The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-05-22

ehf ne had asked = Ntllo Wcartiy.
lie had tald her that hts name wns
Jack: aud Mr. Jack~ she called
him. II II douhsfil. however. II she
rpalixed In the lenSt how very lasgc
"a her horizon this same Mr.. Jack was
ioosnIng.
Ia the store Miss n had fgom that
first day stopped all talk concerning
the dlsquseting morning when her
house was searched aud an 40 uus
but herself ever had aay business ln
the rooms behind the sloFe. her visit.
tors presence was easily keps secret,
There ennr day. however when
the unexpected happencdl Miss n was
taken III. A hard cold, Aased faith
fully all day. refused 70 Yield 20 treat.
ment. and hy night had developed
Ysailv ALARMING ssmnioms
-Ycu should have dActw: you
mnss have doetor." asserted Mr
Jack.
ma. no. croaked Miss ". husklly,
"As II we could have doctor ecnac
here Besides there's no one 60 get
him. You cAn't so for doctor. and !
haven't any telephone Yen know"
Mr.. Jack sci bis lips suddenly Into a
strslght. hard line, whercat Miss n.
hastened 10 add
4 don't need enc. anyway. III be
better In the morning"
syon viii. indeeh-~ur there win hs
doctor retorsed the mau. sasagciy.
ns he hent himself to the task az pre-.
pairing ilaxsred poultice fer Mlss rs
threat and lungs
Miss II. went 10 bed that night With
neither bolt nor lock nor harrieadlng
trunk to guard her door, II Was all
her hot. shaking hands could do to
prepare herself for the smooth sheets
that felt so cool and ressful 10 her
aching limbs.
IN the room sbeve. Mfr Jack dld not
We TO bed az ail but sat up all night
with his door wide open 80 thar hp
might hear n from below should come
feeble cali As tllU night advanced
his face became more haEgnrd, and
his mouth more sternly set Long be
fore dawn he crept downstairs and
carried hack with him pencil aud
Some paper. After that he wrote bnxils
BY the light Of his little oIl lamp,
Az six O'clock Mr.. Jack vent down
stairs 10 get breakfast After a time
he tipped nt Miss rs door. There
was nc answer.
"Miss H.. how are your"
StiIl no answer
Tho man drew In his breath thef
and held u suspended while he sofIi,
turned the knob aud pushed open tbs
door.
Miss H.. I'll have 10 know II you're
sick" be staminered.
In the bed wild.eyed, flushed
checked woman sat straight up starini
into his face.
go away" she whispered. II don
know you" Plainly Miss u. WINS ill'
With dismayed exclamation th'
man closed the door, and hurried,
effaeed all evidences OF bis recent ef
forts toward breakfast-geitIng. Then
/ tucking into Miss b's work basket th'
! letter ne had written during the night
he thrust his hat far down over hi
eyes. unlocked the back door. an
watched his chance TO slip out into ID
| alley.
For some weeks Hnyden's Notio
Store remained closed to the public
In the rear rooms Miss H., with III
/ anxious aid Of the doctor. nurse. an
sundry kindhcarted ncighbors. wn
/, making a brave iight for life. II wa
long fight. and hard one. but I
the end Miss II, opened wide her eyes
| allght with her longIost reason.
She begnn 10 AJAX questions imincd
| ntely. There seemed 10 be sonethin
that she wanted to say-and yet NJ
| did not say II nt once. At last IA
doctor heard this.
| Doctor. that man who ran awa
from the police--dld he ever 81
canghtY
"Yes: but as II happened. the ma
J he shot didn't die, after nli, 80 4 won
| 70 bard" The doctor stopped sue
denly. Miss II. had tainted,
II was not until Miss y. had boen y
and dressed in he. wrapper for thfe
days that she found the closely write
sheets OF note paper ia her worI
basket. Then with little sobbing cr
she settled herself 10 read them.
\ Dear Miss ID. tMr. Jack had wrIiten).
| IL Amt daylight yet, bat I'm going
| write thss now. as I'm afraid Il will
too late tomorrow. | shall be gone thel
4 for I'm sure IN have 70 get a doctor
| you somehow in tbs morning.
But fret I'want 70 ted you a little bo
4 1 feel. I'm AFRAID can't, though. don
l know where 10 begin Here I am Hittin
4 up here wDfse than helpless while dowf
I stairs the woman lovs--therol I've sal
| Il That was tns part I cIdnt kna'
| how 10 ger out and hers its come IN
nr.s thing. I reckon, anyhow, ! hadn
ought 10 said IT, I know you'll say 1
| when you read the rest Of this letter.
| You sure have beon gams. iittia wornni
! and haven't been worth IT, Htill-wel
! il have lived q rough life. but not ba
! ,ons~not = really had ono. shall NJ
Mas b.. and want 10 explain right hei
aboutr-what I ala. didnst know ont
| the paper came that night that ia rcaIl
killed that man--thcugh he deeeryed XII
| ing all right. He was Bud Durgin. N
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