The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-11

| When he went to replace the key ne
had stolen from the rooms OF the janl-
| tor there was parrot In the hall
where the key was TO be placed Great
drops Of perspiration stood out on the
| pasty forehead of the man beside Poe.
| In the excitement OF his escape after
| the murder the man had remembered
to replace the rotten grating from the
| bank window, he had remembered to re-
place the key-but he had forgotten the
parrot. The bird heard him steal into
| are you up To now"" The perspiring
man beside Poe caught in a sharp breath,
and clenched his moist. shiny hand in
a frantic grip.
"Quck as thought" Poe continued,
1.-The murderer reached In his pocket
and pulled out the first thing his fingers
| distract and silence the foolish bird he
| had overlooked. 1t happened 10 be
poker chip. Polly may have taken 1t for
You're a liar! screamed the frog
faced man, lcaping to his fee, In a burst
| OF trembling rage and crashing his fist
to rocking back and forth
Christopher Poe stood up, smiled,
reached into his outside coat pocket.
and drew out the chip he had rescued
There is the identical chip was
telling you about" he remarked. look
ing straight at the Human Frog. and
you are the murderer | referred to-
Poe In horror, slipping his ungloved hand
behind his back. Then with yell he
hip pocket. the bare edge of the wicked
blade cleaning in his grasp.
The banker detective side stepped. and
caught the madman's wrist. But the
Human Frog was too deNtrous for him
with sudden twist he slashed the neshY
part OF Poo's arm,
Poe leaped for his throat. but before
he could reach il two powerful arms
had been locked around his own neck
from behind. and he was dragged TO The
floor,
lips chatting inadly, welded his weapon
Economically. and struck at Poes pros
tIate form, the second blow did not land,
FOR the croupier and two cappers had
simultaneously, topping him back. But
they We're not enough for him. the HUI
man Frog thrasbed and thumped his
body about with the elastic strength OF
an ailigators tail. He wrIgged and
fought like a great. frantic. twisting eel. |
lie slipped from their. grips with incred-
ible suppleDess. and dashed. slashed !
slashed-everywhere. with his razor. hut |
could not win his way 10 Poe. who was
struggling against two men I'm an effort |
10 regain his feet and help hold the |
Frog.
The doorkeepcr and three "bouncers" |
from below dashed up. finally secured |
wrestling grips on the Frogs slippery, |
skin-creeping limbs. and at last man !
aged to wrest the murderous razor from
his hand. floor him fast. and keen him |
down
The proprietor had been Summoned
from his favorite cafe across the street
and by the time he arrived on the scene
restored. "s
MY Gawd! he yelled taking in the
cause OF the trouble in a ia sh rs that
frog loose again? Who worked him
up what's the matter? Who in" The
proprietor was straInIng toward a clinax
OF towering rage, when Poe caught his
arm trnly. and spoke low In his ear
telEng MIN that the Human Frog rad
murdered the watchman AZ the Manhat-
tan National. and that he wanted 10 60,
bic. ''' 40 p"SSI-
The owner turned and glared al Poe
cutting MIN off in the middle Of his
sentence with. Where's your proof that
Frogs a murderer?" ''"
Here" said Poe cooly. steppIna h,c,