The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-16

EAe~~Nr III WHIT great cunning bnOEFLuo
bolts in their sockets. For myself. I an
eiockmaber and gem-cutter. They tell
me 10 cut emerald, so it fit the plate. and
mount il in ring Yes. it was I. senior
Americana, who do that fine work.
Manuel Pesta!
Then they carry US away. bllndford
again. to'the border Of Uruguay. We do
not know this hOUse-we cannot ind IT
again ever. So they think But to make
sure they hire men 10 assassinate US
10 stab US to the heart in those Uruguay
Mountain Fine pay for our work-eh.
seuor2 But. pestei Careno and I've
stab our assassins-we escape-we swear
vengeance. For two year we wander
in Brazil-seeking, ever seeking for the
house with the vault
How clever they areI But we. ara
we not also clever? On a railway train
one day we see a lady with the r1ngI
We cannot mistake-I made it, and I
know my work IT is key to ths big
Vault CarenO cannot wait He sit be-
side lady and put his knife in her heart
The train rattle along and the Iady-malza
no noise. But the ring sticks, so. Care
no cuts of finger and puts in pocket.
Are we not clever, senor2 Now We
have ring, but yet know not Of the house
with the vault. We keep quiet and ride
on to Rio. There the dead lady. is car
ried out and all is excitement She Is
Sonora label de Mar. daughter OF
Dom Nj ueI de Pintra- She come from
her fathers house at Cuyaba- This We
hear and remember Then q man they
call VaIcour he rush up and cry. Her
finger is gone! The ring-where IS the
ring?' Aha! we know now Wa arc
right
So we go away and find out about
Miguel de Pintra-the head OF great
rebellion with millions Of gold and notes
to pay the soldiers when they fight
Good We know now Of the vault We
know we have key We know we are
now rich! Careno and 1 We go to
CUyaba-we find this hOuse-we hide in
the bushes till night Then Careno get
mad for the mOney-he want 1t all, not
half-and he try to murder me. All,
we'll. my pistol is quicker than his knife,
that is all. He is wearing ring. and 1t
stick like it stick on lady's hand Baht
I cut off Careno's hand and carve away
the ring. II is simple. is 1t not?
But now the soldiers galIOp up. The
house is fill with people. So 1 must
wait I hide IN secret place, but soon
they drag me out and make me prisoner
What must 1 lose all now-milIOns-
millions of goId-and no CarenO TO share
it, Mo- L am still clever. 1 keep ring
in mouth until I meet you, and I give it
to you to keep When they search me.
there is no ring"
He sprang up. chuckling and rubbing
his hands together in great delight He
danced a step or two and then drew the
steel fork from his breast and struck it
CT
IentIy to watch it while the prOngs
quivered and came 10 rest
Am not clever?' he again asked.
drawing out the fork from the wood and
returning it to his breast But am
generous. too You shall divide with
me. But not half I won all from
Careno. but you shall have some
enough to be rich, Senior Americana,
And now, give me the ring"'
BY this time his eyes were glitterfng
with insanity. and at his abrupt demand
I shifted uneasily in my seat. not know
ing how to reply
Give me the ringT' he repeated, a
tone of menace creeping into his high
pitched voice.
I arose and walked toward the win
dow, getting the table between US. Then
I turned and faced him.
They have taken the ring from me-
said.
He stood as II turned to stone,-his
fierce eyes fixed upon my own
They have opened the vault with
it." 1 continued. land found. it bare and
empty"
he gave a shrfu scream at this and
began trembling in every limb.
you hei' he shouted, wildly. 'EYoU
try to cheat me-tO get ALL And the
vault has miIliOns-milliOns in gold and
notes. Give me the ring!'
/ made 10 reply. To reiterate my
assertion would do no good, and the
man was incompetent to consider the
matter calmly. Indeed, he once more
drew that ugly fork from his breast and
grasping it as one would a dagger, be
gan creeping toward me with q
stealthy, catlike tread