The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-28
A Home Institution
Absolutely No IncUrable Cases

! ment. Guess your man must have tied
his mouth up"
"Oh. Peter!' shouted Murray. take
the plug out Of that gentlemans Jaw
AID let him speak to his friends out
side the door"
A torrent of execrations in Baldy's
rough voice showed that the order HAD
been promptly obeyed. In reply to his
friends inquiry as to what of1ense he
had been arrested for and what he
wanted them to do, the captive again
ragged furiously.
Don't stand there talking and chat
tering like a monkey" he yelled.
why don't you cussed fools get start
ed and cut the hearts out of these Eel
lows? If had my hands free for just
a minute I'd show you
This sentence trailed off into an
other explosion OF Oaths, and Murray
grinned as ne pointed to the front door.
Il guess that will be all your friend
has to say" he remarked. so I won't
detain you three people any longer.
Good night
Under cover of the detectives guns
the trio filed out Of the main door.
} Their comrades I'm the street had retired
to the edge of the sidewalk where they
stood. talking the matter over. As the
last of the trio went out. he turned
suddenly and flung himself against the
door, in an attempt to swing it wide
open. Murray. who had been expect
ing some trick. thrust his shoulder
squaTely into the fellows chest, send
ing him staggering backward, and
slammed the door.
There was a chorus of curses and
shouts from those outside that seemed
a prelude to another assault On the door
against which Murray was leaning
with all his force. trying TO secure.
Suddenly a shot rang out in the back
room, followed by a horrible moan, and
the yeils Of the attacking party ceased
with startling abruptness. In the still
ness that ensued Murray heard one of
his enemies say, in agitated tones:
BY heavens. it's all Of with poor
Badly, now. boys. That skunk OF a
marshals pardner has shot him"
We'll, what will We do now?' in
quiIed another voice.
Dol" repeated the first speaker, hit
terly. What can we do? The only
plan ] can see IS to wait till morning
comes. when therell be light enough
to look about us. Then We can see
what we're up against, and maybe get
a chance to break even With them two
murderers. They can't get out of the
hotel without US seeing them, any
way, and ] amt disposed to take
chances on a shooting bee with them
in the dark"
murmur of assent ran through the
crowd about the door, and Murray
heaved a sigh Of relief as he shot the
last bolt into place and fastened to SEQ
whether Dutch Peter had actually ad-
ministered the coup-de-gTace u the
redoubtable Badly. On entering thu hack
room he was greeted with a cheerful
grin by the deputy. who pointed II the
bound and gagged figure of :he prisoner
living on the floor. About an inch above
the latter's head appeared round hole
i'm the wall. a token Of where the bullet
from Peters revolver had plOWed It's
way when he fired the shot to cause the
gang outside to think that che prison
er's earthly career was at an END
The train for Chicago was due in half
an hour Murray slipped upstairs and
peeped through a window at the be-
leaguering forces outside. They were
standing around in groups. drinking