The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-09

no matter how big the crowd was, or
how rapidly it changed and shifted
hnd he was as patient as he was quick,
and would wait for hours if ncedful,
with his eve on door, until his man
issued into the street again. And if
The one he shadowed looked behind
him TO see if he was followed, or
lodged mp and down different streets.
AS if he were trying 60 throw off pur-
suit. or dispatched a note or telegram,
or stopped TO speak to policeman or
any special officer, as detective
might, who thought he had his men
safely in hand, off Snipcs would go
on run to where Alf Wolfe was wait
ing, and tell what ho had seen.
Then Wolfe would give him a quarter
or more, and the trailer would 90 back
to the post opposite Cases tenement,
and wait for another victim to issue
forth, and for the signal from No.
and customers as Mr.. Wolfe al
ways called them, had been scarce, and
Mr.. Wolfe, in consequence, had been
cross and nasty In his temper and had
batted Snipes out Of tho way on more
than one occasion. go the trailer was
feeling blue and dsconsolate, and won.
dered how ii was that 'Naseby' Rae
gen, Rags Raegen S Younger broth
er, had had the luck 10 get n two
weeks visit TO the country with the
Fresh Air Fund children, while he had
not.
He supposed it vas because Nsseby
had sold papers, and wore shoes, and
went to right school. and did many
other things equally Objectionable.
Still, what Naseby had said about the
country, aud riding horseback, and the
fishing, and the shooting crows with no
cops TO stop you, and watermelons for
nothing, had sounded wonderfully at
tractive and quite improbable, except
that it was one of Naseby's peculiarly
snesking ways to tell the truth. Any
way, Naseby had left Cherry street for
good, and mad gone back TO the coun-
try TO work there. This all helped to
make Snipes morose, and 1t was with
cynical smile Of satisfaction that he
watched an old countryman coming
slowly up the street and asking his
way timidly Of the Italians to Cases
tenement.
The countryman looked up and about
him in evident bewiderment and anx-
iety. He glanced hesitatingly across
at the boy leaning against the wall of
a saloon, but the boy was watching
two sparrows fighting in the dirt Of the
street. and did not see him. At least,
it did not look as If he saw him. Then
the old man knocked on a door Of
Cases tenement. No one came, for the
people in the house had learned to
leave inquiring countrymen to the gen
tleman who rented room No, 8, and as
that gentleman was occupied at that
moment with younger countryman, he
allowed the old man, whom he bad first
cautiously observed from the top OF
the stairs, to remain where he was.
The old man stood uncertainty on
the stoop, and then removed his heavy
black felt hat and rubbed his bald
head and the white shining locks Of
hair around it with red bandanna
handkerchief Then he walked very
slowly across the street toward Suipes,
for the rest Of the street was empty,
and there was no one else at hand The
old man was dressed in heavy black
broadcloth, quantity cut, with boot legs
showing up under the trousers and with
faultlessly clean linen Of home
manufacture.
"I can't make the people in that
house over there hear me" complained
the old man. with the simple confidence
that old age has in very young boys.
s'Do you happen to know II they're at
home7'
"Nope.N grovled suipes,
81 IN looking for a man named Per
ccvaI." said the stranger; he lives In
that house, and / wanter see him on
most particular business. II isn't q
very pleasing place he lives in, is tat
least he hurriedly added, as if fear
full Of giving offonce, cit ism I much on
the outside Do you happen to know
him?'
Pcrceval was Alf Wolfe's business
name.
nNope," said the trailer.
"Nell, I'm not looking for him, ~
explained the stranger, slowly, las
much as m looking for young man
that I kind OF suspect is been to see
him today; n young man that looks like
me. only younger. He has ligbtish hair
and pretty tall and lanky, and carrying
shiny black bag with him, Did you
happen to bave noticed bin gong into
that place across the wayf
"Nope." said Snipes.
The old man sighed and nodded his
head thoughtfully at Snipes, ana
ruckered up the corners of his mouth.
rs though be were thinking deeply He