The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-11

there was left for him. and fight meant pursuit II
was in this manner that he was thinkln" rs ne re-
turned TO his home In Walthorp, one tuEht as e
strolIed around the grounds tramp called to hirn
throrgb tho fence asking for money enough to get
n meal and bed. Anderson threw him coln' ana
as he did he stopped as II frozen N Is TackS'
for the man. although ragged and unEsElpt' was the
double OF Anson O. Anderson. II doubles ever existed
in the world Anderson watched the stranger IN
amazement. and ne watched an idea carAe 10 nun;
So struck was he With the idea tnat nc Elusheu
aloud i've noticed It, too. goy'nor said the tramp
nisunderstc ndinG the reason Cor AnaerSons iausn,
"If me and you changed clothes nooouy coulo 'en
which was which, could they?
No" said the other. Then. "a If struck by an
afterthought Say you come in here; come ih'o my
study I want talk with you
once IN the study Anderson went straight TO the
point II want you play that you're me on certain
occasions" he began. For instance there arc man man
social functions which must attend in pertunetoFy
sort Of a manner. merely dropping In and leaving
and these arc demand upon my time which am
unable to pay. 1 want you to imDersonate me on
these occasions Are you willing pToVlceu' Oh ooui9'
1 pay wel?' -,
"Gov'nor 1 just want chance to mako a living
said the tramp. "Of course I'll take the JOB
VERY well. then. For the present want you 10
20 upstairs. where you will find bedroom ready for
you and stay there until cali for you Don't show
yourself TO any In the meantime. Here's SZo 10
start you off, and I'll send you up complete outht
OF clothes In a few minutes. Now CO. and don't Tor
eet keen yourself hidden until send for you
The tramp did he was ordered. Two nights
later call came from Anderson, The double re-
sponded and found his employer In the study On
ding TO this Anderson said: Il want you TO take the
package and deliver IT woman" The tramp nod
ded you'll find this woman in section OF wood
land which lies road that north past this
house Take this road until you come TO q path run
ming into tho heart OF the woods. Follow the pain
until YOU come sort OF natural clearing IN the
timber The woman VIII be there. If she Isn't you
wait until she comes"
It was a dark cloudy night The tramp, dressed
in Anderson's clothes, hurried along the main road
TO the path and the path into the woods ac-
cordIng TO his Instructions The woman was not
there The tramp sat down to walt with the package
in his pocket What happened in the next minute
was not witnessed by mortal eyes, but Anderson.
waiting out on the main ross heard the explosion
that he had listened for and, driving swiftly into
the woods. found the tramp blown to pieces by the
apparently innocent package In his pocket. bomb
outrage had taken place, and Arson Anderson was
its instigator, for the body of the double was
cold he took up his arms, placed 1t In the buggy
which he had driven to the and drove hurredly
back to his house Silently and without the knowl-
edge of any his he carried the body into
the house and threw It the floor, covering it with
small rug
Then it was that he called to his coachman and
sent him for a box cigars. The moment he out
Of sight the rug off the body on the floor and
Anderson began to break things in the room. This
done he slid nolseessly out of the room, out of the
house and for train which was Just then pull
ing of Walthorp for Boston. When the coach
man came back he found what has been described in
the first part of this tale and gave the alarm.
In good time they buried the Mr.. Anson Q, An
derson whom they found blown TO pieces by bomb
In his study and In the meantime the real Mr.. An
derson enjoying himself on a steamer bound for
Europe and freedom.