The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-25
TOLD UNDER THE GREEN LAMPS
BY w. B. M. FERGUSON.

Surely l thought our past acuUaint-
ance had given you a higher estimate
of our intelligence. Yes, we know you
have a string attached, but when will
the fool at the other end know when 10
pull, Ell? Listen, while 1 unfold a lit
tie tale. Last night our esteemed
friend with the gun, who, by the way.
viii be obliged to ventilate you if you
get fussy, happened to be in the vicin-
ity of your station house-just zap
pcned- Likewise he just happened To
see our neighbOr. Mr.. Brown, who sub
let the apartment two floors above Us
several days ago, enter and remain in
said station house for a considerable
time. Luckily we have attained to
that degree of arithmeticaI progress
sion, my dear captain, which enables
us to find the sum of two plus two.
Result, we have the pleasure OF y Ut
charming company while the fool
above sits placidly on his thumb. OF
cOuse we had sent out the invitation
for this surprise party before we were
quite certain of the identity of Mr.
Brown But, as you can readily see,
he is eliminated from this touching re-
union"
And suppose it was agreed taat if
I didn't show UP within a given time
the fool was to make you a call with
tempOTiZing.
Again the Professor" deprecatingly
spread out his hands.
My dear captain, you pain NE.
Give us credit for some knowledge Of
the workings Of the force. The hare
can tell how he hound will run, Ell?
Your commendable egotism and broth
erly love brought you here on your
own hook. You bit, and now you're
going to swallow the bite as best you
can"
1t was true, and flanagan knew It
but too well. Now his only hope lay
il endeavOring to carry into effect a
plan he mad but half formulated while
idly watching the staccato exercise Of
the detective yesterday in the station
house. In his vigorous seIf-confdence
he had scOffed at such an ending, but
now-his reverie was interrupted by
the soft voice of the Professor"
"As you are our guest, my dear cap
tain. it is only polite that we should
acquaint you with our prospective
plans. Now, approaching our environ
ment, you will readily understand that
your taking off Will necessitate two
things-silence and dispatch Now gas
is both pleasant and unsuspiciOus
method. Moreover, it gives one time
to realize what a fool one is. BY the
time our mutual friend above pulls the
string we will be Onaa Grand Central
flyer, and yOu-well give his Satanic
Majesty my compliments. May he
prove as charming a host as I have
| endeavOTed to be-
The Professor" looked over ard
nodded to the heavily built man in
the corner, who rose softly. flanagan
| intercepted the look and with a spring
| had his smiling host by the throat.
| And then a crashing blow from the
butt of heavy revolver delivered from
behind stretched him on the floor un-
| conscious. Another moment and he
was securely bound and gagged and
thrown into a small room, with door
and window bolted and every gas jet
on full
Detective William Ashland, his head
on one side, counted off on his fingers
the strokes of ten as they licked from
| the clock on the mantelpiece.
| HIM, been there nearly two hours
now Wonder is anything wrong?" he
| asked himself, uneasily. He stepped
| into the small kitchen and opened the
/ dumb-waiter shaft. mo, 60" he
grumbled, withdrawing his head.
Couldn't hear cannon go off down
there"
Suddenly he raised his head and
| listened. From the small room off the
parlor, used by the former tenant as
| a den, there had come a sOund-a
faint, metallic click. The detective
listened, his head on one side. cigar
click, this time more imperative. The
man rose quietly and tiptoed into the
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