Pauls Valley Democrat. (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1912 Page: 2 of 8
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wblrb. owics to the swrlr.lng excite-
ment of tbe last sixty *ecocds. h*
could not Murrain All be lenew
m that be a captive. tha- be
h:>d been se ?ed in a way unequal to
citv highasymen. and that
and
■ for
■c i-i-e
r the
would
worse
hi*
!, %nr IB which Rrltx bad engageC «
all tls exciting career The men in
the cab strove to pull hlx Inside. he
bar."d against their eSons Bound
though bit hands were. his fing-vs
were twined tightly about the step
rods He had a grip on th^ rods
powerful as that with whKh one ©i
bis emptor* held his ankle* The
his
fcvMWClV BA&BLR
■" frm? js w m'
his
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III* r*T P' • • ' "
not th# fMiulac Mth*r*r.f r j?—pu'.e
CHAPTER II T* - -- -• r'>
to • tVtffmiit BAntf^a of Mr* M **• r.er
When* aft* tax-? era to a I
a contAimnf . •
afrer*aria *r,d* f r I Mr R«> ""* *r
r*p^rt w " r- - * - « a
ropiM. lutetitu'j: • of • * • erf • &-. g*tj
CHAPTER III -Bru*: n Si i«
p)>or«M po.. <• 4
tertiv«ft I>orvr- > *.: i -r t
tb mc+*m. T?;*r UM iMe M'
thai th* th«ft ' t'e * c ^ i -
rr-'nds w &4 fc- Tp • •1 br «-ot*
th* boo f T<f-rv r.;j &r- •« n*<l
bus wliftool re . Tk
lUn B
. ; y..> '•*. * • •
rate kef to tbc ft*!* -• • o<2 f-f
b#T
chapter rv--n
tb«- r~:.-r ■ *: X >.<
1r. tiie robbery T
L- a k«^d
■
Sothins in^portALT pno-^h to r*-
rror.j ' Mr Blltr she *aid. s-irln*
U -: ou l* The detectlr# had al
W11 f
wf
A V- Id Rid*.
On<-'- . realised the ei re- Ct o : : be
slsta: Briu busied it self with t*-
fon« to get a line on his direction. He
as In an ordinary broigbam. drawn
by a pair of h.ch-stepplng horses He
u „s ') :r.r on the f.oc but on a pile ,
of rugs The silk scarf with wbich
he bad been fastened had been loosed
:rom his neck. onl> to be drawn tight-
ly about his mouth. A smaller strip
of si.k roileJ into a ball, had been
thrust between hJs teeth. gagg.ng him
oeyocd bis pow«r to utter a cry His
wrists and ank.es were bound with «as
similar scarves He as as he;pie s itait rm.
Br.n
Ihf
dr.i": ;b« brc. .gbam tsair. > !«
tho <;s bu .iff roigb: ha^f b«ei. '• the
oufeft b- was hm cf-ta.L i: w. ~.a
t- ;re after t.s oa- r.g fiefiar it the
odds agk-Ls; km. •> still kc*« noth-
Itg o! bis capt.it* V>«« their sstlcn-
ainy «as piroliiematicai. to -a> noth-
tng of their pi.rpoat He felt that tu
jnp oz. the rods might be bla last
hc ,d on existf-nce—and Brltx, in aa>
stage of his caret- ould have said
tbH s :isfl«l wl-Ji ltfa.
He
rr. r-da.
Klici. r
i* tr :j-t
•t TW~
f #«S off to BOW
CHAPTER V-M-a- r ^ n a-
on. ti - H .rt;~
I IS I
prince. Kar.ir . Hi tu tS« iireH
*r+ la 1'r >' ■ > ' * '-k*
-~ra- w «*«■?* r
lndli. *rwi *-• p.U.td hi : . < v«T
of tbe xaaiti- *
CHAPTER \*l-TVt«rrv.« Br i - t
pen of tlv * • -•* • -«
Ml H* lUiUli ■■ t~:• -r : -
trate^J :■ re«tinf T •
dne a*e evjot-nt > be ..>*«-«- tii- c : .aao-
cent
CHAPTER VI!-Dr F * k
tbe flam of Elinor ■ t -• • r pr • o
^he is p*m * 3f
\m .i.c " ; < - • r • . • - r r
to K.r K. ar.d k ;•• — -Ua.
