The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-04

How long ago2'
Barely half an hour"
What is the value of the stolen
goods?"
More than $4,000"
II viii talk with Gibson and see what
may be DONE" said Boyd. wait one
moment. Mr.. Dabney"
"'Well?"
ALLOW me TO do all of the talking
with Gibson, and present me to him,
and remark the facts, entirely as if
your disclosures Of the loss were mere
| ly incidental. I do not wish Gibson to
/ infer that | am in your service Leave
me TO get at the facts. in so far as he
can impart them. 1 can do so better
| than you"
Dabney slightly inclined his gray
head, and yielded to Boyd's restraining
hand as the two approached a counter
somewhat removed. A middle-aged man
of frank countenance stood behind il.
who anxiously regarded his employer
as the two men drew near. Half-an-eye
convinced Felix Boyd, who was a keen
! phySiognomiSt, that the clerk was hon
| est.
Let me see that tray of rings again,
| Gibson, said Mr.. Dabney. hating with
| Boyd at the counter This gentleman
| is an expert, and / wish to submit
/ them to him. l have told him of the
swindle by which / fear we ha Ne been
victimized."
Gibson FASTENED to bring the desired
tray from vault i'm the wall, and with
agitated hands placed it upon the
broad glass show case.
Alas / can never forgive myself. -
| he groaned, with hopeless look at
Boyd's firm, inscrutable face
! From their dark background of
plush, each ring occupying a tiny slot
| in the tray, which was invariably kept
filed TO prevent any undetected theft by
an examiner of them, half a hundred
costly solitaires cleaned and blazed
with dazzling radiance as if with a
/ light and life all their own.
| Boyd bowed above the tray, and for
several moments studied it's contents.
Then, with the tip of his pencil, one
after the other, he raised twelve of the
rings from the slots. and dropped them
upon a square piece of velvet on the
! showcase.
'Victimized-yes, Mr.. Dabney, there
is no doubt of it." said he, glancing up
lust a dozen. sir, you said. I do not
much wonder that your clerk did not
detect the substituted imita lions; they
are extraordinarily good. By the way
Mr.. Gibson, are there any previous cir
cumstances bearing upon the prospec-
tive sale which led you to show this
derstand has stolen some OF them?''
i You may state any facts to this gen
tleman, Gibson" remarked Mr.. Dab
ney.
! The clerk FASTENED to reply.
| 81 never saw the woman before to-
day." said he. about a week ago, how
ever, young man called and examined
these rings, Saying that he intended tc
buy one. He did not make a selection
that day. but said he would call again
in the course of a week and do So
''Well?''
He called this morning, sir, about 1:
o'clock, and T again showed him the
| rings. Finally, he selected one, asking
me to remember it, and said that he
wished his wife to call and see it before
he made the purchase. He said that
she would call about 2 o'clock today
and / gave him one of my cards"
$50 on, Mr.. Gibson
| Just before O'Clock a young lady
| approached the counter here and pre-
sented the same card, requesting me to
show her the rings at which her hus-
band had been looking. Naturally, sir
L had no suspicion, and readily COM
piled. She examined the tray of rings
and we discussed them together posi-
bly, occupying quarter hour: yet not
/ for moment did ] lose sight of the
tray, or of her. She finally decided that
1 her husband had made a desirable Sc
lection, and said she would at once send