The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-11

stand. and this was first blood
1ancied the officers exultIng In the way
froVidence was opening the path be-
lore them But they simply coughed
ana oiusned. saw quite plainly l had
made false step so l FASTENED to
aad that would gladly appear
IN the morning and testify. But
that didn't case the situation.
saw something had to DO done imme-
diately and turned TO the young
man of faultloss attire and said:
IL you VIII tell me your name.
snail be most happy to introduce
you TO my friends" He said mis-
name was Henry White. was
rather acting the host instead of Mr..
j. +. Smith. Presently we were all
well acquainted. I noted that now
matters were much strained. The
conversation did not open up along
any heavy lines, in spite Of the fact
that we all formally knew each other.
Maybe Henry was waiting for me to
talk about Kant's categorical impera-
tive. All the while strange sounds
were proceeding from within. We
1ntimated to Brother White that
something peculiar was going on, but
he reassured us that a few congenial
souls who had told their wives they
were going TO lodge were playing
checkers and finch and tiddledy-
winks. Al. of course. how foolish of
us TO even imagine anything else
Then came another agonlzing pause
We stood and stood. Up the stairs
presently came smiling Greek. He
didn't recognize the officers, who
were In plain clothes. SO one officer
said Where are you going?" 1t was
all so polite l thought ne was going
TO add. my pretty, fair maid" But
he didn't, and the reply was that
the wheel sang softly and sweetly
to him as the sirens song to many a
journeying soul Of old. But Henry
was the man OF the hour He told
the perplexed fifth party that ne was
In the wrong place. But. no; he in.
sisted he had lost his wages In this
identical place a moment ago and
had gone out to replenish his pocket
book and was on his way to recoup
his lost fortune. There was no use
going on at this rate, so Henry said,
Get out of here" which was appar-
Nd1ig lOI AH6 stranger
turned and went ont and waited, |
suppose, until the pack who blocked
the back door had settled their per.
sonal quarrel.
Just then some one on the inside,
thinking lodge was over, | suppose,
started to so home. He pulled the
door open. For the life of me don't
know where the peek hole artist was
all the time. Officers who could have
gotten into the house almost with.
out moving never budged So |
lunged at the door. Brother White
pushed me back, grabbed the door
and pulled II shut with marked en-
phasis. He was visibly ANNOYED at
our i'll breeding. 1t was all over in
the twinkling Of an eye We quieted
down again l said, Mr. X. this
looks suspicious" He replied: "Yes,
when one considers 1t, 1t does look
suspicious" and Mr. G. also bore wit
ness to the suspiciousness OF the
whole proceeding. Henry cautiously
withheld his opinion, but there was A
delightful unanimity on the landing.
Now the peek hole tender came to
his senses. A Japanese youth
climbed up and closed the window.
The noises within stopped. and II
you listened very intently You could
hear the brethren whispering. Moth.
ing was wrong inside, you under
stand. Hadn't Henry said so when
first we met? The wearied officers
turned to go, and Henry turned to
go, but 1 timidly asked if Brotner
White was under arrest or not. The
officers told him to appear in court
at 10 80 the next morning. and l felt
as though we had gotten something
out of our raid.
We fingered on the street for a
while and were greeted before long
by a member of the city council, to
whom the officers related the hair
raising experiences of the wild night
He was a member of the police COM
mittee. but If ever man was shocked
that man was. why. Brother X,
l have lived in Ogden twenty seven
years and have served my beloved
city day and night increasingly and
affectionately, but this Is too much.
Gambling in ogden! Do you mean to
tell me that there are men In the
community who operate gambling
houseS?" That was too much for me.
| knew the man. If he loved any.
thing 1t was keno. II he regretted to
see anything leave ogden IL was the
keno game that anciently flourished
on our main street, so | inquired II
he knew there was a Mormon taber-
nacle in town and that the Wright
Brothers were having their big Janu,
airy and taX-reducing sales. or some-
thing about OF that flavor
Then | went homo. 1he morning
clock was striking one. | told Mrs.
Elderkin that | had been out raidlng
q put all the fierceness / could into
that word raiding). with the Ogden
police force. She said | didn't look
as though l had done any very siren
uous work. But then, she didn't
know.
The later morning came. | went
to court at the time set. but no
Henry White appeared. When / made
inquiry they replied that they guessed
he had forgotten his appointment. So
it happened. Henry mad forgotten.
| had a few moments on my hands
and went out investigating The re-
suit was this: The we'll dressed
young man who said his name was
Henry White was not Henry White
at all. but Jim Baker. and at that
time he was part OF the company"
in ]. F. Smith & Co, the very place
we were raiding. l was told ne was
half owner. but of that | have no
proof Nor is that all. One Of the
officers who let me introduce Brother
White, knew all the time who the
man was. what his business was. and
what his real name was. Later. as