The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-10
fConurued from last weekD

with what I'vs got
told you / had something. Red
didn't II"
Red Vnllon hitchcd sideways in
his chair. hts hcnd thrust forward.
'Go 90 H. Buudy' Spin it,' lie
clrclcd his lips with his tongue ~
you say SO. that gocsl What's tho
lay"
Five hundred thousand dollars
halt milliou--cold' '---- Hi,ly Kane
had lowered his voice.
lie did not look at either OF The
men. but he was watching them in
teutly--hs eyes on tho mirror. the
mirror OF the bureau at the far end
OF the room. That bore testimony to
tho cunning OF his uuwtting host
The mirror held the door and the
upper part Of the room In focus.
and, lying there on tho bod, he had
tho profiles OF the two mon in dls-
tinct outline karlin was lingering
his yandyke I'm sort OF hcsitant In
creduity. VAllon's face had sud
denly blotchcd rcnd with rapacious
excitement.
"Gawd," Red Vnilon splutterci
out. "Dyo mean that. Bundy2"
"Suro, / mean IT," Billy Kane an
swcred a little curtly what do YOU
think ! told you to come In here for1
Sure. mean IT. It's all there--right
on the table. hitting you between
the eyes"
Red Vallon jcrlSed himself around.
and. as though he had taken the
words literally. stared with frown
OF bewldermont at tho only thinx
in view on the table--the newspaper
that White Jack had dropped thore
when he had answered the summons
at tho door
Billy Kane laughed quietly.
Get It, Red ?" ho inquired. Five
hundred thousand doliars--bettsr
than diamonds--blood- red rubies--
red with blood. tho paper says. Can't
you read"
Karlin had forgotten his beard.
His hands clenched on his knees
You mean the Ellsworth mur-
der---the robbery" He was whis-
pering hoarscly.
"You win!" said Billy Kane,
my Cod" whispered Karlin. DO
you know where that stuff is2"
Billy Kane's eyes had returned 10
the mirror, ana now suddenly they
shifted little to tho wall at the
side OF the bureau. Something cold
ana forbiddiug seemed to grip Rt
him, numbing for an instant mental
and physical actiou---and then left
him in a state OF grim, unnatural
calmness Was It imagination? lie
could have sworn that the wall
moved slightly. lHe swung over on
his left side, aE though TO face Kar-
lin and Red Valion more directly
before he answered them--but hts
hand, slipping into his coat pocket,
closed over his revolver. IL might
be imagination, but the possibility
remained that someone was on the
other side OF that secret door. and,
having pushed the door almost inn
percoptibly open. was listening there.
II that were so, he must get rid OF
Red Nallon and karlin before any
deuoumcnt came, II possible, get rid
of them without moments loss OF
time; but equally vital was the ne
cessity OF setting in motion. and
equally without loss OF time, the ma
ohincTy OF the underworld upon
which ne was now practically stalk
ing his all.
pun your chair over here closer
60 the bed, Red---and you, too, Kar-
lin, he said coolly. I'VE aren's like
iy to be heard from the street, but
that's no reason for shouting No; /
don't know whore they are, haven't
got the rubies In my pocket-but
know how to get them there.
What"
Rev Nallon's face was working In
sort Of anticipatory and ayaricious
ugliness, Karllu's expression was
scarcely less rapacious.
"Go on, Euudy,' Karlin said uu-
der his breath. what do you know
about it?"
What you could have read for
yourself In the paper" Billy Kane
answered tersoly. And II looks like
cinch It's Just case of beating
the police 20 it. and it sizes up as
though we had the jump on them"
He was speaking almost mechan-
ically. His mind was on that see
tion OF the wall that might have
moved and through half-closed eyes
but as though deep In thought and
az though concentrated on what he
was saying. he was watching It mar
rowly. II had not moved second
time, OF that he was sure; perhaps
il had not moved at all, It might
be only nerves on his part, nerves
high strung taught TO the breaking
point. but his fingers were stlll
ridid around the stock of his re-
yolver. and, in the pocket the
XeapoS rafting on his him a. he Law