The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-25

L am gao that you ADMIRE pauence
and devotion" said Rush.
"And why, pray?"
''On general principles-they are such
admirable qualities; but they are not al
ways appreciated.
While Helen was wondering Just how
to parry this remark, the servant at the
door announced Miss Sanford, and in a
moment Aunt Rebecca was with them.
She had come to take Helen home; so
the pleasant evening was done. Rush
had to go down to The Dawn Office, and
Archie walked as far as Canal street
with him, and aired his opinion of
O'Hara.
'You needn't tell me that that banged
haired Buddhist has any right in decent
society,"" said Archie.
Il don't believe in him at all" an
swered Rush; "and l shall take pains to
inform myself on the subject. As a
friend of Miss Archer's, l believe it to be
my duty. l don't like to see q man
whom l suspect on such terms with 4
young lady whom l admire and who l
. believe is as unsuspicious as she is pure
and good"
Archie listened to these words of his
friend with varied emotions. He shared
his sentiments towards O'Hara, but he
thought that he detected something more
than ordinary friendship in his solicitude
for Bessie; and his manner was q little
cool when he said good night to him in
front of the Brandreth house. Rush
quickened his pace and made good time
to The Dawn Office. The night doorman
told him that Mr.. Musgrave had asked
for him; SO Rush went direct to the city
editors room.
"Ah, here you are, Mr., Hurlstone, :"
said the city editor, looking up from his
schedule. "In one moment, please. l
have a matter of importance want to
speak with you about" After he had
checked off few names on his sched-
Gle and called few orders up to the
COmpositors' room through the speaking
tube, he invited Rush to come inside the
iron railing, and then he told him what
be wanted. 1t was very nice bit of de-
Elective work. A popular actress, Rose
Ellington, had died some two years be-
fore, and there was great deal of mys-
terry surrounding her death. She had
fallen from her high position on the
stage, and, it was said, all through the
destinations of man about whom very
few knew anything, and about whom
those who did had nothing good to say.
At the time of her death he disappeared
and had not been heard of since.
Now it seems" said Musgrave, that
there is "a party by the name of John
son. q prosperous wine merchant, who
entertained tender passion for Rose,
and would have married her if the other
man had not cut him out This johnson
believes that Rose was murdered, and he
has spent the last two years in trying to
discover her murderer. He has procured
strong evidence against a man who, he
suspects, was the favored lover, and he
las brought his clews to me, and wants
The Dawn to work them up. Now,
propose to have you do the work-you
and Martin, the detective. You are the
only man on the paper who is not known
10 the police and to other reporters. We
want to do this thing quietly, and we
want it well done. Here is an opportu-
nifty to distinguish yourself. If you
make good story it may be the turn
ing point in your journalistic career.
L will send your salary TO your lodg-
ings every week, as this may take
some time; and any money you
want for the search draw upon
me for, and when you have anything of
importance to communicate drop me a
line and mark the envelope personal
Martin viii call at your lodgings to-mor-
row morning at IL o'clock, and you can
arrange plan of action together. Keep
sharp eye and stiff upper lip, and
good luck to you. Good night, Mr.. Hurl-
stone. Well, what is it, Grady" to a
reporter standing outside the railing.
Have you any more facts about the
sinking of the Jaybird?"
Rush was rather pleased with the idea
of still hunt after murderer He re-
membered having seen Rose Ellington in
Boston when he was p student at Har-
yard, and that added interest to the
search. If he had only known then what
he knew later, his. interest would have
been still keener.