The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-10-13
CHAPTER XII.
In the Colmar BUILDING

His horse was not a fast traveller,
yet this afforded me time 10 think
over my own situation, az well as
this clew 80 uncousclOusly furnished
me by the loquacious driver. The
chances were that this mysterious
passenger Of two nights before hau
no connection with the Alva case; yet
there remained q possibility. The hour,
the place, his evident fear of pursuit,
his eager desire TO get out Of sight,
the heavy bag he carried, and his
being a foreigner Of some kind, all
combined TO stimulate my suspicion.
Who the fellow could be was beyond
guess. The Colmar building! My
recollection Of the place was vague,
a huge pile on Broad near Wall, de
voted largely TO brokers offices, absO-
lutely deserted at night, except by
scrubwomen and watchman or two
A tenant might slip in at such an
hour yet he would be fortunate indeed
10 escape the observation Of some one
along the halls, or on the staircase
| felt confident careful questioning
among the night employees would give
some line on the identity Of the man,
even II there should prove no other
means Of locating him.
One thing was settled; I must go
back 10 the hotel. If was to pay my
bin and depart | would lose all CON
neCtion with Marie Gessler; she would
then possess no means of finding me.
/ could not seek her, but she possessed
my address, and must surely endeayor
10 communicate with me before night.
The only thing then, was to remain
and walt for her to call Yet this
surely exposed me TO the danger Of
arrest, If Waldron named me TO the
police in connection with the death of
| Harris
Yet by this time l was firmly con
vinced that the Russian would either
| lie outright IN the affair-caiming that
| Harris injuries had resulted wholly
from a fall downstairs In the dark
or else would swear them upon some
unknown invader who had escaped
| after knocking him senseless. Certain
| ly he would never reveal the truth
unless compelled to do so. To do Sc
! would queer his whole game.
That is, It would If his game was
anything as / had doped 1t out. II
! he, working alone or with some
! acComplice, as now appeared more
| probable, had been concerned in the
Alva murder his main object at pres
cnt would assurcdly be to escape de
! lection, and get division Of the
spolls. His one desire would be tC
remain out Of sight, and in order tC
! do this he must shield me from arrest
! awoke at eleven, rested and witt
clear brain. Nothing had occurred
to disturb me, and, as | looked at the
| watch and realized the hour, felt NJ
! longer doubt but what WaldrOn haC
found some way in which to protect
us both. Eager TO look over the moor
editions myself l dressed rather
hurriedly, and descended TO the lobby
The paper secured was devoid of par
ticulars. gentleman George" Harris
well known to the police, had beer
found dead in the hallway Of a room
ing house on lie Compte street, oper
ated by Mrs. Sarah Waldron.
Is believed TO have been thieves
quarrel from the evidence Of those II
the house, who heard the sounds OF ,
struggle, and saw strange mar
escape through the front door. Their,
were no arrests, although che polio,
were searching for certain parties VIII,
might he implicated.
SO far so good but now what abou
the Russinn7 lie had evidently escape,