The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-22

'T'ricnd." This time there was no
,'ueo but the fingers changed and
tncHered before their eyes
Gun"
Ci.,er turned with an apologetic
shrug to Turhune. e.
..Thcre's only one thought which
,.s, word could bring to my mind
under the circumstances and the
anil, one word which expresses II
II, whose p
r.r hune nodded in comprehension
passion"
"Curios." cutters voice lifted in
-,if. fi its accustomed level.
"Ausor.'
'Eaau." Was there n shade "
s..dIci c%arefulnoss In the precision
y..l which the mere casual dcfiui-
a.n ras uttered?
''Uav'
nApur,hcnsion."
Doom" For the first time Terhuno
i,o. .-,d his WI voice inprossivcly,
lut cutter only shrugged once more
AS h. made his final reply.
"ratc."
"r.4t IS all, thank you, Mr.. Cut
,r- Tcrhune slipped the paper upon
which as before he had been scrib-
Kim, into his pocket and took mp
no lust remaining sheet 81 shall not
defoIn any OF you gentlemen long
uoy. Mr.. Alexander, you have heard
tlr words TO which the others have
rcrllyd. will you aid me now In my
FINAL tost2'
"NNiliiugly, although I must con
fas, that ] cannot quite see ~ what
vain, those tests may he, nor what
bearing they can have upon the dis
tr,ss.ng affair you are investigating.
WIl you explain your purpose 10
LIS aftcrwnrd? / am highly curious. %
.Oh. yes" Terhune smiled once
more. 81 will make my meaning and
purpose quite clear to you. You
were Mr.. Creveling's partner and
closer to him, perhaps, than any one
In this room. The words mention
10 YOU will therefore be OF moro inti-
mate suggestion than those offered
TO tho others az guides 70 their vari-
Gus trains OF thought and Will cover
a much wider rnnro ! trust that
Won will reply with the first thought
which comes &c you in connection
with them. Let us take the word
Brother"
Dead" Alexander started nerv-
ously and during the uttcrance OF
that monosyllable the figures chang
Nl 'I|fft lllii'T 'l AAAt lAlliall'AiN RAA''
-VVill." Tcrhune studied the nu-
merals attentively.
'Document.-
ward"
NV niece" Alexander spoke
shortly and there was a certain dry
note IN his voice ne though all nj
once he ceased to find the expert
mont as interesting as he had preyi-
ously asserted.
Firth"
Lineage" The slight, elderly fig
ure drew itself up with unconscious
hauteur in the big chair.
Money"
DEr-capitai." He wiltcd a little,
dyke beard, vas still held proudly
erect.
loan"
"Doht." Alexander caught himself
Up. with n sharply drawn breath.
Marriage"
A pause ensuod and then, family:
Orange blossoms"
- McCarty Il seemed n trivial
enough rejoindcr, and yet for some
reason II appeared to afford Ter
hume obvious satisfaction.
Prosperity"
LUXURY"
EIttIldAlbns
"Eisk" AloNander's tones d~uivercd
a little, but whether from e. itement
or some other emotion McCarty
could not determine,
bankruptcy"
Gloss"
Experimentation
'pladCing - security" Alexander
swallowed with a visible effort.
"~Rcstitution."
Giving back" Alexander halt
rose from his chair. "Really, Mr.
Terhunc, these words seem mean
incless TO me! I lind myself giving
you mere dcfinitions-which yot
stated az the beginning YOU did not
desi~e-hecause they awaken no an.
sworing chord In my mind. Frankly
! don't understand what you are Mt
tenDting 70 do"
"Nou will in inst a moment, Mr.
Alexander" fortune took his cyet
FOR n footing second from the pro
lection sheet. TEL me what Gomez
10 your mind with the word book
Keeper"
"Nar." Alexander RESPONDED
promptly and then seemed TO stiffen
Theft"
"1owels" There had been anoth
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