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

eventually get downtown. / had no trou-
bic At all In finding my way about In
twenty minutes | had found store and
made my purchase, Then | stepped into
an office 10 send the telegram
| expended "a good deal OF care upon
It's wording, for did not want TO alarm
10 my handbag for my purse. but 1t
wasn't there. / remembered, then, Il
woman had stood very close To my ell
bow NJ the counter where | paid for my
opened my handbag and | felt certain
that she must have taken IL. Ii was no
great loss but l couldn't pay for send
ing the telegram. or course | could have
sent 1t collect, but / didn't like to do
that. SO | concluded to make the best
OF 1t and let the telegram go till after
noon. Then i commenced TO debate how
TO get home again
/ didn't even have five cents TO pay
my car fare. and 1t seemed out OF the
question to walk so far, especially as
knew ] should get lost. II guess there's S
nothing for It, said except another
cab. Then can pay for 1t when l get
to the house"
Some OF the cabmen in sight looked
Eood-natured. and they all looked as
though they probably abused their horses.
so, after comparing tbeir villanous physl-
oenomies. picked out the worst looking
one of the lot
1914 Mcllson" | said. as I climbed in.
Then what did he do but lean down and
commence saying: "Mellison street? 31i
Mellison street?-or Mcllison avenue?"
My jaw dropped and | stared at him
as II / had been turned to stone, for a
long time. II seemed 10 me an hour. An
inspiration and mighty resolve flashed
upon me.
''Meison avenue" | said.
on we went. not at all in the same
direction as yesterday. and not nearly so
far. only eight or ten blocks lie drew
up In n quiet little street before pretty
The shades were drawn. the house
looked empty, the door-mat lay large and
square upon the porch
which is northeast?' / demanded OF
the cabmsn as ] got out He told me.
with look. of amazement.
II want YOU to wait here few min
utes.' I said, and ran up the steps.
! rang the bell. No one answered. I
did not expect anyone to. ] lifted The
corner of the door-mat: there lay the
key. I fitted II into the lock and en-
tered the vestibule. Dainty, simple, mod
est in its appointments: this was what
/ had expected. put my head into the
parlor and my own picture gaZed mock
ingly at me from the mantelpiece. With
a hystcrical laugh / fed through the
house 10 the kitchen and opened the pam
try door Faint. tempting odors as
sailed my nostrils the shelves were full
door. and replaced the KEY
Now | said to the cabman, who re-
garded me with suspicion. not unmiXed
with apprehension. Take me TO 3ll Mel
1 was completely stunned. and before
recovered myself we were at that awfu!
house.
81 want YOU to wait again" 7 said
tumbling out Of the cab. for about fif-
teen minutes. Then ] want you to drive
me and my sister and Two suit cases
back to Mellison avenue"
Without waiting for reply from the
now thoroughly scandalized cabman.
hurried into the house. | dragged Early
upstairs, quite unmindful of her Indig-
nant protests. When I had got her into
the bedroom locked the door.
EARLY Chlore." | said 'pack your suit
case I'll tell YOU all there is 10 tell after
We get into the cab just now this Is
enough TO say we've broken into the
wrong house, But I've found the right
one: thank Heaven for that anyhow I
can never look a mortal i'm the face
again, and when / think of that maniac.
Early. who was he? He said his name
was James"
I'm sure | have no idea" whimpered
Early. "The town is probably fairly
swarming with lunatics. I know of at
least two. who, II they have never yet
been locked up, certainly ought to be-"
/ rushed into the packing with frantic
haste. AS / was already dressed for the
street. II did not take me long to finish
seized the suit cases and started out
leaving Early struggling with her shoe
strings. As ] went down the steps an
enormous touring drew up TO the
curbng, Just behind the waiting cab. \
man hurriedly stepped out, and ] found