| Show II SLIM THE BURGLAR I BURGLAR R IT c t LD is a a. far tar and desperate s rogue He was waa In Kansas City when ho learned d of ot the fabulous figure to which Butter capital B and Eggs also capitalized wore were to be bo advanced ad- ad I In the Salt Lake market CountIng CountIng Count Count- Ing as Immaterial tho the cost cost he I lately took train for tor Salt Lak Lake Lako de- de I to get his hands if It possible upon some somo of ot these precious products For tor several days das he haunted the vicinity of ot tho the well guarded creamery J where they mint the Butter and store stor th the tho Eggs in safety deposit vaults seekIng seekIng seek seek- Ing lag to ascertain tho the namo name and address j of ot any purchaser But In vain No i I ono one came camo to purchase the purchase the plain truth being that tho people unable to buy f were driven to the use uso of or I Ine and other despised rela- rela tives of or the real stuff stutt As for Cor Eggs thc they were forgotten At t last the wife of ot one of ot the tha millionaire miners of or East Bast BrIgham ac accompanIed accompanied ac- ac companied by a detective In plain plainclothes plainclothes plainclothes clothes alighted from her automobile at the mint and soon emerged still carefully care care- fully tully guarded with a a. small package and forthwith proceeded to violate the speed ordinances In her anxiety to reach homo home In safety Slim noted the aura num ber of or the machine and b by consulting a n directory dIrector of ot automobile owners ascertained ascertained ascertained ascer ascer- the name and residence of ot the tha Butter Hutter buyer II 11 The bell of ot the City an and 1 Count County had list hilt struck three three three-three three of ot tho the mornIng morn morn- Ing when ing-when when Slim emerging his iris lair lall on Commercial street found hl his way through the de deserted and unguarded ed streets to a n mansion on the lire north b bench With the tho aid of or a a. glass cutter tho the window of or a a. back room was soon opened But alas The refrigerator i was Jas as found to contain no valuables ex except except ex- ex a brace brace- of or lamb Jamb chops for the luxurious breakfast of ot tho tiro millionaire and his wife These he slipped Into his pocket Ills His burglarious s experience ce told him that there must bo boy boa boya a safe to somewhere la In this opulent home and that there ho would find his coveted treasures The Tho safe was discovered and soon opened through h his hla keenness of or hearing In detecting the Inner workings of ot tho the lock Upon opening tho the safe saCe his bis fondest hopes were realized for tor ho he discovered discovered dis dis- covered that it contained a pound 1 1 I. I e c. c fifteen ounces of ot creamery creamer Butter and anda a n. half halt dozen Eg Eggs s In his Joy at nt finding these priceless objects and In hl his anxiety to get safely ava away with them ho spurned the tho fa family III I I silver which was In plain view In the tile safe saCe IlL in The Tha lo loss s was discovered ered early earh th the tho next morning Enormous rewards wore wora offered by bv tho the man who was robbed but t Slim was nas destined to fall tall a a. victim to lily his own Indiscretion Early In the morning of or the da day after tho the rob robbery bry end bE before ore It was s publicly known Slim disguised as a hayseed approached approached ap ap- the proprietor of ot one of or the leading provision oro stores on First South street and offered to sell him three I Eggs gs The Tho suspicions of ot the grocery grocery- man were Immediately Immediate arouse aroused Slim SUm was unable to give ghe a coherent account of ar how ho hoho ho Ito came Into possession of ot property of or such scarcity and anti value ar and d before ho he succeeded In escaping from what his Iris instinct tol told 1 him was a 1 situation a policeman called by Ly y one of ot the th clerks at the whispered su suggestion of ot tho the proprietor appeared or the scene and nd arrested Slim SUm on the charge of ot vagrancy Ills His room was discovered discovered dis dis- covered and anti searched and the tho missing pound Jound of Butter flutter was seized Slim Shun was brou brought ht to trial on a acl cl cl-arge cl arge of oC grand extra-grand larceny but bere be- be Zero re the Jury jur had been empanelled It was agree L r oJ between his counsel and tho district attorney that he ml might ht plead guilty and thus thus escape life liCe Im Im- Ho lIo will bo arraigned no 1 for tOT sentence In a tow few days das and It is hi reported report report- e ed that he will he be sentenced to to el eighteen years years' Imprisonment at hard labor The Great Eastern built sixty years a ago o. o was eight times as long as she wa was A. A broad The Tho new ship soon noon to bo be built the tho GIgantc will ho be nine nino times as long longas as broad But In 1301 1901 the Oceanic was na put In commission and ond her hor length was wasten wasten wasten ten times her breadth No modern ship chip I 1 i approaches such uch pro proportions |
