The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-08

Mexico CITY. -at up and waited while IN,
HisHher re-alned consciousness. slipped or
INTO Numocr. and partly tcFairCd Tie
hIHgr atupyr hc had nccr in. Then Poe
awakened hin gently. told him how he
rauc 20 ne There and asked abruptly.
How much 80 YOU think the National
museum here would give you fog the skull
and the sold and silver pilates engraved
with proofs showing tlAt In the caskef
from which they were torn Teposed the
real remains Of Cortcs@'
The fellow lo0kes ~ stupidl,. and an
sNried IN American.
- =ucsx you Sc got tie whole dope. n
you even tuna what stole it for
IT certainly have Wait moment. III
sketch it 10 yuu. Some native told you
that II was surmised around Caicrco that
CoTtcs was buried somewhere their You
went up and investigated. pretended 80
be a miner. You cot on tho trail OF the
fact that n was in tho old safe ~ Senior
TerEinova'y office YOU bribed a pcou
10 help You. with glass ring or some
thing easily swallowed by the sullible
fellow"
How'd you guess ihat7'
That's what YOU gave the mule boz
for taking you down to tho railroad sta
trick and hidden the skull in that false
bottomcd water hottie which looked as
though IL couldn't possibly take in any
thing larger than hickory nut through
that small opening at tile top.
You've got mei" cried the prisoner.
dropping back limp on tho bed. and hold
ing his head between his hands. But
how'd ! work tho combination on that
safe which held old Cortes? I've got you
there
"Oh. no. answered Poe with 2 reserved
smile That Is just evident 10 me
as the fact that YOU couldn't resist COM
Ing down 10 the carnival. picking up
CAV girl. and In the excitement Of the
dance promising TO give her the chalchi-
co YOU probably underestimate. bssing
your hopes entirely on selling the skull
Of Cortes TO the government for several
Your logic isn't half bad" answered
the reckless fellow. suddenly lesplnS 20
his feet and jerking out thin stiletto
the eleverly contrived weapon sheathcd III
the leather girdle that supported hts
trousers.
Poe. urprepa red and unarmed. sprang
10 his feet, and watched the fellow close
", nervously lingering his coat lapel.
With maniacal CLINT in his sllt-like
eyes, the thief snarled his teeth barring
partly between hts thin. womansh lps
II entertained you this morning by dan
cling like i girl and letting you knock
me out: now suppose you amusc me by
stepping into that snug little clothes
closet behind YOU and pretending. you're
mummy. while I walk downstairs and
out Of the front door,"
Christopher Poe did not turn TO look
behind at the closet door: lis upper lip
jerked in a sneering smile.
Don't be foolishi' he said calmly
You aren't going 20 get away"
What do YOU mean?" scres med the
other. Another bluff? You CART fool
me! Same line OF talk you gave me
about knowing how ! worked that safe
"Oh, that's too small matter 10 mem
ton. was going 10 give you chance 30
reform. but l guess you aren't a decent
enough sort 10 waste ones time on
The stocky little man twisted his wom-
and leaped on Poe. the stllletto aimed for
his breast.
Poe stood steady In tho path OF the
stroke but as the blade descended. quick
a flash he ierked the slender embroid
cry needle from his coat lapel, and thrust
II deep into the cheek Of his adversary.
a scream OF pain, and the stiletto dropped
,'Caoron, You dirty Gringo" cried the
thief
Poe simply tripped him backward onto
the bed from which he had Ieaped with
the drawn dagger; he held the crimson
tipped needle before the sIit-like eyes OF
the criminal his hand trembling slightly
with anger.
There, you fool" he exclaimed with
unusual warmth. You would have ~.
It's your own needle. I found IL where
YOU dropped Il when you pulled IL out
OF the upper skin OF your tongue back
there Mt Senor Terranova's safe. ] hope
you don't think I'm such n fossil that |
don't know that a professional safe OPEN
thrusting the finest Japanese embroidery
needle proCurablc through the upper skin
OF his tongue so that when the other end
OF the needle Is applied 10 the dial on
the safe and the knob slowly turned the
sensitive tongue nerves register more
culately than the finger tips each tumbler
as IL drops. It's the best possible meth
od but when n man is using ir II would
be quite worth his while 10 pick up his
needle instead OF throwing II on the floor
where some one might step on II with
bare feet. IT was most unhousewifely of
you. and you such capable female Inn
personator!
Copyright. 1913. by w. G. Chspman)
(NcX; week: THE Misspelled Word.'D