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

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waste or cartlcssly interviewer meta.
and stones tied them carefully
up In my Fklrt Thcu into the uu
box ! thrust my pcucllcd mcsAts,
and screwed down the cover.
Now Serena. / said tp my Uuy
Iccompl'cc "ve must nnd tho but.
tonwood los q
Serena whispered hack 70 me thar
10 wouldn't Doe hard And In thc end
she found her hurtonWuod
made her sit down uu one end
of i' and take on her shoes ami
stockings Then I placed me un
box IN her hands and tnld her io rn
on 10 the exact spot where SHE had
ilrsi found o. and bury it again
For some time during tho mex o.
hours. ! knew. Angelo Pnvrio would
come tn that buculc fence" llu
would oNhumc has wcrupp uuH
read a. There WINS fighting chance
that he would accept 10 aH genuine
oNpu though 20 feature or TWO ~ the
situation might mystify him And
u iAu' dcguyudId what expected yt
ll there was also chance thar Par.
eio would come whore thr arm ~
me law would reach out and gather
him .n
was brought back 10 rcnlty Iy
Serena limurouslv cropping about rur
my hand A screcch owl sumcwhof.
deeper in tho woods. was HUuuluH
lls du.oruus call "l rr afraid said
ne rhIlI. IN a WHISPER
You need never hy afraid ~ any.
ming OF anybody And you're not
AFRAID NJ me. now. are yuu2"
NO she admitted us We went
hand IFt l..H.F D.
nc uIaukncss Of the night
And would you do whl, ] want
Yes. maam" was the chD1t
And would YOU come away with
me n ] asked you to2'
"I'd ~ anywhere with YOU" 4
heard "a small and ircmuIuus yuIp,
whisper Mp out of tho dlrkuosr
Together we uptOcd up through
hat spuINd house OF aumhcr ,Tnou
] boI'oI my door and re-ut my lamp.
and explained tu Serena that shed
better lie down ON my bed until
morning came But noticed that
she watched mo Is ! took out the
official alliance ,Ist Of the missing
jewels and spreading out my under.
skirt carefully invcntorled what a.
held
They were all there saw. cvccp,
two pieces So I took The faded
newspaper from the bottom OF tho
bureau drawers and carefully
wrapped ouch piece. tied them fo.
gether. and locked them iu m,
hand bag Then j slipped my auto.
matte under she pillow. and with a
sigh Of satisfaction lay down bcsla,
the tired .chili.
when 7 opened my eyes. lt was tp
the multitudinous farm noises of
earliest morning. the blcatiug OF hun.
CRY calves, the Growing OF cocks. the
'wittcr OF awakening sparroWa about
he ruInous old caves The moment
[ moved the girl at nay side sat Ny
In bed.
Serena" ! announced. "thls Is thc
day we're going to New York"
As We emerged from the doorway
al the stair bottom We came face 10
face with Eph Goiilob Then h,
saw the child at my side. the child
with the unusual apparel and tho
parcel under her arm. And his face
went black,
~ want that girl" said the big
bulk Of a man. with his obcssoi eyes
on the shrinking figure 80 close be-
tide me.
''To beat again ," I demanded.
That's my business. but ! want
her"
well, you cant have her" !
calmly announced
Who says can't" he demanded.
He seemed so sure OF his power that
he could afford TO be leisurcly
about f.
II say So was my retorf
And what gives you the wight o.
sayin' that?"
Tho law does"
Jest what law7" ne scofred
The law tharl put you behind
bars n ! say So / announced
And Cr what" no demanded
squaring his heavy Jaw
For being receiver OF stolen
goods" / shot out at him with all
my power
What gives you tho right O stand
there mouthin' about stolen goods '''
he tcmpOrariEcd
I'm an officer OF the law" / said.
M lifted a waist rcvcrs and flashed
my Alliance badge at him. lie
studied 30 nNedly and fgowuungly but
90 "a ~ e"''' "' ''t''NA'N t.HN1 h
snake
AN whnrrc you counun' on
ioln p" he asked after q rather pro.
longed silence. ia been wondering
II he'd the brains 20 perceive that !
had no legal standing beyond tho
dmits Of my state
I'm taking possession Of this child
Tor the uffrusc you've already
accused her o. for stealing jew.
clrv'
what iow'ry7"
"Tho jewelr, she's already turned
over t0 me That is u.L except two
pieces which are IN your posses
sion
Hr turned and crossed slowly t1
the old octaEonal clock against tho
wall lio opened the door iu Us
lace, took our un tobacco box and
from the bottom OF 30 dislnterrrd %
diamond ring and am emerald sun.
burst of exceptional beauty. But
Instead of handing them 90 mo he
flung thom cou'empiuuusly un tho
table between u.s.
An Jest where might you be
goin 90 he inquired trying u1thof.
iCRlly TO save his face hy throwing a
note of moCkcry into the question
'To New York" / told HIM
AN tnkin' her there" ho sDuffru
with "A headnod at the E'r'
u am. ! affirmed
Then Gawi holp you he said
with one OF his t8urinc Fuor's
He has helped me-" ! said with "a
slow thrill ~ cxgltauon which
seemed TO leave mo no longer Boo
doubt 1s 90 the future. And ho
has helped Serena too