The Washington times., 1906-10-21
The Case of the Under-Secretarv
CTHE END.

emincntly characteristic OF him. By
which he felt sure ne could locate the
missing girl
For a moment, however, ne shifted
nervouslv from one foot 10 the other.
with eyes evading GIlroys threaten
ing gaze and appeared for all the
world as IL he felt himself helplessiy
cornered. and quite AT loss how TO
explain.
Come, come. who sent you here?'
Gilroy impa tiently repeated.
No wan, sor. on me word" pro-
tested Boyd. III give it 10 you
straight. so I will"
out with IL. then"
''On the level, sor, twas Ike this:
Was up at the Grand Central with
me hack a spell ago. waiting for a
fare, whin a man I'm after knowing
only by name came up and began 70
question me"
About what?" cried Kelsey. dart
ing nearer.
Sure. twas about girl who's
missing from the steamer Cnbria-
the same which arrived this morning
Boyd glibly continued: as IL having
fairly begun, he now had pulled him
SELF together. He said as how she'd
been stolen. abdookted. or some such
word, dye see? Thin he asked me
Who asked your" demanded Kei-
1ey, in irreP-essible excitement.
Whom do you mean by he"
Sure. sor. his name is Byrd. or
Boyd. or the like OF nat, with an
office down in Pine street. He said
-"
BY God. he means Felix Boyd"'
cried Kelsey. with a ghastly paleness
sweeping over his face 7 told you,
Gilroy that"
He broke on abruptly. 10 dart 10
the window and look out; while Gil
roy, with an ominous frown. growled
angrily:
Dry up, you fool, and leave this
fellow TO me. Hark you. cabbie!
Are you sure :he mans name is Boyd7''
There's divil a doubt OF that. sor.
I've had him FOR a fare times enough.
That's how 7 know where his ohicA
IS"
IN Pine street,"
1T is. sor"
What questions dld he ask your"
He asked me was 7 at the Jane
street pier this morning. so he did.
and what fares brought away with
me-"
What did you tel him?"
u told him I had two gints for
Thirty-frst street. Thin he asked
me was I sure they had no girl with
them"
And vou?' cried Gnroy. with sup
pressed vehemence. What did you
say 10 that?"
What would be Ike 20 have
said?" queried Boyd, with a crafty
leer. Sure. sor, the tip he'd given
me was enough 10 close me trap TIL
I could make meself wise 10 the
whole game, II there was after be-
ing any"
Grroy started slightly. and now
eyed Boyd with a decided change OF
interest as he suddenly perceived a
possible motive for his visit.
But we had no girl with u.s." he
protested. Surely you told him that"
"Bedad, sor. that's just what told
him"
did you give him the number OF
this house,
I did mott declared Boyd. with
decisive emphasis Il told him I
was after forgetting it."
With a look OF relief. Kelsey swung
round from the window.
He must be giving II TO you on the
level. Gilroy," he cried 7 can dis
cover no ore watching this house II
Boyd really has any line on us"
Dry up" GiIroy sharply interrupt
ed. Why should we care for Felix
Boyd? See here. ca bbie! I don't quite
fancy this tale you're telling. What
sent you here again? That's what I
want TO know.
Boyd met with a leer Of self-satished
cunning the frowning eyes of the
speaker. and gave his shoulders a sig
nificant shrUs
sure that ought to be aizily guess
ed. said he. with dry assurance.
what do you mean by that?" growl-
ed Gilroy. aggressively-
Il name what l say replied Boyd.
with series of mods With the tip
I had given me. I'd be a good bit OF a
blockhead II l wasn't wise 10 some
thing doing"
Something doingr echoed Gir7y.
with an oath. DO you imply. You
rascal. that we abducted that girI?"
Sure, sor; l don't say you did"
4 Ou q belteE uoA. you Oos.
But | do say this, added Boyd,
edging away with a crafty grin. Il
do say II looks a good bit Ike a.
Gi.rOys face grew hard as flint. and
his voice cold as steel
What looks like IL. cabbie?' he de-
manded. with ominous Quietude.
The grin gracing Boyd s countenance
became a leer when he replied.
What for did you sind me away
from me hack at the pier?'N he asked
pointedly Why did you get your
friend with the wake eyes inside OF IL
while I was gone, and thin pull down
the curtains? Why did you sind me
away up here three fiures for trunk,
which wasn't here. seve 10 gee some
wan into this house. without me know
ing it, Sure. sor. twas nate tFick
you niayed, so IL was; but De
dale OF a blockhead If l hadn got
wise