The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-29

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fatal step right now, you can leave
your young man here with ms 80
can find out who and what he is.
IL won't take more than day or
two at most"
With a superb toss OF the head
the Princess turned upon the subor.
dinate. as II a legal marriage that
they do here2' she asked. III II Is,
Think wen have It at once. We've
been insulted, both OF us. long
enoughl VIII you tell us where
to got"
He'll go along with you" said
the chief. I'm sorry you feel that
way about II, Miss Swan. / never
meant to insult you, and | don't
believe | did. / hate TO have as
pretty little lady as you thinking
III OF me, but a man has TO do hts
duty as he sees It. And II youIl
wait.
Still she did not look at him. She
dared not, the fact was. with that
impulse In her to throw herself
upon his big broad chest and beg
to be bidder away where no one
could even look at her until some
one OF her own people-like Wal
ter Patrick-should come to the
rescue. And for some less defln.
able reason she dared not look
at Bill either. He was there, she
knew; that was enough for the
present.
So, without word. high.headed,
with bright. blurred eyes, she
marched upon her fate. The po-
llceman fell in beside them on
Bills other hand, as they passed
through the crowd to the door.
Quasi'criminal as their appear
ance was, escorted like that. she
was glad they had the officer along
since without his powerful shoul-
ders they never could have pro-
crossed at all through the crowd.
IL flowed straight along with them
up the courthouse steps and into
the wide hall, II was still worse
inside, and they fairly had 10 fight
their way to tho door that had the
legend County Clerk" painted
upon II. And when they found Il
locked, the Princess broke down
and wept.
"Oh, he amt far on" announced
the policeman after second quito
superhuous bout of rapping and
humping on the door. Hes get
ting his dinner, / guess, over at the
Gem Cafe"
Then 10 and fetch him back in-
stantly," the Princess commanded.
The policeman took off his hat
Tor the single-minded purpose OF
scratching his head. II don't iust
see how l can do that, Miss Swan"
he said. I'VE could all 20 to-
gether, OF course"
She squeezed the tears out OF
her eyes and would perhaps have
been able to annihllate him with a
look had not the crowd pressed
her up so close against him that
she had TO crane her neck 10 see
his face at all.
You mean we're still under ar.
restY' she demanded. Like Grim.
inals?'
We'll, you aren't. that's So" be
conceded. "If you'll let me take
your friend along with me l can
go all right"
Il won't be left alone" said she
Frincess, with this mob. I'm
afraid I'm going to faint again"
Inc policeman did his athletic
pest 10 win little clear space for
thls luckless pair of honeymooners.
ana the inner ring OF the crowd
aided as best they could, but thew
We're helpless. The situation was
, really serious.
ana then a big voice took com.
mand of II. The Princess. soueszeo
IN as she was, couldn't see whera
II came from but it checked tho
leeling OF panic that was taking
possession OF her.
Clear the hall at once" ~ cor,.
inanded. Go straight ont OF ,ba
building, all of you, beginning WITH
those nearest the doors. GINS Avei'
son Jim Martin, | appoint you bail.
ms. Clear them out. This build.
ihss been condemned for twenty
You're all right now" the polIcs-
man tod the Princess. "That's tho
Judge. They won't monkey with
him" Win
already indeed, the pressure OF
The crowd had senslbly dimInisbed
ana II wasn't thirty seconds before
a sufficient clear space had opcned
around Nher 80 that she could trrn
ana look at their rescuer.
He stood on the landing ~ the
broad stair leading up to the yecond
story, where the courtroom was a
snort bus immensely big man In a
silyerygray alpaca suit. He had n
panama hat in his hand with which.
IN a majestic manner, he famed
himself. He came numbering down
the stairs as the Princesg watched
him, but he stopped three or four
steps from the bottom and spoke
again.
Il don't want anybody left IN
here" he said, who isn't prepared
TO tell me personally tho nature OF
his business in this courthouse"
BY the time ho got down to the
floor level the only persons no,
visibly on their way out wero the
policeman and the forlorn pair In