rwnt :&r down The real rr -
CHAPTER VIII—T - -3 - *
that E :r . r • -ii. -•
have lecai*1 th* r^*: p- I*
a cloar tnrestiratioc of affairs a t
home of Mr* X! •>« r er
CHAPTER IX —Br:ix >tr-« that Mr
Xiw)oner v;> visi-njr F-.r*
diascj. r.i with at s r-
there nd ibej a.«*>errair. - •. ^
cat^a wer* -r-.aie frot/1 5raw--c* Af "*
•rlglti*' a^OTv^a The per* t • •-;r*
•uhatlt jTea f*re the najr.* Df F. * H
r uT . •
If la th^ eie<tr1c cha'r HU life.
It might be. decoded on hU s€lf<on-
troi and :*$ourcefuineaa
In tbe faint light that flashed from
rime to time through the *lcdows o!
ih«* brougham aa It whirled past park
lamps Brttx ea* that all three of hia
captors were dark of feat'jr* and lithe
o{ form One moment he *u con-
rinc-i 'here was something fore.rn
in the h] pearance of the m^n "i ne
next, he was ies.a certain theT a ere
not American A hamklike sfcarpn
o' prf^e, however inclined him more
strongly to the fo*"mer l*?;lef He had
seen recer'ly he Tho;£ht. a face that
!n such a light would resemble those
bending above him. As he was striv-
-
9 :tc r.-.ing It, a fcur:h scarf was
passed abo t his eyrs and knotted
. r - - The si'.kea ft rip was
igb* In tex: ; but folded so manv
:ng to clvar ti-
me.-
Sands, towering al-ove the w!5ow or
hearthrug. bot a sine lnilffer-
+n\ look at the drawing Griswoid s
glance brushed it cireleasly. bu; the
widc s interest in it a*as t-T "-ed : v
him in *o for that he took :he dla-
grazs from her and examined it ior a
few seconds Then, with a short,
harsh laugh, he haJ turned to Britr
alteraately bend.ne and stra g-'enin^
th* l C«er la his fingers
. * Ever hfar of such a thing as r^ef
•pe^riive detective *** fce asked
•cecdingly Brltx overlooked 'hr air
erf auperiorltj He shoos h: her.d
thoughtfully There was 'n^ulry !n
111* eyes as h* waited for Orlswoid -
uex" words Vou'd starve *A dea'h
1b a studio." -he clubm-n -oauxHied
pcornf .lly
► -A cn>-i> 15t'> la ?h fr^m Brit? -*aa
the only repb He rr -ed ne floor
tand made a microscopl" examina'i Wi
x>f Tbe safe Then he circ'.e<l *he ronir
the wh 1« jur« 4.r. r.: e
of furniture to look behind *hem urn
tip corners of the rug aul gai'ne -*■
flectively at the ce '.ing x th* .n
4iaa servant, appear* n« : > a*
the door started slightly a" tie ?i*K-'
< f the detective, snd vaniahed as s'.-
lently Briti pretended not to see
tbe Hindoo, but. In his movements
•bout the room, he paused at
thr^hold. and glanced qui sly down
tbe pa.*sag* There m as no one lc
Sight.
All tha' time. Curtis Grtswvd. hav
tgg ripped off the sheet or. which
Brri had drawn the rud* diagram.
•va«> sketching idly as he taA* d in an
•adertooe to the wid">w His words
fceM her attention She took no not*
<* tbe detective's wandering, the
beatj slience of Sanda the sot:r di^s«
sppearanc^o snd dissppaaranee of the
HlDdoo Rlpp.es of laughter reveal-d
tbst she. at least, was aliased by
vbst OHswoM was sayine It was
*rhen Brits, having flmshed h:s de-
tailed examination of tb* nvvm.
stopped close beside him that they
looked up
I see you a-e an artis* Mr Grts-
wold.' remarked the sleuth, his eyes
on 'be paper under the ri-^mans pen-
cil
Jriswoid wa« genuinely surprised.
JVr tb^ first time, h* seemed to ^ e
oorrif swsre of the shape his idie tra-
cing on the pad had *sken .n *he
<xkirae of his brief chat with Mrs
Mlaefoner. be had sketched clearly,
seoirately. artistically, not only the
room, but the great ssle at th* ior
ther end--sketched them far retter
tn tho«e few min *es *^an Br:*x
hsv* done In as many hours His
4niw1ng almost automatic, showed
the subconscious skiil of—to say the
least—an excellent amateur
• Why. that s so." be said, boidlng
np tbe drawing Indifferently. His
prowess with the pencil was at o.d
story to tbe widow and his rival Grls-
vold to*ted th - pad and pencil on the
table and resumed his talk with Mrs.
