The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-24
ILLUSTRATIONS
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the SkiRT
rasrcAild walRe<l to the sksp. STEPPED
In. and lsfsed Anita 10 his Sde,
The jeusney wss made In darkness
darkness which Fairhlld longed. ~
,nru 10 hts advsnlsge. darkness which
s~esned 10 call to him - throw h1s
arms aheat the rsri AZ HIS side. ~
crush her 10 him. 20 seek opi With an
Instinct that needed NO guiding lighi
the laughing. pretty llr< which had
caused hlm masy day ot happlncsA
nany day Of worried wonderincnt
lie ssrcse to talk away the desirv--
bat the grinding of the wheels In the
narrow shaft denied that. His fingers
twttcheA his armS tr~suhled az he
sought to hold back the muscles, thea
yielding to the impulse. he startea--
''na.n-a-e gone IL"
whats the matsrrv"
Nothing"
Rut Tasrchild wasn't telling the
truth They had rsnched the light
Just al the wrong. wrong mcmeat Out
az the skip he lifted her. then inquired
the wny to the shenfrx once cf this.
rev county. The direction was civ.
en-. and they went there They told
their story, "ycu my nsriwell and
your partner went out On the Ohadl
road 10 head the youns 'un offy"
"Nes ne you shink--yF
But noise frdm without cut OF the
conversation. Stamping feet sounded
ON the steps. the knob turned. and
Sheriff Bardwell. sncw.~Fhite. catered,
shaking himself Ike great dog. An
he sonrh, 10 rid himself az the effects
Of the blizzard.
.sHello. Bardwssl. whaf'd you hndf"
The sheriff cf Clear Creek county
glanced toward Anita Richmond
'sNc matter how much person DIS.
likes another cne--it's. it's--eiways q
shock"
Anita came closer ~Ypu mean that
he's deadY The sheriff nodded. He
mnst have rushed his horse too hard
When We. got to him he was just about
gone--trIes to staggsr to his feet when
we came up. bur couldn't snske Il Kind
Of acted like he'd lost his senses
through fear or exposure OF something
Asked me who waS. and ! said Bard
we'll Seemed TO be iickied 10 hear
my narne--buf he called II Barnha'n.
Then he get my. on his hands and knees
and clutched at me and asked rne II
I'd drawn out all the money and had
/ 1t safe lust 10 husncr him. ! said ]
had. lie tried 20 say something sftsr
thar, but II wasn't much use. The firsi
thing we knew he'd PASSED out. That's
where Harry is ncw--rcok him over
70 the rnortuary There isat anybody
named Barnhatn is tAereT"
sRsrnhamy" The nnms had awsIk.
eped recollections for Fairchild: why
hes the fellow that"
But Anita cut In.
Hes a lawyer in Denver. Tey've
been sending all the income fretn stock
sales to him for deposit II Maurice
asked II he'd gotten the money out.
l Il must mean that they meant TO run
l With ail the proceeds. Ven have 70
telephone Denver"
The message went Through. T1sen
fbe two xherirs rose and looked at
their revolyers
.Now for the tough cnesy BRSdwejl
nade the remark snH. ~ -svvr ms
4 f1m<~
Anits did not demur. Fsirchiid
waited 10 her side.
-You won't run away he begged
It'll be night here" she answered
aod With that assurance. hepfoflnwed
the other two men out Isso The rIght..
Far down the street. where me
jrnfhes bleak outlines of the hotel
ehCwe1 bleaker than evee II the 4ffGlG'
might. light Vas cleaning IN . sec
0nd story window. Mason tnrbeds 70
his feFow sheriff
.IIe usually stays thepe.s Tbst must
- ffn--waiting for The, KID N Y
7he three entered Typfoeinr. they
wxrf 10 the door and knocked A high
pifrhad voice camss ffom within.
That you. Msuricet~
F4krehlld answered. N TIE D<sf uus-
tafinn he could gtrA w.
.sYess I've got Apita wtfh me-
Siepe. then the door oueaed Tsf
3ust second Squins Roduine stered
st fbem In ghssEiy. sirkiy fashion
1ben he moved back into the room
rsal} facing them.
-x1s1's the ldea Of thisY came his4
sepred query. Fsirchild stepped for
ward
-asmply TO tel yon that every
flzjne& bisws' ~ as far as you're
coneerned. Mr. Rodalne."
~You needn't ~ 20 dramatic about
Ire Ys1 sef like "a committed mur-
d1r, What wet ] done that ron
should -
-gust Z minuf4. ,vputdst Try 90
- in1ecGpf. Fig c. shinx, ] hap
pened to H. In tbe szn,e lssuse witit
yeu sne might when yqB SlDowe1 crapy
Laura. ygur wife. hogs % gake pesple
Immortal. And ven probably learn
fek. mcn@fhinxs shout your Clearwater
when ve'rs s0tspn back theFe ~
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