The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-02

port, and the other hand holding the extiDgushcd
torch, pressed against her breast L could hear her
low, hurried breathing as waited more.
West was coming back to his senses He could
not know who II that had sprung upon him from
the void OF the night and he began struggle ccby
The situation was apparently hopeless. ! could Doi
speak TO him attempt To drag him further toward
safety without revealing the presence Of both My
one hope was that might hold the girl off while re-
moving him silently. Then mad course
open To and took II. closed my hold upon
Vests neck md bundle0 him out beyond the edge of
the door.
"T-I hope you Will not feel-called upon to give
the alarm said speaking In voice clearly broken
by fear At the first tones of my voice she straight
ened suddenly. AS finished she brought the torch
into play again and 1t my turn to stand in the
flooding shaft of light But courtcd her inspection
standing against the frame of the door with one hand
grippcd hard upon the trembling croucblng
whom she could not see She looked for
second then swept the piercing ray 10 the wall and
the safe with Its outer door swung open. 1 took ad-
vantage OF the brief respite to pat Vests shoulder
renssurngly He knew me, for he ceased to twist
and struggle, The cleaning eve turned full upon me-
again and she watched In silence After all. tall.
smooth shaven men In dress suits more or less
alike when seen In the passing fash Of torch Lfs
ebbed back her did TO the poor shaken thing
under NV hand 1t was my part now TO play the
terror stricken unnerved amateur trusting that sho
might view my arrested flight due TO extreme phys
cal cowardice,
"You-you won't cry out. Will you? I stammered.
II haven't taken anything yet. It's my hrst-a-
attempt She had quite recovered now. Fer voice
camc cIeor contemptuous while she wnked the light
with her finger,
81 should say you poor specimen OF your
profession for such ambitious enterprise
"'Plcnse' I whispered. with anxiety not wholly
assumed 'd-don't make the light flicker that way. II
Will be scen-from the street
.She Inughed. quiet suppressed laugh. Here's
Courageous housebreakcrr she said Revolver. drest
suit drills everything except the mask Did YOU pian
when YOU came to mako desperate resistanceT She
laughed again. And you surrender to n girl
81 made movement toward her, and instantly she
slpped back along the wall. could not be sure
what she wns about until she swiftly shifted the
light and turned 1t upon bell button, where her
finger rested. Another step and III rouse the house.
she said easily as she brought once more within
the wnkine shaft OF the torch.
The Safe Way Out
"D-don't don't pleaded again Nv start
toward her had been impulsve. There seemed no
possible escape from the corner To which I was
driven was stn thinking of West; for myself had
no fear ! determined to throw myself wholly upon
her generosity
Here, | said eagerly: you sec am not ctlnI
nal merely an unfortunate-who could not survive
capture Herc-take my weapon I stopped and
slid my revolver the polished floor toward her
She caught 1t up and as she hdeous camor
broke out below at the front door the battcring of
club the sounding OF deep toned bell. 1 appealed
70 the girl with outstretched hand and quvcring
lips
1.-The police" cried; they've come-tbey7i get
me- Give chance, Just a chance-what shall
dof'
".Wbat do YOU want me to dor she asked IN
tcrcsted and i believe, touched by my abject dis
trcss and show of faith In her. ! listened to the
sounds below The battering had ceased and l
heard the basement gate cang
"'Tcll me safe way out. to the rear windows or
somewhere / begged surrendered TO you be-
cause you're woman. l haven't hurt any one or
taken anything Give me chance
"T WILL she said suddenly Go back along that
hall Open the second door to your right. The room
Is empty Hide in there, and I'll they don't get
you I'll let you out later. want to ask you few
questions
IL mumbled my thanks, And you'll go back to
your own room? You won't let them know you've
seen anything
Yes. yes she said impatently. Now GO
"I needed no further urging l had lifted West al.
most bodily TO his feet the flashes from the torch
became less frequent Now plunged toward the rear
of the house dragging him through the dark hall
HurryinG feet sounded below.
"'Quick, | said. There be way out
"'There Is none. he whispered Yale locks on all
the doors. You'll have to hide In the room she said.
This Is where make myself right with YOU lie
caught the railing the head OF the stairs. At that
instnnt a transOm near flashed up-hcr room.
we both knew 1t must be. He lifted his face toward
1t for instant then caught my hand in brief clasp
and pushed down the hall. / would have pro-
tested
"'Goodby, old man. be brenthed. You've done
the greatest service for Tint It's left any
earth to do sba'nt forget IT. No, don't urge
You've saved me from the only thing / feared She
won't see and nothing else matters II went
with you might have face her after all Good
by
"Hc started down the stairs. Even then I would
have tried to pluck him back, but padding football
told il too late he went down softly and
gave himself pp you know.
Some minutes later, hidden in the second room 10
the left. heard the confusion that broke upon the
house when all the guests were wakcncd. pceped
from the crack of the door An excited group stood
on the landing. the girl among them.
It's all right. ma'an, came obScquous voice
from below. they've got him. safe euougb.' There