The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-12

lighted the rich little apartment which fnrniohod
in bizarre but regal STYLE with skins and heads OF
game
Il could not underestimate the difficulty of my task
when / saw the Baron Ernst Won Null at close quar-
terS His cropped black hair showed the hard, firm
lines OF his thick neck running up almost without Il
curve to the hard pointed skull His short beard ac-
centuated the threat of his chin and his eyes were
small and very watchful. He sat with both hands
under the desk leaning against the edge with his
arms and dissecting With open hostility and sus-
pclon II could he very pleasant thing for the
Baron Ernst to receive call from object like my
self, aud ii plain that had given him shock.
Ny appearance spoke eoquently of that other and
carefully concealed life which had before thrust
upon him in the brown stone front
'''Sit down he commanded shortly with scarcely
perccptIbIe accent
Il rubbed my three DAYS growth of beard with
falcrng hngers and subsidized in the chair opposite
him. We thus faced each other over the desk With
"'What do you wautr he asked WHIT minute
who are You hrstg
The man probably had the of his life when
| answered I'm Jake Samson said 'Yuh must
a heard of me-
"Observe what was Implied in that nttle speech 1t
held not only my knowledge of him but the Suggcs-
ton that he the titled stroller OF clubs must nlso
have knowledge of me. wrctched tramp / could
his work before he brnced to IT and IL ever
there was rcd killing hate latent in eye it spoke
from his
81 never have he snid, truthfuy enough. What
the devil do you mean ly coming here, by sending
note like thisT
Hints of Blacknail.
"I shifted In my seat aud rubbed my chin as II In
tlmidated by Ills manner and unreHdy at reply Why
yuh Sec boss l began "A guys got t look out for
himself Id Hike t. knew first il gre goIn t. treat
on the level
Il could the thought of bockmail that lcapt into
his glance aud The funt thin line of smile behind his
beard at the notion Revolver shots In the wing would
not be heard in the house. Hc might as we'll have
said this aloud, for all the hard mask he kept upon
himself
asked evenly
'Notbu' like that said laughing uncasily. But
got tlpt' sell nm It's wort good money. an want
t know il I'm goIn { get it.
Il don know what you're driving at but II you've
anything TO say you'd better say it before have the
servants throw you out. he answered.
II let a little flash of temper slip 1t I'D be a damn
sight worse for you than me If yuh do
Come now out with it. he said sharply III vou
know anything of any value to me you shall have pay
for It, though what you should know l cannot guess
IT'S about Brug's,' blurtcd out
"Whnt little color showed in the man cheeks ebbca
away at the word and left him dead white .Eb
whnty he stammercd What is tbatr
LAW, what's the use, boss, said roughly They're
ON, see? An 1 come tip yuh on An yuh bet tbot,.
wort somethin'
''.who are onT be asked, never shifting his eyes
The police
.For all his fine control his nerves jumped ot thc
word as under whiplash but he held his course r
see I shall have to have YOU Kicked away he soio
shaking his head 1 think you arc not drunk hut
crazy