The Washington times., 1906-09-23

the Sabbath. they may let up until
Monday"
Coleman gravely shook his head.
"Levity aside. Felix. what do YOU
make of this?" said he. do YOU
attribute these dastardly attempts 10
Wykon or the gang with which you
think him identhed?"
Decidedly so. nodded BOYD.
through a wreath Of smoke. "But /
suspect that these designs upoD my
life cmauate from "A far greater knava
than Paul Wykoff As 1 told Won
after that Dickson case, Jimmie.
wished 60 remain as much as possi
bic i'm the background. lest the mas
Ter criminal in these operations be-
low the dead-li'.e should get a range
on me before I had one on him."
mo sign of il yet, eh2.'
Not a line that / can run down.
Jimmie / have shadowed both Wv
kon ana that Dole girl 10 the TOP Of
my bent, yet nothing comes of Il, and
You know I'm neither blind nor green
at such business"
Well 1 should say not"
Ihey make not a move that serves
me for a pointer Yet it's plain az
two and two that this gang. or the
chief Of il, now entertains a very pro
found respect for me. If not a feel
ing OF genuine fear, since / queered
that cipher robbery for him and come
SO near landing Wyko1 They want
me out Of the way, Jimmie, there's
no doubt about that"
Il should say as much" growled
Coleman thoughtfully rs there no
way by which / can help you?"
Not at present, thanks mean to
let these knaves have what rope they
want. In the hope that / may vet
get hold OF one end of e." smiled
Boyd.
but the end OF IT may prove the
end OF you. Felix"
Possibly. Yet I'll take the chances.
! don't feel as II 7 should go under
at the hands OF a mongreI who stabs
IN the lark"
God forbid Yet the odds plainly
are great This gang must comprise
many shrewd and desperate hands.
since you are so cleverly watched and
frequently threatened"
mo doubt at all OF Il, Jimmie" as
sented Poyd. "And their director gen
eral is a past master OF crime, I am
equally certain. IL Is proving difficult.
indeed, 10 land him; butwait until
get clue whicn-ah, well, we shall
seeu'
As II loath TO make an iCIe boast
Boyd abruptly checked himself. and re-
sumed his pipe, AT v'-.ch he puned
complaCeHtly for several moments:
yet the drawn lines OF his thin, Arm
lips, the knitting OF his brows and
the steei-iihe gieam OF his colo gray
eyes, betrayed the lnhexIbIe determin-
alton he had refrained from express
ing.
The central once detective. familiar
though he was with brave associates.
and used 10 deeds Of daring. could
not but admire this man whose sur
passing courage he 50 many times had
seen exemplided, and who faced hid--
den perils as one might face a morn
ing breeze. Aside from his keen dis
cernment and rare detective art.
BOyd's every quality was such as wins
the love OF men like Coleman, and in
spires the deepest fear Of such knavcs
as they had been discussing
Il don't Ike this work a cent, Felix" ="
Erowled Coleman. after some moments
If YOU were one Of the force, I should
ing your chances. As ii is. you refuse
10 allow it2'
Most decidedly, Jimmie" BOYD
gravely answered. MY work Is not
quite I'M a line with yours. Jimmie and
my contracts do not require ne 70 run
down criminals. If I finally land this
obscure gang now operating below the
dead line, IL will be done only Incl
dentally; yet I think it quite probable.
and very likely with your help. Let
that suffice, dear fellow"
Il have no alternative" replied Cole
man slowly. But what We your game
down in k street this morning.
You haven't explained that Holy
smoke what a makeup that was"
i'oyd laughed lightly, and Ieid aside
his pipe,
We'll. Jimmie" said he oddly. u
was watching for the man who van
ished."
The man who yanished!" echoed
Coleman amazedly. What the dick
ems do y1u mean by the-man who
vanished?"
IN explain" replied Boyd, moving
nearer in his chair. Last Tuesday,
Jimmie, / discovered that 1 was be-
ing Swallowed. The party who he
traycd this unusual interest in my
movements was a total stranger to
me. I deci led that had better learn
something about him, he hurg SO long
at my heels; and late Tuesday after
noon I managed, after having secretly
prepared myself. to turn the tables On
him"
quite right. That was Just the
thing 10 do"
'I did II, moreover. without his sus-
pcctiug It" continued Boyd. 'IIe sud
denly lost sight Of me. Jimmie. ana I
presently emerged from a near saloon,
so eff-ctual!y disguised that my wife,
if l had one. would not kavc known
Inc
Il sec"
Il had the fellow under my eye,
however: vet UP 70 that time he can
not possibly nave learned that I sus-
pected him. lie plainly was trying 10
locate me again. and I followed him
about for a time. and presently into
k street.
Where ! saw you this morning."
"Not far removed, nodded Boyd.
Nearly opposite that alley where you
mistook me for a son Of sunny Italy,
there is small shop occupied b. man
who cleans and rerairs mems clothing
"A man Hamed T:rOgeT, or so his sign
states He has occupied the SHOP