The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1909-01-16

- - Nee autupI WITH her.
Very puzzling case be mus.d
Now. Why does she dwell so on thaf
recent death7 II seems 10 excife h.
100. That's morbidfty, I'm afraid: bsd
sign" S-e
The doctor liked St John too. 81
Johns friends acted very nicely IN
sending him new books and boxes OF
cigars. The books were wen chosen: .
the cigars were unexceptionable.
eLike al these paretics." he pou-
dered. -in the frst stages you would
not think there was anything much
wrong with the man, but II Is a little
singular that be should be 50 interest
ed In that unlucky death ALSO
As for the attendants. Miss Tracy
had flowers and little things and could
teach the women quite a number Of
new fads In hairdressing, and 50 forth.
For the men St Johns cigar box ana
fun pocketbOok sa6lced TO make them
extremely courteous. The man with
the wicked eyes and mouth benefited
most, however. It was wonderful
what lot Of little things he could do
for Miss Tracy. II was strange that
ST John should ind anything IN the
man 70 talk about with common inter.
est
Just once the two lUnatics met. IT
was Just before bedtime In the music
room he had sung to her accompani-
ment. When she rose to say good
night he almost whispered to her:
4 expect to 80 TO New York tomor-
row."
4 am 50 glad for your sake" she
said.
@And-and you-you have made my
stay almost toIerable. Is there moth
ing you WIN allow me to do for your
Hoh," she answered, with sprightiI-
ness 7 shall not be long In going my
Poor. poor little dear" he said 10
his pillow. 1T breaks me all I'D to
think Of her staying here incurable."
Mss Tracy packed her trunk, and
tears dropped on silk and linen indif-
ferentIy.
~oh." she murmured, al do 50 wish
I had never come here. can never.
never forget the sad, gentle way he
used 20 look at me-"
There was lively work next after
noon In the building Of the Gazette. A
young man sat at q desk apart IN the
reporters room, and be scrubbed and
hs acribbled. By and By the manag-
ing editor came In and looked over the
busy writer's shoulder and told him
that he had only an hour to finish I'D
In Then the great presses began to
elatter, and in little while the first |
edition Of the Gazette was ready for |
the street, with an enormous black |
scare head on the front page.
And IN the ONCE Of the Morning |
Jury there was also a very lively bus
ting. and there, at a retired desk. a
young woman sat, and she scribbIed |
and she scrubbed, and late at night |
the presses began 10 rumble, and in a |
little while the first edition Of the
Jury was ready for the street, with |
an enormous black scare head on the
front page
The Gazette and the Jury were with
IN a few minutes OF each other in get
ding out. A copy Of each paper was
hustled into the once OF the other, for
rival editors watch each others work /
with catlike intentness. And the Ca
sette ONCE read with dismay that the
great asylum mystery had been solved
By the indefatigable efforts Of Jury
reporter. while the Jury night stan
lore its editorial hair over the flaring /
boast Of the Gazette that fits special
had given TO a waiting
world the first and only enlighten-
nent Of the famous crime. There had
been no time for one paper to lift the
news from the other. How had the
expected scoop been spoiled
Tumnltuous was the wrath In the
-Wo Offices Miss Tracy was explain
NC to her managing editor. with tears
n her eyes. that she could not under
stand at all, at al, how the Gazette
aad got hold Of IT. In the Gazette Of
ice Mr.. ST. John stormed and swore
md said that for the life Of him he
.ouId not understand how the Jury
lad got almost the same story. II
''Gcod heavensr' shouted st. John
and he dashed out to the
Iury once. There be found a friend.
Nth whom he conferred. The two
unatics were introduced to each other
nd a minute or two afterward were
lone together. II
They laughed a great deal at the
dea OF two reporters on the same
TRANCE assignment, never suspecting
ach other, but their laugh was not
cry loud. The tender pity for each
ther Of yesterday was still In mind.
sThe attendant Is arrested" said st. {
ohm. sYou Gid not set It quite right I
he patient he poisoned when nursing /
I'm was an old enemy. II was not
one through trouble arising between
hem IN the sanitaFlums
aoh, botheris she said. at doesn't !
natter. We've done our appointed /
rork. Let's tank Of something more \
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