The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19

Mcknight declared. How do You
feel, Mr johnson! Six or eight miles
more and we III all enjoy our dinner. -
johnson put down the glass he had
raised 20 his lips without replying.
The TACT was however, that | was like
Johnson. ] was soft from my week s
lnactjon. and l was pretty well done
up. Mcknight, who was a well spring
Of vitality and high spirits, ordered a
strange concoction, made of nearly every
thIng IN the bar, and sent il over 10
the detective, but johnson refused it..
- hate that kind Of a person. " Nc
Knight said, pettishly kind Of Il
fellow that thinks you re going TO poi
son his dog IL You offer him a bone. -
When we got back TO the car line.
with johnson dragglcd aud dropping
tail to the Kite, | was in better spirits
! had told Mcknight the story Of the
three hours just after the wreck: !
had not named the girl. OF course; she
had my promise Of secrecy. But | told
hlm everything else. 1t Was relief
10 have fresh mind on It: I had
puzzled so much over the incident at
the farmhouse. and the necklace in the
gold bag, that | had lost perspective.
lie had been interested, but inclined
to be amused, until came to the
broken chain. Then he had whistIed
softly
'..But there arc tons Of fine gold
chains made every year. he said
- Why in the world do Won think that
the piece came from that
necklace?''
Lad looked around. Johnson was
far behire- scraping the mud off his
feet with piece of stick
81 have the short end or tho chain
IN L,e the scalskin bag, reminded him
- When l couIdn Z sleep this morning
thought ] would settle ii, one way
or the other, 1t was he'll 10 go along
the way / had been doing And
therc S no doubt about il, Rich. It's
the same chain.
We walked along in silence until we
caught tho car back 10 town
"Wcll. he said finally, 'vou know
the glrl. of course, and | don't Bnt
If YOU like her-and + think myself
You re rather hard hit, old mani
wculdn t give "A whoop about the chain
III iie gold purse. lt's just one of the
hitlc coiucideuces that hang people now
and then And as for last nicht-if
She - The kind OF n girl you saws she
IS, and you think she had anythinp To
do with that, you--you re added. that ;.
nj. You can depend on IT, the lady
OF the empty honso last week is the
Iady of last night, And vet vour train.
acqun1niancc was in Altoona at that
time. -
Just before we got on Tic car, re
Nertcd TO the. subject again. 1t was
never far back in my mind,
About thc-young lady of the train.
Rich, said. with what | suupose
was elaborate rarclcssness, "I don
Waut You 10 get a wrong Impression
| am rather unlikely 10 SEQ her apain
but even If do, II believe She Is n,
ready bespoke or next thing 10 il. -
He made no reply. bui as / opened
the door with my latrhkcy !ic stood
looking up al nc from the pavement
with his qui2zical smile.
Love is like the measles, =, he oraf.
ed The older you get il. the worse
the attack. "
johnson did not appear again that
aay small man in raipcoat took
Els place, The next morning / made
my initial trip 10 the Office. the roin.
coat still on hand | had short con.
ference with Miller, The district nj.
torncy, at eleven. Bronson was under
surveillance, he said and any attcmpt
To sell tho notes to him would probably
result IN their recovery, Tn the mean.