Mifcsloner. turning tbe coidest of oold
shoulders towsrd the sleuth.
Bat Brits was not to be shouldered
tilde so easily He addressed timseU
toward the widow, winning her lnsfsst
Attention with LU first query
V: -now n 'bir.g of h^-r ercage
r -i a Ha* - ard mderera^ui'.e
Neither before nor a::er. .«
•
bea.ty. naturaliy r-ceived & sre
terSi " ttenti n, tut I never heard o!
h bet not ha i."
I li)|l—|>l Brtta. bUB KiaOn
for- n■* bearth. moT«! to l«-t Mrf
Missforer pas- The wide* pu.'ked
a-.-; r - ; . • I imin(W of a window
at! p^ere-i in*o 'be twi .'b* -ed
v .£« )n th« nark Brl'*.
1 ba^"rr tnov *d 'fv^k ai'-'b^r pTep
Th .— pri- ~ye ei hla abiiied so rap-
j y -b y were upon the th-ee others
t.xo-" situ ;'itatief>'.sly i- gradual:*
tr, s' it ,i did be npproa h th« labse
L;E. ar, - -..ed hi band u;>-.n it
Pr.-- ti that hand oi«on the edg* be
wee* on
I arn sorry ym are nw more mln-
c' !~ in!"-ro'd concernlo* Miss Hoi-
eosV# ani ersity days Slowly his
flce^rs ^x'ence<i unti'. the tips res'^
on the tin) pad "!n a esse lik^ this,
tbe stt3 -* knowledge may be of
T.; 5 wly ever so slowly *he
flnge-s contracted draw ne 'he pad
«*th then "P *""hnps If you t^ake ar
effo*". > ou ac "vcail something s^•c.3
•he—prisoners past, >lrs .Mts
sior.«r * Th* 7v*d was in his hand
"lief* v he tore off b* top sheet aoc
- - his fingers As the
aidow scared to sp^ak and entirely
no ^served *v Grlswold or Sands the
deteciv^ slipped t^at agil* hsnd Into
v,e - vke^ When tbe hand came cuL
his
ior res or.
w'nereat-c
he *2sk
jts and
On- two three Mocks the
7 i westward Bn r knew
► i for trie Hudson Had
d*o!ding convince him his
• In p-ril. he micbt have
river to makr sc end of
- bq®4 -."ounting tbe
wheeling sharply to the
rig;.* tbe hor^-s beaded north, and
a large in the sound of their hoofs
v. r- f.,-\ t-y had left the as-
phalt and were on the macadam
again.
blocks
i f:
. be
Id the
ed
--cs n bin? I' am sure the-- is
-.o-hlns to r- ..1 You u t 1> i e.se
jj r if you ^e"k to for*e links in a
chain of evidence a*ainst M as ho,
om I have -^id you all I fcu
: w; 1 possibly kr.o
"That belnf the rase." said Brlti
brtskiy. there Is nothing more tr> say
wi-h your pnMa. I *w •e1"' •
drau*human to make p.ans ef "b*
room and diagrams of the aa> rU
b<H.'.*zTe'1 I sttpT**'1 ihes^ .itu* art
gems of cine" he re utn d h a dry
smile, "may aa well ir.ee; the fate
they deserve" Wt'h a Quick mo*e-
jro-t be !h« all -be sheets of paj r
on -he table ard tbe pad as well into
•he bear' of tbe Are
"Gueaa I'll say 'Good-afternoon.'"
