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

ytctred % hirrseH The ealyy lying Is d.
e2d lstt her. v's1&iE unconscious ard
asked Glcxsn sxrlteily vhat ks would
do. Il On hts return she shocLd wake E-nsi
srrsgs n snd reasa eat her heHaz . him
nreathlesSty- 7 don't dare DO ttS kill
ings TO good Tor the ENSs ~ Pike Nc
Gonsgal, but I'm not fighting babies An
have the nsrTe TO laave her; I can't dol
t. &c ruuttered. I don't dGr~ 30 back
.5at seu ne esd rot stu. but stood mo-
ton ut,h esse h3nd trembling on the,
stair-ran and the other deneked beS.dei
hirs, and 80 fouEat n on alone Il the
silence OF tho ecipty building.
The rights tn the stores below cssnS out
one py one and tho minutes passed into
t.sf-hoors, and Stlu he stood there With
the noise Of tho streets coming 40 10 him
below speaking ol escape and os 4 lonS
TIE OF m-regulate ted pleasures. and uus
above him the baby lay In tho Darkness
and reached OCT eer hands 20 him In
her sleep.
The surly old sergeant OF tho TWENTY
first Precinct station house had read the
evening papers through for the third time
and was doing In the fierce lights OF
| the gas Jet over the high desk when ~
young man with white. haSgurd face
came In from the street with baby In
| his arms.
II want to see the woman that looks
| after the station house-quick." he said
The surly old sergeant did not like the
|
his general appearance. for ne had no
| hat. nor coat and his feet were bare
SO ne said, with deliberate dignity. that
| the char woman was ND stairs lying
down. and what did the young man want
| with her? This child" said the visitor.
' In queer thick voice shes sick. The
1 anything 10 eat for two days. an she's
| starving. Ring the bell for the uatron.
| will yer. and send one OF your men
around for the house surgeon" The SER
geant leaned forward comfortably on his
elbows. with his hands under his chin
go that the gold lace on, his cuffs shone
| he had a sense OF humor and nc chose
this unfortunate moment TO exhibit Il.
Did you take this for a d!spensary.
ued. with added facetionsness, "a found
Ing bcspital?"
The young man nade a savage spring
Damn you.' he painted. ring that bell.
do you hear mo. or I'll pull you of that
seat and twist your heart out
burst. and Rags T fen 5S back, paHa paftino OUT l.
with his hand and muttsring between
nls closed teeth The sergeant called 70
reading room beyond. and 10 aunor this
| desperate visitor sounded the gong for
the ianitress The reserve squad trooped
~ ~ ie'SSureiy S5 VII WITH me Playins-ca IN
mouths.
This man" growled tho sergeant.
| PolntlhS %ltn the end OF his cigar 20
Rags. lis either drunk or crazy or a bit
| Of both"
The char-woman came down stairs
malesacaIly, IN long. loose wrapper.
bur when. she saw the child. her majesty
dropped from her like cloak. and she
ran toward her and caught the baby up
| IN her arms. You poor little thing" she
murmured "and, on, how boa1tituls"
Then She whiried about on the men Of
the reserve squad: You, Connors," she |
to
milk out OF nv lce-chest and. Moore.
| put on your coat and go around and
tell the surgeon l want % see him. And
towel; Take it out OF the cooler. Quick.
Raegen came up TO her scatully. 'Ts
Soynr st1g FeTy n, az, Sich ne begged; she ain't
''of course not said the woman.
promptly; but she's down with the
for: the child looks half starved Are
You her iatherY' she asked sharply.
But Rags did not speak, for at the mo.
and had said the baby would not die. |
ne mad reached out swiftly. and taken
the child out OF her arms and hald Il
hard against his breast, as though he
had lost her and someone had been /
lust giving her beck 10 him.
Eiis head was bending over hers and
SO ne did not see Wade and Heffner. the
two ward detectives, as they came I'M
from The street, looking hot. and tired.
sna Sa nee anxious ~ us The The s9ys esseless
with start and one OF them gave q
long. low whistle
=, VEL y,Itr,.s sTolsi%ed lg Wade. yith gasp
you're here, after all, are you? We'll.
you DID give US chase. you did. Who
The men Of the reserve squad. when
they heard the name OF the man for
whom the whole force had been looking
for the past two days. shifted their posi-
mel.
Rags. and the woman stopped pouring
out the milk from the bottle in her
lshment Raegen threw back his head
and shoulders. and ran his ewes colby
over the faces OF the scmi-clrcle OF men
''Who took me- he began. dcfantIy
a7th swaeger Of brsEgadocio. and then.
az though II were hardly worth while.
lifted him above everything else, he
stopped, and raised her until her cheek
touched his own. 1t rested there mo-
who took rne?' hs repeated. quietly.
and without lifting his eyes from the
baoys face. Nobody took me-" be said
One morning, three months later when
Raegen had stopped his iee-cart In 'front.'
OF my door. asked him whether st an[
time he had ever regretted what he had
'.Wer. sir he said. with easy super
iority seeing that I've sSs s12cE tne b ganIs gyoIts
aint NJ 70 take care OF her. we can't
help thinking We are better OF. see!
'But. as for my aver rssreruns IL
why even when things wvi~ Ar the
worst when tbs case was going dead
rsyner,ber svvore TO McGonegals draw
ng the pistol and when used 70 SIT IN
the Tonibs expecting ia have 10 hsng
Tor H. well. eren then, they used 10 bring
her io see me every day, and when
they'd nft her up, and she'd reach out
ler hands and kiss me through the ndrs;
Hhy-they could have took me out an1
lung me, and be damned TO en- for ali
ID have cared