The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-20

81 think I can make it," he an
! swered, slowly. Half an hour will get
me down to Rector street. He will
still be at his office. Allowing forty
, minutes. at the outside, for return. Oh,
that gives me ample time. Shall I go
or not?'
by all meansl'' said 1, producing a
slim novel from the recesses of an in
carried for the exigencies of boat or
train. Don't mind me. my book lovers
have reached such an interesting cri-
sis; they've lost their way in d bosky
dell and thunder storm is coming
on"
As he disappeared down the elevator
shoot with the brawny porters he
called back:
Then she Will surely accept him.
But don't let me anticipate tbs happy
denOuement."
was now quite alone. 1t was 4
! O'Clock and the declining sun was
sending keen horizontal shafts into all
the western windows. / walked IIp and
down the narrow corridors, examining
/ the place with interest. After all. how
like a prison it really was. This inn
preston grew upon me with every
step.
The whole loft was divided ND into
small cell-like rooms none of them
communicating with each other. The
floor was made of fire-proof cement
as hard as stone The partition walls
were Duill UP SOlQiy OF nEeDI1Ck. and
although each individual brick was
hOney-cOmbed with several openings
followed through to give lightness to
bulk, these, when cemented together
made wall practically as impreSna-
bic as granite. and at least six inches
thick. Inside. each cell-like room was
finished with several coats of cleanly
Whitewash. and the only aperture
leading thereto was closed when ne
cesSary. by a door composed of block
ff1ear
en- frame, of which each piece was
hrmly sOldered at the juncture In
fact such a door was plainly resistibie
to every sort of attack, save dynamite
opening noiselessly by means Of small
grooved wheels along the top. which
pushed u back and forth with finger
touch. When closed. a chain and pad
lock detained it 'unassailably. Some of
the rooms were now thus sealed, so
that not a breath of air could reach
them, save from the small grating
above the door.
] wandered aiinlessly around. staring
INTO the open rooms, weaving charming
little romances about the people who
owned the different things. wondering
vaguely whether it was failure. SUI
eide or hard times which had precioi-
tated their several family catastro-
Plies.
Suddenly I found myself face TO face
IN my promenade with the evil-eyed
elevator man, smoking a stubbv pipe
and smelling loudly of beer An indie
unable sense of uneasiness took pos
session of me.
"Gittin' lonesome, Ell, wild yer hus-
band gomez said he, addressing me,
Familiarity.
He is not my husband, YET l an
sWered-the last word inaudibly
'Jist goin' to be. eh2" and ne cooked
his bad eye knowingly. tYe might be
more comfortable down stairs in the
office, miss, he suggested.
Thank you, / prefer TO remain up
mere Tel me please, at what time do
your men quit work."
Six. precisely. ma am. all exceptin'
me- | changes watch at midnight
Our hours runs from - to II, wild a
lay-off wanct q week"
Do you make your rounds regular
Every hour. ma am" te..t .sf
But do YOU never faH asleep on
watch2" fst
IF we does. we goes. ma am. The
Indicator down stairs can't tell no
lies.
1t is quite like prison. 1 remarked
for this thought kept intrudng itself
We'll. yes. ma'am; it is scanning
the open rooms. crOokedly faint no
place for a lonesome lady. that's sure
IF anything was to happen up here
person might hoiler till they was blind
and def. and nobody'd hear EN-, the
walls is SO thick"