The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-10


portions but soon .pat uU inter
,et lu hH moro appearance. since
. hH p.'IElt,8 proved even more Iu.
. rrroBuuE tlr was engaged lu ID
/ movement which for t second or
Two ! couldn't understand saw
nIu DIuaH rItl} lU white. topped
lI.Wrr and from 20 tax" up "A
bronze alcohol lamp I could see
Nlw OIr,uIlF draw back the cover.
iuEH. exposing the end uf tho heavy
hiIr. .upi'rr#H Ibuu over ih, end
uf ihH mattress hu inverted his al.
nuhnI lamp. Watching tho fuld in
i.ulN 5000 I' ran down Boo 70 scatter
IuH ufNv torrent and Hyaked into
the padded fabric
At tho same moment hat he
struck thi4 match by rubbing it along
/ hIs truusrr IcE I reached FOR my nu-
tomato and continued tu push he
door roIHrIrVsly open Ito did not
hear my advance. az I stepped into
'ho ruuw for hc was stopping low
and watching the flame OF the
match end
'NtI'''
I said 90 us short and stern A. /
was able to bark out that single
word
li' WAlItl AL tlFNl
put up your hands I told him.
lie At once raised his hands above
hIy shoulders. with the palms fac
uR mo. Eut instead OF watching
mo, b" was watching my automatic
Where's CuRto Snm2" ! asked
him, as calmly Hs could.
II dunno any guy by that name"
was his altogether unsatisfactory re-
muustrauCe.
ron. yes. you DO" / announced.
stepping little closer 10 him.
You taxi. or this docs'' an
nouncod tp him.
'Aw lady you wouldn't 30 that"
ho said. iu sort OF whrodllnE
plnlntlycness Ana as looked ut
him ] made a discovery His blink
ing eyes weren't directed on me. ms
hu stood there. They were staring
past me Then, before 1 could turn,
long arm was suddenly crooked
about my neck, jerking my head up
ana back, AZ the same moment that
a siuoWy hand struck a. my right
forearm and brought my pistol
sharply down against my side pin
ming 10 there before / could even
understand what 10 all meant At
that tho man against ~" wall
dartcd forward, pud Iorkcd the fire.
arm from my fingers.
was sull unable 20 see my cap
tor. Hut the moment I heard his
voice ! know 10 wns Curatc Sam.
shut the door" he said in
sharp whisper At tho same mo
ment his liberated right hand closed
on my mouth. for instinct had told
HIM, / suppose. that was gather
iuR my strength for one long scream
The smaller man In blue serge
seemed TO understand Just what was
expected ~ him. for without being
told to do SO ne busted himself I'm
tearing a hand towel into strips and
knuiting IL up I'm a gag. | could
see him hand that gag to Curate
sam. Then ho twisted me about.
jerked my two hands behind my
waist. and tied them there with more
strands ~ toweling
her '' inquired the smaller man. Rs
impcrsonally as though he were IN
guiring as To the disposal of mar
ket fowl
I'm going 10 cook her goose Tor
her announced Curuic sam as he
half flung and hnlf pushed me face
down on the bed. rolled mo over.
and before I was quite aware Of
what hc was doing ne had mo tied
there to the bed Then ne pick ed
up tho bronze alcohol lpmp and
shook a. He seemed disappointed 10
rnd ~ empty
Amy more NJ this stuff round
hero'' he demanded OF the smaller
man
That smaller man didn't answer
him In words Eut hc elilri quickly
and cautiously through a door open
INK into what must have been
bathroom and moment nnr re-
where that w4l-sofp H. When
assumed to ho alcohol
Alcohol. I remembered burned
with avery hot flame n would bc-
KIN no my feet and burn urward Il,
would hc-
"pyou want 20 live" ne dlspas-
slun7toy inquired
/ did want To live HUT beyond n
frantic noddiuE uf the head had
no means - conveying this iuforma-
uuu 90 CurHtr sam
rhon come down and orcu hat
wall gtfy' hr told mo ng hp took
uu' pocket knife and with hIq lrrt
m0i began rluusily cutting away
'h' strands NJ 'uVrlug hurting nav
ankles The s1vpd-uff revolver. AN
the while. was balanced no his rirh'
hand when q made p sign for him
% take ihl' nIinua gag oui ~ nay
mouth. for hy this time / faIt 'iEc
d patient vhu.i been % halt dav I'm
d'uHH.g chair Dee merely emitted
"Spt ON your ufo'" no announced
with ullm conviction as Doe reached
In undcr hIE coat Hul took ont @
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