The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10

! dramatically toward the end of the
street.
Realizing the hopelessness of inter-
course with Mr.. Ostermann they had
crossed 10 her.
rs any one shot? Was any one
really hurt?' asked the reporter, as
Ralph and Regina hastily recognized
one another.
"Oh, no. No. Go at once" said
Regina. She had no knowledge at all
whether what she was saying was true,
only an unreaSOning sense that the
man with his hat knocked over his
eyes expected to be chased. She
pointed again toward the blur Of rain
at the end of the street, and the young
men started fieetly Off over the echo
/ ing paw -ment.
AT Mr.. OStermann's steps some neigh
/ bOrs with umbrellas and shawls had
now gathered. Mrs. Ostermann, at her
open door, with her children about
her, was giving all possible detail to
the neighbOrs, while her husband, his
throat barred TO wind and rain, ran his
/ fingers through his bushy. rumpled
hair. glared GROSSLY at the crowd and
occasionally exploded with "Himmel!
Scoundrel Ones,"
The Ostermanns were jewelers.. On
that night Mr.. Ostermann had brought
was supposed the thieves had known
However that might be, both the
Ostermanns had been awakened by a
noise on a lower floor.
Mr.. Ostermann had put on his trOus-
ers and entered the DarlOT door just
as man jumped in at the parlor Win
dow.
The man shot twice. and then as
Mr.. Ostermann began 10 scream
jumped down from the window again.
He was gone when the householder
reached the street. Nothing, 1t ap-
peared, had been taken.
The neighbors began 10 say that Mr..
Ostermann would catch his death Of
cold.
Mrs. Ostermann knew it. But what
could she do? No one could do any
thing with him when he was like that,
she adduced in a tone OF pride.
There were interested murmurs that
he was a very violent, excitable man.
His friends besought him TO go in,
went up 10 him. put their hands sOOth-
ingly on his arms and eudeavoTed to
calm him, but his nature was too
grand for that.
He flung them off opening his eyes
widely at them, and growing threat
eningly: Leave me be, Leave me be,
Already"
To the young men, as they came
back dripping with the policemen, he
exclaimed. haughtily: "Vhell. where
is hep Did you get him? / guess not
No"
The brave young men and officers
went breathlessly up the steps offer
ing a stage for the recital of their
chase. The neighbOrs crowded around
below.
During the account OF his rescuePs
Mr.. OsteTmann's mood changed. He
was now pleased and patronizing with
them, as good hearted young fellows
who had after all done what they
could, and patting their shoulders he
said, graciOusly: THANK YOU, my
friends. thanks 10 all. Come in. come
in and have a good rest out of the rain,
and a glass Of beer to talk il over"
He extended his invitation to all
about, and to Mrs. Ostermann's proud
CONSERVATION It met with universal ac-
ceptance. All came troopng in out Of
the gale-the neighbors, the policemen,
the young men. and Regina, in her
Roman st1iped shaw.
Beer was brought. All was thor
Oughly talked over. Mr.. Ostermann, in
his nightshiTt. now radiant and heroic.
After all" he said, lit was hardly
so much the loss Of the jewels that en-
ragged me as the disturbance of
peace"
Every one was uncOmmonly pleased
and expansive. The neighbOrs became
cOngratulatory, the police cOmplacent.
Mr.. Ostermann full OF civic sentiments
and hospitality. his children tumbling
on the floor in their night clothes. up-
rOariOus, and the young men delighted
10 rest and refresh themselves after
their noble efforts.