The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-30


ter of the foregoing sentences that Dupee
gave start and mechanically extended
his wrists, and the next moment the
handouts were round them. The mo-
ment after that, however, he seemed to
take in the significance of what the in
spector had said. He turned and cast a
very malignant glance at Crush.
you will find evidence against me,
will you'll" he cried, in a grating tone.
'You did that job on the lady in the
jewelry store, and put it off on him." re-
turned Crush, nodding toward Percy,
and speaking with a swagger. "You
know it, and I'll take my oath to it any
day. You played a low down game on
me, and that's what you get for itl'
You'll give evidence that I'm a pick
pocket, will you?" repeated Dupee, star
ing at the man with strange express
sion. half leer and half scowl "Well,
you may do it or you needn't, just as
you please: for did rob the woman, and
| don't care who knows it, nowl But
you gave it away too quick, Jack Crush;
this is the worst days Work you ever did;
it would have been worth something to
you to have found out, first, whether
/ had any little stories to tell about you'll"
The inspector, who had been on the
point of putting an abrupt end to their
dialogue, seemed to change his purpose
at the last sentence: and the others pres
ent involuntarily listened TO what might
follow
You can't tell anything to hurt me.''
retorted Crush. I've got my medicine,
and I'm going to take it. You can't
change it."
"Wen see if I can't. I know some
thing; I've known it for years-for years,
do you hear, Jack Crush. 1 haven't
said anything about it; it was too good a
thing to give away-until the time came!
1t was whip l could drive you with
any time, and l kept it till should want
it. Little you imagined that have had
the whole thing, pat by heart, ever since
the first month l was out of the prisoners
dockl l knew better than to let you
suspect it. But I've waited long enough,
and you might as well have it now as
LATER"
blessed if know what he's chatter
ing aboutr' said Crush, addressing the
company in general with an air of per-
picked innocence. Il suspect he's gone
off his head little.
when 1 left the prisoners dock, ac-
quilted of numbering Jerrold Nolen."
Dupee went on, with intense emphasis,
''you were one of the first to make up to
me and say that, since society had kicked
me out, Twas justified in kicking against
society and living by my wits. But, all
the time, if | had been convicted, you
would have let me hang, you hound,
sooner than say word to save me! and
yet you were the scoundrcl who crept up
to a drunken man Hold him, in
spector"
Crush, in fact, had suddenly made
leap at Dupee like a wild beast. But the
inspectors hand was stretched out like
flash and grasped him by the back of the
collar with an iron hold. The fellow
made one tremendous but vain effort to
break loose, and then stood still, shaking
all over, but dangerous no longer. The
inspector gave sharp whistle; SER
geant entered the room, and at nod
from his superior had Crush manacled in
a jiffy and stood up against the wall. The
inspector Strengthened his shirt cuff and
said, Come, Horace, make an end of
this business: we can't stay here all the
morning to hear you two scoundrels
abuse each other"
Il say" said Dupee, with a sort of cx-
cited shrek in his voice, that after I
took Jerrold Nolen to the door of his
house and left him. so help me God,
alive in the stoop there, though so drunk
he didn't know what he was about, that
devil there came up to him and robbed
him, and gave him the blow behind the
ear that killed him! | say it, and / can
prove i'll And when he feels the rope
about his neck, let him remember that it
was Horace Dupee put it there!'
Take them out, sergeant" said the
inspector, abruptly: Il will be at the
Office presently. They're pair Of them.
and, to my thinking, hanging is too
good for either of them!"
The little audience which had been in
voluntary spectators of this violent and
ugly scene drew q breath of relief when
the door closed behind the two convicts.
1t was long time before the nightmare
impression wore off.
THAT last turn was unexpected"
observed the inspector, deprecatingly.
1T wasn't on my programme.
think Dupee probably told the truth
about it. You remember, Miss Nolen, |
always doubted his having committed
the greater crime. But on the whole l
think we may congratulate ourselves on
having made very good end of the af-
fair. You will not have to return to
Harlem, Mr.. Nolen, unless you wish to.
And, on the other hand, when you go
back to Mexico fancy you will find no
difficulty in carrying with you all the
guarantees, social er business, that you
want"
Thanks to you, inspector" said the
Young man, with feeling, grasping the
officer by the hand.
ooh, no; that is where your thanks be-
long" the latter returned, bowling toward
Pauline with SMILE ''She deserves
most of the credit for the successful is
sue of this affair. No sister, I'll make
bold to say, ever stood by brother SO
faithfully as she has by you. 1 have
l., I. Il