<nd with a bow -o Vri Missloner and
' the coolest of noda to th men. be left
the room, the widow's 4e acbed ' Good-
afternoon. Mr Brltx.- Coatins afer
hits
Was be mts'akeo. Brlti asked bim
*e.f as be wa.lisd qnlokly a:oL|t the
[Ilinr or did he ee a pais of eyes
benea'h a towertnf turban peer ai
him from -be corner of a croaa corri
Jor* He made a mental ro'e to bare
: tbe Hindoo erT*nt watched mere
closely is treating Blodie't s loftl-
ne«« w:;h exaspcratln* led r«rfrce
be irtpped down the ateps of the Mis
sitner mansion, an.i hurri'>d a^or^ a
, j-h in the park One* in tbe she ter
'• -b- sha.i-tws, the detectfre Quick-
ened his pace, heading south
He stopped under the iow-hankinK
bc.gh ol a great oak tree to ?et a
belter light As be was about to
strike a match, his use of thai pa. •
tlcular cigar suddenly ceased, for,
gripping clinging, strangling, acme
thing soft and silky was drawn tlghtiy
SKut his neck. hU elbows *tre
lammed against his aides, his knees
were squeeied together so closely be
could not take a step, and tn another
minute he lound himself bound.
gagsed. helpless, with three men sit-
ting on blm bowling rapidly In a «ab
I the nark driT« in a dlreciiam
Dr1- P* '! to!"! himself
" lib ^ ?.i.ht e (t* of satisfaction. The
dlj'ii. e uitt.-i from the park the
nar.£-- i.re tlon. .ted tbe al'ered
pounding of tbe higbsteppers b-vjfs
:.a m- an let one thing tbe Teh: ?
was bow .re along the beautiful RIt- j
ers.d" *i. ourse Yorkers have
-otre :o u;,-. ri-te c- ~ lb recent j
yean
!t wes h- tbs- ro'bt Fritz made his
Srst mirike of tbe trip Tbe atch
of *be left J->C- was Jarred loose by i
se .reven crossinu ani tbe d--ecti e I
f - s. th'ly 2£air.-- his
'bo : r He -er.--^ In an eyeflash
th- door bad no- s* ne open Prob-
4v - j.n end ' tbe "..£ had ca igbt
ar.: - it ssCc.ently to b a It sb-t.
~ut li undoubieuiy w unfastened.
sad tha* er.dently wlthont the knowl-
edge of - s .-aptors Hai any of tbe
three noticed the unlatching of the
or, be -c ..t ba->s d~a* n * c.( ^-a im-
mediately There was momentary
danger of that. There was r.ot a mo
ment *o ?;are Brltx hail iltije time
rr the c.v With a powerful oontor-
on of his .ry frame be thr^w off
the teen above him long enotigh to
f.inr blms^if aca nst the (ioor
Brltz retkoned on the like bewf
•Jat hi* fall 'rom the carriage wocio
be -e*n by a ; ^trolmac—at anv rate
that his attempt a* escape wmlt
cause a commotion s-re to result tn
police Interference He d.d no* ex-
r-eo to g-' away unaided he '
bound toe- securely for that- It rv
more than possible bad bruises if ttef
brrken ber.es. would b? smonc rhe
-nse;-iences He «as willing to take ,^uld recover
that chance rather than *o baiard l*-
defaite cap '.vlty with :ve rreat Ml -
stoner diamond mystery unso.ve^ b
the very mcment o< hurl.ng himself
against the doo- nothing as s'rorn*
e- in his mind than a yeamtng to e<-e
• he Swaml He felt be positively
must chat with that mysterious per-
sonage 'J>out diamonds and steel
safes, and other thing* t'tnl' Se
made 'he Orienta: s ace a'ntacoe. Sf
social development wo-'.d be stun'ed
Tbe detective omitted from his ree*
onlr.g the astuteness and readiness o<
his captors He thought the surprise
hinging on his desperate attemp* at
es.-ape would be of sufficient curaiion
to let him roll to the road. He was
•hocked mentally as we>l as physical
ly theiefore, when his fall was stopped
wfth a jerk, and Um back erf his head
s'rock with cruel force against th
carriage -.ep Just for a secrcd s
flight reinforced steel and robber
though he was he lost consciousness.
When bis sense* returned be was ta
tbe same positioc—head dangling.
shoulder* restine against the rods of
the s'ep bark ^nt painfully over tbe
tteel-shod threshold of the carriage
floor, legs Inside, gripped In a boid
1 not all bia struggles could break His
(inkles still were bound So. for that
matter were his wrists, with his
bands behind him The scart bandag-
ing his eyes had slipped partly to his
forehead so that be could see a Utue.
but. In his upaide-down position, he
could not see the sidewalk only the
treetops ajid the dusk line of tbe
Palisades were In his line of vision.
