The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-01-20
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Alice exultng,y. Haven't you
Flynn"
Flynn, turning 20 confirm this cans
ed the car 20 sweTye and craze s '-ati
piled high with household goods
"We may e'u5e the pursCln.
knights" l suggested, 'lut some vii
lase constable may take lt into ii:
head 10 pinch US"
'Oh, that would be lovely" cried
Alice. And well telegraph dear Nj
Io-rence 20 come and bail Us out
We reached Barton az nine O'Clock
and after an Informal supper I list.
ened 70 Antoine's solemn reports as
] walked TO the garage. The prisone;
had made no sign, be said. and moth
Ing had occurred during the day.
But there's this NJ. Singleton.
which you ought 10 know. sir. The
old Iyrinsham people don't Ike the
goings on here. You'u admit It's all
mighty queer. / don't complain. sir.
but some OF the boys threaten 10
leave, sir And / look CT Il this way,
that nobody understanding what the
spying and bribes offered ans taking
prisoners IS all about is most Pc
culiar. We got TO know where we
stand, that's what its come 10, sir
And the widow being fIEhtylIke and
Flynn coming home and saying moth
ing but shaking his head when we
ask him where he's been You see
Tor yourself. sir, how It looks 70 US
What he said as 10 the general as
pect Of things was true, but I didn't
admit that IL was true. Alice had con-
verted me TO the notion that I was q
character in a story, c plaything Of
fate and lightly brushed aside An
tones melancholy plaint
ANY man Of you" I said. who
leaves this property will be brought
back and shot. Tell that TO the boys -
Nevertheless, the perfect eQuanimIty
OF the gentleman in the tool house
when I visited him the next morning
shook my faith & trife in the story
book features Of life at Barton. he
was an exemplary prisoner. the guards
reported, and he had maintained the
stricteSt silence IN my absence. He
ate smoked, and read. coUrteouslv
thanking the men for their attentions
and that was all When I showed my
self az the window he rose and threw
down the magazine he was reading
End replied good naturedly 10 nv in
quiry as 70 how he was getting along.
i have no complaint except that
the guards snore outra geously. The
poor old chaps VIII sleep. you know"
II you're so badly guarded, why
don't You eScapeT' I asked tartly.
1T would relieve your mind a lot
Il / should disappearT" he asked In
You are impertinent," I replied.
irritated that he should have surmised
that his presence was causing uneasi.
ness. II You Will come 10 your
senses and tell me the meaning OF
your visits here, we may agree upon
terms. As It stands, you're a treSpass-
er; you tried 10 bribe a servant 10 rob
the house. II you're AT all familiar
with criminal law in this country. You
can estimate the number OF years
Imprisonment that viii be handed YOU
for these little ind!screuons."
IF it's So plain, why don't you
hand me over 10 the authoriucsT" be
asked, provokinCly cool
"Im giving you a chance TO confess
and tell who's back Of all this. Tell
me just why your confederate Mon
,ani IS annoying Mrs. Bashford. and
III turn You loose"
II you wait for me TO confess env.
thing, you VIII wait forever" he re-
Piled. Il repeat that we are impeIIe5
by the same motives, you and I I.
think l needn't enlighteu you as 10
what they are"
Il shall be glad 70 hear your id.,
of my motives" I answered feeblv.
u shall be frank" be replied Rad. /
ly. The reason you don't turn me
over 10 the police IS the very Slmrla
lne that you don't want 10 emha-ress
he mistress Of the house Wonder bv
,ausinE the light OF publicity 10 heat
lpon her very charming head. YoD
yish 10 save her annoyance. and nos.
IDLY something much graver. 1 can
zee that you are impressed: but II
Dught 10 please you 20 know thar 7
hare your feeling Of delicacy where /
he is concerned. And let me add thar
he Count Monyani Is animated by Ike .
ceiling So there We are, exactly on .
be same ground ="
You haven't answered my Ques-