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


larger stakes were on "A eertair number the Vg'
pointed to the opposite side of the wheel for Il
impossible to he, at all accurate about IL. 6,u
But on the next play he staEcd what know ~ ,
the remainder of his winnings what secmsdA
good chance Even before the wheel was III
aud the ball set rolling, the needle swung abe~I
the table, loser
BY George though, exclaimed DeI.ena. o,fS
his hand, - take 1t all back 1ou arc a gossd y.
slr wish J could take it as we'll as Won Al sc
then, III in too deeply. There are too mapy Inv: = =
WIN tao house @an,; up ?, against { me. r
were going on. He was sleek, fat man, and {;a
amazing to see with what Difference his victims A 4
him. lie affected not to have heard what IL,
said, but could imagine what he was thinkineF
had heard that he had scant sympathy with Id
after he went broke another evidence ~ 81
radenc aud goodfellowship that surrounded t6s r
luck will change, D. L,''-every ono referred Il .
as D. H., for gambling houses have an verb
real names and greatly prefer initials 'youl
Will change presently. Keep right on with yo~
tenn. 1t S tho best you can do tonight short ~
ting,
Meanwhile Kennedy and | paused on the NJ
TO compare notes: Ny report of the behavior 4
compass only confirmed him in his opinion t
As we turned to the stairs we took in a fuyI
OF the room. y faro-layout was puchasinS S<l
Dapfield n new touring every hour at The ~
9l the players. Another group was gathered ADD
ueT1NlnG GNlaP0t excitement. fbo%
am sure none could have given an intelligent ~
of the chances they were taking Two rnulefts
were now going full blast the larger crowd still
belongs. Suatcbes of conversation came fo +.
and then, and ] caught one sentence "DeLonv,s3
over hundred thousand now on the week 2 n
understand; poor boy-that about cleans him M
did not hear.
With his hat tilted at "A rakish angle and hin
coat over his arnl he sauntered over for last
'Apy lnek yeti, he asked careessly.
Ep Pptl p1 tho hn,
DO You know what my advice to you is, the
Of a man who has seen high play everywhere'
Monte Itt2, Ca5l9 to Shanghai
play until your luck changes if it takes uu:
morrow
snpercious smile crossed Senator Danfield'
face.
80 intend to, - and the haggard young face &
again TO the table and forgot us.
For Heavon's sake, Kennedy" 1 gasped 4
wont down the stairway, what do you mean by
him such advice-yous'
"'Not so loud, Walter He'd have done It an
I suppose, but want him to keep at it. This
means life death to Percival DeGloug and his ID
too Come on, let's get out of this -
We passed the formidable steel door and gaine
street, Jostlcd by the latecomers who had lef
atter-thea restaurants for a few moments d
at tho famous club that so long had defied the
Almost gally Kennedy swung along toward Bros
At the corner he lesitated glanced up and
caught sight Of the furniture van in the middle
next block. The driver was tuggiug Mt the harn
the horses, apparently fixing it, We walked
and stopped beside it.
'.Drive around in front Of the Vosper Club SID
said Kennedy as the driver ut last looked up.
The numbered ahead, and followed il
ally. Around the corner it turned. We turnei
NV heart was going liko sledge hammer as ths
ca! moment approached. My head was in a
What would that gay thropg back of those dal
windows down the street think If they knew
was being prepared for thems
On, like the Trojan horse the van numbered
went into the yesper Club, and 1 saw the nsI
the door eye the oucomug van susplciousy. Th
banged shut. The next thing | knew, Kerned
ripped of MS s. disguise, had flung himself up, up
with and sledge hammers swarmed out q
the steps of the club.
'Call tho reserves, O'Connor,' cried kel
- Watch the roof and back yard. -
The driver of the van fastened to send N th
The sharp raps of the hammers aud the axes 50
on the thick brass bound oak OF the outdoor IN
succession. There scurry Of feet inside, q
could hear grating noise and a terrific jar as
uer steel door shut.
"a raid 4 raid on the VeSper Club" sho,
belatcd passer.by. The crowd Swarmed around
Broadway, as if it were noon instead of midnie
Banging and ripping and tearing. the outer do'
slowly forced. As it crashed in the quick gol
several police patrols sounded The reserves @ nat a
tip off, the club that there was going to be
as frequently occurs.
Disregardipg tho melee behind me. Icaped u
the wreckage with the other raiders, Tho stee
barred all further progress with It's cold blue ~
bilty. How we 10 surmount this last anc
formidable barrlerE
! turned in time TO see Kennedy and O 'Connor
ing up the steps with II huge tank, studded VIII
like a boiler, while two other men carried
tank :,
sEThcre,' ordered Craig, "set the oxygen q
as he placed his own tank on the opposite side
Out of the tanks stout tubes led with stopcoci
gauges at the top. From under his arm he
produced q curious arrangement Ike n DuSe
with a curved neck and sharp bcak Really
sisted Of two metal tubes which ran INTO
cylinder or mixing chamber, above the nozzle,
parallel to them ran Il third separate tube with
ond nozzle OF its OWN Quickly he lolned tho e.
the tubes from the tanks to the meta! hook, the
tank being joined to two of tho tubes OF the
and the second tank being Joined to the other.
a match he touched the nozzle gingerly. lnsIa
bissiug. splitting noise followed, and an intense
ing needle Of flame. =
7sNow for the oxy.actyleno blowPipe, cried
nedy as he advanced toward the steel dool-
make short work of this. - ~.
Almost as he said it, the steel beneath the oi0
became incapdesccnt.
Just to test il, he cut off the head OF thIec
tcr.iuch steel rivet--taklug about quarter OF
ute to do it. 1t was evident, though, that tnst
not weaken the door appreciably, even II tno
were all driven through. Still they gaVe ..
point for the flame of the high'pressuro ace
torch. ~ -. e..
II was brilliant sight. The terrific heat ,ro
first nozzle caused the metal 10 glow under INC
rs IL in an opeuhearth furnace. From tne
nozzle issued "A stream of oxygen under which =
metal of the door completely consnmea
force of the blast as the compressed oHyse.
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