The Eldorado Courier (Eldorado, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, August 13, 1915 Page: 2 of 8
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THE STORY OF
AMAROFF THE POLE
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•d behind tablaa a down !»«> •*
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of Ulk fadad awaj aa •• •»t*r#d
ailanr* thay aiarad ni ua. cnlm »• J«m"
rloualy. without f*ar or curloalty
could not ba*e Imagined a rooro cora
poaed and raaolut* company, i »•"
. .ia ...L.mofH 1
n>*mbara moro In lb* rlub about
taxn of iba clock And tbai. aa
lira, la all I bar* to loll I waliod at
AWNfUll. Ill J inruu, "
w>#» — . ho* o« died I could not tall ~
poa*d and r*aolute company. » '•» -g^, Mcolln won Iba gnma" aut
that I carried my»alf awkwardly. a> «n Ke>te<J |»#ar# aoftly "And tbera will
Impartlnant Intruder ahould; but t • be oo reicrettable Incident when the
Inapector aauntered acroaa the room ■ CMr en,er# pmr„ tb# ,iay after lo.
to a bar on the further aide aa ca m y morrow ••
na If be were the oldeat and moa „0^ thj|t j h>ve no hnow|edKe." aald
valued member In the club Great man: but I aaw a audden reaolu-
A pale-faced man with a atalned ana j tJon ^hlne Jf| b)B face ,ha, tet.roe<1 to
yellow beard roae from hla Beat be- put n<jw heart ,n|0 the man
bind the plaBaea. Hla eyes were Hxed i •*Well. Mr I'hllllpe." aald the In
on Peace with a weak, pathetic ex ,p*ctor. turning upon me with a warn-
presalon like a dog In pain _ ; ing quiver of the left eyelid. "It la
"Good evening. Mr. Greatman. "la (0 ,\iColln at the studio by aeven
the Inapettor. "Can I b»»e a wor Iomorrow mornlug. We muat ge: to
with you?" , bed early."
Yea. air. If you will kindly Btep Into
iea. air. u jvu ——- - ■
my private room." he answered In ex
cellent English, opening a hatch In
the bar "This la the way. air. If you
will follow me."
We walked after him down a short
passage and stopped before the dark
Hess of an open door. A spurt of a
match and the gas Jet flared upon a
bare chamber, hung with a gaudy pa-
per and furnished with half a dozen
wooden chalra set round a deal table
In the center. In place of a carpet,
our feet grated upon a smooth aprln-
kllng of that grey sand which may
■till be found in old-fashioned Inns.
It was here then, if the detectives
were not mistaken, that this crime
bad found a climax, this sordid mur-
der not thirty hours old.
"If you would like a fire, gentlemen
suggested Greatman. "I can easily
fetch some coals."
"Pray do not trouble yourself, aaia
the Inspector, politely. "My name la
Peace, of the Criminal Investigation
Department, and I called to inquire If
rou can tell me anything concerning
the murder of the sculptor. Amarofl.
"I know nothing."
-That la atrange. seeing that he waa
strangled In thla very room "
"Here?" cried the Pole, with a stare
of unbelief changing Into audden ter-
ror. "Here—In my room."
••So I believe." aald Peace.
The man awayed for an Instant
grasping at the back of a chair, and
then dropped to the ground, moaning,
hla face covered with his banda. In
that crouching figure before na was
written the extremity of despair.
•■Come. come. Greatman. pull your
self together." said the Inspector. Up-
ping him kindly on the shoulder. U
you are Innocent, there la no need to
make all this fuss "
"It was Nicolin who lied to me. he
cried, looking up with bewildered eyes
-Very probably." aald Peace, it is
a habit with him "
-Yet it was I. miserable that I am.
who made the meeting between them.
Before Heaven. It was with the Inno-
cence of a child If those my^ com-
rades of the club but knew
He hesitated, bis eyes searching the
room In sudden terror
-Oblige me by seeing that we have
bo comrades already at the keyhole.
Mr Phllllpa." said Peace.
There was no one at the door; no
•ne In the dark paasage; and when I
In a crumpled heap
returned I found that Peace bad lifted
the caretaker to a chair, where be aat
-You ran trust ■*." the detective
vaa saving 'B*«eve ■*• Qreatma*.
It win he beet for yo« r»*W that yo*
hide apt blag *
m with maay •eroeerHa
rw mm •— — - t m> — — . llm.aUk MlkUltoM ~ liM CMMll |
way row* s~»etly i» *»- ,u»(,»«! # ,»rm«* " «*• V m *** t )>JJ||<W
aad .. lour wKl Hop •* • «-h «
W* **r* not alo«* •#« "• ^ .. - tb* dear at IU
a*y«d in siWnr* diaiion •'J* >u| ,uu abd began ravoftlng all o»#r
-MWHNI by mWMM IUm».pn*re.