1 Tbe gag was fixed as firmly as ever.
He tried to call for help, but the err
was smothered In his throat
Then began as strange a sU-uggi*
This.' swd B-irx to his inner con-
sca^.s&MS with s touch of th-* grim
hutr.or bis ool e%g"-es often found dii
com-"is h...-climbing under dll-
f,—.;:e>s Tor the coachman. In spite
ol pe-hap* because of—the ailenl
*:r.Li e g..n( on furiously at the door
of the .-a: had *h rr^l his horses to
a gi. ana was speeding them up
a siope Over the edg^ of the scarf
that bad s .p;- d frra bis eyr . Bnu
got * glim;** of the Sola.ert and
fi ..t mcLument He knew exactly
abe:- he was then Next moment his
In th- image an! be tried with
; - might to make out the dark
. ..
s;.. ; ■. w. - -1 d not hare 1
p.ck tbeni oui ol a line in «
static It a point of boa
the ..- nen^nt ai*ay« to be
t..- mar l>efore making an id*
r.on. In part, that accounted for the
fai.^re of aimos" every defendant In
-■ bis c ..?es "o establish an aiibi
Lean hands stretched forth from
the as-k in;erlor and caught' him
abo.t the middle Other haLds seized
h .- fs, «l:lt the pair cl-ichmg his
an.-: ' -htened their grasp, but he
only twined h - fingers the more Srm-
ly a:, .nd their slight circumference
By new the carriage was rolling and
pitching like a seagoing tug Had he
not been held so stostly by the six
lean hands above and his own iron
clutch below, the motion might have
swung his head sgalnst the step
again with force to crack It In a dozen
places The very fury of the batUe
made for his safety
The horses struck a slope that took
them out of the Drive Brit* guessed
they could not go far without encoun-
tering a policeman If they did not
meet a mounted patrolman or a blcy
c,e bluecoat in the venue. U wis al-
most certain they v-o-ild strike an
ordinary policeman in one of th# by-
streets Brltx chewed the gag savage-
ly In the hope of freeing his voice.
Finding the bandage too tight to force
it out of his mouth, be tried To swa
low the silken ball inside his teeth
Gulp as he might, h « reversed posi-
tion distressed him so he ould not
get the ball behind his tongue. And.
owing to the elusive text ir® of the
gag. not all the biting and grinding of
ol- strong teeth cou d shred it.
Abrupt as Its beginning was the end
-* the struggle Brltx his eyes Rill
bor.ng into the Inner murk, saw one
of the long, le^n hands slip forth
igxia This time the hand clutched
-omeihing between thumb and lore
flnge- The arm extended until the
hand was close to the detective s
_ ,-.st. Sudd nly the sl-rh felt a
frightful bum.ng pain In the back of
bis hsnd The agony was dup.U-ated
in the snuckles of rfce other 3trl e
iSongh be did with all his grit and
strength to retain his grip, his angers
opened against his will, the tendons
3ontraded by the biting agony and
Brttx knew a powerful acid had been
sprinkled on his hands He could not
dose them again In the first moment
of his torment, and before his musc.es
from the shock, the
sway of the brougham swung htm
dear of the rod* Then, by the united
Rrength of the three inside, be waa
Jerked upward, and dragged with a
stogie tug into the carriage. The door
was slammed, and the coachman
brought his horses back to their high
stepping trot. Suddenly iher siewred
to a walk
-What s wrong here*" asked a woice
at the window
"Hallo, RafTerty." said the driver
with the easy f*n tM*rtty of a olgAi
A patrolman pressed his face
aca'cst the pane and looked Inside
Already, the three dark slender men
had kidnapped the detective were
ng snd nodding In a way sug
gestive of safe but satisfied Intoxlca;
cn Brltx. trussed more securoly
• .I.-,i > • : was under their feet, well
Of of tbe poloeman's range
.
3- ex i'.~. i the bluecoat to tf
'
And. tne driver flicking his
- 4 ;?ut> 1; vay, the brceig-
.
