The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-21

he is out. I doubt it. and, as I have
come six hundred miles Just to have
a word with him, I insist on a chance
to
"Surei" says Danny. You'll get your
chance, only it's against the rules to al
low strangers above the ground floor
Now. you come along with me and
you'll be all right" With that Danny
gets a grip on the gents arm and
starts to walk him to the elevator. But
he don't go far. The next thing Danny
knows he's been sent spinnin' against
the other wall. Course. he want look
in for any such move; but it was done
slick and prompt.
Sorry" says the minister. shown
his cuffs back in place; but I must
ask you to keep your hands off"
1 see what Danny was up to then.
He looks as cool as a soda fountain:
but he's red behind his ears, and he's
fisEin' the chain nippers out of his side
pocket. ! knows that in about min
ute the gent in the frock coat will have
both hands out of business. Even at
that il looks like an even bet, with
somebody gettin' hurt more or less. And
blamed if ] didn't hate TO see that
spunky minister get mussed up, just
for objectin to takin' the quiet run out.
So I pushes to the front.
We'll. Well" says I, shown out
hand to the parson, as though he was
some one I'd been lookin' for. so
you showed up, eh?''
Why" says he-''why-eT-"
Yes. 1 know" says l. headin' him
off You can tell me about that later.
Bring your friend right in; this is my
door. It's all right, Danny; mistakes
will happen"
And before any of 'em knows what's
l. TaF4 p
mouth OPEN while I've lowed the pair
of strays into our sittin' room, and
shooed Sadie out of the way. The
minister looks kind Of dazed; but ne
keeps his head well.
Really" says he, gain around. 'T
am sure there must be some misunder-
standing
You bet" says I. land it was get
tin worse every minute. About two
shakes more and you'd been the center
of a local disturbance that would have
landed you before the police ser
geant."
DC you mean says he, that ] can
not communicate with a guest in this
hotel without being liable to arrest?"
That's the size of it," says I. Dan
ny had the bracelets all out. The CO.
nundrum is, though. Why I should do
the goat act, instead of lettin' you two
mix it up? But that's what happened,
and now l guess it's up to you to give
an account"
"H'm!" says he. 1T isn't quite clear;
but / infer that you have, in way,
made yourself responsible for me. May
1 ask whom I have to thank for
I'm Shorty McCabe,' says l.
''Oh!" says he. 1T seems to me I've
heard"
Nothing like bein' well advertised"
says l. Now, how about you-and
this?" With that I points to the spec
linen i'm the cast-offs, that was givin'
an imitation of a flytrap. I was a Hit
tie crisp, admit; but I'm gettin' anx-
ious to know where / stand.
The minister lifts his eyebrows some,
but proceeds to hand out the infor-
nation.
my name is Hooker" says he
Samuel Hooker
Preacher" says I.
''Ye-es. a poor one" says he. Where
Well, in the neighborhood of Messy
Dell, Pennsylvania p"
"Out in the cellu1Oid collar belt. eh?''
says I. This amt a deacon, is it?"
and / jerks my thumb at the fish-eyed
one.
This unfortunate fellow" says he,
droppin' hand on the objects Shout
der. 'is one of our industrial products.
His name is KTonacher, commonly
called Dummy"
81 can guess why" says 1. But