The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13

Il guess got the drop on you, pard, all right.
don't move. cause I'm kind O. nervous In IA fingers
this TASKS fun O. -glyceri-i-ine an might drop
it, an you an me an the bank I'D an make bow
set off no electric buttons alarms; there's no
KNOWN how little nd make me lose my hold the
bottle. There now, that's real homeke comfort
able-reminds me O. mother. suppose we talk
Parlby was not coward; ne said afterward
but he remembered that he president of the bank
and citizen of value in the community, to say
ing Of his being engaged at the moment TO marry
Miss Ansted of the san Francisco Ansteds. 1t was
private motives When pubIie motives cou5 bonestI
be put forward; and the certainly did look as
he meant business and ntro-gyeeri--i-ne is not to
ITS up to you to do the talking" said Partly,
putting up creditable front" GAS far i see.
you've made ass of yourself, whoever you are.
I've got to do is just to sit quiet you can't set
out of the bank couldn't win clear in the street
if you did get out Of the bank, youH go the pen
Tor this mornings Joke If there's anything to DO
said, it's you can say it,"
sure! I'll say it fast enough. But you can come
off your perch just the same. II was leary Of the
pen 1 shouldn't be here. an you know it, I'll talk
business with you, if that's what you want; I'm
my uppers-see? Either get the dough want or
croak an if you don't give me what want we croak
together. You're my last card, an I'll play you, by
Cod! What you say o. just sittin still s tommyrot.
You make out check payable to yourself for the
sum name, an have the stuff brought in here an
slowed away in that bag you've your luck an
Wen both OF know what's what"
Parlby's visitor had been speaking with a fierce
inentness that was convincing; Partly thought him
mad Perhaps that was why he attempted to reason
Even il I got you the stuff and slowed it away
IT,
ter talk sense if you've got any Pm not to be bUled
in my office. with forty clerks in call. armed
well you That's the last word have to say,
and be damned to you
mr.. Partly you win take up that pen and write
what tell you take my chances Of getting away.
once the stuff is III my hands. You won't give an
alarm till I've got clear of the bank, 7 throw
much too csrsf,1I Of yollr zt 70 IL s71~iss VI
put up bluff that I'm bUghoUse; wenl-Im not SO
can't sit in that chair without holdn' on You take
up that pen an write what tell you; an be quick
got blamed easy pull an the outside o. this TASKS
Partly shrugged his shoulders dropped his eyes
and searched for pen
Tt is said that the special officer OF the bank and
half dozen clerks started in pursuit before the
with the handbag had fairly reached the pavement
condolences happen Possibly the coincidence was
with handbag and quickly did the police patrol
mat the man was not Vet overpoVered when ~.
wagon arrived When ne taken into custody he
proved to be the wrong man, and the handbag proved
to be the wrong handbag II is possible that this
mistake might not have been made if Partly had per-
sOnally superintendent the chase. but he remained
his office; he was accurately acquainted with the
properties gycer-f-ine which is Quite as ef
fective in paved street in marble-fOOred build
ing. and though he may have had no regard Tor his
own life he had other things than himself to think
Of He thought of them.
The next day there was found in an aIeyway at
the of the bank suit of clothes, revolver and
a flask all identified by Partly as belonging to the
robber The flask was found 70 contain sweet oil. In
the minds Of of PaTlby's fellow citizens this
discovery confirmed the notion that ne had himself
conrived the robbery in the minds of others served
simply to make him ridiculous in the minds of all It
still further discredited him. The directors began to
suspect they had been mistaken I'm their idea that
Parlby just the man they had long wanted for
president Certainly. il afterward turned out.
had made great blunder in parting with his real
estate.
Peggie was never again heard to say that she
would get even with Partly In the city of Blank
there was little of anything that she again heard
say; she closed out her interests there a
great profit and left the place disappearing into the
beyond. where she still remains.
just possible that she feels she has got even
with Partly, though it is questionable whether she
would hold hand if the chance should offer Itself
get with him again. All things considered
it is doubtful whether Pegges ruling is gentle
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