The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-01

capped old man IN the window threw up
| his bands. screamed Mon Dieu, and
| dropped limp, half over the sill. Hopkins
threw himself back. and pulled az tho
| trigger OF his gun with both hands.
4 crash of bone. an agonlzed Croan, and
Alert bumped over In a heap ON tho ce-
mcnt walk al Hopkins's feet. his massive
| skull crushed In by a big bullet.
Hopkins flew up the steps and pounded
on The door. fumbling his key-ohsin
| blankly, and trying 10 force the door. Tor
| Dubois's nature was so suspicious that
| he would not even allow HIS watcIman a
| key 10 his door. locking everything from
| the inside With bolts and p1dlociSs.
Keeping one eye on tho Quiyerns heap
at the foot OF the steps, Hopkins pounded
| until the soft clap OF hustliuE steps iu
| shiftless slippers came 10 his eEpcctant
ears.
THAT you. Hopkins2" came nm anxious
cry In a cracked voice from within.
'Yes, Mr.. Dubois. for the love Of
AeaNen. open up! l told you this would
happen II you
'rhe door was opened q crack before he
finished and the frightened face that
had appeared beneath the nlghtcap in
the window stared out,
For Gods sake come In cried old
Dubois querulously, grasp!ng Hopklnss
shoulder with palsied hand, and puilinE
lecting In front, Bring Ia that porch.
caair-I don't know how I forgot IL last
night; they might set through the gate
and steal II. Hurry"
"Gone!" cried Dubois, strainng MS
wrinkled neck forward and moistening
his throat with an effort as he spoke.
Are You sure? What did they cctH'
Everything! Look!" Dubois had pushed
the watchman up tae stairs 10 ihc sec
ond floor. and pointed r shaking iinser
through an open door. holding 10 the wall
for support and gssping for breath as
he spoke. ''Everything-look, All nv
money in has; stacks stacks of bills"
There was a rickety antique Sheraton
-
the cloth-covered box uf a hed-sprin-.
gaping opeu. half filled with 3 scattering
OF crumpled papers. The bed clothes We're
thrown In a heap in one corner Of tIe
room. Hopkins stepped back I'm surprise.
His foot came down on a wad o. cotton;
he picked IL UP, and stood lingering IL
absenuy as he stared at tho wrecked
bed
"Then YOU did sleep on your money in
place OF mattress, as people always
said2'' he dueried.
Yes yes. There Is no use" the ouak-
Ing old man stood classy-eyed Elaring
at The empty spring box. there is no use
10 deny II now. ] kept cverythnE-au-
IN that box. packed In among the springs
Stacks. staclSs and stacks Of bllls' ! ala
did" He stopped. cawed forward one
OF ms large iappinC ears, and stood
straining 10 catch the repetition OF a
sharp sound he had picked from other
noises rising from below.
Hopkins was shifting at the piece OF
cotton he had picked up beside The bed
=, "Chloroform"' he exclaimed, dropping
'Thr cried old Dubois. Jerking his
hand from his ear, and thrusrinC II into
the opening OF his nlghtshirt
They chloroformed you and threw you
into the, corner with Your shoes and the
bed-clothes. while they yined the treasure
chest
"Eh? Yes II heard them at nay
bedside then I was on tho floor, and !
couldn't use my arms. my legs. my
tongue and 7 knew they were taking my
poor bills, In stacks-stacks ana stacks
Of them!' His vein -ridsed hand shot 10
bis iiapp!ns ear. and he broke of again:
"Listen What's that? There's somebody
foolinG with the front gate
He rushed TO the window. which he
had again carefully locked after recov-
ering from his faint. craned hts cordy
neck toward tho front OF the house. and
tottcred as he shook his QulverlnE lst
at nondescript fellow In modest bust
moss suit and ordinary derby who must
have clambercd over the locked Iron gate
regardless Of It's pricldne points. and was
busily at work stretching out the limp
Leave tla! dog alone! Get out Of
thcre, or I'll
Dubois IN an insane moment tore an
antique French frearm tremblinglv from
the bosom OF his nightshirt. where. 70
t1opl.ins's surprise, he had been conceal
ing H.
forward 10 grasp the quivering hand at
temptlng an aim.
,,'ru protect my place-ny right
Dubois's twitching jaws dropped open;
he stared AT the man below who. aroused
by the commouon In the window, glanced
up. picked a small lmy object Ike a
sausage c-skin from one of the points OF
Aierts massive studded collar and slipped
| through the front gate, which he opened
with an easy twist as though it were not
You left It unlooked?" cried Dubois
II did not!' Hopkins denied. WHO
tho devil is the fellow? 7 never saw him
| before. DO you suppose he"
81 don't suppose anything" Dubois
| thrust out his lower law threaieningly.
You're hired 10 protect me, why DO you
| let him run away? Maybe
Hopkins. having leaped 10 tho same I'M
| expressed conclusion. turned. and rushed
| down the stairs. stopped Mt the cntc, un-
locked II. and cried 90 the group NJ news
| bows. neighbors tamaie men. market boys
and other carly birds collected IN front,
''Whered ne go?''
"The MANTLE man" Hopkins strove
for some .description-"the man with the
| black derby"
4 boy in front grin1ed. and glanced
above him. Every feller iu the bunch's
| got on a black derby CsDt us kids"
| Hopkins stood chaSliued. he had seen
| the man. front Side and rear view Tor a
! full minute. but was at an utter loss %
| describe him.
THE man who Just came ont Of the
| gate he took something that looked Ike
| tho rubber OF toy balloon from the
| dogs collar. he cried.
"Oh. hlm?" answered the hoy Tho
| feller Tint monkcYed with the dorH
| thought hc belonged there He he'd n
key Where did he 70, uow?"
Some said one WAY. and some said an
| other. but u was quite apparent that
the man had slipped in and on, uuuo-