The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-20
By SEWELL go RID
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''Mais Quit" says he, hoarse and
husky. "Emil-Felice!'
What" Gays 1. THE cross mated
pair that just went by? Sure of emp
''Diablei" says he. 'I would know
him in
'I'n take your word for the rest"
says 1. That bein' the case, hand
over the knife
II have destroy it, says he. holdin'
up his arms. DO you wish TO search? %
Well. I was almost willin' TO believe
him: but 1 thinks I'd better give him
the feel down, just for luck, when along
comes the bell hop.
They wants lunch in 756 right away"
says he, and Tidson slides of to get
the order.
If Sadie'd been in she might have
known what to do: but she's out, so l
walks up and down the rooms, thinkin'
it over. l hated to ring up Billy with
any such weird tale, or TO get poor old
Tidson into trouble if he didn't deserve
it. But the more l chews il over the
uneasier / gets. There he is. called on
to serve a couple of parties that had
sure used him bad, even il it did hap
pen a long time back. And here was
l. KNOWN the inside facts, and lettin'
things run. Two more turns, and
finds myself maxim a dash down the
corridor for 755.
Some one has just gone in, and
fetches there in time TO put my foot
against the door before the catch
springs Then I waits a minute, Won
derin' whether or not I'll make a mon
key of myself if / butts in. All can
hear is silver rattlin'; so ] guesses that
Tidson is in there settin' out the lunch
Will they spot him for Jules the
avenger? Or won't they see him any
more'n folks usually notices the waiter2
If they don't. viii Tidson break loose
and try to finish Emil with the sugar
tongs?
Say, in the short time / stands there
I dug up all kinds OF answers. each one
worse than the last. Then hears
some words ] don't UNDERSTANDINGS
loud and excited. but low and jerky.
AT last / catches something familiar
The lady says it, in a sort of a grunt,
and it sounds like Mercy"
That's enough for me. I pushes in
through the door in time-to see It'd
son handin' her a plate of chicken sand
witches Then I tumbles. 1t want a
call for help she was givin'- She was
just bein' polite in French. And as
neither of 'em was loOkin' my way
has time to duck behind a door drapery.
But the next view was hair raiser
Tidson has backed off into the corner.
and is fishin' down the back of his coat
collar after something And what do
you think? Blamed if he don't pull
out that toad sticker of his. snap out
the blade. and lay it on the servin' ia
BILE ready for use, all as calm and quiet
as if it was part of the job.
Ever have one of them nightmares
Wilan you're Elm chased by some big
black thing and can't yell? That was
the condition my throat was in then.
I wants TO sing out the worst way: but
it seems I couldn't. l stands there. all
goosefesh, ready to make jump into
the room. l guess 1 could have done
that.
] But, after layin' his knife out, Til
son tends strictly to business. Emil
don't require much waitin' on, as all
he's dom is nibblin' at some dry toast
like the dyspeptic he looks. But the
lady has a different kind of appetite
She keeps Tidson on the hop, supplyin'
sandwiches and crackers and cheese and
jam. And the way she tucks in re-
minds you of a sausage mill runnin'
overtime. Two bites. and chicken
sandwich is done for, while her hand is
reachin' for another, until the whole
plateful is gone. Then she begins pilin'
great hunks of Swiss cheese and Jam
on crackers. For a food destrOyin' ex-
hibit, it was the goods. And all the
time I1uSOu - SleppiH dIOunus Gym
first her and then Emil.
She was pourin' down her third cup
of tea when l see Tidson walk to the
servin' table and pick up the knife.
Now" thinks ], there's my cue!' But
just as I'm about to dash to the rescue,
he steps to the window. lifts the sash.
and chucks that rib ticker as far into
the open court as he can sling it.
AS he brings out the tray I slips
through the door after him.
well" says I, the reunion was all
one sided. want it? They didn't re-
member you, Ell? But what made you
change your mind SO sudden about usin'
the knife?'
''Bah!'' says he. givin' the shoulder
shrug. Did you see her feed? Diable!
He is welcome.
''Tidson." says I, you are deep
thinker
l didn't tell Sadie until next day, after
the pair had left.
What mean thing for him to say.''
says she Il didn't think it of Tidson,
really"
wouldn't that get you dizzy, Ell?
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