The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1920-12-09

nv NOOt QulNhly NuulSlleu here was u
situation indeed If Elsie was keep
ing tryst with her co-conspirator of the
afternoon and her husband was spyinp
upon her, row of large proportions
was likely to result ut any moment
leaned from the window as far as |
dared and saw the woman close 70 the
wall at the farther end of the building.
The scene was well set for trouble, and
| was wondering what ! could do to
avert the disturbance and the exposure
Of the foolish woman when the whole
matter was taken out of my hands
you fool You scoundrel !" she bel
| lowed in German. THAT you should
think me a plaything to commit a rob
! berry for you That l should steal
from my mistress to satisfy you you
| piece Of swine-hesh !"
l had often heard Elsie vocally dis
! ciplining her Irish husband and knew
! the power of her lungs and the vigOr
Of her inveCtive, but she seemed bent
upon apprislng the whole common
wealth Of Connecticut of the fact that
she was vastly displeased with the
person she was addressing, who was
certainly not Flynn. Amid sounds of 4
scufiie and the continuous outpourlng
Of billingsgate the light over the
garage door flashed on suddenly and
disclosed Flynn in the act of precipi-
tating himself into the fray. Elsie hal
grasped, and was stoutly clinging to n
tall man who was trying to free him
| nf II.,r
cries meanwhile included some Of the
raciest terms in the German dictionary
and dOthers-mouthfuls of frightfulneSs
that | didn't recognize.
When | reached the open Flynn was
dancing round the belligerents like an
excited boxer, occasionally springing
in to land a blow; and all the while
Elsie continued to address her captive
and the world at large in her native
tongue. Flynn was rather more han
sixty, and Elsie was not much his jul
nior, while the invader was young and
agile. The man had loosened one arm
and drawn a revolver with which he
was pounding Elsie in the face.
knocked the gun from his hand with
|
to let go of him. Her shouts had rONsed
the guards and, hearing answering
cries and the beat of hurrying feet on
the walks, he redOubled his efforts to
escape. had hardly got my hands on
him when with twist of his body he
wrenched himself free and sped away
in the darkness.
hadn't gone far in pursuit of him
before | tripped over the skirts of my
dressing gown and fell into a bed OF
cannas. This would have been less
melancholy If Flynn, hard behind
hadn't stumbled over me and, believ'
ing he had captured the enemy, grip
ped my legs until could persuade hin
to let go.
The lights now flared on all the
walks and drIvewuys, and Antoine was
believing orders to the guards to sur
round the sunken garden. / surmlsed
that the fugitive, surprised by the ut
tack, had lost his bearings and was
now far from the boundary wall back
Of the garage from which presumably
he had entered the grounds. With the
residence, there was a fair chance OF
catching him II AntoIne's veterans
were at all vigilant.
l found Antoine, armed with a cluf
and swinging lantern, majestically
, posed at the nearer entrance to the gar
den. With a swallOw-tail coat over hi!
nightshirt and his nightcap tipped Ovel
, one ear, he was an enthralling figure
As he strOde toward me his slipper
: tapped weirdly upon the brick walk
, There's somebody In the garden, sir,
he whispered husklly. "The troops hal
, 1t surrounded" No general In all his
? tory, reporting In some critical hou
the disposition OF his army, could hav'
been more composed.
"YOu have done well, Antoine. Shal
> you dig in until morning or go over til,
= top now"
9 AS you say, sir. It's better 20,
4 should take charge"
I walked round the garden and fount
: his men we'll distributed, but the oil,
Z fellows were exceedingly nervous. at
|, bit suspicious, sir, that he broke 70
a the garden" remarked Antoine.
= "He broke for the garden" l sug
gested, because his line Of retreat wa
| cut off and he had to go somewhere" A"
}. TITS queer, though, sir, when Dutc
Il has been sleeping on the long benc
| down there by the fountain. You knOV
| how we feel about him, sir, he being o
Il that race"