The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-02
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The notnines wese nn ihe shirwa'k
when Fnlfchila easnr fsstsh tsean shs
lslshnnnA husne. anA ffslv ~ W. ~.
sstncllans frem she frightened eirt hs
hru>hoi past shem swiftly and went
On down tlar ssr~et. h~s EuFninT ~ Ilse
nngteNss amseetlses whlsh rnnae frnm
| The crooked iips ai The niter man. net
seeming even to nulle. thelr pfvsenss
as he hurried on sownrd Moilsr How
ards boarding hnusc. IN his rrvaks
hesi he sought ~ think hnt IN yasn
AFTER huuf~. daylight hsknn 20 strenk
the sky Falrvhsld. lnlI wern rs sx-
ritemen, and fatigue. strive Ia rise.
sisvn laid hls head on the rillnw fes
Just moment ~ rest. And with that
I petserslty witch extreme Mcarlnvss
SO oftcn exerts. bis eyrs eicsea and
he Slept -.tu wake ~ last With the
resllsatlon tlat II vns la'e sMnisslnx.
aud that SOME one WAS pounding ar
thr aaor. Falrchlld raised hts head.
awho Is IT."
| ~Na one you know yet I've c"ssse
tr talk 10 sssn about shaar partner
May | come lnS~
"yes," fairvl,ila was fully alive
now 10 the activities that the das held
before him The door opened. anil a
ycune man. alert. almost eoeky 10 man
ner, with taark. snarry eyes showing
behind hnrn.rlinmed glasses, entered
and reached for the sole chair that the
room contained
My namcs Farrell" he announced.
Randolph 4, Farrell And 70 make
long ster, short. Tim your lawyer
MY lawyer FalrchiId stirred, r
haven't an, lawyer In ohadl. The
| nsily--"
'Thaf doesn't rAer the fact. I'm
your lawyer. and I'm AZ your service.
And don't mind telling sou that ii's
tusl abeni my FIRST case. Otherwise
| don't guess 10 have foiscn NJ"
~Nhy notf" The frnnkness had driv'
en other queries from Fnivchiid's
mind Farrell. the attorney, srinned
rleerlly.
"Becaure unders,snd Il concerns
the np,lalneS. Nearly rscfshod has
little money stuck into their enter.
prIscs. And seeing have no money
NJ alt I'm not financially Interested
And not being Interested. I'm wholly
Just. fair ana willing 10 hight EN- to
d sthnds,ill. Your partners IN jall-
as understand Il. Guilty or not gull
tyr
WA wnlt minute Who hired
Your Then with sudden insplra'
tion: Mother Howard didn't ~ and
do thisr'
| .sfofhcr Howard, you mean the
wcfnnn who runs the boarding house
Not At all"
"lsnt--"
| "I'm not exactly Al liberty 20 state
| Suspicion heEan 10 assert itself
r'rnder those conditions. don't be'
lIeve--r
sDou't say n, Don't get started
along those lines know what you're
thinking. Knew that was whnf would
happen from the start And araInsl
! the wishes ~ the person who hired
me for this work. f-~well. ] brought
the evidence. Here, take glimpse
md then throw Il away, tear II M
s~allcw II. or DO anything you wanl
10 with u. Just 20 nobody else Sees II
Ready, Look !"
He drew forth small visiting card
Fairchlid rinnrrd. Then he looked
and then he sns np straight IN bed
For before him were the engraved
words:
"afiss Anita Natalie Richmond
| While across TIE card was hastily
written. III hand distincfively frmi
nine.
''Mr. FalrchIld: This IL my ecod
friend He win help you. There 4
no fee attached Please destroy.
| "Anitn Richmond"
| "Bu--but don't understand"
| 'You know MisS~-er---the writer ol
this card. don't your"
But why should nhe~-7''
| Mr.. Farrell grinned broadly.
Il see you don't know Mt~e~-ihs
writer Of this card at ali. That's hel
nature. Bexidcs-~weil. all sh6s gol
to do with me Is crook iser finger asf
I'll jump through. Tm- none of youi
business. But. anyway. here ! nm~-'
Fairchlld could not rcssrnin a inueh
There was something about the man
about his nervous, yet bDyish way ol
| sI,cnkfnr, about his enthusiasm. thai
| wiped out. suspicion and invited con
fidence. TIE owner Of the Biue Pop
ny mine leaned forward.
| ''I3ut you didn't 6nIsh your sentehct
| cbout--tbe writer Of that card"
/ fTn ~ conflnnedl