The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26

I mass OF pedestrians Suddenly he sig
nailed to the driver and leaped out
Follow that man." he exclaimed.
In front OF us, some two hundred yards
distance. swarthy fellow of Spanisi
| or ltal Ian origin was stroling leisurcy
| through the streets. He was attircd in
! the Corduroys and ovcralls II "A working
man and had small sack siug over
one shoulder.
I'VE must not let him escape" Crewe
muttered. 1t was growing dark and we
hastened our footsteps until we were al
most abreast OF him Then We followed
him, now on this side OF the road now
upon that. while lie pursued his course
through Bloombury, into Seven Dlals.
thence through Covent Garden and along
the waste of half-crected buildings ON
kingsway, the new county council thor
oughfare, At a signal from Crcwe we
fell back little.
How do you know that is the man."
questioned hurricdly.
''lIe bears the mark of the beast" "
Crcwc returned.
The hcaSt?"
Look at his collar"
| crept up moro closely and suddenly
perceived. upon the cheap celuloId col
lar That the man wore. the Identical hen
traCk-three finger marks. clearly out
llned-that Crewc had drawn upon the
paper y sudden sense Of horror almost
oVcrcam" me ! fell back again and
waited for Crewc to Join me.
What are YOU going TO do?'' ! whis-
pered.
Seize him-at an opportune moment" ."
II was night now, and the thorough
fare. which was not ye, Installed w!tjl
street lamps. was so dark that we could
discern our man only as a shadow NOV
ing among shadows. He stopped before
cells in whose walls lights glearled fit
fully. | knew ii to be one of the county
council structures for the housing Of poor
persons. but could not imagine for wlst
rIn nIrY Int ,1f,1 I,,s-, Iii;
lie hesitated a moment. then moved
round toward the end Of the block And
suddenly ] was enlightened As though
emerging out of souaIor into fairvland
] saw before me the splendid new Wemvss
hotel, fronting upon the Strand Now
the robbers purpose was made clear. II
he could ascend that blank wall of the
lodging house for nifty feet and more--it
like fly. he could climb that apparently
imDassable structure, he could gain the
unit back court OF the hotel and have
each tier of rooms at his mercy, while
their occupants were dining or enjoying
themselves at some place OF entertain
ment 1t was daring conception. for
the lnclosod courtyard. dominated by
bare brick wall. was wholly unguardcd
being deemed unenterable.
AS we crouched in the shadows we
SHw saw the isri robher glance swiftly round
serted nobody was lilceiy to pass through
on any honest purpose. Stealthily he
opened the sack, plunged In his arm and
drew out some furry creature Of large
siZe-a monkey. and vet not a monkey
for instead of chatterInc and leaping this
thing lay apparently llfeless in his arms
The man deposited II carefully in re-
cess between two angles OF the building
and then began pulling out Of the bag
what seemed like an unending cord
BY God, ] was right!' | heard Crewe
mutter. ! trembling with excite
mont: yet for the life Of me | could not
see what The man intended to do.
Presently he appeared to come to the
end of tho cord. He pulled OFF his coat
and waistcoat and made II fast around
his waist. Then. picking up the creature
In his arms he placed IL against the side
OF the building.
To my astonishment the thing began