The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-15
HOW MANYCARDS?
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By Isabel Ostrandcr

noise which seemed to be rcceding:
thc hght flashed again fainter than
Dtiprp and then came the sound OF
a SOFT thud. In an instant Dennis
long arms and legs writhcd out OF
IN" shadows and he scrambled down
with pcrilous haste to land at Nc
carty's feet
some unc--a man--got out Of
mat window. straddlrd the wall and
climbed down the back Of that next
hous'|' he exclaimed. "lic'n be off
across fences TO the next street north
hnd well lose him"
Like hell We WIN" Mccarty sciz-
ed the doSpisrd ladder and setting IL
against the fence of the DE Forests
yard he swarmcd up 1t and hanging
hy his hangs. dropped with a grant
20 the ground. Dennis was after him
In tW1nkling and they tore through
The scullcry ana Kitchen, nearly
bowling over tho astouished cook
VINO met them In the front hall.
without word to or they DASH
ed out into the grcaway and once
on the avenue McCarty paused only
To produce his horn and sound II
twice before he set out on a run
for the northern corner.
The street was deserted save for
the solitary figure OF a man walk
. AllE ipIulN fdC-lNllu ldT upNil lHt
hlock. and without wasting speech
Or looking backward for their ally
they took up the trail
1t proved to be straight one for
several blocks and the two follow
ing in the shadows exercised all the
more caution for that, but the man
appeared to have no suspicion Of
their espionage. Intent only upon his
crrind the rapidity OF his stride in
creased until he all but broke into
Il run. but ~ Third avenue he halted
abruptly.
II ne picks up a taxi by any
chance of dumb luck we're lost"
/ McCarty painted. There don't be
| but one night hawk along this wap
/ before dawn!"
| But no taxi appeared and the car
tracks stretched away blanSly into
/ the darkness. After waiting irroeo-
/ iutely for "A minute or two the man
| turned south and started off Nonco
| more with his quick, nervous stride
md McCarty and Dennis trailed
| llung. but more cautiously still. for
low their quarry glanced constantly
oack over his shoulder.
lie was almost two blocks ahead
when he halted again at the curb,
and at the same moment there came
D
a car approaching from behind.
/ Without giving himself time to think
/ McCarty sprang out into the middle
/ of the avenue ana swung aboard the
car as 1t passed. while Dennis clung
/ tcnactously to the upright bar, heed
less Of the profanity OF the outraged
/ conductor, and succeeded in scramb-
! ting up, narrowly missing a pillar on
| the elevated railway structure.
McCarty had already produced two
nickels and they made their way
20 the forward part OF the car, seat
| ting themselves with hunched shoul-
| ders turned to the entrance.
"That was a narrow squeaS''
! brcathed Dennis. We've lost Mar
| tin now IL ever he was trailing be-
hind. Twill be Il fine note II the
| car don't stop for your man, Mac,
or IL he changes his mind"
III you borrowed money the way
you borrow trouble, Denny, you'd
not have n friend left in the world,
McCarty observed "The cars slow
ing down now, and as for Martin
never knew him to get left yeti"
The car did indeed stop at the
second corner, and as IL resumed IT.
way Dennis could not resist a swift
glance over the few passengers be-
hind.
IT'S Hill, all right" he an.
nounced in sepulchral whisper