The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-03

stranger. ON 90 and watch you fcl-
lows; you can't lose me,
81 don t intend to- said Sheets
''we can't have any strangers get lost
in our beautiful city. You sad you
wanted TO 90 back to Frisco with Mr..
Holmes. -
"WeIl?" said the stranger,
"Well,n replied the chief, "you are
going Then turning to Holmes he
| said; "Supposc we all go over 10 my
! office. | have few extra chairs and
few clGars-and, - TO the Pinkerton
| (9) man, 'You can tell us the story OF
your life. and how you came to be such
| "A great detective.
The stranger merely grunted, and the
three men walked toward Chief
Sheets s Office
This is really a beautiful city, y
said Holmes, "a beautiful city,
"Oh,'' said Sheets modestly, 'We
get by
Arriving at the chiefs office the
| three men sat down and after Sheets
and Holmes had lighted their cigars,
the stranger refusing one, Holmes said:
81 Mr.. Sheets, there's lot of credit due
you, and | am going 10 see that you
! get it,
"Ob, that's all right" said the
chief. II get paid for my work and if
YOU are satisfied
"I am satisfied. said Holmes, as
| he blew a wreath of smoke ceilingward.
"Satis6ed,' he repeated, why, this
viii make me think of it, This man
Anderson, one of the biggest men IN
the business in his line, can't do n
thing with the case, and here's little
old me with the goods safe IN my pos
session. -
"ATl very nice" snid Sheets, but
get it back to Frisco first and then
have a long, loud crow; but get ii there
first" and he glanced suspic,ously at
the stranger. who still continued to
hold his Jaw,
ooh. that will be all right, replied
the hotel detective, who was by this
time so flushed with success that he
seemed to forget that after all he had
played but very small part in re-
covering Capt. Stark S property: - That
will be all right he repeated. 'tl'n
get IL there
{" Sure you will, - said Sheets, "sure
YOU will, but-get it there.
II have every confidence, said
Holmes, "evcry confidence.
Speaking of confidence - said Sheets,
1--WE had fellow here a month or so
ago, arrested on suspicion of being a
dip picllpocket, you know. We
ddn t have anything on him in Salt
\
against him and the Judge fined HIM
$50
" We'll, Your honor he said. We
only SIS. but and he looked anxious
" at the court room loungcrs, If YOU
will turn me loose in that bunch for
minute / II get the rest He had
some confidence, that boy, but 1t didn I
oct him anything. So, as ] said before,
you will get it there all right, but
get it there.
The balance of the day was spent
with n few friendly games of billiards
between Holmes and Sheets, the stran'
ger sticking close at their heels, and
never Offering TO leave them.
When il drew near train time,
Holmes called a cab and the three men
were driven TO the depot. AS they
had some ten minutes to wait, Sheets
called them both into the station smok.
ing room and said;
:! Now, boys, the case is out of my
hands. Mr. Holmes, you have the
money and Jewels. Mr. Whatever-your
namc.is. YOU be Il good boy and don {
try any funny business between here
and Frisco.
"And now, good bye. Drop mc a
line, Holmes, and let me know how 1t
all turns OUT
Holmes and the stranger boarded the
train, Holmes with many thank You S,
and 81 shan forget. etc. The
stranger was silent and sullcn ms the
train pulled ont
Sheets stood watching until the tail
igAts of the rear coach were lost from
.Xiew. then pulling his hat down over