■ ve-l... -nan' Bri-z raging In et
; s.l-ti' ■ among the silk rugs on
it as just then that Brltz made hi^ j
second rr.lstak- He breathed too
deepiy. Tru . he was blown sadly by
tte desperate struggle as he hung
headdown from the vehicle and his
lunijs had almos' stopped working
wb«n he was Jerked so violently tack
Into the carriage. The air near the
floor was cool and refreshing. No
ordinary man would have hesitated to
renew hli strength by drawing It as
far down into his lungs as the cramped
position would permit but Brltx him-
self in cooler moments would have
observed ssgely that air itself was not
a.ways an unmixed Messing. He
would have told Inquiring minds that,
under s-splcioua r rcumstancea. it
sho d i" *:iken with caution and,. If
po*jib.e. should be w-ell shaken be-
for- ■ 5 ken !n this nstance. the air
3rlts br-ath 3 was m \ed with a sub-
tle i.c'hir; tiat craduilly stole bis
s-r.s-s and le:t him, the.ugh healthily
a . v ,n fre-t heap under the feet of
was
action
ir: use ' the lifting
.. UrT-
[ron. -s fioor <
: rh6 leanimate detec-
:ked to
■
L2 jf bis l!mp iCrm up
police
•
s in de3d riience to a
?r -aitii
rocm fit the re
EBOte rtd o! a suite at
r-re ot
the top of thi
-
•ntiSci-
vt. a happ^r ^
4 *3 th- headquarters
the - • -:" n
* hrnt
: with the subtle so-
Ir.M at the mercy of
ire-e w^re things Brltz
' it d only guess
h - - - t . e -hrouch
yi of uncertainty that
- .; 1 • • 1 the experience j
-:r, eliding move ;
•hree dark -l!m men if ever he
?b~ 'Id b- n! • 'o enfold *bem in the
meshes of th- law as they had
wrapped him in their scarves.
No. Brl'z wis not vindictive, but he
was—human.
as with
CHAPTER XII.
T>e Efipty Apartment.
When Brltz groped his way out of
•he soundest sleep he bad known tn
many a year. It In absolute Ig-
norance of hi* whereabout* He
gasped desperately several times be-
lore De raiurned to anything like his
normal breathing
Mingled wi-h the peou'iar taste of
the smothering dark was a fafnt odor
ua'.fke anything in the headquarters
man's experience
It had a persistence a!! its own. and
wben he tried to persuade himself
his sensory nerves had played a trick
upon him. it wrea'hed Into his nostrU*
with unmistakable individuality.
Brltx needed no e3ort to rise to tfcfl
him be Rill was bound hand and foot,
and In the first instant of his full
awakening he realized the si.ken gag
It wa* a harder task to get on hi*
feet H# could not do It In tbe mlddla
of the floor. Slowly, carefully, h®
worked his way on hi* knees to the
wall airainst which he braced himself
Then bit by hit, he bent his feet !<*-
w ard' tn 0 demilune until hi* weight
,.u on kreeH and toe* His progreBHj
V as as painful as It was slow, for the
s'.'k srarf compelled bla ankle* tfjj
tend in uni on. if at all. and even1
wb;ti he had bent his toe* to the
r," site ; lint it was a great strain
to keep thern there.
The detective after a brief pause
•o gather his strength, *et hi* shoul-
der jgainst the *a'l and threw all bis
force into a single, vlgoroi* push.
The movement almost threw him to
the floor again, but he recovered hi*
poise quickly and stood erect Kor a
rew moment* he was content to revel
in tbe relaxation that wa* so welcome
after his long continuance In a
cramped and prostrate position Tben
a seconds forgetfulness, natural
enough to one accuBtomed to his free-
dom of movement, almoet undid the
work of the last half hour. He tried
to step away from the wall, obllvlou*
to tbe scarf that bound bis ankle*,
and pitched forward heavily. He did
not fall to the floor, however, for
something sharp and hard stopped
him. He found himself wedged be-
tween a metallic framework and the
wail A venomous hiss and the con-
tact of his bound hands with hot
metal told hlra he had fallen on a
steam radiator, and as the hissing
sound increased be guessed the shock
had broken the little safety valve
close to the top of the curved pipes.
If -he detective's position had been
perilous before it was extra hazard-
vi- now He was gripped in the Jaws
;.,rti.ri«l by the r .iiator and tbe wall,
an i nelth-r ham! nor feet at liberty,
it - emed next to impossible for him
to iree himself He kicked and strug-
gl 'ti furiously, the hiss of the steam
•on tantly growing louder, and |
in . - endeavor to * cape, he bent for
•.unl until his face was scalded by the
rushing steam. The pain of that mis-
hap aided him however, for the In-
voluntary re oil ft caused culminated
In a tinal -ffort that loosed the grip
in which ha was ha*.d and sent him
staggering In a series of two-footed
- along the wall
Bracing his shoulder* once more
r.gunst the wail. Britz began another
serlen of vigorous attempts to break
the silken scarves, or to slip out of
them. Exerting all his strength, he
strained alternately at wrtst and
ankles, and ground between his teeth
the little ball of silk that blocked hi*
voice But it was *11 to no purpose.