-ftp#!" be whU pored koare*«».
•triirro**i -- -- _ Quuker and the buman g*m
tbe stairs of the Houtk bln< |f. a Uilrd foreigner -
(ion l»*re waa a n— U can walk .nd W P*
virile natural; b.r. -a. a race^*°nb |( u lrklOMj l0 pick out a
ww*wn ui int %iw». re** »»»•• — - (l* (foubltf It IO%Olttr4 • •Of M P* akMiH Im« At fifty
lit#. !• all I hat# to t«ll I •alto*! at . 4$#rw,Md# t>w I kooa that on our tpo*a mll!!oi>oirt» fallior la
my sest behind tbe bar I saw noib-! rouCh indeed. I could ba»* pace*- tif ii#Dr* I
ing. teard noiblng-and at last when J(|f#4 „lwaU „ut lor the ,oflu#"c# -T,tr the waiter bad vamped
I went to my ruom. behold " "M : tbee two quiet. un*m«.lional »«uie. Inquired after the , «|ih
empty' I tried to auapect no •«"«- (bat uotied cn either nand. Oh. ' » 1 „ Up
but I did not sleep that nigbl In the rr.nuod noihing-an bour of tbH (he l-orgoniol* miee an pp*j»
morning I ..w ,n the paper. M - JJZnl" ye.r o'r .rtl.t.c conle.u In pln^
AmarofT. mv friend. wa» dead, and , ^ Jenns. Hep rumbieo. wiiu • a
' TI. corner we found a k»wm •< ^ tb^
and soon were rattling °*° „pop (joober certainly does mak«
King» Koad. Whan tbe cab pp . {ho ,eraon lDduauy."
to tbe Inspectors order, it •«i JJJ „rbtLl old g,nk the
as I expected, at the corc®r ^ ^ origins'. Onion collector and h« apend»
upon a seedy-looking fellow with a rel ones
muffler about bis neck, leaning again*t
tbe wall.
1 was surprised when we halted
front of blra.
"Good evening. Harrison, said the
inspector. "Anything to report?
"They're there, sir. T hey cam#
about ten minutes ago. Job and Turn
"Certainly." 1 said. 1 was rather out I about ten Smites »P°" ^Harden
of my depth, but I take myself this | er are *■«*»»«"»• ,n
... j.j i> ' Place, and I came nere.
VI MB/ "
credit that I did not show It.
"Then do you search the studio to-
morrow?" asked Greatman.
••Yes—it has been arranged."
••But will you not flist arrest this
Nicolin. this murderer?"
"My dear Mr. Greatman." said the
Inspector, "you have told us your
storv. and I thank you for your con-
fidence. But I advise you now to leave
things alone. I will see Justice done—
don't be afraid about that. For the
rest, please to keep a silent tongue In
your head—it will be safer. There Is
still Siberia for Ivan Kroll Just
there may be dangers from your
friends In the club yonder for Julius
Greatman, who arranged so Indiscreet
a meeting in his private room. Good
night to you."
The caretaker did not reply, but
opening the door, bowed us into the
passage that led to the big room. We
had not taken half a dozen steps when
I looked back over my shoulder, ex-
pecting to see him behind us. But
he had vanished.
Place, and I came here."
"They didn't see any of you?"
"No. sir, I am sure of It."
"You had better Join the others In
Harden Place. Keep within hearing,
and If I whistle, kick In the aide door
of the studio—it can be done. There
1, a man who I fancy will have a key
to the door that is due In about Ave
minutes. If I have not whistled be-
fore he arrives, let him through. You
understand?"
"Yes, sir."
The detective faded discreetly Into
the darkness, while the Inspector
turned to roe.
-There may be complications. Mr.
Phillips, and no slight ^danger. I
must ask you to go home."
"1 shall do nothing of the sort.
"Mutiny." he said; but I could see
that he was smiling. "You are rather
a fraud. Mr. phillips—rather a fraud,
you know. There is more of a light-
er than a dilletante in you. after all.
Come. then, over you go."
CHRONICLES TO BE CONTINUED.)
Hop paused to bite the froth off a
Bronx. His goat was at the P®"*
"That driblet Is over here to pick
out an heiress and fall In love with
ber because he needs the money. Hep
growled as his goat got away In the
lead. "Every steamer brings them
over, John, some Incognito, some In
dress suits, and some In hoc slgno
vlnces, but all of them able to pick
out a lady with a bank account as far
! as the raked eye can see.
i "It's getting so now, John, that an
I open-face, stem-winding American has
to kick four Dukes, eight Earls,
Counts and a couple of Princes off the
i front steps every time he goes to call
on his sweetheart—If shehasmoney.
