The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-17
Continued from Last Week.
Copyright. ioae. by oeorso II. poran Co

n sheIetoh My ''oin ""''''
"A JACK 3 compr'henS'Ve "7'o' "
mehi 'r'Pl INT" 'ne '"'N' u
proved aboriiVe' hli'y Nhu'' as u"
made second atteihpt WIN hh"'"e'
key. WAS subconsciously rehearsing
certain details In his mind. There
~, T., asa, ,,o.,t,,,Io ar front
""a " ''h'', "
hallway ABOVE hlm' Ou' lno VII"
dows on that floor were dark.
Ahoyo that again the windows were
80, -, :, ..... ,,t. rrosr,,,,
ih"''N' az" 81
ton tha' the iamly PI"PeI "'''
all upstairs There was probably a
maid bui as there was no Hgn of
,,,. No. t, u,a hascmo,t n might
-,-.....,
We" ue u'' '''"'"H ''',
Again Billy Kane selected an
other kew. gtill another-and then
a.. 1aa. ono,od stIor,Iv unaer hts
-, TIA, ,tosod
MANU- ''' S''Pr''
the door nolselesSly behlhd hlh'
and stood listening. There was no
..,,1 o.., -, tignt n WAS pitch
,,,,,, ,.,o,, hts
"ldVN' re 'ou'" NV
hand before his eyes Ana theh
his Gaghlight wlnked through the
niaoL mani ort wInked inouisI.
,i,'a,,, aaatr ana no moved FOR.
- a. st,trs nora Iust at his
a., .rd r,,do , rIgbt.antlcd turn
-, ',n Ua eainod Tho stalrs
and hcgan in mount them. testing
"ach scnnroto froad cautiously be.
foro the next step was attempted.
statrs hafnre now had been known
to croat out discordantlyl Bnly
tnnc amlled In grim. mirlhless
usv Ue wns becoming an adept
a, mia burvIarious trade where
stlorce vns Nh prime a factor.
Sinra las, nigbt he
What vas that?
tta tol, bis muscles as though
y,lthou, yolitlon OF his, strain sud.
dani,, ava grow rigid He was half
v,av nm Tho stairs now. and he drew
~ intn the angle made by the
U1rn his hodv bueged tight against
,La wail What was that! lie
,ho,ehI he had heard a sound aa
of aop,eone moving In the hall
shoye lint II was gone now and
hore was only n stiffness in the
house a stiffness that. as he lis.
taned became exaggerated until 1t
see,nod to possess noises OF its own
that hogan TO throb. and pound,
ard naIpitate and make his ear
dr,,n,s rine and-nol there Il was
npain-a light. quick step--and,
',t.,al,otIy now unon the top.
I'LL, una'' staIr
I, wns ,rtv black. He could not
80 IL nressed stul closer, fiat.
si htr,salf against the wall.
~ ,ot, ,ros yeTv light scarcely
ne 1.' "ar,ania atep probahly.
i n,',tIy ,be naid'a Buly
Iparo hold bia breath. II he we're
Sonnd here dIscoyered. caught, the
D. ,a,,id pe dld not care TO
,a' ,, tho ro,seounrces
wv, G,,"tntne ~, sbnnnirsa thing.
,o. oo,',' 'hnIou,v Ia hIncl,noss paesed
uohhU,, ht -, sooned IN escape con.
uS me ,,. t,,,, h,, tha bnrest frar.
80 I,rL Uo heard the
-, .Uu 90 hroathipv -then step
sVuuu ~, ,,a.'aaan,a,, holov,--and
a,o"S .t5 .a,.nnt Wv. H. rIosad outetlv
~, NY D''9O,,'N ',o. 'Nonco ogain awe for
~ ~ ,,o tnrnaI maj heat at his
en", u,n NJ rs,ad Ma hand In
tdl tnr"hoad 4, vas n,oist as he
uIs,nI', no ~ =, a,,.,,, agajp
~, ,,,,o',, ~ -" ana no was
II ''o'',,n oar,nosed asain +, was tha
SIM ,,'hati,, r"ih''iS Ti,at soerad the
,,,u,u ,, ''9'1' "a,5',,,.,an Who alse
ta.ui' ',, J., ''a, ,,,, b,, tho hsse.
Mou," 80 ~ hnr hy".u ~ ,,a, ,ara 90
,,'ont uoI' -. 80 ,,itn aImost nm.
,'o ,r,atoi We i0' SroaS",, ~ ac,ion. the
Ss'','- Sos''iO'tH -. i' an ,instairS be oirh,
y iei'li,y pT'b hi', naot a.. ,o bayo the Grst
a. ,a,o,,"tS ant,s 70 bimsols without very
go, go tanr ~ intrrrnntion
tte rrcn, ON mn INC stairs. and
,o,cnod ,bc main hallway. Hers
tbe ain, lieht i'm the yestlbule alf:
inc down tho length OF the hall
mstamorphosed the blackness into
a murky gloom He listened again.
A murmer of voices came inter.
mitteptly from above. There was
10 other sound.
There was door at his right.
na onauga ID gfIsntiy and stpUped