The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-23

seemed to be ceiled with it as we'll as
could see, and all about were little cub
icles or ompartments with teakwood
partitions which did not run up to the
ceiling.
In the dim light could not see 10
the farther end, but / could make out
side passages or bays with more cub
icles. and there seemed TO be a throng
voices and the moving masses I could
see. 1t is almost impossible to give n
picture Of tho crowd In words, A small
percentage were men in European dress.
mixed Malay, Japanese or Filipino
garb, and they were of all colors except
that OF the red Indian.
Never have seen so many different
sorts OF people in so uniform a state o.
drugged and drunken deprayity,
Ramon was one OF the best OF the
many. It was plain that he was a great
man among the habitues. I saw several
white men whom ] recognized as beach
combers, fugitiyes from Justice. discredit-
ed sons OF resident family type. etc The
women were an amazing mixture also
though most OF them were Chinese and
Taking seats IN one OF the cub,cles
mamon ordered food. wine. cigars and
women TO keep us company or the phy-
sical comforts brought to us no excep-
non could be taken. Served in Chinese
aashi9p and { 5y they were all OF the very best
aHo 1ound myself wondering where the
this piaoe IKE
The greatest interest centered in the
was handsome girl from the Friendly
aiI 1SlanaS. and her coppery skin and bronze
gold hair and her magnificent teeth
opn cpI!S ana shoulders would have made her
nau Russian, half Samoyede. with small
Eu'tsrine black eyes and a thin grace
cIrI eir o9ayi 90 ihs The third was, tall White
so frequently IN California. Her ye ner,rs Sues
would have been excellent had she nor
,,sn pgen slightly emaciated. and her face
zen on It, was beautiful, while her 'eves.
We're the saddest things / have e,,o, 800
In all my life. seen
Plea of the Girl.
me Polynesian girl was favorite Of
ramon and the Samoyede hall casia
@i,o Sd, COW Gown by Phelps, who was over
n,n TnelneG by the startling nature OF the
Place. The tall white girl gathered bsr
loose attire about her and SAT Inn,n ta
m hsr y drsary task Of being cntertaininc
ii III soVner hhd l spoken TO her in Ens
M M,sh Than great change Vent o,ter
f., l thought you were German" said she
western American, You are an tahapiy AE,ari
can. can, You are the first American ff'i,suo bsuo
seps sesn mere ne e. for two years. How do 'Soe So
Briefly l told her
pecnlisr HFs you ga. gambler" she asked with
toid hnr very frankly tba, MO,
p1n,n more american traveller and noth,na
An the while she was n,,,,,i
otners ,II, with apprehensiva t,,ne caut,nm me
gu SSbaiariS % me Samoyede girl an5 R.-,a,, par
an tened To he gathering hersait Sn,
Ln ehoLt ot some sort. and 7 1y.to,5 ,o5
via, UItitnousIg, ti,ot Very soon undnrstneG,'
n n,en,ai I'M eItort was She was in enc,
could dJesen1s, @np PHYSICAL state that She
difficulty and she must dsonn me Creates
Sn. one W say 10 me with a placid en,i ne
uei race things which must ho soI5 5s on
~ nsr opportunity might be los, 'r,,<r. .meh
LOT s as sne looked at me half Iouybinia,1
hnvs "v sbose hoSe N very low tone that mieb.
was amazed at the words 7 bao on her
am now asking you for tho Io,,o
heaven 10 get me out OF here I,o .oHe OF
e., IN pI mere. get me out of here Ia
n1se lpre l iose ny mind, | am n San F,an
sway s,st ,,ti ana my father is well on ran
right and married him, but he bnS hgo,,!nt a.,
man nave seen but one WHOM, r drss -
10 ASK 70 get me out. ! am not the nni
oir, IL ,nere are lot OF other wbiie
5orsse,f "'u every now and then one kills
nerseH, Ihat Us what 7 am afraid ~
II is that or lake 10 drink or Az OF,
Keep from thinking. and | will not TO 10
up yet VIII not | Will not: hut oh
please. please, get me out of here.'
] am as certain that she was telling
me truth as ] am that ] am living and
| answered quito IL ! were telling
some Joke, II either of us had seemed q,
be serious we would have been suspected
at once.
| ~ don't even know how 10 get out
OF here myself. WIN Ramon help ne?"