The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-08

CURTAIN utttttlNt tEtUCy lhQ 0ppn
retained to find him and that every
hotel and railroad station in the
city was being watched"
Mr. Sergius Lazaref's head thrust
itself forward to within six inches
of the editors face.
His namel" he demanded. What
ia the name of the serpent who
have tell you that?'
The editor backed away and got
out hts handkerchief "Of course
| can't tell you that" he said.
You assure me, do you. that 1t
isn't true?"
He was answered by rather hol.
low laugh. involving an alarming
display OF teeth. True! How
could tho invention OF malice be
true? Why would | pay good
money 10 detectives 10 find my
ncphow when | know, this moment.
where he is? That Is a Joke some.
one have make up. But bad Joke,
and he shall pay"
He stopped there with a Jerk, his
eyes on the local room door, which
had Just been opened.
1t was Priscilla Alden coming
back with man in the uniform OF
n chauffeur for the Yellow Taxi
Company. This man also stood
stocAstill, staring at Lazaref.
That's the anarchist who
chased Miss Swan and me all the
way to Jackson Park!" he said.
"Where'd you get him? Ask him Il
he ain't. You can't believe them
foreigners on oath, but ask him"
The Russian had slowly been
turning purple. Now, with
screech that diverted the entire
local room from all thoughts OF to-
morrows paper, he burst upon the
chauffeur.
you stealer! You bandit! Where
you take my nephew? What you
do with him?" He turned superbly
upon the editor. Have them lock
him up!" he commanded. 81. my.
self, charge him. He have kidnap
Boris Lazaref, the greatest violinist
In the world In a taxicab. Him and
a curly-head girl. have pursue but
cannot catch. Tell me, dog, what
YOU do with him?"
There we're plenty OF strong men
at hand 10 save him from the on
slaught OF the chauffeur. A few
minutes later, after the room had
guieted down again:
WELL" said the star reporter,
that worked better than | hoped.
But had a hunch, the minute Mr..
Trotsky came in, that he might be
the anarchist that boy. had been
talking about"
"Oh, you're all right" the city
editor said. "and your storys all
right. Well take a chance on 1t.
Nobody could plant a story as well
as that. But ! give you my word,
can still smell fish. What is It,,
BordenY"
The young reporter who had
been waiting stepped up little as
II the city EDITORS desk had been
a headsman's block, manned by
waiting eNecutioner. 81 couldn't
get that photograph" he said.
"Why not?" snapped the editor,
and then straight on without
pause, 1T doesn't matter why not.
There's no excuse for failing to get
n photograph. You understand that
don't you? Whose photograph was
it?"
at was a high.school girl who'd
disappeared; didn't come home
from school. We got a City Press
fimsy about eight O'Clock. You
sent me down TO get a photo and
an interview with the mother, /
didn't think the picture mattered
so much because the girl has al.
ready come home"
"Then for the love OF God" cried
the editor passionately. will you
tell me why you are wasting my
time now"
why, thought" said the young
reporter. that perhaps there might
be a sort of kidding storS in 1t any
way, because of the Wild alibi she
had for being out so late. She was
down in Jackson Park, she said, and
Leda Swan was there with "A young
man. And they ran away from
somebody and hid on board n yacht.
They both fell In the water getting
aboard from a little boat. This girl
stayed hidden In the bushes watch
ing for Leda to come ashore. But
she didn't. and by and by some men
came out in another boat and got
aboard the yacht and sailed away.
| thought 1t might make couple OF
sticks, sort OF !oshing It, you know;
show how crazy all the girls are
about Leda"
what the editor asked, after
a silence which the young man
found frightfully disconcerting.
was the name of the yacht that
Leda Swan and the young man con.
cealed themselves aboard? Did the
young lady say?"
"She mentioned some name; Sal
ly,' think. | wasn't paying much
attention 10 that"
Il daresay not" observed the edl.
tor icily, "since you're trying 20
learn 10 be reporter. Call up the
Jackson Park Yacht Club and find
whether they have a yacht there
called the Sally or not, Find out
II 1t went out this evening, and II
30 what its destination was"