The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-28

shed broadcast In the papers country.
would read OF f. and they would cease pursuing
the real Constance they had marked for victim.
In his mind he rolled the Idea searching
any possible flaw in his proposed scheme of action
and never finding any Night after night he lay awake
bed staring toward the roof In the darkness
going and over again every detail OF the pan
laughing each time as he ended at mis- own shrewd
and at the freedom which would como to him at
the cost OF anothers lfe Nothing remained save TO ma
his victim.
ing districts contain plenty OF old and
broken who willing to do anything in their
power In order to make a living Constance knew this
about to find such one He found him with
much trouble He was living in small rear room
on the nth cheap house and he readily re-
sponded suggestion that he do something
Ten me what It is and 1t. matter how
1t is he said in reply 10 the others volunteered
information that the work which he would be required
of strange nature Just so long as II don't
interfere with the police" he added
This interfere with the police In any way
Constance FASTENED TO assure him There Is nothing
a room that have hired In the next square, live
under an assumed name
For good and sufficient reasons" the sharp
And there's Ave hundred dollars In 1t for you
II pull off the deal that I'm planning. Now, then do
you the Job, don't you?
The man fairly eroveled when he heard the sum
mentioned, and within week Wlingham Constance now
old and broken down man with white hair and shabby
Clothes living In the rear room OF large roomins-
house and receiving s. day Tor doing IT. inc ola man
kept largely his He went out twice day-at
II o'clock wheE nc went TO nearby cheap ,esu' AM a
and had meal which served both for breakfast ana
luncheon. and again at when he went farther away
10 q establishment
acquaintnnoes among his fellow roomers ana SPOKE
only andaoy and only to her when he wished 10
was called grouchy by who observed his coming
and going left entirely to himself lie re-
ceved much mail In fact there was no maj oehvery
in which letter for WllESham Constance
before the OF the silent roomer
was known person in the house .
AS the days by and nothing developed the old
man grew impatient the real Constance cacn
evening by appointment and now he began 20 inquire
anxiously as 10 just why nothing was happehns Coh
him that the deal was nearing It's com
biTh nuil
patiently for the next few days Inc truth OF the mat
Ter was that cold-blooded criminal as Con-
stance considerably at numbering the helpless old
But some one must be Killed ana nhaiiS "e
schemer nerved himself for the deed
TaxIng advantage Of his dupe's absence evening
quickly slipped into the little room and behind the
door awaited the old mans coming When ne did come
blow point OF the chin senced his scream and
knife thrust the middle OF his chest laid him ou
HELPLESS on the bed 1t in q second and In
few Constance in the street hurrying away tC
his own apartments And at mis- apartments message
from the Sons awaiting him He started
as and he started more as he opened 1t an[
read It's contents you think fool US witt
the old man? You cannot, We know all about your
scheme There is escape for you
Constance tore the message into a hundred bits anc
cursed mpotently Was there from these mur
derers? Would they follow him forever? lie locked him
eeIr IN for the night and until next morning anC
cursed and Wondered over his chances the coming
of shril cries OF the neWSDoyS m INT
streets and the first era that caught after buy
ing paper the OF the strange suicide Nov
he knew that only lay In hight Into som
rseon where he would be beyond the both III
strong arm and the knives of the anarchists
He waited until nghtfu. then hurredly packed & grip
aed cab and prepared to start for the coun;r
of the West But. stepped into the cab man cam
upon him behind stabbed him through the near
U tbnt bis RODS, fell into the bottom OF the cab Tn
door snapped shut him cabman whipped up hi
horses the nearest bridge across the rive
stopped. Here two men were waiting lney opene
the door dragged the dead cut and pitched him owe
the railing the murky water below Then the
walked nonchaanty away while the cao"'th continue
The Sons o Freedom had kept their word And thi
s how strange suicide did not happen