The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-05

for him to have been secretly ap-
preached, either from within the vesti-
bule or from the sidewalk.
Without waiting to make a close in
spectiOn, and despite the sign on the
door, Boyd quickly mounted the steps
and entered the building. He found the
broad corridors obstructed with loose
sheathing and accumulated rubbish,
with carpenters busily at work on the
walls and stairways. To none of
these he gave any attention, however,
but at once made his way to the base
ment.
There the disorder and confusion
were even greater. Masons and plas-
terers still were at work; plumbers
were busy in quarters where the con-
structiOn was further advanced; nu-
merOus semi-o obscure passages and in
completed corridors formed q maze
quite confusing to an unaccustOmed
eye; while the unfinished stone floors
were so covered with loose earth and
broken bricks and stone as to fairly
imperil ones shinS and ankles.
Nevertheless. Boyd quickly discov-
cred that work in several of the front
basement Offices was quite well along.
and thither he made his way, observing
that in two of them tessellated floors
were being laid by some of the vast
gang of labOrers employed In the build
ing.
In a third Office. which Boyd saw was
just below and north of the vestibule
mentioned, the tessellated floor was
about completed, and burly, bearded
man in a long plaid ulster stood sur
veying the job. Despite his size and
years he was vigorously putting a paper
| cigarette, and the yellow stain acquired
! from the habit marked his thumb and
! fingers; while upon the floor in the
south corner of the lay numbers OF
| charred paper stubs, as If tossed in that
direction only.
| He turned quickly when Boyd APP
peared at the open doorway, and the
| latter fastened TO ask. with an obse-
| quious scrape and bow:
VAR can | find yum of de posses
sir? I am looking for yum Of de
posses"
The man in the ulster bestowed one
searching look in the intruder's face
then tossed his cigarette through the
| open doorway and replied, with a sOnO-
rous, Indifferent voice:
II am Mr. German, one of the boss
masons. What do you wish to leaTn2'
Il wish to ask apout renting vun OF
de offices, Mr.. German, yum of de
| sheepest Offices" Boyd explained, with
a great display of rather servile polite
ness, while he produced and rendered {
neat business card. Il am Mr.. Solo
mon, sir-Mr. Isaac Solomon, in de pro
kerage pishness. Who will l hat t.
see apoud renting yum of de Offices?"
You must see the owners Of tn,
building, of course, instead of hos:
workman" growled Mr.. German, will
a. glance at the card he had accepted
But it will be at least two months be
fore any Of these offices can be occu
pied"
Two months-so long as dat?" ex
claimed Boyd, throwing up his hands
"Who would h9f thought it?'
1.-THE inside finish is only just begun
my dear man."
but maybe / gould arrange for TIL
renting, Mr.. German" suggested Boyd
with a curious smirk and whine. IS
want yum of desc basement offices vel
de work ISIS all done, and maybe l goul,
see apout de renting"
Possibly" admitted German, indif
, fently. You'll have to consult Mr.. FL
lery about that"
''Vair can / find him, blease?"
"At his office on Broadway, | sup
. pose. | don't know the number"
DE light iss not SO goot as it Nigh
Pc" muttered Boyd, gazing up at tn
row of ground-glass windows, the low
err edges of which, being flush with tn
front sidewalk, were several feet abov
the office floor.
. Would dey put in blain glass 70