The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-26

neither the huge central electroller nor the log
- fire contributing Ia the customary glow through
the sober hucd apartment. The centre OF liSllt
1ad been shifted the opposite corner where bulb
proteclcd by n deep shade sho, Il brilliant cone of
rays down upon n small cabinet Pcrched on a high
STOOL and beading over the Shelf or the cabinet AZ
s,rl.,d In some dcl!cntc handlworl SAT Judd Rurc'
Stepping closer IaXton saw thar the master wore
n jewellers glass In eye. the while lie manlpn-
Intcd wrcIIIic implement with hi, white. slender
Gnrcrs \ litter of fine tools. ,my chips aud tcnJouS
shayugs ON c shelf indicated that he had been long
M his tnsx A. tho visitor watched him. wondering.
he straIehtcmcd ard held GU; small object With
GESTURE inviting inspection, II WAS the bishop OF
chess set dccacly aud lovingly corvcd In ivory: not
-,, n bishop ~ Is turned M a lathe hut perfect
b.. i,rc oC a bear man, with mrc and robe aad ohf
'apd advanced
.'u done except tho croslCr" sid Bnr"h. diSm"unt
Zoo. f.om his stool .ud putting thc caji"c' r. rights
... e,rou~ lean facc wns EnGlcd with III" Fulle Of
'. ,-llrSi1st aud the artist ~ h. listened 20 ak
's oGn,I-I9c comments.
Grt Of nnorhcr set" he cyralnod as b" w'~'nr"n
A 'i~lou icuGcrly in - rrl ~ cottn and :ln"cd him
d. ,Crawrr. MY 'cut1 nd best 1t has laF'n 'H'
~ m lc,,,, thc 50. refs uf !rc rTludop yory w,.krrS
.u I'm hnui after thcm" r ciPprcd his hands Al
..r, n~ IL he had touchcd somr wireless s!nioS The
5,or Ncw open no.>;IcS<ly ana the japanese butler
-iord On the threshold,
"ola rig0Ycttcs ard light the Grc." said the master
So, two places for diauer. Mr.. InXton will remain
4 few moments Inter the men were established
m ;hclr accustomed places ahipg comfort against The
chill whine OF the Jnnrary Sto:n thni darkencd asa
made dcsulatc the late afternoon.
'Tlnt was rather u Job In Chicago. the Cobalt
NoeotialIcs," ycnturcd TaXton d0lGenuy. by why ot
ccntriug the conversation The Secret Service hasr
iuyucd up anything
You'll near 10 the contrary by Monday At the
Iatcst' said Drrrh. IN I'll, level. measured voice.
rs tha; sog' cxc'lucd Lpxtoa In surprise. Have
y1u had 0uy lurormIti,u;"
40 more Than any enc else. Rul The poll'c gave 1t
rp aud called On WaShog;m Msl rue.d'y didn't
they? Aud rru>cott pm; ON the c'Sc. This :
S.tilCay Hon probably wH':c hls UrcSi to-nlGht.
haugh give him nuotro: twrutr-iour hours
But how do you ;row;' asked TIE bewildcIed Lax
ton
'By simple calculation, II y0u match bulldog
against mougrcl you're justified in saying that the
bulldog Will kill the other within certain specified
time fifteen minutes. half an hour, or whatever
You care TO | know who got the bonds So
did Truscott after he'd been In Chicago twcnty-four
hours. In the OF things he'll have his man to-
day or tomorrow. It's merely the way he measures
up against his opponent Oh form, If you Ike
The Name Secret.
"Who WAS 1T" asked LnXton, with eager curiosity.
"a pertinent question To prophet smiled Burch.
I'm not much given TO these tricks, but Wen make
IL
paper. Keep II folded In your pocket until YOU
hear of an arrest and then read It, I'll forfeit my
chess II II wrong"
81 cRn right how much chance stand of
getting that chess set" said Iaxton But what is 1t
this time? Did the unfortunate fugitive start up
stairs with his left foot first jockey club per
fume something of that knd?'
Burch laughed quietly. NO need to 60 far adeld
on case. The left his personal signature,
,hata IN II To hn cIe, ho
certain traits of the half trained mechanic. lie was
his In Il like that Truscott VIII read
the name the instant he sees the safe. He helped
put the chap away once I've patience with
the plain bungcr who overlooks his obvious safe
guards. LaXton,"
LaNton made unnecessary observation and was
presently rewarded
"Stll, might he puzzled sometimes state off
hand what all the obvious safeguards arc" the
ON. after pause "Ill admit that on occasions
the obvious is not obvious until aftcrword recall
Incident In which 1t rather instinct than de-
liberation that saved me from overlooking detail OF
considerable importance.
when stephen Leng went into the business of
booming African rubber plantations became more
less interested in him. l had stumbled upon Lcng's
footsteps In another affair and his having formed
company rather ambitious scale argued
thngs-that he expected to make good deal OF money
and that no one associated with him was likely to
share It II he made It
"Hc was quiet, pale little man. with one game eye
and enough nerve In the other for twenty, He his
offices in Broadway for year before took him
the card index for closer investigation, having caught
rumor concerning his affairs, The rubber company
had panned rather badly. but discovered that friend
Leng Ind eoppered that by borrowing heavily, stock.
machinery, lands little 1.eno ton iron steamer and
the rest of the going for security He his
own Board OF Directors
You Will observe that turned my attention 10
Lcng merely any business may look up the
status of ono among twenty schemes from time to
lime. on the chance that his venture was ripe. His
Offices were In rather shabby building neither over
crowded nor too expensive. within easy distance of
Bowling Green took a room on the Goor above