The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-16

,f.ru from the corner; got "A
.-,,..I yellow lamp over the ycsti-
bv.. tIu can't miss it,
.7Narks. III look in on you again
l,r Ina down this way. Good
SNori on the street once more. Nj
~. aud Dennis made their way
ODD. house Indicated without dc
Inv arI halted in the vostibulc while
,., FORMER scrueinilcd the cards In
Oh, n..l plate.
.n.,r..d "lf Mrs. Uildroth Is tho
I,m. think she Is. she'll not be
answering a ring at this time OF
.TN.r,ll be no need, tor some
amos '.ft the door Unattached. Den
mis- pushed 1t open as he spoke. you
,.u u4.y some excuse to get her to
To-, %. .n. Come on"
II. silence they mounted the Creak-
ing STAIRS. through an atmosphere
reiUI,r. ~ stale cooking, to the
fourth door. and paused before the
rear door upou which had been
tackled a card bearing the uamc -.
uIIrtth. written in "A small, neat
hand.
# guess the front flat IS empty,
for there's no card up and there
wa, nome IN that space over the ben
JrVns'4Irs.' Dennis whispered.
.'Vhlt are YOU going TO do, Mac
IsKe 20 .hancc and break the door
down
'Not If | can get in ~pcscoahlo, "
NaClriy replied in "A whisper. I'm
going FOO be real sick, Dennis. Hold
me gp''
Emitting a loud and realistic
rr1an h, leaned Imply against his
friend with such suddcnnrSs that
IN, surprised Dennis was almost
horn, 200 the floor, but he rccuv-
cred himself in time. Another groan
vclod from McClr'y's throat and
third before finally there came
the sound of footsteps within. the
.oor was opened cautiously and a
m pcered out. She was tall and
Junoosqur in form with n thicH
braid NJ fair hair falling over either
shoulder and great, soft. blue eyes
darkeuod noy with apprehension
and concern. Her loose, dark robe
f,ll iu almost classical lines about
her and the light of the flaring gas
jet I'm the hall cleaned softly on
her creamy throat.
Dennis saspcd with establishment
and Involuntary admiration at the
vision and stepped back while the
woman asked with just "A trace of
an accent:
What is It? Some one is ill?"
MoCarty straiEht"nod and his foot
reached out to tho doorsill.
-"T want you. lisa Hclwig--!'
But he was too late At his first
word q sudden change anne over
her expression. Before his foot could
intercept 1t she had slammed the
door IN his face and they heard n
bolt shoe, into its slide.
we've got to work fast now;
down with tho door"
MrCarty cried and Dennis lunged,
using his hrawny shoulder as n bat
tering ram, at the same moment
that tho sound e a subducd crash
/ came from within. At first tho stout
.solt resisted their efforts, but fin
<tlIv it snapped with a loud report.
,!prorIuitatiug them into q narrhw,
d.mly lighted hallway Two doors
facing them stood open revealing
'hoir emptiness at u glance. but a
third AZ the back vas closed and
they rushed toward II. II was holtcd,
"a tho entrance door had been, but
I> f.lWSv fastening gave way AT tho
first onslaught and they found
themselves in n tiny kitchen, No
f'her door let from ii, but its single
window was wide open, n frees
cape showing beyond and "A row of
towering geraniumS Jay overturned,
their red earthen pots shattered.
At a bound they had crossed the
room and crancd their nccEs out
into the night. Lights were s%pringinP
up In n or two of the rear win
dows across the network of clothes
Ines. but no human figure was visi-
tIe on the fire-cscape % in the
yard beneath.
Noll.' Vouchsafed Dennis after
a pause m which an eloquent glanc,
had passed between than. Il hope
lhe next time you tell any one they
are wanted your have your hands
on them tirstl Martin did not make
me only bonehead play, the night