The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-26

Won think ! WAS hunting for 1t, What
do YOU mean by having "A trap like
,his in Your hallways7 I'll see about
| this. m an officer myself. and vou II
! friend. Anderson was frothing with
rage, "Talk up. and tell me what
| this is, but first shake these saut-
/ eyed beauties off my arms
Anderson s guards were dismissed,
and the nearsilk Chunaman, who proved
TO be San Cow. proprietor of the place.
invited Anderson and Thorne INTO the
Anderson. as they took their places at
q small table, ''what were YOU doing
in my wine cellar''
Anderson gulped a moment and then
proceeded TO explain that he had fol
/ lowed some parties into the place and
through the door opening into he hall
way in which the trap door was placed !;
that he was an officer on special work,
and referred TO Thorne for coniirma-
ton of his story
San Cow Wants to Know.
San Cow listened with stoIidlty
which cause the two Americans 70 feel
uncertain whether he had heard any
thing. but when Anderson had con
cludcd he asked ''Who were theyqn
That's what l do not know said
Anderson, except that they roscm-
bic people whom i want to sec, and
very quickly
.'Thcy were two gentlemen and a
lady?'' asked San Cow.
Yes. - exclaimed Anderson, ''vhcrc
did lhey go?"
"Tbcy did not 90 TO the wine eel.
lar, and Sau Cow actually smiled
"Why do you have those men down
therc!' sdvagcly demanded Ander-
son.
They are simply walters. easily
replied San Cow. "And the door is
Just trick of mino patterned after
what ] have seen elsewhere. | am Il
graduate of an American COLLEGE, and
| remembered some Of the tricks,' and
he led the way back TO the hallway in
question. convinced that Anderson and
Thorne were what they claimed He
then took the raLr Of lnvcstigut tors down
the stairs, showed them the mechanism
by which the stairs were worked. and
while Anderson was not yet clear Of
his nightmare. which he had expert
cnccd when he thought that Marvellous
Anderson was caught III n trap. he was
far enough past his. rage TO enjoy the
matter.
The mention of San Cow of having
been graduate from an American col
logo, while missed by Anderson. caught
Thorne very quickly, and his first in
quiry of the Chinaman was, 'San
Cow, what college did You attend7''
Ialc,' laconicaIly came the an
swer.
"'Wbat ycar?'' "os. "
THAT 5 my year. said Thoruc.
- You Ialc2 What name7
Ferguson Thornc.
'Thornc--you remember San Cow
No? Maybe you remember Sanford
Gowano Yes? You were friendly to
Sanford Gowan when no other student
at Yale would give to a Chinaman a
friendly look. Nou were my friend
then. | thought ! knew YOU when YOU
first spoke. But you did not know me ?
MOI"
Why His Suspicion.
Thorne s hand was extended at once,
while Marvellous Anderson looked on in
astonishment. his suspicion Of Thorne
again coming to the surface.
Th?rne aud San Cow shook hands i'm
prcssiyely. Then San Cow said:
"What do you want of me2''
81 want to meet those people who
came IN ahead Of Mr. Anderson?" said
Thorne, and his breath came quickly.
''The two gentlemen and lady?"
eyes -
"l viii take YOU to them and suit.
ing the action TO the word, with An.
derson more mystihcd than ever, al
lowing Thornc TO assume the place of
the chief investigator
They passed down the narrow hall
way, turned to the left, and descend.
ing TO the sub-basemcnt of the den,
they entered one of the worst opium
joints Of the new San Francisco.
Through this they passed and came up