"When I go down Into Uall street,
John, I And rich men with the tears
"Every Tlma Ha Goes to Call on Mid
8w«*th«artM
rich old American guy shrieking the
battle cry to another captain of Indus-
try out in Indianapolis: To arm.! The
foe! The foe! He comes with noth
ing but his full dress suit and a blank
marriage license! To arms. To
"Tlep'i goat at the three-quarters by
two lengths.
"Why, John." he exploded again, ev-
ery telegraph wire in the country l»
sizzling with excitement. Wspatches
which would make your blood curdle
with anguish and sorrow for the rich
Lre flying all over the country. Some-
thing like this;
" "Boston, Today.
" 'At ten thirty this morning Rudolph
Oscar Grabbitall, the millionaire stone-
breaker. read the startling new* that
a foreign Count had Just landed In
New York. His suffering was pathetic.
His daughter. Gasolene Panatella, who
Turned Out to Be a Prussian Nobleman, the Count Cheese von Ch.e.^
LIBEL ON ARIZONA WEATHER
Tale Impressed Engllshman, Wh0
Probably Went Home and Wrote
a Book About It.
-Hot weather reminds ®«.~ «td the
fellow who Is always ready to toll a
■tory when he gets an opening. I
was ridlng down through Arirona last
summer on a train on which there
Englishmen You
m "«r mow wbat Hot wetter la »I>«1
t*. •
dilapidated •Prtn"1®« w4, lyiug
full of dent. a*d the .pout wM y u«
streaming down their faces while they
are calling up on the telephone to Bee
If their daughter, Gladys, is still safe
at home, where they left her before
they came down to business.
"Walk through a peachy palace ot
the rich on Fifth avenue, and what will
you find?
"Answer: You will find a proud
mother bowed with a great grief, and
thin "American women of good hoidi„g on to a rope which is tied to
breeding are slender to the point of her daughter's ankle to prevent tne
emaciation," says the princess. "They |atter fr0m running out on the iro
hurry too much, that Is the reason. pta2za and throwing kisses at the
Everywhere you see the American. ; t,t,ed foreigners
whether .he is going shopping, visit-1 .,you wlll fin(i these cheap skates
ing or elsewhere, she is moving fast, everywhere. John, rushing hither
as If .he did not have a second to and thuher> and sniffing the air for
lose." The princess doesn't seem to the of burning money."
realize that Just now the one aim of - . - - ■*»! *oln«
_ in i V< n Avl»omo
realize uiai ju»i aw** ».***. —— —
the American woman Is the extreme
blenderness which she finds so un-
lovely.
|« OUUr UL VU.U.UB —
Hep's goat at the quarter and going
strong- „
They're all over the place, John,
he rushed on. "The street cars are
lull of Earls and Baronets, traveling
on transfers. There they are, John.
For a New Umbrella.
Before using a new umbrella Inject °° "^nsle" b^t'seats and reading
a small quantity of vaseline Into the ^^^^^uri belre.s Jump,
hinge portions of the frmme. Vase- . them her address.
Hoe will not spread like oil and spoil sboard and ^ ber papas
"he covering, and la a sure preven-, with a memorandum of her papa
tiv* against rust Wet umbrellas bank account.
dilapidated sprinkling can. « *■" j (hou]d be stood on their handles to "Then they aria* with
full of dents and the spool was tyug , thta allows the water to run oat bllity of motionjand aa
.rar tb« caa. both evidently not hav , instead of Into the part be set for the wedding
ETb*« «ed tor men the | ^ th« .i,k and rib. meet. the. "Why should It be tires, fota? Wa
- Tn know I kave tolllag yoe j tk« metal to rust aad Ua have laws la thla country to pro*
— tore *1* hot weather oat here. *e birds aad the treee. the Wfreto
f e~ of the Ear , •"* * land all animal, except those that «a
y "Welt look at that sprtokllag
" . wd thai It baa
will inherit $19,000,000. mostly in
bonds, stocks and newspaper talk, was
in the dental parlor five blocks away
from home when the blow fell. Call-
ing his household about him. Mr. Grab-
bitall rushed Into the dental parlor
beat the dentist down with his bill,
dragged Gasolene Panatella home and
locked her up In the rear cupboard of
the spare room on the second floor of
the mansion. Her teeth suffered some-
what. but. thank Heaven! her money
will remain In this country. The com-
munity breathes easier, but all the In-
coming trains are being watched
"Are you wise, John, to what the
panhandling nobility of Europe are do-
ing to our dear United States.
"They are putting all our million-
aires on tbe frit*, that * what they re
d°H?p*s goat to the stretch, tinder
*™Le'me tell you something. John: It
will soon come to pass that the heiress
win have to be locked up In the safe
deposit vaults with papae but-book
Here Is an Item from one of the most
prominent newspapers. Get thla.
