The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-12-12

hood, started briskly up
the steps of No. 112 and pressed the
button.
Mum" he said to the elderly won.
an who opened the door, II see by
these here notices that you hev rooms
to let, and as that's what I'm arter |
kinder callated I'd gin ye call.
How much be they"
He distracted huge roll of bills
from his trousers pocket and thrust
them bunglingly into her hand.
do what ye can for me or thet,"
he continued. Count It out and see
what's in it. Twas 300 when II
skinned her over, and cal'lated
'twould do. Stow the ditty.box under
the berth and long bout eight bells
I'll drift back and kinder tidy things
up a bit for night. Good-day, num-
He gave his hat an awkward pull
and waddled off hurriedly, leaving the
lodging. mistress red in the face and
short of breath with the surprise Of
her life.
Save us, there's wan man for
with amazed eyes as he stumped down
the street on his short legs, the huge
trousers Topping in the wind, the rusty
hat pulled down to his cars and the
coatsleeves dangling to within an inch
OF the tips of his stubby fingers.
At noon the queer lodger returned,
received his key and was shown to his
Do hn
he turned to Mrs. Tull the flesh of his
face packed like hard putty, as i'm
mobile as board, his unwinking eyes
staring into her own.
Mum" he said in voice like fog
horn, my name is Golfer, Cap'n
Joshua S. Golfer This here Is my
cabin. Dye see? IT'S mine for one
twelvemonth. Ontil thet time is up
callate I'm the size myself to load
It clean to the skylight, and | don't
never low to hev no petticoats fussin'
up any vessel o. mine. I'll swab the
docks and trim sails myself, and now
you en- go below and stay there.
Show your figgerhead on my compan-
lonway agn without orders and I'll
shove we plumb overheard through the
portfolio"
At II o'clock the next morning,
when she heard him bulkily descend
ing the stairs, she stood in the back.
parlor doorway to observe him, but
had the doughty captain CHANGED to
look that way he could have seen
nothing but the tip of an inqusitive
nose and the toe of large boot. 1t
was the same on the second and third
mornings, but on the fourth the cap
tain did not appear at IL O'Clock as
usual. She felt some uneasness over
this fact, which grew greater when
the next day also he remained invis
ibe. For more than As hours not a
sound had issued from his room She
waited until the next noon, and then
all remaining as quiet as the houses
of the dead, she ventured up to the
head of the stairs and stood a mo
ment gazing steadfastly at the closed
door of the mysterious cabin"
Always at this stage of reflection
with persons of Ann Tull's grade Of
mind and experience, the police be
gin to figure. And within ten minutes
afterward she was standing on the
stairs pointing out to an inspector ant
a plain-clothes man the door behint
which lurked some dark secret, she
was sure.
Looks to me as If he had rum" sale
the inspector. How much was he
into you, Mrs. Tull?'
Not wan clint | know me business
IT'S In advance | always do be getting
Il from strange vans"
well, | don't see as there's any
Ndng for us here" remarked the in
spector taking a last look around
Lock up the room and keep the key
till his time is out or till he comes
back. But If anything more turns III
let MS know at the station Then he
went away with his man.
At eight o'clock young Autograph
err who with his brother, house
PAINTER occupied the room directly
over the captains, came jumping down
the stairs, and tearing the kitchen doc
omen rushed upon Mrs. Tull, and put
ting his hands on her shoulders begaT
10 sob, crying brokenly:
"Oh, | am sorry, | am sorry!
WAS Jim and me that done IL, ! tolt
Slm we'd be found out, and now III
come. What shall we do? Can't yol
hide u.s. Mrs Tull, and say nothing
Then It will be all right, for Dobod!