The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-29

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" in a carriage" he said.
"Heavens!" cried Tom, che didn't take
her on the street,"
eyes, that's what he did" replied the
chiefs assistant.
"What imprudencei I didn't want
him to do that. He might have been
seen by the parties who abducted her."
81 don't think they were. He ran her
upt the next corner and caught the cab
there, and was off in jiffy. They at
tracted attention from nobody; was be-
hind them all the way"
"All right; if the alarm has been given
it can't be helped now. 1 say, chief,
station two men at each door opening
from the outside. Let each man take
his shooter, and one have a bulls eye
ready for use. You and 1 will take our
places at the middle door, one in each
room. Shadow, you run down into the
street and slip up into the hall outside
there, SO as to give us plenty of warning,
if any one comes upstairs"
81 can't; the stairs are enclosed and
the door locked" replied the Shadow.
81 had forgotten that" said Tom.
"Pick it, can't your said the chief.
"Here's a set of skeletons.
The Shadow took them and disap-
peared.
''Now," said Tom, "to place the table
and chairs where they were"
When this was done, he added:
Now, to your places, and out with
the light"
They were in total darkness; what
light there was came from the dormer
windows and the broken skylight.
They waited some time in silence, re-
lieved only by the breathing of the men.
Presently they heard a light tread on
the outside of the door; then scratch
ing sound.
sis you, Shadow" asked Tom.
Eyes"
albright. Conceal yourself and don't
let the man see you when he comes"
''Tll make sure of that"
Then there was longer wait and a
longer silence.
This was broken by the quick patter
of bare feet on the roof, and voice:
Hes a-comin' up de street now. Give
it to i'm good"
1t was the imp, who had constituted
himself a skirmisher on the outside, at
the skylight
Tom could not restrain a laugh. All
public service is performed through self
ish consideration, ne thought.
In a moment more scratching was
heard on the door.
t'Some ones coming" whispered Tom.
"Watch both doors"
Then they heard a hasty stumbling on
the stairs, heavy step in the hall; the
door opening into the rear room was
tried; and then further steps and the
front room door was tried.
81 must have left that stair door open
myself" was heard in a rough voice,
with an oath.
A key was inserted, the bolts drawn
and the door opened.
The owner of the voice advanced into
the room, closing the door behind him,
and shutting bolt from the inside.
$50, my Iadybird, yer didn't light the
lamp pervided yer with, hey?"
A light flashed in his face from the
chiefs bulls eye, and the barrel of a re-
volver was presented full in his face.
''Down on your kneesr' cried the chief
death and d." cried the man,
starting back.
He turned with the evident purpose of
Selling something, for his arm was out
-, n ,,-;11
Another bulls eye was flashed in his
face, and another revolver presented at
his head.
"That's what it is if you don't drop"
said the man who presented the second
bulls eye.
He swept the revolver of this man
away with quick motion of his arm,
and made wild rush at the chief
Tom, who had entered from the ad-
joining room, felled him to the floor by
a quick blow on the head with the butt
end of his revolver.
Before the man, who was stunned by
the blow, could recover himself, one of
the assistants, at word from the chief,
clapped pair of handouts upon him.
''Search him." said the chief.
A pair Of deft hands went through his
clothes. Nothing of consequence was
taken from him except slip of paper,
on which was written in plainly dis
guised hand the words:
cat half past 10. Beready. Give the
drug at 10. If not taken quietly, make
sure. Want no chance for screaming.
Be sure the right amount; not too much.
Must be no injury done. Want no acct
dents"
Tom puzzled over it. The man sitting