The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-24
The Steel Door

before clock. How many men will you need IN
fortaby. II want to put some apparatus IN IT. but
that wont take much room .,,,
get ,well;padded van 90 that they won't @ be nadiy
iotcd by the ride down town By George kennedy
than I gave you credit for.
''Then have the men drop into my laboratory singy
about tho same time. You arrange that so that
i T look sgsIsous SC fay upSown can mate w S pS
the driver yourself-anyhow get one you can trust
absolutely. Then have the van down near the corner
about tho timo the theater crowd is out Leave the
rest to me- ! will give you or the driver orders whon
As o,connor thanked Craig. he remarked without
''wait till I deliver the goods" answered Craig
simply ~ may fall dox% and bTng yoH yotE nothing but
pcFsGGe%tiop or whatever they call liz, it, , ,rorno-
as sf Jumped into his car and directed
As tho car disappeared, Kennedy filled his lungs
with air if reluctant to leave the drive, Our con-
stitutiopal." he remarked, 's abruptly at an cnd,
Then bo laughed, as be looked about him.
paG in w1 GGh be to plot ra lave on a2
got the children ali in for supper and bed ITO ucon
grouous. Well, must 60 over to the laboratory and
net '0GH Meet 'nsS @s half past was
Ss f togGa x p AND by the Way
who INTRODUCE US into the Tesps55 ,5 cnH rono
might object to being used
Aoh, that will be all right just want 5 to od look
No. it won queer any of your Star connections Wen
to happen In fact shoudn wonder if your story
would make you all the moro solid with the sports
You know they like to the inside gossip of such
things after the event Try it. Remember at seven,
mind; it will be early enough for tho club
Left to my own devices determined TO do little
detective work my account, and not only did
I succeed in finding acquaintanc who agreed TO
introduce us at the vespsr Club that night about
certain to be there that night, too was necessarily
vague about Kennedy for fear my friend might have
buried back to our apartment and vas vas IN the
boulevardier, when Kennedy arrived in an extremely
Ve Of aHors
elated when he complimented me on what had &C
Pretty tough for the fellows who are condemned
to % md in h that rrsd van & tor Gar M mortal oGS
"but they won t be riding, all the time The driver
will make frequent stops, -
til he bad nearly completed his toilet gave gasp
''wby, whatever are you doing''' exclaimed as L
There stood Kennedy arraycd in all the glory of
sbarp.poiuted moustasbe and "a goatee He had put
which he had used abroad and had brought back with
him, but which had never known him to since
that would have been pronounced faultless the
''coptinong." but was unknown, except among I'M
kennedy shrugged his shoulders--he even had the
shFgg ,nro to vonr,o,s monsieur bo said .zo ,ro,+
Kennedy. detectf Americain-to put it tersely in
vernacular, wouldn't it be fool thing for
be recognized by some one if went in my ordinary
clothes and features7 Un faux pas, at the starts
Jamais, ~
There was nothing to do but agree, and I was glad
that had been discreetl retcept about companion
talking with the friend who to gain entrance
TO the Averuus beyond the steel door,
atoly- ho 1ori6e inrra
my friend Monsieur kay-I could do no better on the
spur Of the moment than tako Kennedy 8 initial which
tcrs and soup down to coffee cigars and liquors. and
ss end tn nd SSoS tales of M0Ps It,
have heard them somewhere, and treasured them
ss that was Itself 'oa using speP perec
English with just the trace Of an accent at The right
At last it was time to saunter around to the vespe7
Club without seeming to be too indccenlv early The
s ss at % club anG % o soan oa1a % i
full swing.
l had keen sense of wickedness as we mounted the
steps in the yellow flare of the flaming arc,Iigh
the Broadway corner not far below a heavy
grated door swung open at the pracced signal of my
friend, and obseauous negro servant stood bowing
and pronouneing his name in the somber mahogany
decorations. short parley followed after which
entered my friend having apparently satisfied
that all right.
We did not stop to examine the first floor, which
doubtless was innocent enough, but turned quickly up
Kennedy paused to examine some rich carvings, and
I felt him nudge me- I turned It an enclosed
staircase, with walls that looked to be Of reenforced
concrete Swung back hinges concealed like those
OF modern burgar-proof safe the famous steel
door.
We did not wish to appear to be too interested. vet
certain amount Of curiosity only proper.
Nv friend paused on the steps, turned, and cana
back
'Ycu re perfectly safe he smiled, tapping the
door with his with sort of affcctonatc respect
'It would take the police ages to get that bar
rier. which would be swung shut aud bolted the mo,
mcut the lookout gave the alarm. But there has
been any trouble. The police know that it is
far. farther. Besides. - he added with wink
me. ''you know Senator Danfied wouldn It like this
pretty little door scratched Come up, | think
hear belongs voice upstairs You we heard of him.
monsieur: It's said his luck has changed I'm auxi.
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