The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-11

lunatic. Why, man, it's straight
out open bid for a burglary any night
in the week.
Perhaps that is what Leonard
wants. I'm told he's given to studying
odd types-makes a hobby of it, they
say
Macarthur whipped out his notebook
Does, Ell? That's good for a stick
full or two. You won't tell me how to
get at him?"
Il can't"
'-An right He'll miss some more
good advertising, that's all. But if 1
ever do get crack at him I'll make
him wish he hadn't cold-shouldered the
craft, and you can tell him so when
you see him.
Leonard was in the city the next
day, and I did tell him, after he had
bored me pitilessly about the failure of
his burglar trap.
who is Macarthur" he queried.
Il don't remember any such man on
the Ream."
Hes a new man from Chicago: a
stocky, thick-set Irishman, with a bad
jaw and a sharp-pOinted pen. If he
ever turns up in Branlzville you'd bet
ter be civil to him. Otherwise he'll
abuse you like a pickpocket."
Leonard made a memorandum of the
name and description.
If Mr. Macarthur ever turns up with
his Interrogation point I'll entertain
him on the front doorstep" he said,
viciously. They've been making my
life Dantean misery ever since you
printed that interview. Barring your
self. no newspaper fiend ever sees the
inside of Castle Freakley, not if l know
it,
Leonard's errand in town was to get
me to bait the burglar trap afresh, and
when it was done he took a late train
home Helen met him at the door of
the cottage, and for a sensible young
woman who looked upon the world
through calm gray eyes that mirrored
self-possession, she was perilously near
the verge of hysteria.
"Oh, Harvey" she gasped, I'm so
glad you've come I've been ready TO
faint for fear you'd stay in the city
over night"
Leonards prescience snapped into
position like a piece of automatic
mechanism.
Then he has Gomez" he broke in
eagerly. How do you know"
Il have seen him. asserted Helen;
mot once, but a dozen times. He has
been up and down the street and
through the alley, prying and staring
until l could have shrieked. He is
such a terrible looking villain-worse
than anything you ever saw on the
stage"
Good" said Leonard. warming gen
tally at-the fire of enthusiasm. Il hope
you didn't do anything to scare him
Off
Scare himl 1 didn't dare show my
face at a window. Oh, please. Harvey,
dear. give it up and ring for police
man."
GIVE it up, when I have only to
press the button? Neverr' said Leon
ard. heroically: mot if l have to-but
give me something to eat and then
tell me what he looks like
The cottage was ablaze with light
from hall to kitchen. but Helen chung
to her husbands arm all the
way TO the cozy dining-room. There
she regained some measure of COM
posture; and having turned the
switches on the electric blazer and the
tea maker, she described the prowler
while Leonard listened and absently
buttered his bread with salad dressing.
"Heavy-set and broad-shouldered,'
he unused. THAT means plenty of vi
tally and a consequent absence of
sensibility. / have to keep the cleo
trodes moist to make sure. What else
did you observer"
Il couldn't observe anything for
sheer terror. His face was simply ap-
palllnS- never saw any lnlHS ike IT.
not even in the newspaper pictures"
That's great said Leonard. This
is worth waiting for He is evidently
a perfect type. and if 1 can once get |
him safely under the magnifier I'll !
draw you picture of a villain that'n !
make you gasp
LAS if I hadn't been gasping all af- !
ternoon" retorted Helen, reproachful-
ly After the lights are out and |
have lost sight of you 1 shall die a
hundred deaths a minute till l know
you are safe
That will be wholly unnecessary"
rejoined Leonard, as gravely as if she |
had proposed it by way of counter
irritant. II shall muffie the bell in |
your room and you can rest perfectly |
easy until it rings. The first tap will |
mean that he is somewhere in the !
house; the second that he is in my /
room; with the third the lights viii go |
on, and at the fourth you will know |
that I have him." He looked at his
watch and arose from the table It's /
nearly 10 o'clock and time to clear the |
1ecks. We mustn't keep him waiting