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

such contingency,
At noon I left the office and took a
veterinarian to SEQ Candida, the injured
pony BY one o clock my first day s
duties were performed, and long Sa-
hara of hot afternoon stretched ahead
Mcknleht, always glad 10 escape from
the grind, suggested n vaudeville, and
in sheer cnnui consented. / could
neither ride, drive nor golf, and my
own company bored me to distraction.
''Coolest place in town these days.
he declared Electric fans, breezy
songs, airy costumes. And there's John
son Just behind-thc coolest proposition
In Washington
lie gravely bought three tickets and
presented the detective with one. Then
he went in; Having lived normal,
busy life, fhc theater in the afternoon
is 10 me about on a par with ice cream
for breakfast. Up on the stage
very stout woman in short pink skirts,
with IA smile that Mcknight declared
looked like Il slash in roll Of butter,
was singing nasally, with \ lnborious
kick at the end of each verse, John
son, two rows ahead. went to sleep.
Nc Knight prodded me with his elbow.
Look ut the first box to the right, -
he sud, III stage whisper. 81 want
you to come over at the end Of this
act -
1t WAS the first limo | had seen her
since ! put her III the cab Mt Balti-
more, Outwardly presume ] was calm,
for no ono turned to stare MT me, but
evory atom Of me cried ont at the sight
of her. She was leaning, bent forward
lips slightly parted, gazing raptlY at
the japanese con Juror who had replaced
what Mcknight disrespcctfully called
the Columns of Hercules, Compared
with the dragglcd lady Of the farm
house, she was radiant.
rt irsI h.
ing but Joy at the sight Of her. Nc
Knight IS touch on my arm brought Inc
back TO reality.
"Come over and meet them, - he said.
'That's the cousin Miss West Is visit
ing Mrs. Dallas. "
But | would not go; After he went
| sat there alone, painfully conscious
that ] was being pointed out and stared
at from the box. The abominable Japan
csc gave way to yet more atrocIous
performing dogs.
"lLow many offers of marriage will
the young lady in the box have1' The
dog stopped sagely at none, and then
pulled out Il card TINT said eight. Wild
shouts of glce by the audience. 1.-The
fools, - | muttered,
After little glanced over Mrs,
Dallas was talking TO Mcknight, but
She was looking straight at me. She
was flushed, but more calm than ], and
she did not bow. 7 fumbled for my
hat, but the next moment + saw that
they wero gong, and ! sat still. When
Mcknight came back he was tri-
umphant
we made an engagement for YOU. -
he said. Mrs, Dallas asked me TO
bring you 10 dinner tonight. and |
said | knew you would fall all over
yourself to go, Eou are requested TO
bring along the broken arm and any
other souvenirs of the wreck that you
may possess.
"I II do nothing Of the sort, I de-
clared, struggling against my inclina-
ton, Il can't even tie my necktie
and / have to have my food cut for
me
"Oh, that 5 all right. - he said cas-.
lily. . II send Stogie over TO iiX YOU
up. and Mrs. Dallas knows all about
the arm. J told her"
(Stogie is his japanese factotum,
so called bee ausc he is lean, a yellow
lsh brown in color, and because he
claims TO have been shipped into this
country in n box)
The Cinematograph was finishing The
programme. TSe house was dark and
the music had stopped. as it does in
the circus just before somebody risks
his neck at so much dive in the Dip
! Of Death or the hundrcd-foot dive.
Then, with II sort OF shock ! saw on
the white curtain the announcement:
The Next Picture
Is the doomed Washington FLYER.
taken a short distance from the
scene Of the wreck on The fatal
morning of September tenth Two
miles farther on ii met with almost
complete apnihilation
/ confess 10 return of some of the
( sickening sensations of tho wreck: pco-
I pic around me were leaning forward
with tense faces. Then the letters
/ were gone, and | saw long level
! stretch Of track, even the broken stone
! between the ties standing our distinct
/ lY. Far of under cloud of smoke
a small object was Rushing toward us
and growing larger as il came
Now IT was on us, a mammoth in size
/ with hugo drivers and II colossal ten.
I der The engine lcapcd aside. as If
/ Just IN time to save us from dcstruc.
! tion. with glimpse Of Il STOPPING fire
\ man and grimy engineer. The long
! tram of Slccpcrs followed From a
( forward vestibuc porter in white
cont waved his hand. The rest Of the
cays seemed still wrapped in sumbcr
I With mixed sensations | saw NV own
car, Ontario, fly past, and then | rose
tn my feet and grippcd Mcknight s
shoulder,
On IND lowest step of The last car, one
| foot hanging free was man His
/ black derby hat was pulled we'll down
| TO keep il from blowing away. and
his coat was flying open in the wind.
He was swung we'll out from the ear.
his free hand gripping a small valise,
every muscle tense for n jump.
Good God. that S my mani said. /
hoarsely, rs the audience broke into
applause, Mcknight half rose: in his |
scat ahead johnson stiflcd Il yawn and
turned to eye me
] dropped into my chair Imply. and
tried 10 control my excitement 'ETbc /,
man on The last platform of the train -
said. g llc was Just about 10 leap;
i III swear that was my bag
'topld YOU see his face?'' Mcknight |
asked IN an uudertouc. ''WouId You
know him agaiu?'
No. Ills hat WAS pulled down and
his hea1 WIS hnnt | IN rninc hrrl. II