The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-13

trafied al ] Needed ifefa TIE station
agent n seems Tits oufnt uas lhs
summer @usaflun out trne Ns
hoofed e far reatans ~ our oen and
came around ~ uay - ihe lake shnfr.
ala.tHE ia kssp oni ~ slEht uHiii after
aark THAT is lau We diseu, sssd that
Seminole boat hanled 80 an ii,e tsash.
hai ~lth % yaeit In sight one of
ihe fellows wilh me said iiosan dld
taaf sinking - before aad 81 away
with n. and that IL hov l hgnrri that
maybe sna was az the hoiiom = Lake
Michigan sesf Well ~ rfepi up
here through the wnois. bui nothing
happened Didn't lock as n ihe plaor
had a soul within n hundred Hilcs ~
u -no smoke. 40 light Hoi q m
sa0nd We laid o1t and waited nnf
sure what ~ were ~ aealnsi FINALLY
We immled open The back door ~ fhis
Eafoge. just ~ and cot whether ihsse
guys had.a car eui here Or not rhey
lad but Ne a. more Than located q
when those two fellows came drag.
elnE sou out VI the back daor y the
house and flung you in here lise a tsg
q old linen. We lay fili and isi
them So back. hnt We hadul any NJ
tion q VAS really you. ~ We eraulci
90 60 find out That's the Fior, Now
what DO you think Ne better do7'
West moved his arms Ia an effort 70
restore circulation
~iloN many with yeuY
Your aitoGciher-hard hoilrd toa
five with lou ls there any light lefl
IN sou. old manf
"Iil say THERE Is. IA certainly llls
% set IN uue Cllp % Red before lhs
fracas Is over
~Ihai sounds vicious Sow who IL
insidef7
= SAW dke and there mag be 9th
efs n ihe crew ~ ihe Seminole ars
here ALSO lhnt would make quite
bunch
4 don't think they are. Captain The
station agent said several men bought
tickets 90 Chicago early thls after
noon. Il I. the real sang we've gm
cornered po you know las, who thej
aref'
Those saw were Hobart. Red
Hogan the firl. hie fellow the,
called Marx who was on tho yacht
Mark ssnneit he's Hogan side
Kick. and tough as they make em
"Ana o WHY little hlackhaired de,l
by tie name ~ Dave"
HI. Is be in this tooi That mus
70 Tnra uare' Tlat rly wouli cut
your lAfoal for nl , dollars ANY
oihers~
Those were all J saw Ne doubt
lloharts wife IS n thc house soine.
where. guarding Natalie Coolidge
probably
"SN uliogeiher. counting the
wonenT
"les and sou better count them. FOR
ihey win fsht 'le Tigers rhe elrl
hello l9e up ai ihe pplui 20 gun
"We'se soi % go The drup frf.
that's an They're yellow. The whole
ouiaf Is yellow Shootin in iie lael
is their st1ie Nuw. you know me
lay Inside the house: whut Is ouf best
chancefr
West studied over the situation. his
eyes staring into The darkness. anil
McAdams walled
"Nell. Mae" ne said finally "rMs
is a new loh for me. hui Ia pui q maa
oui 20 front. and then take the others
ln through she back door We'd hate
20 rush H. - course know tie fronl
door j. locked. aud IL eouidni b.
broken down quickly ! listened when
those fellows went back. and J heard
no click. as though they bad lurkea
the door behind them They aun't
know anybody has been after them
except mr. and they believe I aul dsn~
for. Thes feel 80 safe ouf here. they
are a biz eareless IN wager ss,ns.
thing we can walk straight IN an the
outfit; how does that strike your
AS tho only feasible plan Lets
crasi oui = here"
The arrangements were anlsliy per.
fecied a short. whispered cnnierrnce
IN the dark then ono man crcpi silent.
" away through the night toward Tie
front - fhe huuse MeAdams addrii =
fcu more tords ~ instruction a. ihs
others. and wifh West slightly IN 50
vance. resolvers draun aud ready. ile
FIVE stole forward IN the direction ~
the rear porch The windows were
eiticr heavily cuftained. ur covered ~
outside shades. for no CLEAN - light
was anywhere visible West mounted !
The back steps silently. with MrAdams /
close at bis heels a sfo.nd lafrr tie /
enfire bunch - ofHcrrs we're grouped I
before the door. poised breaihlcss Us I
icning for any squna from within
Nothing brqke the impressive silence. I
and McAdans' hand einsc,l over the /
knob. which he turned sloaly. The Z
door opened quietly into a darkencd
For an instant De bent for
ward. pecring through tie narrow
crack. eudeavoring 70 learn what iay
hidden beyond. the others qalferins
behind him There was srarreiv fhe
sound of q breath audible The D.. |
ieciive hesIiaied such luck such care.