Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-28
A COOL HEAD.

tho Thermometer had marked nhotc tIo
ninciics Tor rrycul days and bad liis'
~ value IN my room, I pricrrcd 90 rlsk
that little and icavo my Windows nf'n' nl.
though Of Easy noccss rather Than undor.
SO partial ufoentl0n II an unlimited
guest mado bis nppclmnco. nnd ] dld
awake, I could fcign flcop and lct INN tako
whatever DO might find.
"This clnssof visitors" ] reasoned with
mysclf, do not generally commit pcrfonul
violence " They csn accomplish THEFT nhd
mako good their escape without &c. .
Thcsowcro my reflections ctcry night ns
] undrc scd and threw myself on iuy bed,
leaving my castle open 60 Tho cnumy
had hccn nslocp ono night about ma hour
when WINS nwaLrnod ly ihc falling Of
email china ornament Startling slightly
and oponinr my eyes i nw ihr ns hnrn.
inv and tall. hrlid ahoullcfcd man with
his back turned toward mc, hls Hco lons-
Ing over his shoulder tp soc whether Tho
nnlsn had awakened mo Ny a1llrusass lnn
ala not, however, foruso mo What fol-
lowed ILLUSTRATES the value VI pfrsonco Of
mind.
Opposite tho ddo ~ my bed md about
eight fdct from it was thc door 81 my
room. two or thro iccf from which vcv
tho nnirs leading 90 the hall Tho burglar
must hnyc uasl O. lnddcr iu nrcondiuH 20
tho roof frum which ho cntcfcd Tho win.
dow. n was some 30 foct frum The ground
and Isolated. Ny plan WINS not only 10 ca-
cnpo hnrm myself. but tn elect Dis cap
turc. 1 know the polocmau's hcut ard in
would pass In % short time. Sitting bolt
upright then, ul uroncd my eyes and saw
tho burglar looking tcfy rnrlciuntly 90
INC, ! mid. rubbing my eyes druwslly, ~.
though, a. tell tho truth, I never was morc
vido awake In my liic
"Iicllo, joint What arr you looklngfuri
Can't you como Into nv rDom without
making such % c0ni0undul nnlfl'
Tho fellow. taken somewhat nhack %
hring nddrraod in this way. said in low
but mrnacing yoiooa and pointing % revolver
At me-
"shut upl What do you take mo for"
~ took you for John, i IMPLIED with
wen assumed nonchalaucr "nut didn',
suppose ho WIS after anything valuable In
my nom, except ono thiur and, by the
way, you arc ~ unluokicst follow Ia the
world
"iiow's that" rruwlcd my visitor
"Wcll, have very rood wntri hut n
you want 10 set n you must rny % visit N
tho wutchmnlgora after you leave herr, for
had whnt , considered tho bod, hut what
now fccins tho good, fortune 10 hfcak the
spring yesterday and leit it fot rvpnlrs"
"luu'w - prcious cool ono. " ho aid,
evidently astonlslcd nt my iudlrowncc
whats Tho uo ~ my Cutting excited
or attempting a. nalst YOU You urc
armed, and you poo nm not And 10 you
had no weapon your lighting weight must
lio AZ least 10 stone, while inino is not
more than va, had no idca ot interior
ing with you, n tho room wore filled with
diamonds, would not me my finger 20
save them. Take an You nn ind nm
going o. slccp, 20 don't mako any moro
aolsc"
Hold onr' said tho fellow where's
your kcyH"
II suppose you want 10 mako az much
OF haul as you can, I said. So look In
my pants, hanging over tho bcdpust thcru,
and you'll iind my pockuibook with Tow
stamps In H.
10 was nearly time for tho policeman 20
pass. and 1 paused 10 listen. ! must Ia q
Tow moments put my plan into execution
a glance, quick ns lightning. showed
mt that tho key Of tho door was On Tho
outsidc
My listening expression did not usrapc
the sharp and practical ear Of my grim
visitor IL was curious scene no doubt.
Il sitting In my bod In NY uirhtclothca,
unnrnod, and this atalwart uiiilnn, pistol
IN hand, glaring half suspicilusly half
icrociously 40 mo ard almost IN the
cOuching attitude of u tigfr about %
sprlng upon hls prey. nut there l sat,
n eoolly conycrsinr with him, tho necessities
OF tho moment kucplrg my wits too Wide
awake % allow my ioars 10 got the upper
hand for nm instant
"whht aro you listening to-" asked tho
burglar
II thought heard o cry OF frc
In that Instant and IN The dead Stiffness
Of tho night heard the tramp uf tho pu-
lccmnn n was Eill some distance on
You will ilnd, | said, "Hlmc clothes
OF mlnc Ia tho prss They will. however,
bo too small Tor you. Good night Tho
KEYS arr Ia the middle drawer
Ho turned 60 the drawer indicated. and
ns he did So, with ono tremendous h1und
clrarod tho space hotwron my hcd and tho
door, SLAMMED tho door and locked 40 uuon
him. Ohllylnns uf my dlshnhiilo / 4pmuv
70 tho steps 1 had two flights % dcsccnd
and open she door before / could reach tho
yard, but 10 WAS hardly I1sslblo for him to
descend tho hddor muro qulokly
Bounding rather than rlnnlng down
Stair, flung bacl. the bolt nud rushed IN
90 the yurl lie wns half WHY down tho
ladder. Shouting 'polioci' Justify, I solzcd
thu ladder nt tho bottom, aud using al my
power brought it aud tho burglar "a the
ground with q crash. Tho pistol he held
IN his hand ioll frum his grasp made %
dash for ", and hc, Fprnrng Ia his foct
like cat rushed at inu, and as 1 stooncd
seized mo by Tho uapc NJ the ncrk 1 turn.
ell the pistol upward and pulled tho trig-
ger
II merely Fnapnod--thcrc wcrr no morn
charges In H. With turrihlc oath the
bailled villain wrcnchcd tho weapon from
any grasp and raised 10 nloft On deal inc
what might have proved fatal blow when
thcru was "a rush h1hind him. and he was
fcllcd 20 the ground Tho policeman had
heard my shout and was Just In tiuo to
rosnud mo
Tho burglar was HO0n sOcupd, AMI in
my excitement 1 was about to rntc tho
story have told when tho policeman,
with "a smile, suggested that / might
'kctch cold in them CLOTHES"
4 then rpmuuhUrd, for tho nrt timo
Since ! Ind sprung from bed, that was
fhoclcss ami stnclinFicss and had nothing
on but my rightshief md beat hlsty ~
tFcat with % long drawn breath, took
my zinc gold igpoator, which had such "a
narrow csrdp1 and was no. go tho watch
maeor'H, nftgr ull from undla my pillow,
looked 40 the hour turned In ana after a
il;slu while icll nslOcp --Ezchnugu
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