The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-06
Continued from Our Last Issue
CHAPTER XVI


greasy cable go slipping into the
earth.
This spolt romance 10 Jed Burns, SUI
perintondcnt of operations though he
would never have admitted it,
lie was Sitting sand through ms
fingers when Dave came. To BOD Hart
present ass Cawiord's personal rep
.esentauye ne expressed an opinion.
Right soon now or never. Sand
tastes. feels. looks and smells Ike on.
But you can't ever be sure. An on
prospect is like woman. She Will or
she won T. you never can leIl winch
Then II She does, she's liable to
change her mind,
Dave shifted the pleasing pungent
odor of the crude oil sands His friend
had toId nm thal C'a"lotu la'o nDlE
in the balance. Unless oil flowed very
soon i'm paying quantities ne was
ruined man.
After his shit was over ne ioue
to town with Bob
Got to look for an engineer Tor the
night tower, Hart explained as ne
drew up in front Of the Gusher sa'
loon.
liN lAdNN HN'i''''N '4''' 80
lent life that DRIFTS 10 every Wld IRON
tier ON the boom. Faro dealers from
the Klondite, poker dealers from
Nome, roulette croupiers from Lead
VILE We're all here to reap the rlch
harvest to be made from investors
field workers, and o9erators.
Bob found his man at faro table,
While the cards were being shuftled
he engaged him 20 come out next eve
ming to the Jackpot properties
While Dave was standing close 10
the wall he caught sight OF steve Fus'
sell.
The cowpuncher looNeu up anu
waved his hand
Bob joined them. After moments
conversation russell dreW tenn 10
corner.
Say, you heard the Lews' HoD!
Il can tell you that better after
know what ii is returned Hart win
a grin.
The stage was held up at 'ottoh,
wood Bend this morning and robbed
Of $4,000. The driver was killed
"Whose money was itY
Brad Steelman's pay ron ana d
shipment of gold for the bank
ANY idea who did II!
1ha's what ! Wanti lell you Two
men were in the job. They're whisper
in that En- Crawford was one
Crawford Some OF SteeImans hne
work in that rumor" IN pet' ina
plumb foolish talk Nhat evidence
does he claim demanded Hart
En- deposited ten thousand Win me
owed the bank. Rode into town right
straight 10 the oanK TWO hourS "i'er
The stage got IN IheA' 100 see"ls one
Of the hold-ups called the other one
Crawford.
"A plant said Dave promptly
They clam the second man was
Dave here
limp. What time d you say thrs
hold-up took place
Must "a been ABOUT eleven
Let's Dave out lie was fifteen
miles away and We can prove II bS al
least six Witnesses
Good. ! reckon I'm can put In an
alibi. TOO"
I'm bet he can" Hart promised this
with conviction.
Where Is Crawford now? asked
Dave. He hasn't been arrested has
he?"
Not vet. But he's ncin' watched.
Wed better 20 to his house and
talk with him. suggested Hart May
be he can give as GOOD an al0i as you
Dave"
YOU and ! VIII 80 straight there
decided Sanders.
Joyce opened the door To- the KNOCK
Of the young men. Al light Of then
her face III.
on. I'm SO glad you've come" she
cried. tears In her voice She caugh
her hands together in convulsive III
tlo gesture
Her father was sitting In bti
chair one leg thrown ctrelessly owe
Dee arm. he was smoking a ciga
comuosci'N.
Come Bee. boys ho sailed. Reckon
you've heard that I'm a stage rust
Ter and murderer
Just now said Bob. They didn'
arrest you"'
Not yet, Sit down. and I'm tel it =
you.'
lle had gone out to soc HON,
st,ador about doing some work 10
him. on the way ho had mot Johnso
and Pudry. near tdc Bend jus, heior
he had turned up % draw leading Z
the place in the hills owned hy th
man whom he wanted t0 500. Tw
hours had been spent riding TO tho ltI
valley whore the ncstcr had built Dol
corrals ana his log house. and whe
Crawford arrived neither he nor Dbl
wife was ut home llc returned to Oh
ro.td. w.tho.t having met "a soul sine