The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-27
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the fog.
waited for a few moments longer,
and then determined to make my exit
! ran downstairs. treading as softly az
] could 1 had just reached the little
hall and put my hand on the latch OF
the door when l was accosted.
Who is there2" said q voice.
I replied glibly that / was going in
search Of Drake.
you cannot see him he is en-
yagcd." said the same voice. and now
. man came forward He held a dark
lantern i'm his hand and suddely threw
SIS bull's-eye fun on my face. Perhaps
he saw through my disguise. anyhow.
he must have observed that my face
was unfamiliar to him. The expression
IN his own changed 10 one of alarm.
lie suddenly made a low and peculiar
whistle. and two or three other men
entered the hall The first man said
something. the words of which
could not catch, and ali four made
rush for me. But the door was on the
latch ! burst il open, and escaped into
the court. The thick fog favored me.
and 1 hoped that I had escaped the
glng. when a heavy blow On the back
az ny head rendered me, for the sec
ond time within that ominous twenty
four hours. unconscious.
When I awoSe I found myself in the
ward o. a London hospital. and the
kind face OF a house surgeon was
bending over me.
"Ah, you'll do" I heard him say.
'.vou are coming to nicely You had
nasty blow on your head, though. Don't
talk just at present; you'll be all right
in a cople OF hours
I lay still. feeling bewildered. Fig
ures were moving about the room. and
a.. 1foh -,
windows. i saw a nurse come up and
look at me. She bent down.
You feel better? You are not suf-
fering?" she said
81 am not" 7 replied "but how did
] get here? What has happened -
"A policeman heard you cry and
Kicked you up unconscious in a place
called st. Marks Court. Someone gave
you 4 bad blow in your head-it is n
wonder your skull was not era exec.
but you are better. Have you meg
saEe TO give TO anyone?"
II must get up Immediately" I said.
90 have not n moment to lose Some
thing dreadful has happened. and 1
must see to 1t. l must leave the hos
pital at once
Not without the surgeons permis-
ion." said the nurse. Have YOU any
friend You would like TO be sent to
YOU ."
[ mentioned Dufrayer's name. The
nurse said she would dispatch q mes
scngCr Immediately TO his house and
ask him TO come to me-
I waited with what patience / could.
The severe blow had fortunately only
stunned me. / was not seriously hurt
and all the events OF the preCeding
night previous To the blow. presented
themselves clearly before my memory.
I'm q little over an hour Dufrayrr ar
rived. His eyes we're blazing with ex-
citement. He came up to me fun OF
CONSERVATION
What has happened Head?" he
askcd
"Oh. J am al right: don't bother
ab bout me- ! said. But. listen. Du-
frayer. Z must go to ST. Marks Court
immcdiateIy-there is mischief"
st. Marks Court Are YOU mad?
Have YOU heard anythinC?'
Heard what?" 7 asked.
Drfrayer
"What?" I exclaimed.
ell. there's the very deuce TO pay
lH the city this morning. De Brctt's
bank was broken into last night the
nisht Waterman seriously injured. ana
securities and cash to the tune OF
10000 pounds taken from the strong
rc"me and the man has got cie3n
away Your messenger from here fof
lowed me to the bank. Tyler. is there
and De Brett. The daring and inge-
Hrity Of the robbery the unparalleled. 3"
can throw light on this matter" i
s3id. Get the surgeon TO give ne
leave TO so. DGfrayer. There is not a
moment TO lose If we are to catch the
scouncreL / must accompany YOU 10
the bank"
Wen, you seem all right. old chan.
and II you have anything 20 say
y have" I cried impatiently. see
me surgeon. must get off Immediate
Dufrayer cid what I requested him
The surgeon shook his head over what
ne called my imprudence. but said he
could net detain me against nv viii
Dufrayer and / stepped into a hanson
an on my way 20 the bank ] repeated
~" strange adventures OF the previous
night
Did ever any one hear OF another
man doing such n foolhardy thfng?''
cried Dufrayer. What possessed You
20 enter that house alone beats nv
apprehension"
Never mind that now" I replied.
remember. / knew the brotherhood:
ny one chance consisted in going alone.
Thank goodness, the fog has risen"
a Hgnt breeze was blowing over the
city. and as we entered St. Marks
court ray or sunshine cast a watery
gleain over the old -begrimed
buildings. We entered the bank and
round De Brett, his manager, two po-
ice inspectors and Tyler's agents
awaiting us.
De Brett exclaimed. when he caught
sight OF me:
All. Head. here's a pretty businessl
m ruined man. The bank cannot
stand blow of this kind
Courage" I replied: I'VE may be
able to put things right yet. I have a
story TO tell. Mr.. Derbyshire, you have
doubtless kept the note which Mr.. De
Brett wrote to me last night ??
Inc note I wrote TO your cried De
Brett. What do you mean, Head?'
VIII you produce the note?" I said
70 the manager.
The man brought II and put IL into
us chiefs hand. De Brett read ii with
increasing amazement-
But I never put pen to paper on
sCch a fools Grand" he cried. why,
never take the keys of the small safe.
Der0yshire and Frorne have charge Of
mem. Head, this note is forgery.
Mnat IN the name OF heaven does II