Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-08

Nnliled round ana fuunA ~ w ''''"Ns
OF Joy, only 10 fall into the depths OF
agony when, with sudden recoileetioh
cried;
MY God, what fools we are' We left
the branded counterfeit win the oth-
ersl"
And 80 we had. our unexpected good
luck in finding that the omounts Ok tne
two piles Of notes exactly correspond.
cd Joined to the nervous excitement
under which we were acting, had con-
iined our thoughts 10 the one purpose
OF making the Substitution ana gettlng
away. stupid, inexcusably stupid yes,
Of course 1t was. but try bufGlarlling
yourself, On, Grille, and see Wnether IN
the unknown. porteutl0us darkness,
where every inanlmate object Is an
enemy in ambush and every nerve In
ones body Is a treachrou ally ABOUT
to desert, you may not make natural
but fatal slip. II you DO not. you're
q good one, for 10 my mind the stout
est defense OF society lies in the human
fralltles Of those who war against IL.
Then followed bitter recriminations
On all sides, the suggestion from me,
backed up by Smithers that we had
best let well enough alone, and STUD
born opposition from Slim Maccles'
EMO, stree" ne reiterated, "Pye got
the bills In my clothes, and | won't give
them up until | have replaced that
cilssed stamped Ting for one OF them
Wadder you take me fort Do you tink
you can play me in amy sech wayY
Haln't tole you that I'm the one that
wud be suspected? DO yo s'pose | can't
Gu that xtfh. old unnnNRlIV runs
over his gelt In the morning and comes
across amy sech knock down argy-
men he win know I've been there and
VIII have the huh push In hue an
cry on my heels2 Not on yer Ire!
Eeder We all goes back together or
goes alone, and to oncet
Resistance was useless. You can't
reason with such iron bound obstl-
macy; and, of course, discarded
Smithers' mute but vigorous hint, con-
veyed by a clutch on my throat, that
we should proceed 10 sterner measures.
SO In the end we retraced out steps,
but in q far different mood, a mood
that presaged danger and defeat. Yes,
II Is the manner of an enterprise as
well as the means that lnsures success.
SO far as physical conditions were
concerned, We were certainly better OF
than when we had made our first at
tempt, There were still some hours OF
the night remaining; we knew the way;
there was nothing to be feared from
wdtChmen or alarms. And yet the fine,
reckless spirit which had animated us
was missing. Then we had advanced
with the assurance Of conquerors; now
We stole back like dogs to beating.
There is a good deal Of rot In the terms
OF psychology; but look out for its es-
senoe, | say. IL II turns against you'll
However. everything proceeded so IA
vorably as TO give the lie to our de-
preston, The entrance through the
window, the opening Of the safe and
the compartment. the removal Of the
pile of spurious notes, all passed as
smoothly as well rehearsed scene.
Here's tho cussed ting" growled
Maccles, as he took out the branded
counterfeit. and substituted in Its stead
one OF the good notes.
Those We're his last words! There
was blaze Of light from myriad cleo
trio bulbs; report, sharp, but not loud;
Slim Maccles swayed on his knees and
toppled over with a bullet through his
BRAIN; while at the curtalned doorway
opposite stood the housekeeper, level
Ing a smoking revolver. with an aban-
don as disagreeable as It was essen
TALLY feminine!
Don't move, you two," she said In
equable tones, for shoot qulckl"
TOO damn quick" muttered Smith
ers, as from convict habit, strong with
in him, he folded his arms and turned
his face TO the wall.
She drew nearer, fragile, little wo-
man. neutral tinted with anxious lines
about the eyes and mouth. yet bearing
herself with a logged determination
which, / now think, indicated past
history and a present purpose. alike
dubious-she drew nearer and gazed
cunoutly on the two piles OF notes
weighted down by the dead mans
hands.
Y What does all this mean" she de-
manded
listened breathlessly. There was not
a sound In the great house; that sharp
little report had not disturbed the old
master or the older servants; It was safe
as ii was prudent to parley and so |
told her Her face changed, as | ex-
plslned our scheme, growing softer, al
most beautiful with anticipation, Won
der light.
(Which one Is ~" she began and
then she stopped short as II from sec
ond. wiser thought ~ mean" she went
on softly, shat don't want TO be hard
on you two men. Your companion is
dead; your plan frustrated; why
should alarm the house and give you
over into custody. Take then few
Of the good notes, enough for you pres
ent wants and go your way" and her
sharp eyes watched our movements
like a cats.
II II was her purpose to learn beyond
a possibility OF mistake which pile con-
talned the genuine money. she did not
have long to wait. Smlthers made a
grab aud was out OF the window like
fash; and | followed as speedily as
my more decorous ideas would permit
An hour later. We We're back again In
town. wiser but not much richer for
our surprising experience.
The sequel, however was still more
surprising. For the next few days the
papers were filled with sensational ac-
counts OF the burglary; but not one
word was said Of Slim Maccles' COM
panlons not one word of the counter
felts and our scheme Of substitution.
The one person free to tell. for reasons
Of her own, held her peace.
What these reasons were, of course,
do not know; yet can make a shrewd
guess that when Mr. Cragie's heirs en-
ter into their Inheritance. they win find
little real value in the crisp, fresh
twenties which he so lovingly boarded
In his safe.-New York Sun.