The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-07

cried the latter. Careful. kelsey. or
you'll not live to see the morrow. Now,
about face. both OF you. and march
down to the sidewalk"
There was that in Boyd's voice which
no sane man would have disregarded.
and under the threatening muzzle of
his revolvers the two helpless scoun-
drels proceeded TO obey
Already there were sounds of break
ing doors below, and Jimmie Coleman,
with officers, from the rear of the
house. all of whom had heard the re-
ports OF the weapons, met Boyd and
his prisoners on the stairs.
Clamp these seamps in irons, JIM
mic, and put them in Casey's hack"
Boyd hurriedly commanded. Il want
their landlady before she can slip
away, also the victim of their knave-
ry. I'll land them alone all right. You
look after these fellows"
And Felix Boyd dashed down to the
basement of the house, where he very
speedily accomplished all that he had
promised. The landlady wilted like a
wet rag when confronted with the al
tered situation, and conducted Boyd TO
4 basement room iii which the abduct-
ed daughter of the English consul had
been confined since morning. Half an
hour later the rescued girl was deliV-
cred to the arms of her overjoyed
father.
II felt quite sure OF the result from
the outset. jimmie remarked Feliv
Boyd, when discussing the case in his
Office that evening. Il saw the game
from the first
but how did you get wise to it so
quickly" inquired Coleman, who had
| just come from lodging his prisoners in
the Tombs
"Oh. it was not so blind" smiled Boyd
over his pipe. The girls arrival had
been heralded by the press, and Kel-
sey now has confessed that he and Gill
roy discovered. purely by chance. that
nobody was at the pier to meet her. !
suspected that. Jimmie. when / learned
! that she and the Kendalls waited and
watched so anxiously on the steamer s
deck. in plain view from the pier"
! "Ah. l see"
1.-The girl was observed by Kelsey,
and the situation at once suspected
Then Gilroy telephoned to Dearborn
Office, learning that he was in court
and the two rascals Immediately
planned the abduction, which was very
simple and easily accomplished.
But what gave you clue to them
! The very simplicity of the case.
| laughed Boyd. II knew that the job
could not have been previously
planned. since the absence of Dearborn
could not have been anticipated"
Surely not
THAT at once made ii apparent tina.
| the knaves must have employed some
regular hackman, since they would moi
have dared 10 walk off with the girl
and that they in some way deceived
the Cabbie as to his passengers
Then it came down to locating the cab
bic. which proved to be a rather diff
cult job, ne being ignorant of his un
intentional cooperation with tn,
lA<naves. Finally, however. 1 ran upor
Casey. whose replies to my question:
quickly put me on the track OF m!
men,
Clever work, Felix" murmured th'
central office man.
1.-The rest proved easy, once l haC
made sure the girl still was in thai
house." laughed Boyd. Yet the af
fair shows them TO be two very clever
i rascals. who now are well out of tn,
!, way They prevailed upon the land
lady to JON in the game, in the hop
of gain, after getting the girl unde
cover"
Did the girl have no suspicion unit
then?"
Not the slightest. She believed tina
Kelsey was, indeed, her fathers under
secretary, and Gilroy was INTRODUCES
as a friend of the consul. The gir
went into the trap like a fish into
seine. Had ii not been for her sake
and the uncertainty over successful
> working out the scheme, / should hav
gone further with this case