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

tecuVeS standing together on the op-
posite side OF the street.
"Wot are they doing out OF bed ar this
hour?' he demanded augrlly. Don't
tney mako trouble enough through the |
cay without prowing around before de-
cent people are up? / wonder. now, Il |
they're after me" Ee dropped on his |
knees when he reached the room where
the baby lay, and peered cautiously out
OF the window at the detectives, who had |
oeen Joined by two other men, with
whom they were talking earnestly. Rae
gen knew the new comers for two OF Nc
Gonegals friends. and concluded. with a
momentary flush OF pride and self-im-
portance, that the detectives wero forced
TO be UP at this early hour solely on mis-
afterthousht that he must have hurt Nc
CONCEAL seriously, and that he was want
cd in consequence very much. This dis
turbed him most. he was surprised 10
| find, because 1t precluded his going forth
/ In search OF food. 'T guess / can't get
| you that milk was looking for he said
elated him. '.'rhe sun outside isn't good
! for me health" The baby settled herself
! In his arms and slept again, which
/ bered Rags. for he argued IL was a bad
} sign, and his own raveaous appetite
! warned him how the child suffered. When
] he again offered her the mixture he had
Rags breathed a sigh OF satisfaction.
| Then he ate some OF tGe bread and ham
! himself and swallowed half the whisky.
and stretched out beside the child and
thing strangely incomprehensible 10 Rags
that ne should feel so keen satisfac-
tion in doing even this little for her. but
ne gave up wondering, and forgot every
thing else in watching the strange beauty
OF the sleeping baby and in the odd feel
ing OF responsibility and self-respect she
had brought to him.
He did not feel It coming on. or he
would have fought against IL. but the
heat OF the day and the sleeplessness OF
the night before and the fumes OF the
| whisky al his nO10tv stomach draw hi r,
unconsciously into duh stupor. 80 that
the paper fan slipped from bis hand, and
he 81. sank , back G, on the bedding Into a
nearly dusk and past 8 O'Clock. as he
knew by the newsboys calling the sport
ing extras on the street below He sprang
up, cursng himself, and filled with bitter
remorse.
I'm drunken fool. that's what am, -
said Rags; sayagely I've let her lie
to watch her Mafsaret lar ret was S' bresthIng ca ing
so softly that he could hardly discern
any life at all and his heart almost
and famed and patted her into wake
fulness again and then turned desperate
ly TO tho window and looked down. There
was no one he knew or who knew him,
as far as he could tell. on the street. and
he determined recklessly TO risk another
sortie for food.
child's gone without eating" no said.
with keen self-reproach. land here you've
let her suffer 10 save yourself trip to
the island You're a hulking big loafer.
you are, he ran on, muttering. and
after her coming to you and taking no.
: tlce OF you and putting her face TO yours
Ike an angel" He slipped OF his shoes
Stairs.
AS he reached the top OF the FIRST flight
a newsboy passed, calling the eyepi,nis nis
} Rags could not distinguish. He wished
he could get a copy OF the paper. II
might tell him, he thought. something
! about himself The boy was vas coming ,oaInss
, ''Eztryi EXtryl' shouted the news-
boy; running Sun, World and Mail.
CONCEAL by Ragsey Raegen,"
The lights in the street seemed 10
!, fash UP suddenly and grow dim again,
stop he G,iih Yelled, stop! Murdered.
no. by God, no." he cried. staggering
half way down the stairs; stop, stop!
his own volce halted him. lie sank back
weak and sick upon the top step Of the
stairs and beat his hands together upon
his head.
"II's a lie, it's ne." he whispered.
thickly II struck him in self-defense.
shelp me. / struck him IN selt-de(ense,
he drove 5ao. me TO H. He pgilsd his gun
And then the whole appearance OF the
young tough changed, and the terror
and horror that had showed on his face
turned 10 one OF low sharpness and evil
cunning. Fills lips drew together tight
Ily and ne breathed quickly through his
nostrils. while his fingers locked and
unlocked around his knees. All that he
had learned on the streets and vharves
and roof-tops, all that pltiable eNpe-
rlence and dangerous knowledge that
had made him a leader and hero
among the thieves and bullies OF the
river front he called 10 his assistance
now. He faced the fact fatty and with
counsellor. He knew that the history
OF his life was written on police court
blotters from the day that he was 10
years old and with pltless detail. that
what friends he had he held more by
fear than by affection. and that his
enemies, who We're many: only wanted
Just such chance as this 10 revenge
Injuries long suffered and bitterly cher
shed. and that his only safety lay In
secret and instant flight, The ferries
were watched, OF course; he knew that
men whose only duty 10 watch
! the coming and TO halt the departing
criminal. But he knew OF one old man
who was too wise 20 ask questions and
who would row him over the East river
/ 10 Astoria. and OF another at the dis
posal OF silent, whitc-faced young men
night or morning. and whom he would
! pilot across TO the jersey shore and
keep Well away from the lights of the
Passing o eFEssAana E6s dho 5rsen lamp S %.
I
had only 10 change his name and write |
I for money TO be forwarded 10 that |
name. and turn TO work until the thing |
was covered Up and forgotten. He rose |
10 his feet in his full strenrth again |
and intensely and aEreeaby excited |
with the danger, and POSSIBLY fatal ter
minatiop. OF his adventure, and then |
there fell upon him. with the sudden
ness OF blow, the remembrance OF the |
little child lying on the dirty bedding
in tho room above.
'T can't 90 ST." ne muttered fie-celv:
Il can't do IL" he cried. as II he argued
with some other presence. There's a |
are all AGAINST me: it's every man for
himself and no favor" He threw his
arms out before him as IL TO push the
thought swav from him and ran MS
fingers through his Fair and over bis
face All OF his old self rose In him and |
Knocked him for a weak fool, and showed
him just how great his personal DANCER
was. and SO he turned and da ashed for
ward on q run. not only 10 the straet
h11f m Frnr arh aff /