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


| What do YOU argue from that?'
| asked Senior Torr1noya anxiously.
| II 81 something accidentally dropped
| by tho person who robbed your safe ot
| It's historic treasure Look at IL care
! fully. lie dropped the needle OF his
| palm and held IL out plainly before the
| wondering "ycs of the anxious pair.
| What would YOU argue from that
! nccdle2'
| Neither spoke bu, both stood staring
silently at tho thin hair Of strols
| You don't use needle IN aHr part 81
your business. DO you?"
No" answered Roichmanu SLOWLY
'1'Il sive YOU this much Of hint,
This is the finest make OF embroidery
| needle. IL h made In japan, said Poe.
| smiling grimly. Doesn't that suggest
| anything"
THAT It was japanese who robbed
tho safe cried Senior Terranova
''Aiay6e one Of those little japanese
professors that come here sometimes 10
, study tho mines!" cried Reichmann IL
YES. was i,?" added the anxious Mex
! lean.
Few men, even Japanese; use fine
smiled Poe. II don't believe any Jap
anese man ever carried one about with
him"
"A woman, then? a japanese woman
II leave that 20 your vivid lmagina
ton" answered Poe. Meantime | would
like TO assure Senior Terrsnoya.' Inc
bowed TO that gentleman. that his
suspicious are quite false. and that n
he will agree to keep the matter quiet
VIII guarantee TO give him news oil
the real thief within five days
But what guarantee have I?' asked
the Mexican sullenlE.
You have done business with our
bank" said Poe steadily. You nave
heard OF me, and know ] have no other
purpose than helping out you and
Senior Reichmsnn. / have letter from
your consul at Washington introducing
me 10 YOU. il you like.
''Oh, ! know. You are right. | was
so excited. II you have any idea at
all who stole the skull, please act upon
II at once, / bcseech you, Senor Poe
The Mexican's attitude changed abrutly;
he dropped into a chair and looked up I
Poe helplessly. What about the needle
and the Jap woman? How did she
do it?'
TO back up my theories" answered Poe
For the present is there any tram INTO
Mexico City tonight?"
There's the one AT : o'clock, an
swered Reichmann. "But why 20 10 Mex
leo city? This safe was opened only last
night; we didn't discover II until UNI
locked the office at noon today. VINO
ever turned the trick must still be in
town"
II don't know so.' replied Poe. THE
mozo who came along with our burros
had false diamond ring ne said some
body gave him for quick trip down
the mountain TO the train last night. I'll
go hunt up this boy again. question him,
and then take the o'clock train to
Mexico city
But why to MeXico2" repeated Reich
mann.
"Because that is the center. city so
important that you people who live here
just say Mexico when you speak OF IT.,
the same as We In America say simply
New York Mexico City is the safest
place for n thief to market stolen goods.
Besides there's the carnival on pow. and
I've always heard that clever criminals
Of every class like to take In all the good
times there are TO be had. Comei I'll
have to make a quick trip down the
mountain myself II want to catch that
train
Senior Terranova. jumping TO his feet
evidently impressed by the energetic
manner OF the New York banker,
Christopher Poe managed to find the
tar and black spectacles had left the car
avan. On questioning the youth he
lea arned that the person who mad given
him the glass ring was man. an Ameri-
can, with sombrero. suit case and
red water bottle.
Could the person have been a Japa-
accompanied Poe
No, senor.'
or woman disguised as MANI"
mo, seDor'
There" cried the Mexican. "raat up
sets your theory al the very start
Christopher Poe only smiled thrust
the fine needle he had found at the mine
Office under his coat lapel. and set out
alone, but for a servant 10 return with
Terranoya's horse.
BY reckless riding down the stunbly
stony trail Poe managed 10 just mako the
train. Settling himself comfortably in "A
DAY coach he occupied the time till mid
night reading a novel. then he doZed un-
I'll nearly o'clock, when the train pulled
in at Mexico City
Having left his suit case with a hotel
runner at the station, Poe summoned a
cab and asked the driver In Spanish;
val?" " '''' % -
''Senor would enjoy himself?" smiled
! me .,,, ma hogany- checked ceachman. "Ah.
l WIZ take him 10 the hest places"
lsn there some bail? is the Metro
pole sun running? I want To 20 where
all the gay people OF Mexico have gath
cling I'll morning"
Yes the Metropole Is the place Ey
eryoody rs there. II is just beginning. All
5ne bee sIirii IRIS danco1 senior, dancon-tho
Yes That's exactly where I want to
90, go, ID, decided Poe rs il n masked ball
III is carnival time. Everybody In
Mexico is masked answered tho cab
man, clncking TO his bony horse,
VI, 70 De sure; and We won't be too
Ihl' IOT me iuDG
NO. II is just beginning AT 2 o'clocl,
they began 10 come and they will be do
ing great things at T."
christopher Poe leaned back IN the
olue- e-iiagSed conveyance, and enjoysd
snatcies OF song coming 10 him occasIon-
any from merry making peasants home
ward bound, and took In cool vistas OF
p9lm-fringed parks. II was fine fresh
night, much the best part OF the day i'm |
the city, and when the carriage came a [
last TO the gay quarter whore tho Met
ropole was located there was much cX-
ctemcnt afoot.
Dismissjng the cab AZ the door, Chris |
topher Poe paid his peso FOR admission: |
and stepped into wild swirl OF gayety |
y masked ball in that quarter at "a rnl- |
val time was a mill OF wild reckless
prodigatc folly running rampant All |
those OF the dcnli monde were there |
thieves and gamblers. prostitutes and pol |
iticians bull-fIghters, reckless miners |
IA nchmcn and soldiers OF fortune
Poe purchased clown suit from a ven !
der. climbed into H. drew mask down |
over his face. and plunged Into the reck- |
less whirlpool OF dancers. sraspine a |
grsette by tho waist and dancing on with |
her at a wild Gallor.
At n signal from the floor manager. |
who pounded with an ornate stan on the !
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