His captors knew their trade, and the
clinging bonds, while yielding, did not
give !• any point sufficiently to set the
sleuth at liberty Suddenly a •hoti^ht,
swift and keep as * saber flash, clove
Its way s'ralght through hl3 perplex-
ity That which Imperiled hi* life
should give him liberty He sidled
along 'he wa!! until he stool beside
the radiator at the end away from the
safe'y valve Pressing against tte
edge 0f 'Jv metal the scarf that held
his hands, he began swinging himself
from side *o side The corrugated
^dge of the oraamen-at Ironwork
3^rv d as a saw and although more
•ban m-e -he man c?.. p<=d is clouds
of steam whirled sb i* his head, la
Cert :uei on opposite psg«-1
Wasted — Competent and
reliable agent-. Pa'. io.OOadav;
awakening he realized tne si.Ken tag —. . .
still held his apeech in thraii He bit steady employment and exclu-
. . .. . 1- —a rive territory, r ir~t-ciass refer-
ences re.j'iired Mount Hojte
Nur-prie- Desk Z Lawrence
Kar.s. tf
■be ball of silk savaaeiy. and stralneo
Si* tongue until the roots ached In en-
ieavors to force the gag out of his
njc-ith. As well might be. helples* as
to hands and feet as he as. have
tried to shake off a gortl'a's grip at
hi* throat. Yet the seeming hopeless-
ness of his plight did not disturb him
great.y He had been la wo-se places
It was a question of patience perse-
verance and pluck, and when It came
te Ti rile qualities, the famous Central
office ma* was abundantly and aiiit-
•rm.tl.ely equipped
He tested hi* bonds—gently at first,
then vigorously, then with all his
strength.
Don
when
ed sta
the Democrat
Erst class print-
GHO. I. JORDAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Pavls valley, Oklahoma
He^a* not * Sandow. bnt be h.d Gives special ittention to probate mat-
abundance of pliant and serviceable ten. -and jtigauon and toe perfecting
After many minutes passed of titles.
P. M. ROUSELL
TRANSFER CO.
E <
Coaehe-an BrougM His Hei-se*
Bsc * to Their High-Stepping Trot.
hawk toward the rank and fll* of the
force Jul I bunch of drunk* I'm
taking to their little white cots." he
added In as undertone.
strength
hi vain efforts to free himself, be re-
laxed his body and thnb* for a short
but complete re*U meanwhile bending
hi* mlod to the 'ask of determining
whers he was The result of his men-
tal endeavor was as fruitless *s the
other All he "knew at the end of tt
km that he lay on a bare floor in a
room which, rrom tha sound of his . . ,
heels on the boards, be Judged *s UrayiflQ Uf All KlflOS
small That thought suggested to him 3
a means of summoning beip other Xothir.g tOO large Of two Small
than vocal. .
He began drumming on th* boards Prompt attention and quick
with his heels It was tiring work. « p,,_ j _i- _
for hla ankles were held so close that, ' Lrat.ng packing,
wtth his feet beating in alternation. All work guaranteed. Licensed
be could not make much noise To , ,
make a sound likely to carry far, be d.aj.nen 'Jnaer bond.
had to raise and lower his heels to- p.
geiher—an achievement that sounds r flOnCS
easy until one has tried doing It many Residence 1 29
time* With all his endurance he
could not keep It up for mar.y mlnu- —
utes at a stretch. In the Intervals he
strained his hearing for a response
None came
Brttx rolled over on his face. As
his hands were tied behind his back.
his chin rested on the floor, and he
had little leverage by which to lift
himself Several times he tried to
rise to his knees, only to slip
and bruise his face on the hard floor
Those mishaps were painful, but not
discouraging to a man of Brltx' re so
hiteness Again and again he made
tbe attempt again and again he
failed, but at last, with a mighty
beave that left h'.in panting, he raised
himself by a catapult movement and
sat back on his be^la, waiting to
catch hla breath.
Office 242
*e in iiiik
Stop and eat at
Henry's Place, next:
door to Newburg.
Short Orders ii
and
Cold Drinks
C. H. QUAST
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