The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-27

a prolonged examination to determine that
the wreck was the result of direct and
pfemedltated design. This aroused every
drop of fighting blood in my friend. and
he set about tracking down the guilty
persons with the utmost vigor- He en-
pioyed the best detective talent obtainabIe
ana ii was not many days before two OF
the strikers. tools Of Halliday, had been
arrested and there was every chance that
both of them would hang for the job.
suspicion pointed strongly toward Haih-
gay as the instigator of the plot. but we
We're satisfied that he had not had any
oirect part in carrying II out He was
100 wise for that but Majors gathered
evidence against him that promised TO
federates
He told me about this one afternoor
when ] visited him at his office. One of
the office boys hung about as we talked,
in way that l did not like. and / eau
toned Majors lest he be overheard and
Halliday warned. but he scoffed at my
fears and said he trusted the boy. New
ertheiess didn't like the CLEAN that came
into the boys eyes when he heard what
Majors had to say about Halliday. Things
looked threatening for the delegate.
knew that he was "A dangerous character,
and feared that he might try to escape
from the net that Majors was weaving
about him by trying TO silence Majors in
the only way that was possible.
That night Majors had promised to call
on me at my hotel TO sample bottle of
30-year-old liquor. that friend of mine in
the revenue service had sent me from Ken
lucky. l had invited Ma ors more to get
him away from his work than with any
Idea that ne would care especially for the
liquor, as ] knew that he was temperate
IN all his tastes and habits. | knew that
he needed the rest. that he was overtaX-
ing himself with the war he was waging
with the strikers. and had not liked the
haunted. worried expression that he had
assumed lately. 1t was Saturday night
and, as the road did not operate a Sun
day train Majors could afford to take the
night q
badly. think he appreciated this, for
he accepted my invitation with alacrity.
He came in late. and / saw at once that
something was preying upon his mind.
was far from guessing the real nature of
his trouble, for l attributed II to the
strike. We made sorry endeavor TO
renew our old college gayety, but it
wouldn't work. Majors was distracted
and let me do most of the talking I told
him what 1 knew of the old boys. ami
recalled many amusing incidents of our
school life. but could not rouse him from
the fit of dependence into which he was
sunk And through it all. Majors sat
with a far-away look on his face. and /
saw that he was not following my ram
paused for him to answer some question.
he was so deeply involved in his own
gloomy thoughts that he didn't know l
had stopped speaking
Nevertheless. am convinced that he
enjoyed the evening, poor fellow, for to-
ward the end of it he rallied bit, and
we had a lively half hour of it before he
had to take his departure. ! wanted to
walk with him to his rooms which were
over his office. but he would not permit
me to accompany him farther than the
nearest corner to my own lodgings When
we came to shake hands, he held on to
mine like drowning man to plank and
seemed half inclined to confide something
to me- He opened his mouth several times
as if he were going to speak, but each
time he seemed to think better of it and
merely wished me a hearty good night.
AS we stood talking. / noticed Halliday
passing down the opposite side of the
street and he scowled across at us ma
lignantly. | asked Majors If he were
armed, and limited to him the suspicious
that I had formed concerning Halliday;
for / was certain that the agitator knew
that IL Majors was out of the way the
strikers would carry their point and he
and his confederates who had wrecked the
train would probably escape punishment
Majors laughed my fears away and said
he had never carried a weapon in his life
and that he had never seen the time when
he needed on. AS / walked back to my
hoti, i saw Halliday Skulking along in
the shadows on the far side of the street.
| didn't like the looks of it and decided
to follow him and if lac intended harm
to my friend 10 prevent him from accom-
plishing it.