The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-19
Harley Boyd'S Triumph
A Tale of Bold Diamond
SmugglerS.
BY George A. Baker.

Ramsey's detective agency. in New
York. and was greeted warmly by the
junior member of the firm, John Ram
sey.
The visitor was small in stature. but
his 1.-the. figure. quick, nervous tread
and piercing black eyes, easily por-
trayed him to be a man not to be tri-
fled with. He was the head of the Uni
ted States Secret Service Bureau.
Il want 4 man, Ramsey, who is
practically unknown as a detective.
We have tried to unearth this diamond
smuggling business with the regulars
long enough. They are too well known,
and have decided to try an outsider
Ramsey thought a moment and then
replied:
I'VE have just the man you want.
He is a young chap only been with US
some six months. but long headed.
shrewd, brave, and yet so cautious and
moderate in his general bearing that
he might easily he mistaken for Il
young preacher. He is in the outer Of
flee. l will call him.
In response to the summons; a tail.
young man of some twenty-five years
entered the room.
After the introduction the stranger
said
Mr.. Boyd, want you to take a trip
to Europe Can you be ready to sail
tomorrow"
Easily sir" was the reply.
"Well and good. A party by the
name of Dexter Slye has made good
many trips across the water in the in
terests of some one whom we are anX-
ious to discover. We are positive that
Style purchases immense quantities of
diamonds on the other side and has
them with him when he boards ship
When he arrives in New York, how
ever. it amuses him to watch the in
spectors go through him and his bag
gage. We have never been able to
discover a single article of contraband
among his possessions. Slye will take
passage on the same ship with YOU
Don't lose sight of him until he gets
back to New York and move heaven
and earth to discover his method OF
operating. If you win there is biz
reward and fame awiting You. If you
fail. you will only one of many,
said the chief, kindly.
Necessary arrangements were ther
discussed and settled. and Boyd left
the office to call upon Miss Viole
Haverly.
Col. Haverly was a widower witt
one child, Violet, and lived in, a beau
tiful home on Murray Hill.
He was reputed to be immensely
wealthy, and it was we'll known that
he had set his heart on his daughter
making a brilliant marriage. 1T was
this fact that caused the lovers to be
cautious in meeting. They had de-
cided to wait until Boyd had made {
name for himself before breaking the
news to the Colonel.
Boyd had dared to call upon Viole
this afternoon, as he felt sure hel
father was at Gravesend attending the
big meet. He met Boyd just as the
young man was leaving the house.
''Ah, was not aware that my daugh
ter received you at her home, young
man. he began. 'I had supposed thu
affair forgotten. However, 1 presum
you wished to know how she had re
covered from the shock"
Boyd flushed, something foreign t
his usual cool and steady nerves. III
had been caught unawares.
well, yes, Col. Haverly" he STAN
mered. II was about to take a tril
across the Atlantic, and passing thu
house, l decided to call and see Mis-:
Violet before sailing"
Take care it does not occur again,
was the gruff reply as the colone
passed into the house, and Boyd wen
down the street with a long swinging
stride, biting his lip as he went.
Dexter Slye and the man who was
shadowing him became fast friends
before the trip was half over. Boyc
had told him that he was simply going
across for a little recreation.
~ didn't know but what you were
ono4bo,- cpottoy, in diSoI1iSp - said SlVP
IF you are.SI will tell you now, that
l buy and sell diamonds. How, wher
and where l dispose of them is my
business
This frank admission rather phasec
the young detective. He at once rea-
soned that Boyd was so sure of his
secret that it was an impossibility tc
discover it. Slye was well aware OF
the identity of his companion, but he
kept it to himself.
They visited Paris, Amsterdam and
Berlin, and various other places il
company by Slye's invitation, and the
smuggler purchased stones to the
amount of at least 100000 news OF
which was regularly cabled by Boyd.
Boyd wined and dined Slye sumptu-
ously with a faint hope that he would
let slip a word that might help to un-
ravel the mystery, but it proved futile
Slye was a capital companion, jovial
brilliant, a fine story teller and perfect
Sphinx as regarded his methods oil
eluding the customs officials. Wine
failed to unloosen his tongue and Boyd
was in despair.
They boarded a steamer together
for the trip home. and Slye showed
BOYD the glittering fortune slowed
snugly in a small black handbag.
Then the young detectives spirits
became buoyant again. He was sure
that the stones We're aboard and re-
solved that Uncle Sam would not lose
the duty on that particular lot if II
cost him his head. What bothered him
the most was the fact that Slye made
not the slightest attempt at conceal
ment.
II will pay the charges on all that
they find" he had said laughingly to
Boyd.
The voyage was nearly ended and
the steamer was passing the George
and it's fleet of small fishermen, when
Boyd saw his man do something that
looked suspicious. Slye was leaning
far over the rail and after casting d
hasty look around TO see if he was
observed, he let something drop into
the sea. Fastening aft, Boyd saw a
huge white life preserver floating on
the water. 1t was one of the circular
kind blown up with air.
AS it dropped quickly astern. he
rushed to the captain and implored him
TO stop the ship. He begged and
pleaded. but it was not until he showed
his badge that the captain slowed ur
his vessel and allowed a boat to be
lowered with an officer and four men
to go with him. Slye begged TO be al
lowed to go. but he was refused.
Az the boat was roMed swiftly to-