The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-28

every man of his gang behind prison
bars within a week.
You amaze me- gTowled Coleman,
impatiently. Explain yourself Is
there some great game afoot?''
Yes, and one in which I'll have a
hand. Are you all ears, Jimmie ?" -
Never more near it, Felix. on nay
word"
Boyd leaned across the table between
them. and fell 10 speaking more rapid
ly. and with suppressed vehemence
The man in the next booth strained
his ears for each and every word.
TN describe the scheme, Jimmie. as
we'll as | could fathOm ii from the odds
and ends you provided" said Boyd. ITO
begin with. one fact is obvious: Paul
Wykoff who was the right hand of this
man Scanlon, the Big Finger. when
sent up to Sing Sing months ago. has
in some way made friends with that
notorious burglar Bud Rafferty,
Now doing time for the recent great
break
Exactly. 1t further appears that
Rafferty,. prior 10 his arrest and convic-
ton, had possession of and secreted
most OF the bonds and securities stolen
from the Southern Trust & Insurance
company. AT present Rafferty, alone
knows where they are hidden. a fact
which he has confided to his fellow con-
Wet. Wykoff."
sAh! l see muttered Coleman, grim
ly. Are they plotting TO remove on
secure them?"
Bigger game Jimmie. far bigger. =
declared Boyd forcibly. .-
of what nature?"
TIL give II TO you in a nutshell. as I
now size it up" replied Boyd. "Raffer-
~, as you know, is a desperate ruffian.
yet one not easily hoodwinked. He, is
not a man to confide to others the hid
ingplace of half a million i'm bonds.
Nevertheless, he would snap eagerly at
any scheme enabling him TO escape and
share the hidden plumber with his lib
orators"
mo doubt Of it. Felix
From pointers CLEANED from YOUR
heap of rubbish" continued Boyd. lit is
plain that Wykoff and Rafferty, are
planning 10 escape. Furthermore.
through the Dole girl. who occasionally
visits Wykoff in prison ali of the facts
have been impaired TO the Big Finger,
and his aid enlisted"
"Humph"' grinned Coleman. Let
him alone to tackle any game with half
a million back of it,"
mo doubt the hidden bonds are his
chief incentive admitted Boyd. ''Yet
he would take long chances, Jimmie.
10 insure the escape OF Paul WykOff,
who was one of the shrewdest and bold
est members of his gang
That's right. too" growled Coleman,
thoughtfully. BY Jove, Felix, If we
could discover of what their plans con-
sist. and just when they will attempt
10 execute them
I'VE could execute a counter move.
eh?" interrupted Boyd, dryly.
Precisely"
We'll, Jimmie. their plan is stated
in the cipher missives. or enough of II
TO serve our purpose.
1.-The devil you say
Don't enthuse too quickly, however. -
protested Boyd. The pointers I dis
covered were meager enough. vet |
think / can guess the design. Can you
inform me. by the way, whether any OF
the convicts up there are at present en-
ployed along the river front?''
Yes, big gang of them daily
cried Coleman. quickly. There's a six
months job being done on the docks
and piers, and I saw a gang of the con-
victs at work there this morning"
That convinces me that I am right, %
said Boyd. with grim satisfaction II
cannot say just when the escape will
be attempted. but probably at a time
when both Wykoff and Rafferty, are at
work on the. pier
Il But what is their design"