The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-10

Tho cigarette that he had lighted
had gone out lie sucked at It. cir
cling 1t around his lips He was
fencing now with unbuttoned foIls
well you've said IT," There was
a snarl creeping into his voice. i've
been away. / don't know what
they've done since rye been away"
you know about the viii and the
scaled envelope In Merxler's safe.
and you know the combination to
the safe" she said leyelly. And
that's all you need to know to stop
this from going any further"
He laughed out shortly.
And suppose l don't know the
combination You don't think can
carry a thing Ike that in my head
forever, do you?"
mo" she said. She smiled curl
ously and one hand slipped into the
bodice Of her dress. II don't think
you ever did memorlze that combi-
nation. But perhaps you will recog-
nize 80 agaln-the original In your
own handwriting" She held up
crumpled piece OF paper before him.
then tossed 1t on the table.
where did you get that?" he de-
manded roughly.
Her shoulder lifted mocklngly
again.
There are other secrets In this
room besides that door and the tun-
mel to the shed. aren't there
Bundy?"
lie eyed her now for n long MIN
ute, biting openly al his lips, his face
twisted into a well-simulated ugly
scOwl,
$50, I'm to queer this game, am
T?' he snarled suddenly. And II
I'm caught-as a snitch-theyW tear
me to pieces
She leaned a little forward from
the table, a tense, 1.-the thing. and
her voice came low with passion:
We're wasting time--and you've
none to lose. We've gone over this
ground before, haven't we?" It's the
ono chance you have-to save your
self. Some day you won't be able TO
save yourself. Some day the reck-
oning will come but you viii always
have tho hope that 1t won't, and
that you will always succeed
in staving II Off each time as you
have in the past. But until that day
does come the only chance you have
for life is TO pit your wits against
the fiends like yourself that are
around you. For what you have
done there Is no atonement-only
punishment. | mean you 10 live in
suspense, but even while that sue-
pense lasts you will pull apart and
unravel your devils work as fast as
you knit 1t together You have Il
chance that way. When the end
comes and they get you, you know
how the underworld WIN pay-but
there is the chance--that is what
holds you-and with the alternative
the pollce-there is no chance"
g,ha ,,-,., l,oo.t,f,,, lor1
leaned back against the table, her
hands gripped tightly at its edge.
For a moment there was silence
In the room. Billy Kane's mind was
cropping blndly now, as in some ut
ter darkness. In some way. for
there was no question of the genu-
iness OF her self-assurance, her very
presence here in seemingly placing
herself in the Rats power proved
that she held the Rat and the Rats
life and liberty in the hollow OF her
hand, at her beck and CALI He
lighted a match nonchalantly, and,
as he applied the flame TO the half
burned cigarette, he lifted his eyes
to her through the blue haze OF
smoke that he blew negligently in
her direction.
Sometimes" ne said In low.
menacing tone, people, even women
who grow troublesome. have been
known in this neighborhood--to dis
appear
She laughed sharply.
You have no time to waste in
foolish Words she warned him
curtly You know the conse-
Qucnces of my-disapp You
are at liberty to take those conse-
queuccs any time you choose But
you do not like them. do you
Bundy?" She moved suddenly across
the room, back to the secret door
through which she had entered. IT
am going now" she said steadily. IF
there Is murder tonight. or II any
part OF that plan goes through-re-
memEer!"