The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-06


how. we were In a corner, stuffing away
the good things into our systemsLCowen,
Covington s. Blacks trcat-when all OF
a sudden looked up and stared at q
couple that had just entered.
My heart stood stl. One OF the two
was Cydney Brock. fIis face was flushed.
could have knocked me over with a featrf-
er. The other was Belle Bolter the most
notorious English music hall proposition
in New York-BelIc BoIter. who had
ruined more New York men. almost. than
she had sung TO, You know yourself the
rake she was And Sydney Brock,
fession that grows the more respected
the Star
Tim looked at mo and turned and
looked at them Great Scotti' he ex-
claimed. this ls nuts. Wen file a coun-
terclaim for Genevieve-our office win,
me- won N '''''' "''''' VIZ"
I'm one" .aid
yes. but you're on his side OF the
fence" he said.
Reaching the Solution.
"No. I'm not, Tim l exclaimed For
in that instant the solution Of the whole
affair had worked Itself out In my brain.
And the solution of something else had
worked itself out too. For knew what
had driven Sydney Brock to drink and
to Belle Boter, 1t was The strain OF this
divorce suit He didn't belong in Corellps
any more than 1 did, and he didE't be-
long with Belle Bolter any more than
Tim did, But there was one thing
noted. that was his hasty glance about
| him-flustered as he was-to see II any
one was looking at him. lie was ashamed.
And shame was what ] was looking for
for shame is the first prl lncple OF black
mailing. And knew in that instant That
should have to be blaekmailer and
drag Tim IN behind me, too
| Tim and / forced our way Into hia
dressing room at the Green Room thea
ter next night He was dressing for
''The Grlmace in the Glass" but he Lee
us In when we sent in our cards
"How's Gertie Giroy.'. he asked. But
I could see the red in his eyes from the
! night before. and his hand tremoled III
he touched UP an eyebrow.
I'm all right" shouted, but how's
Belle Bolter Mr.: Brock"
| He fell back into ais ohoir His skin
went white under The paint. 'How-how
| did you know?' he exclaimed.
Tim stepped forward Il saw you,
sir" Tim thundered, fierce as anythins,
land If you don't know who am. know
| II now I'm the main guy In the office
or Satterthwaite s. Satterthwaite. counsel
i He didn't get any further. Good
Cod, returned sydney Broch. don't tell
her-whatever you do
Were going to. tell tho. whole world.
exclaimed Tim, dramatically. Honestly, I
think the dressing room must have had
Its effect upon Tin. You'd have thought
him a leading man the way he went on.
grandiloquently. 1.-The further he must fall
the harder, too. You'll come off your
pedestal mighty quick, my man"
''I swear" he said. 'thnt this Belle Bolter
fGrtheT" And knew he told the truth.
You cay tell that to Special Term'
sydney Brock sat down, trembling. and
we all sat there looking at one another
Isn't there any way out OF IT." he asked.
Yes" ] answered eagerly; black
Nv, but he looked relieved! "How
nucll?" he asked. But thought. al that.
ne seemed disappointed in me, for all his
| relief.
Not a dollar" I replied. But we've
got it on you and you've got it on some
bodv else. VIII you swap
| Well VIC had him and he knew IT. And
right then and there l sat down and
broke my promise. I suppose ] said a
while back that 'Gertie Gllroy didn't do
naa sHSh hnss eapacty wei This %as y Rf0e
I told him the whole story from start
to finish. and l wish you could have seen
the honest flush OF happiness creep up
| over his collar and shame the Ied paint
"Hooray.' he cried: $50 he's John
Doe" And then he paled again. Only
he added, 'Tl never forgive him, never.
I'll keep my hands OFF, but"
| It was my foreflnger that shor into
his face 1--WE got Belle Bolter up my
sleeve, and so has Tim" I said, and
| II you ever break out against your wife
brother I'll break ont agains: you,
want 20 tell you that.
We'll. his love conquered. ThinS OF IT.
he would nave taken her back in spite
OF this John Doe IL only she'd leave Doe
| But now, when he found there wasn't
| anv Doc
Tim and took him around after the
show to the Imperial tbeater. where tbs
South Dakota crowd was just break
ing up. We took him inside-nio her
room AS for her-one look at OUT faces
somehow showed her it was all right.
That was all. Tim and ] left--and
possibly I snucglad up q little too close
| to Tim that night. for We were pretty
silent. And usually we talk. NJ least
do, at any rate. That's all only week
| later the Reporter came out with an
editorial saving II was dissusted with
these press-agent divorce fakes and wc.-
dered why decent reople like "he BrocS5
| and Tollfers would stand for Il.
7 ought TO say perhaps that Co~en.
! Covington S; Black cleaned up twenty-iye
| hnrlrsI on the case and Tim NTn cot