The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-19

building.
He did not want TO fight.
He wes under heavy bonds already 70
keep the peace. and this last had Curely
been In self-defense, and he FELT he
could prove IT. What he wanted now
was to get away, to get back to his
own people and TO lie hidden IN his own
cellar or garret, where they would feed
and guard him until the trouble was
over. And stlll. Ike two ends OF e
wise the represe natives Of the law were
closing In upon him. He turned the
knob Of the door opening 10 the landing
on which he stood. and tried to push
1t IN, but Il was locked. Then he stepped
| quickly to the door on the opposite side
and threw his shoulder against ii. The
door opened, and he stumbled forward
sprawline. The room IN which nc had
taken refuge was almost hare and very
dark. but In q little room leading from
1t he saw a pile of tossed-up bedding
| on the floor, and he dlved at this as
| though II was water, and crawled far
under II until he reached the wall be-
yond, squirming on his face and stom-
ach, and flattenins out his arms and
| lega, Then he lay motionless, holding
back his breath, and listening to the
steps on the stairs. The footsteps
stopped on the landing leading to the
| outer room, and no could hear the nlur-
nnur OF voices as the two men questioned
one another. Then tho door was Kicked
open and there was a long silence,
broken sharply by the click Of a re-
volver.
Maybe he's in there" said a bass
voice. The mon stamped across the
floor leading into tho dark room IN
which no lay, and halted at the en-
trance. They did not stand there over
moment before they turned and moved
away again, but TO Raegen, lying with
| blood vessels choleed, and with his hand
| pressed across his mouth, il seemed as
| II they had been contemplating and en-
loyins his agony for over an hour "I
was In this place not more than twelve
hours aso," said one OF them easily. 81
como In to take a couple out for fight
| Ing. They wero yelling murder and
| police and breaking things, but they
went quiet enough The man Is a steve
dore, l guess. and him and his wife
used 10 get drunk regular ana carry on
up here every night or so. They eot
| thirty days on the Island"
Who's taking care OF the room s7''
asked the bass voice. The first voice
| SAID nc guessed "no one WIS and
added: There amt much to take care
or that I can see" ''That's So" as
sented the bass voice. well" no went
on orlsKly. hes not hero; but he's IN
Inc nuiidlnS, sure for he put back when
ne seen me coming over the roof. And
ne diant pass me, neither. know that
anyway, protested the bass voice. Tnsn
tne bass voice said that he must have
sIpped into tho fiat below, and added
something that Raesen could not hear
dlstinctty, about Schaffer on the roof
and their having him safe enough, as thai
| reu-neaded cop from the Eighteenth pre-
cinct was watching on tho street, Thev
closed the door behind them, and their
| footsteps clattered down the stairs l4av
lhS the big house silent and appa rently
agSeFteu, Young Raegen raised his head.
ana Iet MS breath escape with a great
gesp OF relief, as when he had been -
!onS tlme under water, and Cautiously
au9oea inc PRECIPITATION out OF his eyes
cruelty hot, close afternoon, and the ST..
ulng burial under the heavy beddinc,
ana the excitement had left him feverish.
ly hot and trembling. II was airesTv
tgrowing dark outside although ho cn1tia
not know that until he lifted the Quilts "a n
wIndoW Gn %g 1wo Snea and Peered up at the dirty
''A'N0' bHlISo, re Wdt AFRAID
as yet, and nattencd himself out VIII
| an impatient sigh, as he gathered he
S SSeaalng over his head again and held
6ays aSs bssn ,s breath adn,t to listen There may
silence In which ne lay there ana tha,,
| NE piood tro5e TO ice IN his veins, MS
oujck ouJct" 1ssD eeDpoed' pS and he heard, with
thing crawling toward him across pba
li39r li39r or the outer room The Instinct of
| Il, ~ nd Tg,.I.4
! then followed as quickly a foolish senee
OF ue safety In his hiding place; and he
oy his mere brute VIII alone forced his
| forehead down 20 the barc floor snd inI Iato
riSld. though his nerves JerlIed with IN.
hesrJ Stiowh' ,ba reeS0nIns n fear And stan he
corning creeping toward him untr ihs
lnstncIiYc terror that shook him over
einibe, eS,n@ nus gyo VII and he threw the bed.
| spranS up trembling TO his feet VIII
his back against the wall, and with his
and ID With The out SlIIneHG III front Of him wildly
the power IN them 10 do murder
The room was very dark, but tho win
stream OF light across the door, and by this
| lgnI ne saw moving toward him on It's
bands fa,1,is AM and knee l;neeS a little, baby who
iooE iiea af ane moa3fd at him With pleased
The fear upon Raegen had been so
strong and the reaction was 90 great
| E.'slt At S-OpUG1 10 q ElllilE rCsturg
the heap OF bedding and Iaughed lore
and weakly, and stu with a feeling in
his heart that this apparitiou was some
| thing strangely unreal and menactne
But the baby seemed we'll pleased with
h!s laughter. and stopped TO throw back
! itS head and smile and COO and Isurh
| gently with him as though the Joke were
a very good one which they shared ia
common. Then II struggled solemnly
70 lts teet and came pstrerirg toward
him on run, with both hare e-,ne ned
out and with look OF such confidence
| In him, and welcome In its face, that
| RaegeD stretched out bis arms .,,l closed
the. baby's fingers foariully and gently
In his OWE.
lie had nercr seen so beautiful a child
There was dirt enough on It's hands and
face, and It's torn dress was soiled with
streaks Of coal and ashes. The dust Of
tbs floor had rubbed into It's bare kneos
but the face was Hike no other fsoe that