The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-26

once-but so long ago that they
had lost any distinctive color, and
had faded into a murky, streaky
yellow The room was dirty and
illkempt A few old pieces Of car
pet were strewn about the floor,
and for decoration prints from
various magazines and Sunday
supplements were tackled here and
there around the walls. There
was bed In one corner; a ward
robe made by hanging a piece OF
old cretonne diagonally across an
other corner. a sink at one side Of
the room; and, at the far end, a
bureau, whose looking-glass seemed
to be abnormally large. Billy
Kane studied the looking glass for
a moment curiously. 1t seemed to
reflect back some object that he
could not quite identify, something
that glittered a little in the light.
And then Billy Kane smiled a sort
Of grim appreciation. White Jack
had left his keys hanging in the
lock Of the door-the mirror held
IN faithful focus the only entrance
w hhO plhCC iH1t thO ISdL ldlL az
parently possessed
And now the reflection of the
door In the mirror was blotted out.
and the figure Of White Jack took
It's place. The man had crossed
the room from an apparently abor-
tive search behind the cretonne
hanging. and was rummaging now
In hx 4 30 q l..
then, with a grunt Of satisfaction,
and with what looked like a shirt
and some underclothing flung over
his arm, White Jack made his
way to the sink, filled a basin with
water, and returned to the table.
Billy Kane raised his head heav-
ily--anc with well-simulated pain
ful effort aided in the removal OF
his coat, vest and shirt.
Oats de stuff, Bundyi" said
White Jack approvingly.
1t was flesh wound, angry and
nasty enough in appearance when
the clotted blood was . washed
away, but still only flesh wound.
White Jack surveyed 1t judicially.
"Taint so worse, Bundy!" he
announced reassuringly. "YouseIl
be all to the good in a day or So
He began to rip and tear the I'M
derclothing into strips. "YouseU
need de shirt to wear, an dis
stuffll do for de bandages," he e1-
planned. Seer"
yes" said Billy Kane.
The man dressed the wound with
amazing deftness, stepped back to
observe his own work admiringly.
and then, picking up the folded
shirt, shook 1t out, and began to
unbutton it.
Now den. Bundy," he said, get
dis on, an" He stopped. From
where 1t had been hidden In the
folds OF the shirt, a little black
object dropped to the floor. White
Jack stopped, picked it up, glanced
at It and tossed it on the table. "An'
dat amt so dusty place to hide
1t neither!" grinned White Jack.
Now den, up wild yer arms, an on
wild de shirt"
Billy Kane made no comment
The object White Jack had picked
up was a black mask. He raised
his arms, and with deliberate diff,
ficulty struggled into the shirt.
How d'youse feel now?" in
quired White lack
Better" said Billy Kane
You're an artist with the swah
rags, White"
"Snre!s said White Jack. We'll
l guess dat's all. Youse 90 to
bed now, an keep quiet. I'll tin
de fleet off dat youse are back
on de job" y
Billy Kane shook his head
sharply.
; 81 don't want anybody buttina
In around here tonight" he said
roughly.
No, sure, youse DON'T" agreea
White Jack, with an oath for EN-
phasis. Don't youse worry. IN
wise 'em up to dat. Dere won't
be nobody around here till youse
says so-youse know dat, don't
youseE ain't never heard OF any
guy huntin' trouble wild de RAT
yet-an' | guess dat amt no con
steer!"
Billy Kane was standing I'M now
II seemed strange, almost ipcred.
IDLY strange that this man. one
who evidently knew the so.caIlad
nat intimately and well, had ac- =.
cepted him, Billy Kane, without
the slightest suspicion that there
could exist any question regarding
his identity. He had been watch.
ing and on his guard all the time
that White Jack had seen him
under the full glare OF flasbligbt
ana again in this lighted room
mere, their heads close together 40
the other had bent over him
white Jacks first words of mis-
taken recognition. was speading
out again before him, bur mora
cconcretely now, opening a staggar-
Ing possibility; so true thai no
dared not jeopardize ANYTHING bv
appearing too inquisitiye about
marcos, for instance-much as
Marcos was still in his m,ndi
marcos! No, he was not throush
with Marcos, for more reasons
than one. There was some nnaar
aeViitry that Laverto was hatch.
ing there-at a quarter to eleven