The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-24

a., and now it's tied loose. So
.hcre amt but a choice few of US
On the know: but if you want the
!. ----,-,ants in the case, either for pub
Tor OF private satisfaction, all you
10 do is call on Mr.. Talbot Fitz-
I'D ard the Lady Irene.
what's the answer? Now wait, I'm
Gin 10 that. but, with so many cases
.obacco heart around, you'd better
.-ts this easy and gradual like it was
handed 10 me.
Come back as far as last Tuesday
-.,rnjn, I'm here in front Office Of the
,tndio. my heels up on the desk, tryin'
=, read the sportin' news and listen
=, swiftly Joe illumination conversation
ono and the same time. Somebody's
slinped the report TO Swiftly that Ken
tr.[v has passed a pure feud law, and
ts's struggIin' TO find out what's the
he Barrin' his mental distress, it's
osacefuI. democratic scene.
5beu. without warnin' at all. the door
.,sns and IN drifts this cross mated
,sir with destiny up their sleeves. How
t-ae TO know from their looks what
,5s, was loaded with He's a tall. stOOp
sbauIdered old gent, with a fine, ruby
ti7ted Roman beak. a lot of curly gray
lair bushy eyebrows, and last year
ns5dork oyercOat. and if 1T hadn't been
f,r the crisDy white lip decoration you
nieht nave placed him for the eX-
baayv OF a busted road company. But
fbe mustache and the green cloth bag
he carries under his arm bars him from
tie actor class
The young lady with him is got mp
too careless for even a fourth rate ac-
torire-shabbv boots, long black
cloth coat and punky lid oTIRmented
with what looked like bunchf of arti-
feisI mushrooms stuck on one side
Rut she's one of the Independent kind
nat amt troubled by their clothes She
has her head up and her eyes wide
omen. They're tho big. wild, rollin'
kind Of lamps. not so deep set as his.
but they belong in the same class, and
ifs easy TO see they're some relation.
With her hair parted fat in the middle
and pulled down over her ears, she s
good deal of a freak,-one of the kind
you'd expect would give you chunk
out Of Peer Gynt" at minutes notice
and spring set OF subscription books
on you the next.
As it's too late to put my foot against
the door, / Just waits for them to make
the first break, They fetch up in the
middle Of the room, take a quick glance
at Swiftly, give me about the same
KIND OF size up, and then look around
kind Of disappointed. as If huntin' fol
somebody else. Then the old gent clears
his throat and opens fire
oh. say says he, could YOU tel
---l. L TDn prnFpEEnT Nc
Cabe?"
~Informs ton bureau to the left says
T. jerkin' my thumb at Swiftly Joe.
swiftly. he grins and points to me
Guess that's the guy you're iookin
for" says he.
What" says the gent, tuTnin' on tn
full power of them sharp eyes. Why
Why, of course it is! Irene" he goes on
nudgin' the young lady, don't you sc,
that it must be?''
II knew it in an instant" says she
hxin' the flashlights on me admiTir
ike.
The chin. the mouth, the-the ca
lobes" he puts in. quick ana eager
c0ckin' his head first one eide and theI
the other. as he goes over my points
isn't it wonderful"
Heredity always is" says Irene
Note the narrow space between th'
eyebrows
Right says ne. steppin' up for Z
closer squirt. and the strong line o.
The"
But I've stood for about all of thi!
That / banker for. Say" says I. 'i'
this an autopsy, or vanishing day
Anyone would think you had me on tn,
slab. I expect you'll be IOOkin' 80
strawb'ry marks next"
But this don't jar them at all.
only reminds Irene Of something she'C
forgot THE cowlicki" says she "Yol
haven't found out if he has that
father"
I'm looking now" says he. sidestep
f.a' around. "Ah he has it. ITenet See
Just to the left Of the crown? Wonder
full"
Anything nore?" says 1. Don
You need a dissectn' knife. or a micro
seope? I'm just dead in love witt
Seems they're all through with TIL
exploration though. They lines u
n front of the desk. the gent takes of
MS hat with flourish. the Lady Iren
grabs her skirts on either side. and tn
next thing I know they've done a ben
That would do credit To G couple O
graduates from the Harlem Institute O
4erpSichOry-
Our humble apologies" says he
nut We desired first to complete tn
modification"
Well" says I. IF you think you'v
got me- scheduled good and proper, le
y come Is il a subpoena. or have
No1 something in a Taffle?"
The gent smiles and does anothe
oin lower than the first. "Prepar
Yourself says he, for a great SUI
Thanks" says I. " but I'm on tn
Sater wagon. Couldn't take gas ju:
as we1o"
He waves this jolly aside. Il al
yaoout to reveal to you," says he, o.
"lg hidden secret"
Wen, weili" SAYS I. Hadn't u
ought to have a little shivery strin
music then? They generally does.
mat don't throw him off the tracl
Iousn- II recognize" says ne, I'll
,9lty unconcern Of a truly noble mini
cry Characteristic. Professor. may
~ n your fathers name was M
Ne,lel Horgan McCabe? %
IT,, You ust have been readin' Who
"nat,' says l. Go on"
And the nsAc Of your granC
'atnere' says he
.., Patrick Mullins McCabe," says
IS this a tontine policy you've wri
Now enc more" says he. liftin' h
snnser. The name of your grea