^0hn' " 'Long Island City. Now.
- -plBchem Shortface. the million-
aire who aade a fortune by Inventing
a way to ope* elana by steamjbas
determined that no foreign eo**t
will many his daughter. Q*d*ctta Sh.
fit at which is loo** enough to spend
The aa happy f»tb*c *
fC,rs aroaad his audu which will
STtwTw* feet high, aad -1 the
aamarrted mllMonalrea wit hot d*yh
- of. will eemtrthwt* hrt»-
» h*»* aa««Wf Uwat* I »•»
HN ** huw-W ^
•«* for ll* *al
CM »*• W*i** bi*>f
«D HIS DUTY AS 6UARDUH
Atfviser to Va*th«*l
Mli*a*»f Ih*
the Pee*!"**.
Klac Charl** XII °* ^
came to lh* ihroa* ai tbe *arly ada
of ftfl**n. we#» eul nd»d »#•
la company alih his eoa«ia. lh* daha
of MulsMa. aad a fire oib*r jmiUj-
men of lh* court- On ih* aay ihef
cam* upoa a pile of Umbrr si-nd ng
by tb* roadside. Th* duh* of Hoi-
•tela suggested lo lb* king Ibal lha
company try their skill riding o*ar
tbe pile on Ihelr horse-.
sented. and Insisted upon being lha
first lo go over Hut Just as be'*a»
about to dig his spurs Into hU horse,
tells l»as Huch fuer Alle. Count Ifcacht-
mel.ter selxed lh* bridle and s*ld to
the king: "Don't try to ride over
thTlie duke of llolsteln became angry.
'How dare you cross the wishes of
tbe king?" he exclaimed.
Calmly Wacht mel.ter an.wereu:
•Say what you will, my king shall not
d°liolstein then reined up to him
and replied wretbfully: "You do not
seem to know to whom you are speak-
^"Oh. yes." «ald the other, laughing
scornfully. "I am speaking *»ththo
duke of Holsteln. But will you kindly
recall that you are addressing Count
Wachtmelstcr. the royal adviser. And
as 1 said before, niy king shall not
break his neck by such a wild and
dangerous Jump. Perhaps you were
thinking of becoming king of Sweden
in that event. But you won t so long
as Hans Wachtmeister lives."
Just then the young king, who was
standing by listening to the discus-
slon, rode up to his adviser, and tap
ping him on the shoulder approvingly,
said to the company: No,.«e"'
men, I guess we won t Jump that pile.
It Is a bit dangerous. And with that
they continued on their way in silence.
—Youth's Companion.
Narrow-Minded.
The teachers of a Chicago school In
the university quarter, looking out at
recess, discovered, to their b°rro£
what seemed to be a general fight to
progress among the chlldren-boya
and^ girls together. When order was
restored It was found that one flushed
and disheveled faction gathered round
the extremely fat little daughter of a
university professor, and the other
round the small son of a famous pl-
ftn'Now what does this disgraceful
thing mean?" asked a teacher,
St"He'rslapped Natalie!" shrieked the
""•Did you?" questioned the teacher.
"Yes." said the boy, sturdily. I
dl"And why did you do »uch a bad,
rude thing?"
"I don't like her," h®
scornfully: "she's too wide. Har-
per's Magazine.
MM M m«at a — —f ^ *" mtnrl H—« —d
tal « M r- I M4* A I1"-^jJaflllLda ^fm a,l>rk **r
Heart Balm Suit Likely.
"George," said the beautiful girl aa
she nestled close to him, "the last tlmo
you called you proposed."
"I did, sweet one."
"And I accepted you."
-You did. love."
T presume. George." ehe went on.
In her most fascinating manner, "that
vou look upon me merely as a foolish,
thoughtless girl, but—but—"
"How can you think so, pet. he In-
terrupted. .
"But," she went on, to a more busi-
nesslike way. "I have something of tho
business Instinct of the new woman to
me, and—and—I shall have to ask yoo
to repeat the proposal again tonight.
Th* last time you called It waa Sun-
day. and contracts made on that day.
I lean, are not legally binding "
Life's Evening.
Th* mo*t beautiful picture of th*
•ventld* of llf* la th* old maa *ith
th* *o*nd brain, who weefca *l*adlly
on utn tbe end radlattog optimism,
•un.hlae and «t*dcm to all ahoat htm.
proving blnwrtf tba valued coaa»e'<*
of hi* y«*Mn a**ortaire a*d ••rct**1^
ly 4fBM«inilu thai lh* eve^ag *
l.f* Is tbe *ort bM*t«f*l
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