The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-13
ON GOVERNMENT ORDERS.
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girl answered L asked her to give me
the number 1 had just been talking to
You want Judge Morris. His phone
is busy"
That was all l wanted to know.
hung up the instrument and FASTENED
down to join Gordon
He said that Hammond had hailed
a cab and had driven away at great
pace.
I didn't stop to explain, but hustled
him out into the street and caught the
| first cab that came along. 1 gave Cii-
| rections to the driver and we We're
soon rolling away for the residence of
the judge at a rate that promised to
overhaul Hammond unless he had a
remarkable horse.
We turned into the street where the
| judge lived just as Hammond's cab
stopped at it's door, and before he
/ could jump from the carriage 1 saw
Miss Maynard run down the steps and
| across the pavement. She stepped into
the carriage and it turned and drove
back by us at a terrific pace.
We followed them. They drove d.
rectly TO Hammond's apartments
Here we saw the young lady step out
of the carriage and hasten up the
steps that led to Hammond's rooms
accompanied by their occupant. Her
face was as white as death.
Come on. Gordon. here's mischief
sure" I said, as we sprang from our
conveyance and followed.
1t took but an instant to gain the
hallway. l put a OBTAINING hand on
Gordon'S arm, for he seemed intent
upon breaking into Hammond's room,
and there was a fixed look upon his
handsome face that didn't mean good
for that scoundrel.
The transone was still open, and 1
could hear Miss Maynard pleading
with Hammond and Hammond reas-
surfing her in a calm. even voice.
He is doing fine" he was saying
but you cannot go in to see him Just
yet. The doctors will not allow il. He
isn't hurt seriously, only stunned. and
If you will only compose yourself you
will be admitted to him in a moment
Just drink a glass of this wine, it will
help you"
The young lady demonstrated, but 1
heard the clink of glass against glass
as Hammond poured out the wine, anu
peeping through the keyhole, 1 could
see Miss Maynard. a beautiful picture
of despair, standing beside Inc table
Hammond handed her the glass of
wine, which she drak mechanically.
The effect of it upon her was instan-
taneous. She clutched feebly at the
table and tottered into Hammonds
outstretched arms, Imply and uncon-
scious.
l was glad Gordon was not looking
through the keyhole, for 1 am sure he
would have killed young Hammond
then. As Miss Maynard rested help
lessly in his arms he stopped over her
and kissed her upon her rosebud of 4
mouth and gently stroked her hair.
Then the whole of the devilish plot
became clear to me. He had enticed
Miss Maynard to his rooms upon the
pretext that her stepfather had been
injured and taken there His dissolute
friends would arrive in a short time
and he would contrive, in some way,
to let them see the sleeping beauty in |
his apartments, leaving them to be-
lieve that she had been overcome by |
liquor Thus compromised, she could |
never remove the stain. Pains would |
be taken to inform Gordon of the in |
cident. / we'll knew that two such |
proud natures as Miss Maynard's and |
Gordon's would never attempt to ex-
plain away the scandal and that their |
friendship would be forever ended. !
There would be nothing for Miss May
nard, after this adventure, but to |
marry Hammond. / knew enough of |
the senator and her stepfather to be |
sure that they would force the match. /
even if divorce proceedings We're filed /
the day after it.
1t was a dastardly plot and one that |
could only have originated in the mind |
OF demon of a woman, devoured by
jealousy.
Hammond had picked up the fair
form of Miss Maynard and retired into
his apartments. 1 opened the door and
entered the room that he had left.
Reaching the table, I touched a bit of
the wine TO my tongue and instantly
saw what drug he had employed.
Turning to Gordon with a firmness
that I was far from feeling, I dis
patched him to the nearest drug store
for a resuscitant. This required but
moment
When he had left went after Ham
mond- He was in his library, where
Miss Maynard lay upon a large divan
as if she had fallen asleep there Ham
nond stood beside the couch and
5azed at her matchless beauty.
i had my hand upon his shoulder
before he realized my presence.
You dog" I Missed, I've a good
mind to strange you as you deserve"
My wrath consumed me and I did, /
n fact, grip his throat with a force
hat made his eyes start from their |
sockets and his face begin 10 turn |
purple i couldn't help using violence |
With him. but threw him from me with |
| force that sent him spinning across |
he room and sprawled him fiat upon |
ne floor. where his head struck the |
eg Of table. He was too spent to !
peak. ] feared to let Gordon meet :
him at this time, as 1 knew that the
snglishman might attempt TO kill MIN r
Tor could i have blamed him for it.
To prevent this, dragged Hammond
nto his bathroom, where 1 pitched him
lpon the floor and, having locked the
oor, returned to Miss Maynard. Cor
on came back at this juncture with
ne drug. sent him into the front
DOM while / mixed the potion. and
CURED II down the pretty iins nf the