The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-06-23

Nat d -"LrA pies al las 4.Ff.h u A--
a messenger no one ever suspect Sic
bring The word"
"SLe2 A woman
Sure that was better. No ore
know her. DO one ever s-e her with
our people. Il was a good trick. and
it fool the pigs"
But who Is the wouanT'
The other uttered G gruf sIclsla-
tion Of disgust
If ! know, you suppose I ten5 Not
much, but l DO not know. They trust
hers it not enoughJ It's my guess
she come special for 10 do this"
she Is a Chilean thenT
Maybe; maybe American, Spanish
What difference II she be 10 our serv-
iCef They know what she is: tonight
she Is Marie Gessler-it has the sound
Of Switzerland. Beyond this care
nothing"
But you have seen her, perhapsT7
'Not q sight; none Of the boys have.
She was to meet Alva at Times square
this noon. went with him, but no
girl-Just a messenger boy there with
a note in code. Something had fright
ened the lady, and she made night
appointment over here"
Here How did she know the way
outT"
"She didn't for the matter Of that;
But she had been plped Off on Jams
place, and agreed to be there as soon
as 1t was dark. I'm wondering If she
showed up; let's go IN and see"
The three moved off down the pas
sage, stiIl conversing in subdued tones,
the sharp accent Of the Spaniard most
prominent, and l became lcutely
aware Of the black silence In which l
stood There was no occasion for me
to risk my life farther in an effort TO
learn more. / had located the secret
| rendezvous Of this gang Of revOlu-
tiOuary plOtters. / was aware Of their
connection with the Chilean Junta at
| Washington, and 1t would be a com
paratlyely easy matter now 70 capture
them red-handed. ! saw therefore no
| reason why ! should venture further,
| or endegyor TO learn in detail the ma
| ture Of this message intrusted 10 the
girl for delivery. My duty now was
/ 10 report what had discovered, when
| the prompt arrest Of Alva, and a few
/ others, would end the whole scheme.
! II seemed simple enough, If l could
| only find my way out safely.
But escape unObserved was far from
being assured. Any retreat by way of
the lighted passage was impossible; !;
there were guards there at both ends;
the only hope lay In a blind effort for
ward.
accepted the only course possible,
and began to feel my way to the left,
skirting the wall Of rough boarding
until 1t widened out into what was ap-
parently the larger room beyond. No
sound reached me from any direction,
the silence and darkness expressing
me, as though they had weight.
Yet one fact became more and more
clear-the deliberate purpose with
which this deserted iron factory had
been prepared for secret rendezvous
Apparently, from without, 1t stood
grim desolate and deserted, yet the
interior arrangements were such that
consplrutors could meet securely In
! hlltr llblttAcu from obStINhllOug III
rooms through whose walls n. gleam
Of light might be visible from either
street or alley Only an accident, or
constant vigilance without, could re-
veal the true use to which the building
was now being devoted. This knOwl-
edge rendered the peril Of my own po-
sltion the more intense. 1 could be
! killed. murdered and no man would
ever be the wiser. ] would simply dis
appear, vanish, and that would be the
end
At that moment had no thought but
20 discover some means OF escape. The
knowledge Of the danger was in
robbed me Of all courage. l was like
a child afraid in the dark. / moved
forward, inch by ilCh, feeling my way
along the rough planking with one
hand, my limbs actually trembling IN
der me- II ! could only find some
opening; see some CLEAN OF light /;
break away from this terrible silent
darkness.
supposed was moving with the ut
most caution, every nerve on edge,
feeling a way forward with hands and
feet. Once ] stepped upon a shell Of
some kind which crunched beneath the
weight, and again my cropping hand