The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15

ficulty Poe made speed to the address on
Surf avenue.
There he found a roomy lodging above
a moving picture show, and asked for
the proprietor. one Of the two mana gers
OF East India shows he had picked out 10
call upon.
He received informa ton that the man
was not In and wouldn't be until the
| next day Somewhat disappointed, Poe
walked slowly down the steps and stood
for a moment on the curb
Then he glanced at the card. The other
name and address was:
EDGEWORTU HORTON,
10 BOWERY.
Deep. cynical wrinkles between nose
and mouth formed unconSciousiy; he
drew his broad brmmed straw hat close
over his eyes. and turned quickly into
the Bowery.
At No Is Christopher Poe found big
gay music hall, with the stereotyped
dancing and SINGING girls On the Hrid
bill In front was spnc!IHi I ggGe advertisements
EAST INDIAN TROUPE OF 10 PER-
FORMERS
NAUTCH DANCERS
JUGGLGRS
SNAKE CHALMERS
AS be came to Snake Charmers" on
the list. the anker-detectiye's eyebrows
| shot up I'm sudden interest; then he
walked into the cafe. and seated himself
at a table. il was a large, substantial
place. doing tremendous business. and
! Poe look In all the details carefully.
| noting the height OF the ceiling and the
| two passages upstairs. ono on either
! side.
Having taken a sip Of the tasteless
beer placed before him. Poe slipped from
! MS chair, and walked through one OF
| the side doors, ascending a narrow fbght
| of stairs.
! stepped UP, and knocked OH II. y iull
! minute he waited, vaguely conscious ot
! the fact that unseen eyes were peerlng
| at him from somewhere near by.
|
lcssIy and an East Indian servant
! dressed severely in black silk, bowed TO
! him with a fnnerea' srin: NJ, uor,o, -.
| said Poe, in hurried. businesS-like tone
! I'm from Atlantic CITY. you know, IcI
him Mr. Hardy I've got TWO ne" P'aEes
The servant bowed. took tho prof
fered card. bowed again: and aoFupu5
cool one!" exclaimed tho Banker.
'"~onder waerc he WAS watching me
from before he Opened the & Go0ri n,an', H
look al me curlously. must have been
Two m!nntes elapsed; The door slid
open. and the East Indian bowed "l'n "
n Was a strangely cool and resifu
apartment, seemingly far remo' ed from
screeching. sWeaty Coneyi al ai'nouEn sng ,bers ere
vas a break-neck toboggan With shricE-
| inr ioyriders lust across the street
Poe noted with interest the thlcknsis,
of that front door. II was al leaSt etsII
| inches doubtless 10 make !, snnnd lopi
Having been guided through pleaS,
| ant little reception room win scFera'
heavy chairs and deep-ns pped cav,
ne. Poe was ushered into lars'
SQUARE room, quite plain: a representa-
tive office OF busy America,
A gray-haired thin faced man OF III.
deterininate age sat in a large square
chair before n roIl,op desk. re Wsh
alone. and looked up With q q'heH' en-
ga ging smile Poe entered. ,,,..o,,.
.'AIr Uardy?" he said interroSauFel elF.
with an EnsIish iutona ton so Siad 70
go you. Reastly hot night. ISM II
ia die IL II weren't for the electric
fans.
you've got a fine place here. an
swered Christopher Poe. assuming INC
rough good fellowship OF the american
show manager ITS as cool as beer and
as quiet az Rajpu'ant
oh you've been 70 India, ihen-and
the DESERT Gueried Horton. motioning
Poe to "A chair and dva wing up his In
erasie6ly. as he dismissed the servant
With nod.
only once. thank goodness. aud you'll
never get me there again. answered
Poe after the well-nigh nimtan ole manner
of Your typical American business man
who shhors vacation and ioatnes
change OF scene. he IL outside of Ms pvn
country, First time made his stalk