The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-16

to gain a literary reputation at the oE-
( pense OF certain poets, and not to make
money at ours. Others answered this by
saying that fear OF detection alone kept
| Edwin Arsm from sending his real ad-
! dress, but that as soon as his poem was
| printed, and he ascertaiued by that fact
! that he had not been discovered, he would
| put in an application for payment and
let us know quickly enough 20 what por-
ton OF New York city his check should
| be forwarded.
This, however, presupposed the fact
that he was writing 10 us over his real
name which we did not believe he would
! dare 10 do. No one In our little circle OF
| Journalists and literary men had ever
heard OF such a man, and his name did
not appear in the directory. This fact
however. was not convincing in itself. as
/ the residents OF New York move from Cat
1 20 hotel, and from apartments TO board
Ing houses as frequently as the Arab
changes his camping ground. We tried
to draw him out at last by publishing a
personal paragraph which stated that sew
/ eral contributions received from Edwin
! Aram would DO returned to him II he
would send stamps and his present ad
! dress, The editor did not add that he
would return the poems in person, but
such was his warlike intention.
J This had the desired result, and
brought us a fourth poem and fourth
address, the name OF tall building
which towers above onion square. We
/ seemed TO be getting very warm now,
and the editor gathered up the four
( poems. and called 10 his aid his friend
| Bronson. the ablest reporter on the New
\ York -, who was TO act as chronicler
They took with them letters from the
authors OF two Of the poems and from
the editor OF the magazine in which the
! first one had originally appeared. tesu-
[ fyiHg to the fact that Edwin Aram had
made an exact COPY OF the original, and
wishing the brother editor good luck
in catching the plaglarist.
The reporter looked these over with
critical eye The city editor told me
if We caught him" lie said. That I
could let Il run for all it was worth I
can use these names. 7 suppose, and I
guess they have pictures OF the poets at
the Office. If ne turns out to be any
BODY in particular it ought to be worth
8 ful three columns, Sunday paper,
too.
The amateur detectives stood in the
lower hall in the tall building, between
swinging doors, and jostled by hurry
ing hundreds. while they read the names
on a marble directory
There he is'" said the editor, ex-
citedly. American Literary Bureau
One room on the fourteenth floor That's
Just the sort Of place in which we
would be likely TO find nim." But the
reporter was gazing open-eyed at a
name in large letters on an Office door.
Edward X. Arsm," it read. "commis-
sIoner OF -. and City -"
What do YOU think OF that?" he
gasped, tr!umphantly.
Nonsense" said the editor. He
wouldn't dare; besides, the Initials are
different You're expecting too good a
story"
That's the way TO get them" an
swered the reporter. as he hurried
towards the office OF the city - III
a man falls dead. believe it's a suicide
until you prove it's not; If you iind a
suicide, believe it's murder. until you
arc convinced to the contrary Other
: wise you'll get beaten. We don't want
J the proprietor OF a little literary bureau
: we want big city official and I'll be-
: lieve we have one until he proves we
haven't"
(which are you going to ask for?'
whispered the editor, Edward X OF
t Edwln?"
: Edwin. I should say" answered thu
reporter. He has probably given no.
p tlce that mall addressed that way should
} go to him"
I as M. Edwin Aram ln?" he asked
} clerk raised his head and looked
I behind him. NO. he said; Ibis desl
= s. closed. I guess he's gone home To-
T the day"
E The reporter nudged the editor saw
: agely With his elbow. but his face CAV,
( no Sign. That's a pity" ne said: "w,
s have al appointment with him. He still
c lives at sixty-frst street and Madiso,
{ avenue, believe, does he not?"
\ No" said the clerk: that's his IA
G ther. tho commissioner. Edward K. Tn
: son lives at -. Take the Sixth avenu
o elevated and get off az 11sth street"
e Thank you said the reporter. II
= turned q triumphant smile upon IN
J editor. We've got hirn," ne said. ex
y c,tedly. "And the son Of old Edwar
K. too, Think Of II Trying 20 s,es
: poems; that's the best story there ha
n been in the papers for the pas. thre
II months, - Edward X Arann's son
q thief Look at the rames-poI!ticIan.
" poets. editors. all mixed up In IL. t.
% good FOR three columns, sure"
d We've got 20 think OF his peopl,
q too" urged the editor. as they rnoun.e
= the steps of the elevated road
d He didn't think OF them" said IN
z reporter.
m The house IN which Nr. Aran7 live
d was an apartment house, and the bra
20 latchets In the hallway showed that
le contained three suites. There wer
y visiting cards under the lstchets OF IN
n first and third stories. and under tina
Of tho second piece o. note paper O
10 wni"" was written the outorroph