The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-28
SIMMY'S CELLAR

~s.chmau ~ ihr hiE MERCHANT
x.,;opal OF Boston, locked the
r,.sive door 10 the bank be.
u iast clerk. at about , O'Clock
,.aay afternoon He glanced
me two old women who had be
,.bbing at the middle of the big
I, room, half an hour before,
~ then working their painful
Nm stopping rag and scruhbiug
,orsrd opposite ends. The same
had done the same service for
y wears. Beggs called to them
-. as they must leave before
an. at which minute Beggs had
-.1 daily to the central station
purrlar Insurance company, thus
inc them that tho bank was
for the night and it was time
the automatic electric alarm,
|6pe the door, windows and
bad already pulled down the
.krtters closing the windows
ne street and, as the clock
Eve. be settled into duh routine.
.ade his customary round of the
usdividcd room Having fin
Bsges leaned Iazily against a
teler's window in the corn
.1 his weight on one leg, like
horse, for he had missed his
mount Of sleep that day. He
his elbow on the narrow edge
rbls running around the inclos,
"a yawned. Then his elbow
b Of the support, he said some
mcomplimentary concerning the
iammed the elbow back into
and yawned again,
mouth never closed. At that
a gag was thrust between his
II Jaws from behind, a hand
his throat, he grew giddy and
A moment later, when his
opped open, he found himself
the floor, staring into the dead.
ghoulish face of a man with
zupped light hair and hungry
hollow eyes, the pupils greatly
The man was dexterously
q him up with all the skill Of q
inn English rope.wTestler, Ii
&bpened IN half Il minute; Begg:
-lne down without r cry. On1
tail OF his eye he suddenly
Ne scrub woman who had beer
g near him stagger to her feet
y hand clutching at her heart
b eyes fixed in horror.
hal no more than risen, wheI
ad-faced man whirled and caugh
naggering blow full III the face
sent hcr spinning over her pal
LEI; she struck with clap oI
"a, hitting II marble corner. Wit
len, frightened start the NAL
TO the rear Of the bank, wher
knew the other scrub woman
prking. He had passed out o
B scope, for The watchman ha'
paced face down, against tn
4 Eill feminine shrek came fror
Pf; stool was kicked over
Was the splash of water an
plow plop Of a pail as thoug
eond scrub woman had throw
ing nearest at hand at her as
Then came y blow. Il scream
and all was silent in the bl
ants National of Boston.
Beggs stared at the floor an
which were all he could SCI
the motiOulesS body OF the oil
near him. His narrowed MIN
details. He stared at the thu
'ofd, with which he was trussc'
oldered vaguely why ii was we
pile he was wondering, the deat
man suddenly appeared besio
thick-stockiugcd feet an
-. moist sponge beneath Begg'
~ We'd nose.
N 20 minutes time, John Begg
taming that he lay in a larl
~ oeautlful roses and he wondert
Y flowers had pitchfork pront
rns, and wished emphatically
=, tty somebody didn 7 bring hi
Of tobacco before he fro2e !
on top OF the north pole, whiI
aenly sprouted up beneath hi
led him from his bed of roses.
hAs Just walizing with me
90 Snd WAS asking somebody
W nsnd him the Metropolis
peing quite sure it was his oN
sm ~ ivory tooth-pick, which
d sarrled IN his vest-pocEet, wh'
,fa ~ suddenly turned Niaga
% P9n him, and stuck a red-hot b
rar aown his sizzling throat.
Itr ne opened his cyes for the hr
Td h uttered, Remember, she is st
: " 4, other, and looked into I
Y ng blue eyes of a policema
~ ns forcing brandy down
" ana mopping his brow with I
~ oman s cloth.
llIsi ashier OF the bank. routed frc
~ ae hurrying in, dismissed t
, llIt . watchmen, detectives n
10 , who had wandered in at I
or Of the bank. and asked {
W or the policeman g tale. VIII
4 " kss was trying to get his sw
ID wsue back 10 speaking size,
-s,t ss wnlkin' the beat ut thr,
~ IVA mornin - replied the offit
y revived Beggs. When
IcS z front of the bank, L couldr
III my eyes, The door was OPP
q was black body lyi
.st0I y, holdiu it open-there "
~ n "a the head-it was dead
" efe by the stairs now, sir.
% - and found the watchm
,lesvf fped, and l was afraid he y
who looked at tho safe
20 ooen, the cashier, turning t.
4 W atlyc of the Burglar Ins
"A ~ ppany, who had taken cha,
rx I.|" pefOfe his ary{VoI