The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

+ or some moments hS0nc0y fummaved
drawers and pigeon holes silently. ''uG y
q Where does the Jupta keep its arms sto,.. Ia
in the meeting place on South street does ;tf,S
Kennedy at length ~
Not exactly; that would he A little too r;.L.
replied. 81 believe they have a loft aboys ~,
hired in some one else name and not connecs.s
he place downstairs at all, Ny father and So
are the only ones who have the KEYS w
YOU askl 49,
~ ask. +" replied Craig. because wa, ro,s
whether there might not be something that vna
him down to South street last night n ia ~
place I think of his going to at sneh lsss
unless he has gone out Of town II we do ~,
from Torreon soon ! think I will try what ss
down there. All. what is thisi'
Kennedy drew forth . little silver box and sn..
Inside reposed dozen mescal buttons.
We both looked quickly at Miss Giuerrero h,x &
quite evident that she was unacauainted Win -
She was about to ask what Kennedy Ina
when the telephone raue and the maid annouprs5
Miss Guerrero was wanted hy SENIOR Torrecr
4 smile of qualification fitted over Kenneava !
az he leaned over to me and whispered: 1tTi ~
dent that Torreou is anxious TO clear himsslf
wager he has done some rapid hustlins siues n
him
fPerbaps this is word about nv fsts 81
last, - murmured Miss Guerrero as she nervoursI
ried to the telephone and answered. ssYes a.
Senorita Guerrero Senior TorTeon. You are i
office Of the juntaS Yes, yea, YOU have word
my father.yon Tsnt do, dom there toni iEht ssps
msggs'a''' ousg; IN the i'f'-'''' did you ''y'-aas
In an instant her face was drawn and pale. -
her nerveless fingers,
Gle is dead - she gasped as she swayed bast.
and caught her. With Kennedy's help carr;s5
limp aud unconscious, across the room, and plaes5
in deep armchair. ] stood at her side, but fs-
moment could only look helplessy, blankiy Il
now stony beauty of her face.
Some water, Juanita, quick!'' I cried an soo
! had recovered from the shock. ''Havs you
smelling salts or anything Of that sort! Pcrhaps
can find little brandy Hurry &
While we were making her comfortable the teleu|
continued TO tlns)e, Il
''This is Kennedy heard Craig say As yu>
came hurrying in with the water, smelling .sts
break it to her geptly7 What's that address On {
street, You found him the iupta meeting /
in loft7 Yes, understand. What were you d
down tbere1 You went down expecting a shipme1
arms and saw light overhead see-and yaBpsc
something you entered with policeman. You b
him move across tho floor above and fall he'd
lance surgeon has tried everything you sayf No 4
action no breathinge Sure! Very we'll Ls'
body remain just where it is until get down.
Tait How long long ego ago did it happen' Fifteen min
Such restoratives as wa had found We applied
fully Then Miss Guerrero gazed wildly about &
tIa ns T. dssf r. ssr n G'gS 81 They 6vsa saTs sS a
repeated: s'fIe is dead. ] shall never see him a.,
vaiuly I tried to soothe her. What WIS ther
saya There could be no doubt about it,, TOrreon|
have gone down directly after we left Senora Ne|
He had seen light in the loft, had entered Vi
policeman-as witness, he had told Craig oysl
telephone-had heard Guerrero fall, and had seal
the ambulance. How long Guerrero had been
he did not know. for while members Of tho wnta
been coming and going all day IN The office Z
none had gone up into the locked loft
dry-eyed hysteria into gentle rain Of tears,
relieved her overwrought feelings. We silently
drew. leaving the two women, mistress and ser
Craig" I asked when we had gained the q
what do you make Of it' We must lose no
Arrest this Mendez woman before she has e1
"Not so fast. Walter. he cautioned as va
along IN taxicab. 'tOur isn't very con
against anybody yet. -,
Dead men tell no tales even TO clear themssve!
''It all depends speed now, be answered
ically.
We mad reached the university. which was o.
few blocks away, and Craig dashed into his abor,
while settled with the driver. He reappeared y
instantly with some bulky apparatus under hl
and we more than ran from the building 10 ,ns
inst pslline in, as we stumbled down the steps.
TO one Nho knows South street as merely
front street whose glory Of other days mas lons
departed, where antiquated horse ca ear nov
slowly uptown, and trucks and carts All Gay W.
in perpetual jam, it is peculiarly deserted ana =
by night. ,;lainr -.
cent of the days when the street bristled vtp.
spirits Of ships from all over the world, an ~
he American merchantman tleE our fisg a,s On s's
most of the seven seas. On the ground 1loo. M. ~
apparently innocent junk dealer s shop, IN resnII
meeting place Of the iunts. BY an outside ~
the lofts above reached, hiolug tneIr ~sip''
hind windows opaque with decades OF DUST; a..
At the door we were met by Torreon ana sas
man Both appeared TO be shocked oeyong mu5
Torreon was profuse in explauations Whcn WnI u'9
explain Out of the tangled mass OF verpsE
manage to extract, however the impression ss .ut,,
what might TO the other members OF tne lunssii
determined to clear his or ,oossrsa Ds%
cost. He and the policeman had discoyerea =
Guerrero only short time before, upstssihs. =,
he knew Guerrero had been there some t'nas 49, ~
all day. while the others were meeting - 49,
Except for the light he might have oeen LIE e.,
covered still Torreon swore he had heaiu aiu. 'S'
fall; the poiiceman was not quite 20 POSITIVE
Kennedy listened impatiently, then spfsos ~ y
stairs, only 10 call back to the policeman ',s;sS
ME a ta1icab at the ferry, an electric eao' a'As
not gasoline cab-electrlc. 1I "a
We found the victim lying on SORT OF ueu ..fny ~
cloth in loft apparently devoted to the psss~ =,
poses of the Junk trade, but really pertsos -
and magazine Ii was dusty and cob"eopeur 80
with stands of arms, tents, uniforms IN osies ~,
Of MaXims and mountain guns, ana an t .ue P-, =
MALTA for carrying on real twentle1n-eop'"'' :,
ton, .,u thef
Tie Young ambulsnce surgeon was s.n M
quickly had we been able TO get down toSn .t;s1,
his stomach pump, hypoderInic syringe, e I;nsn
various tubes spread OUT on piece OF ;,s{
packing case Kennedy at once inquife' ''''
be had done ,a .,s. At
sETboueht at first it only bad csss lad
cope" he replied "but l. guess ne VS. vas ao1 trs
minutes before ] got here Tried roytnm1i.
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