The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-29

yonng Italian. I will name him Louis
merito; lie was we'll educated and of
hne address. Watchful and of y ner.
vous. sanguine temperament, he was
nearly, always sure of being the lucky
one when sent with others to make a
capture.
Late one pleasant afternoon several
DAYS after the young Italian had taken
a position near the Brownie mansion
an elegantly attired young lady was
seen coming down the front steps of
the house, carrying travelling bag. She
entered carriage in waiting and it
rolled away at moderate pace. Merito
followed on foot and was able to keep
the carriage in view, When the young
! lady crossed the gang plank of the
steamer Providence, - then plying be.
tween, New York and Fall River, Merito
was close ut her heels. She stepped up
into the grand salon and after moving
about tor few moments, beckoned to
nut-brown chambermaid When the
servant came near the young lady
opened n pearl inlaid portemonnaie, and
taking from IL a ten-dollar bill re-
| quested her TO procure stateroom and
passage ticket to the city of Boston,
a few minutes afterwards the cham
bermaid returned and informed the
young lady that the staterooms on the
| DodI were all engaged.
IEe young lady seemed greatly dis
appointed and said it was u sorry pre-
dlcament for her TO be placed in; and
if the deep drawn sigh she uttered was
an index of her feelings at that mo-
ment. she was not only greatly dis
appointed, but at a loss to know what
TO do.
Merito, who was near at hand, was
as kind hearted as he was enterpris
| DDn rha yop1ca of
ment he pushed himself TO the front,
and with the poEitest Of French bows,
said: ''Please excuse me, young lady,
! am very much panied TO witness your
distress, and / should be glad to assist
YOU. If YOU will allow ME | think
can procure you stateroom y
In modest tones she thanked him
! him the ten-dollar bill that had been
returned to her by the chambermaid
Never mind the money until | know
what | can do for you.
He thereupon went below. The sis
| ter, he thought, is not responsible for
| the sins of her brother; besides, the
making of her acquaintance might give
him better opportunity for discover
ing the whereabouts of the man be
was seeking. In his imagination he
was sure that she was going TO meet
| him.
This was his opportunity, thought he.
He would ingratiate himself into the
good graces of this young woman, and
IL possible learn the whereabouts of her
brother.
The oiIy.tongued detective had no
! great difficulty in securing the coveted
prize Steamboat clerks are always WISE
enough to reserve an extra ticket or two
for special purposes.
When Merlto returned TO the grand
salon and handed the young lady her
tickets she was profuse in her thanks
and a., IV eSpressed res her deep obligation. As
She held the tickets between her Jew
eled fingers she beamed q smile and dis
plaved a set of pearIy white teeth, en-
circled by a pair of ruby lips, and oh
such ewes, More sparkling even than
the diamond solitaireS that adorned her
The detective s heart was throbbine
wildly. He could scarcely contain HIM
self 1t was case of love at first sight
The hot blood of the italian was surg
, jnr 10 his head. He was quite bewil
Collecting his scattered senses he was
soon able to convince the young woman
that he was a man Of consequence, ano
I that while their meeting was but casuai
r he was greatly delighted because OIL th' m
+ opportuuity offered 10 make her ac
T. II was late in the evening when they
, hade each other good night with
. promise to meet again on tne afrlNa va
NJ tbe steamer at Fall River IN th'
: can Mer;to TO had not only discovered thai
= Miss Brownie was lovely and fascln
atino. but that she was frank, conhdlnE
i, i and truthful, She had nothing to con cor,
y real He had learned everything. On.