The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-01-29
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MIR. Mann pPsged The door ana gianceu
| in. | motiGned him 10 wait. but he pre-
tended not to see. He was some dis
tance ahead when l came out. i ran
| after hiH and caught rp.
"Did hurt you very badlyP" asked.
"No-not very" he answered, eying
me narrowly. I'm afraid you're Civ
ing yourself too much concern over
| little accident" He was. I saw, be-
ginning to wonder which OF us was fol-
lowing which
NO" said l quietly, "Tm not giving
myself the least concern over your
| stepped-on toe-Tm simply using II as
| an excuse TO get n good look at you I'm
varlons lights so I'll know you again
in any possible disguise you may as
sumo"
| l have always regarded that episode
| and those last words-as a stroke of
| genius on my part, II | do say II II
came TO me on the spur of the ,uoment
without thinking about II, and nearly
| bowled Mr.. Man over. Before he had
decided what to say, or what to do TO
allay my suspicion OF him. I bolted
across the street, diagonally, ducked
between two trolley cary, one Of which
hid me from view long enough for me
to get into the corner drug store where
dashed into the telephone booth and
called up Mrs. Delario.
had considerable difficulty In get
ting her and ! felt every second was
precious. My detective man was lurk-
ing about somewhere looking for me.
and l rather guessed she had one
watching her. My suspicious seemed
confirmed for the moment she recog-
nized my voice she said. 81 can't talk
way and felt her IN the act of hang
ing up.
watt" / shouted peremptorily.
"Why can't you talk &c rie? Are you
watchedl Is everything yeu say over
heard1"
"Yes."
"All rIght-then I'll do the talking.
your"
"Yes,"
swell, we're both In the same boat
I'm watched too-followed by a detec
tive. This is the first chance I've had
to get you and don't know how soor
I'll be able to get you again. Is your
house watched?"
"Yes."
"Could I run the hockader'
"No" This was fairly shouted a
me.
: "Is there any way I coU,d get thos'
: articles back to you today?"
: "No--none whatever now. Mono
7 under any consideration"
A Couldn't you come up and &c
!. them7"
"No-of course not"
!. Couldn't you send up7"
. "Whom could / send? Impossible
q totally impossible" Her tone was s
emphatic that knew there was notf
n ing to be hoped for In that quarter.
i felt she was about to ring of an
n leave me with that and shouted at her
o 'Here-hold onl don't know wha
I to do-you'll have to advise me-"
o "But I can'tl You must do as 20
% think best-you understand It."
81 don'tl That's just the troubl
e Listen There are some things I've e
c. to know about. You keep on answe
& ing yes and no-that isn't going to Civ
n anything away at your end, and I'm
e drug store and / don't think an
If thing will get out from this end.
d You knew was at your house yeste
g day?"
e "Yes-after you had left"
q "You knew was accused7 And thi
e l denied everything?"
d II thought 1t happened that way
g wasn't sure"
e. "Were you accused. too?"
% EYES,"
d "Of the same thing?"
II presume So"
I "You denied everything2"
g Absolutely"
y "Now / really must know this-d
you bring those articles in yourselfT
/ "Yes."
X "You said n friend did"
r. "Well-I didn't feel l could explaI
,t at the time. There were clrcumstanc,
1t connected with It"
IN "At the time we crossed tog ether-
10 this last trip?'
"Yes. Can't you see how things ha'
been worked? If ia followed my |
Id tuitions, I shouldn't have allowed
"The girl to come with your"
d. "Yes. 1t was planned"
"Waitl There's another thing i wa
to to know"
m "Tll tell you later"
I'd "No-now. How did they get throui
e. the"
I'd II can't tell you"
"But / must know--it's matter
ed great importance to me-"
as zone of those slippers we bought
W. Paris Is lost"