I'm my tace II I |
hadn't In the meantime pushed too /
ar forward 90 permit any such |
movement The man. could. see /
was as nervous as cat
VI no Miss Epml' ~ 'he Protective !
Alliance. and Nv" been sent here 90 I
cover your case
There's nothing a woman can d. |
In 'hE particular situation he stoI- /