The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-09-16

who only had tried to do his duty by
the one who hired him to do ugly. not
gallant, deeds.
"Did you watch which way the rob
Der ranT demanded broom eagerly.
Lost him In the dark. He ran like
fury. You must have scared him OF"
said the second young man. ~ wish
We could have seen his face. Did you
see III"
"NOt distinctly" answered broom
HE struck me as being slim young
fellow. that's ALL" OF one thing he
was assured-the evidence of these
two men would prove that he had
acted as q valiant protector and not as
thug. a fear which had not left his
mind until now. They had seen the
fleeing assailant, but there was only
one person who could identify him.
That person was Frances Cable, the
victim. II 1t was not James Bansemer.
then who could 1t have been?
The door opened, and an agitated
young woman came out.
ut Is Mrs. Cablev she cried In trem.
bling tones.
The physician arrived at that mo-
ment, and a few minutes later came
an officer who had been hailed from
the doorway. While the policeman
was listening to the volubie young eye
witnesses broom stood aloof, puxxling
himself vainly In the effort to solve
an inside mystery. He had been
ready Q few minutes before to curse
himself for pulling the woman out Of
the water. but now as the belief grew
stronger within him that her assailant
was not James Bansemer his view.
point changed. II. such was the case
there would be no need to fear Mrs.
Cables story II hs-revived sufficiently
to tell II. On the other hand, II It was
Bansemer, he had rescued her to an
Ill purpose. He was conscious finally
that some one was speaking to him.
"What do you know Of thlsf' de.
handed the policeman. broom repeat.
ed his brief story. what 10 your name
and where do you liveT
my name Ii Elias broom. and live
over in Wells street."
"Could you identify the manY'
II don't think So"
"What were you doing over in this
part Of town.
walking up to see the skaters ON
the park lagoon. But what's that got
to do with it, You'd better be out
looking for the thief instead Of vast.
ing time on me here" snarled broom.
The officer gasped. and there Is no tell
Ing what might have happened II the
captain and a swarm Of bluecoats had
not appeared on the scene at that mo-
ment. Two minutes later they were
OF securing the lake front in search Of
the mysterious holdup man. Two plain
clothes men remained to question the
witnesses and to inspect the neighbor.
hood In which the crime was commit
ted.
Word came from the inner room that
Mrs. Gable was regainlng conscious
ness.
"Does-can she throw any light on
the AFFAIR."" asked Elias broom.
"She has uttered no word except her
husbands name. I think she Is still
calling upon him for help. poor thing"
said the young woman who bore the
news.
"Cable ought to be notified" said one
Of the men.
Don't do 1t over the phone" said
broom quickly. "I'm going past his
house. I'll stop In and tell him. Let
me out. officer. must get out Of these
wet garments. I'm an old man. you
know"
The probable solution had come to
broom like a flash. As he hurried up
the street his mind was full Of the
theory. He scarcely could wait for the
door OF David Cables house to be
opened In response to his vigorous
ringing. The maid announced that
Mr.. and Mrs. Gable were out. 1t was
! enough for broom. He put the puzzle
together IN that Instant. David Cables
face was the one he had seen, not
James Bansemers. The maid set up a
hysterlcal shrieking when he bluntly
told her Of the mishap to her mistress,
but he did not wait to answer ques-
lions. He was of to find James Banse-
mer. The volcano he had been watch.
Ing SO long was about to burst, and he
knew II.
Forgetting his wet garments, he en-
tered drug store and telephoned to
Bansemer's home, His employer an
swered the call so readily that broom
knew he had not been far from the In.
strument that evening. There was a
note Of disappointment In his voice
when Droom's hOarse tones replied to
his polite "Hello!'
"I'll be over in half an hour" said
broom. Every important business. Is
GraydOn there"
Hes just gone to Cables. Some
one telephoned for him minute or 80
ago. What's wrong? Do you know?"
an be there In fifteen minutes" was
all that broom would say.
Elias memory could not carry him
back to the time when he had hired q
cab. A cab was one Of the luxuries
he had not cultivated. One can only
Imagine his surprise, then. when he
found himself hail,ng a passing han
som, and greater tho surprise he must
have felt when he clambered In and