The Washington times., 1906-09-30

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man they ,instinctive'y shrank from
BY slow degrees the color had EFT
the face Of the chief crook among
them. he already felt his victim slip
ping from MS hands he uas slraVd
enough TO plainly see the chance BOYD
was taking, and that, 81 be had spoken
the truth, he held indeed. the ribbons
of the situation. Knowing BOYD as 10
I'D. this crook could nor do1br that
he meant all he said. yet he n7arseiy
demsrded, stretching haf across the
table:
DO you NEAR. that7 DO YOU mean
that. YOU devii2"
BOYD was very pale. yet the look On
ris face was one 70 have aWed any
bsholder he ignored the question ask
Cd. With the missile still held rhyE
above his head. Uith his gaze cover
tns his every observer, he cried.
The door, Busby, Throw open aat
-DoH.t DO i. Bus6y:"., th..undered the
With lis left hand Felix BOYD drew
oTi his watch.
you shah have ten seconds. Bus
by. IN which I. to open that door. be
cried. cooiiy y vii count them for
YOU II J count 20 ten, and that door
Stl-. r. esosea, as surely as God hears
-, Te 90 10 kingdom come together.
lie b-Ean 10 count. Ills voice fell
with the ring ~ q dearh-kuelI on the
otuerEisa silent chamber. One by one
TIE gang snrauk farther away Yet APP
g-+rr1 So held uv the thrilling scene
and py Royds awe-!uspiring face. that
not one awo"s them lefr the room.
Six, Seven 900
Er.hy laid a.= hand on the lever.
an 5arh Of dlsmay broke from one q
.>-i-eE,
stop"
TIE last c7-7e from the ch,ef. wen
fare 4s eha~'Iv white ss the linen ~
hs -hroar Nth his every feature con-
VFlSai >Hd 3 =torted, with his gaze
riv--~d on Bovd's counteuance. "a
s-r-tcncd o'1t his ern toward The door.
and r1areeIy cried:
open II FuSbyt'
A breath Of relief broke from every
man Brs5y drew rlck rha changing
lever sHd threw UTen the corridor
sharply cried. 'Not move from any
Iu among yo1. or God hearing mo. I
vii e~e-H5- mv threat You. sir. 20
the tsH.e-hear yhi- in mind. now
am going my way. leaving you rT 20
YOURS hat vorrz y=t -.+H land vou
behind prison re some dav 7 zHaH
rarrrU vqur courtesy az tonight. by
placing r0eusrlaS 90 rnf-r wrists. Fsll
h-rE Ru~..v. still farther
Rusbv srrark step by step along ths
gloomy corr dor- With the missile z.il
poised above hrs head. Felix RoVd
s-r0de scr Sc the cnauber. hacked
quickly toward r-e orar door. and rr-n
sud 7Sr'y vanished int the darkness
hsyord.
The door Ru>5y." ro7r-d ths Chief.
v'tb IN oufhuTSt ~ fearful passion
Close tH- door. Signal the gang iH
frTUt 20 head him n, Wen land him
Hr.- We have him in the corridor
the front street Others TO tho side
e.ur.t They're his only avenues -
escape, AWAY with ToI' Drop him
with q bullet drop him an sight
BOYD had ANTICIPATED no less than
these eudeavors or The part of 80
gang. and had carefully fixed iu his
mind the way by which he had entered
under Ranney's guidance. that ne
might lose no time iH returning
The moment the door ~ tHe cham
Der closed behind him. showing thar
Tho opportunity "a drop hlm ViIh a
bullet rs Ee fed had been overlooked.
hr struck a match and quickly made
his way through the dismal passage.
which arpear-d - ad18iu the founda-
ti0n wall f tho front building ne 1rst
had entered
Before no had covered thirty Yards.
h7 rer-I The ringing Of Dell. Rusbvs
ana rre sound Guided him. Tn a mo-
merr ro rr~creH a fight of stairs 1e
ureyiare'y had descended. U0 which
DO hurr.ediy climbed. and then +hrew
open q door leading into kitchen ad-
joining the hall Of the house.
There now was a Sight in the room
and at r tube 'n the wall man stood
liS-@uinG, with his am@ zed coun1en7nce
revealing plainly enough the nature of
the startling facts which RushV hur-
# Fr..r u ~ O.
instant hc bCheId Boyd. his fscs
changed Ike q fash. and he sprsuE
hack and reached for his hip pocket.
Boyd was after him with leap Ike
that OF tiger however, and before
the wespcn could be drawn De landed
= straight shoulder blow on the Tuf-
hsu's neck which sent him he1dl1ng
into a corner
Just To remember ne by" cried
Bovd. - he dashed across the room
ana into the hall.
After .he important discoveries be 60
boldly had made. ne fully realized that
anyone Of the gang would promptly
shoot him = tho opportunity presented
ard she situa ricu sIill was too desper-
ate 20 admit Of his attempting 10 ar
rest the fellow he had hoored-
Leaving arrests for subsequent con
srderation. therefore. he dashed
through the hall o. the house, quickly
opened the front door. and then sped
50 felV across the city street before
the FIRST gang from Jna secret chamber
could pat in an appearance.
The raid cEme half an hour later,
Jimmie. ne explained 10 Coleman,
ncNt worufrF. rs tho two sat discus
sing the affair ir BoyGs office II got
there Wf-h squad ~ officers from ths
precinct station as quickly as possible,
but he birds had flown
Yes. very likely. laughed Cole
man.
yet the cute me of tte case fulAlls
most "f my anticip7t.ons Jimmie
Poyd quickly added. 'I now have seen
q his master criminal. and most Of his
gang. and the wav % landing him -
clearer han 1t was"
''Surcly,'
BESIDES that Jimmie. though Ws
s;il have no good case against them,
We have broken up their headq8ariera
for time. and many A day may pass
before they get in shape 10 attempt
another Job of any impCria19e
let Us hope So
SO 7 do. Jimmie YET when y comes
shall No ready for them
Next Wcek-"Tbe Case Of the Bank
e1's Double"