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

The detective viewed the exchange with greedy
eyes, but SAID nothing; there nothing for him
say BY rights, as rights so in such circumstances
there was nothing for anyone to say, but Edwin
Partly also passenger. thought otherwise Edwin
Partly had Calvinist somewhere among his for
bears; he did not know just where, but matter
for that he spelled government and Justice in large
caps and had ideas Of public spirit He stepped for
ward and addressed Prankerd.
Il beg your pardon; do I understand that you
to let this 80 free?"
Prankerd looked at the speaker with exasperating
good humor I'm sure 4 don't know what concern
that is of yours he said.
Although you know absolutely that she has picked
Although / know absolutely that She has picked
my pocket. repeat don't know what concern it is
Of yours The pocket not your pocket. The lady
happens to be friend mine; at liberty 70
pick pocket whenever she likes. indeed she has
exercised that privilege from the first time she met
I'm soon make it some concern of mine," said
the Virtuous Partly Detective call on you to ar
rest that woman q thief, and the a witness
worse. leaving the II you don't. IN do it
myself; and IN make it damned hot for you"
Fate which makes history, and is much concerned
to make it worth reading ordained that ten years
after Edwin Parlby's exhibition public spirit the
three in the little scene in the railway carriage
should find themselves settled in the same nuncjraI
ity- The place in the far west and need not be
designated otherwise than as the city of Blank
The three had prospered greatly in me interval
Edwin Partly had recently got the leading bank OF
the city of Blank where he coald squeeze and had
squeezed I4sIe Pranzerd was one of the directors:
il had been in the city OF Blank THAI he had found
his fortune. He resigned from the board parted
with his interests in the hank when Partly was elect
ed Peggie Niven the local queen in the city of
Blank of the Under World. she was p years old
when she first introduced herself to Praukerd She
had shifted from New York to the west out Of mo-
uVes OF personal shyness; the metropolis wished to
show her public COurtesies which have
found embarrassing. The police had made her
quaintance had demanded and secured a photograph
Of her none too attractive countenance had given
her number In their gallery celebrities and were
eager upon the first opportunity show her still
other marks of their esteem. - -
1t chagrined her very much to be told in columbus
by the judge before whom Stakeholder Partly sue
Ceeded in bringing her that was the viii of the
Gpff tie
five years ITS my last trip east resou-
ton on receiving the sentence, which shortened
by good conduct 10 three years and nine months
time enough, however. for her O
illusions, the most important Of which was "graftin
doesn't Pay" and that she "goin' to chuck it."
on her return to the she took fresh deal in
the game, and her name appeared iH the tax col
lectOr's books in the city of Blank that of the
owner of certain temples where men sacrificed to
Fortune and other heather deities whose worship
is not extinct
If gambler went broke he betOOk himself to
Peggie for fresh stake; and if friend got
reported that the Upper World levied upon her
for contributions 20 charity and got them is not
reported. however, that she In n
Upper World drawing In the words Of the
could"
At the time when the directors of the Bank of the
Occident discovered that they had long wanted
win Partly for president the citizens of the municp-
ahty OF Blank We're universally occupied game
beggar my neighbor which cannot have been gam
bling. because there and is ordinance against
gambling in public places duly passed and made a
part of the effective law of the city. makes all
of chips and that the eXpanse of heaven itself serves
walls and ceiling of the gambling hell Everyone
had begun to assure everyone else that good times
were coming when everyone would say in chorus