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

derby was Christopher Poe, tho promi-
nout banker from the north, enjoying hi.
! second weeks vacation In the carnlvs
! city. He had no sooner shut the Duboi:
| gate behind him. and stuffed the skinliS'
| object into his pocket, than he slppet
! through the collecting crowd. without
/ touching any OF the onlookers or attract.
| ing attention by any unusual move HI
| walked 10 the corner without once turning
around, crossed the street. and returned
I hrisklv 10 the edge OF the crowd just ir
I Time to hear Hopkins cross-ouestionins
I tlr small boy,
/ Poe nodded his head with the rest
/ and agreed quickly With somebody whc
/ had pointed out at random the direction
! he had taken. As member OF the crowd
as an unobuusivc unit. he was utterly
| unnotloeaole He stayed no longer tina 1
! the rest. and said, Just like everybody else
| IN parting from the man who stood next
/ him
/ I'll bet it was the feller in the derby
! nat Wonder what It was the kid said
/ he took off the dog"
Having heard ~ the facts and con
! lectures, Poe walked to the corner
J again. turned up the side street. and
! paced slowly down Bourbon past A
, block OF cheap lodg!nG-houses. largely
! occupied by vaudeville artists. travelling
/ iakcrs, and other true Bohemians. Ia ci
/ Old house had, Ike so many OF the dwell
! .inss in the French quarter OF New Or
leans, courtyard In the rear, divided
! from the courts on ths next street by
stopping at the house which backed
directly against old Duboiss. Christopher
! roe inserted key, twisted II sharply
| twice. glanced up and down the street
opened tue door, and stepped In. closing
| ij quickly after him, and standing notion
| less a the spot where his first step had
I brought him.
That he was listening intently was dis
closed by his suspended breath. In that
] moment one hardly would have described
| him az Hopkins had-a human blank His
! et gl were focused intently toward the tor
n So A
/ of him; hts mouth was drawn into Il firm
pIlpOscIul line. bis form Was 1.-THE and
| strong; he seemed tho very embodiment
| OF some iorceiul idea. His pose was his
trlouic; he appeared TO have thrown him
SELF INTO a part he was about TO play.
soon stealthy footsteps from above
shunled through the silence. Poe re,
moved his derby, outer coat, tie and
shoes IN series of quick movements,
Running firm fingers through his neat
Eair ne mussed " up. and with the
| same motion Snatched fawn- colored
theatric rs!ncoaJ from the hall rack. loos-
ened his suspcnders. turned UP the coll
lar OF the ralncoat he had donncd. and
sneaNed silently upstairs. his manner that
OF drowsy lodSer wakened against his
viii 10 make an early train.
on the second floor he paused took
ont his watch, deliberately set it back
haif an hour. wrapped IL in the wrInkled
skiu-Hkc object he had removed from
Alerts collar and having located the
SOUNDS IN a rear room, approa ched the
door with audible tread, and knocked
The shuning steps within ceased. There
came no answer.
Il say-pardon me-you folks goln
take the siN-hfty, too?.' he said sleeplly.
can I borrow collar? Heard you
! lticiin round and
The door WAS abruptly opened a crack
! o} a Why young man, short and with
n pleasant face. 4 small feminine hand
rested on his shoulder, and seemed 10
! he Juggling him back
~ collar? Sure thing What size
] do YOU wear?" asked the short. flush
faced Young fellow through crack In
six an seven-eighths mean hf-
teen an . quarter. Say. you amt the
Twirley Twins. are your asked the
one side OF the fawn- coIored cravenette
10 remove a wallet from his hip pocket
THE very same"' cried the anna ble
! young. man, squlnting his eyes profes-
sionally through the gloom, and opening
| tho door another notch in spite of ths
| restraining hand on his shoulder
saw you work down In San Antoine
| Good act that! Where's the missis:
Thanks! VIII this collar do?" A
| forced feminine voice came from within
and mate TO the hand on the Twirle,
| shoulder pushed a stin, starchy circle oi
! THAT amt a collar That's cuff
| cried Poe. quickly dropping behind hin
the article he had asked for and select
! ing card from his wallet which bore
! the name OF Hardy. lie handed Il Il
| the man with q laugh as an exclama
| ton of disappointment came from tho
! woman.
Thomas Hardy" read the Twirley
| Twin. Not the Thomas Hardy, ange
! Of tho Merry Whri sbow?"
! The very same. What's left OF him.
| at being called angel OF a compa n,
/ he had formed under his assumed nam,
/ only as AN adjunct 10 a scheme for run.
! ming down one Of the cleverest bank.
Swlndlers in New York. He drew th'
! raiucoat closer about him and edged int,
| the doorway
Come in. Come IN. Glad to see you
} cried the young fellow, who had beer
/ with the Merry WhirI company and t,
whom its hacker was a great man.
a cry Of alarm from the woman. TN
not dressed! Dick. don't let him in
! I'm not dressed"
But her husband "a twin only In III
| professionl had already thrown the doc
] open and disclosed her to the keen eve
OF Christopher Poe. fully gowned In
somewhat Worn travelling suit
\ "By George. I'm glad 10 see you, Mr.
! Hardy. Kid, shake hands with the bes
IN nc business Game hacker and
good loser Id tell you 10 take Off you
4 hat 20 him II thought you'd ever ge
it hn"k on straight
Mrs. Twlrley bowed stiltedly, and sail
In very stacy aside:
H.. A'i'h' We must ne going. wen mis-
that train"
What time YOU got Mr.. Hardy?
asked the Twlrley Twin.
Christopher Poe drew out his watch
ond with 4 comfortable yawn remove,
it from tho thin skin covering "FYve
thirty he announced. exhibiting tn
watch-dial 10 the Twirley Twins and ex
claiming. "oh, that wstch-csse? IT.
lust souvenir" as he saw their eve
rIveted on the wrinltled skin in his othe
hand
AIRS. TwIrley shifted cautiously twice
-iinted, her eyes at Poe. and steppe,
back quickly TO scat herself on two suit
cases IN corner covering them com
pletely with her skirts. Her husba n,
stood stuDefed. shifting the air also, ant
staring at the unique watch-case.
Game from Paris continued Po
pleasantly, rubbing the skin between hi
Argers toudlv. You know. It's jus
what's left u( one OF those little Harle
0Uiu bladdcrs they use on a string 4
srIa sh each other over the head with Il
team work. Didn't you use them In thu
rsuiomiIoc acrobatic stunt I SAW YOU n
I three years ago at FriSco7"
Yes. J believe we did Mrs TwIr
ley cleared her throat harshly, and con
tuued: But II didn't smell of chic
She ended in stifcd scream an,
rushed toward the man she had heard o
as theatrical banker crying: al 900,
out That picture behind YOU is falI
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