The Washington times., 1906-10-21
(TO Be Continued Next sunday)
The Case of the Under Secretary

wrist and his weapon flying 10 the
wall behind him.
Kelsey uttered a shrek Of dIsaay.
and opened the chamber door.
stop thundeTed Boyd
Kelsey stopped as If suddenly turn
oh. my Cod" groaned Gnroy.
wTlthlng with pain and rage near the
wall What's tue meaning Jf thlsE'
1t means YOU rascal that you are
confronted by Felix Boyd himself.
cried the latter. Careful. Kelsey. or
you'll not 1--we 10 see the morrow. Now,
about both Of you, and march down
10 the Sidewalk
There was that Ia B0yd's voice
which no sane man would have disTe-
garded, and under the threatening
muzzle o. his reYolvers the two help
less scoundrels proceeded 10 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 aad
his prisoners on the stairs.
Clamp these scamps in irons. Jim
mie. and put them iu Caseys hack.
Boyd hGTTlsdly commanded. Il want
their lanolady before she can sip
away, also the victim of their kuavery,
ii land Them a-D-e all right You
look after these ffll1Us-'
And Felix Boyd dashed down TO ths
rasemt mt of the house, where he very
speedily accomplished ali that ne had
promised The lau1iddy Wllrsd like z
wet rag when confronted with the al
tered situation, and conducted BOYD
To a basement room IN which the 4 b.
Quoted daughter Of the English con-
sui laq been confined since morning
Half-an-hUur later the rescued girl
was delivered TO the arms Of her over
joyed father.
4 felt quite sure OF the result from
the outset. Jimmie" " remarked Felix
an So frH fra
once thai evening = saw the game
from the first
Bat how did you get wise TO II 10
quickly inquired Coleman. who had
just come from lodging his prisoners
iu the Tombs.
"Oh. il was not so bIIpd," smiled
Boyd over his pipe. The girls a n
val had been heralded BY the pr -,
ard Kelsey now has confessed tHat "a
and Gilroy discovered, purely by
chance, that nobody was at the pier
20 meet ner. ! suspected that, Jimmie,
when 1 learned that she and the Ken
dails waited and watched so anxious
ly on the steamers deck. IN plain view
from the pier
''Ah. ! see 20
The girl was observed by Kelsey,
and The situation at once suspected
Then GiiToy telephOned 10 Dearborn
Office, learning that he was I'm court
and the two rascals Immediately plan
ned the abduction which was very
GlllliiE anu easily accom- pllSneQ'
But what gave you a clue to
them2'
The very simplicity OF the case"
laughed Boyd. I knew that the Job
could not have been previously plan
ned. since the absence of Dearborn
could not have been anticipated
Surely not"
That at once made IL apparent that
the knaves must have employed some
regular haCkman, since they would
not have dared 10 walk of with the
girl, and that they in some way de-
ceiVed the cabbie as 10 his passengers.
Then il came down TO locating the
cabbie, which proved to be a rather
difficult Job. he being ignorant Of his
uninteuUOual cooperation with the
knaves. Finally. however, ] ran upon
Casey, whose replies TO my questions
quickly put me on the track of my
men"
Clever work. Felix" murmured the
central office man.
The rest proved easy, once ! had
made sure the girl still was in the
house" laughed Boyd. Yet the af-
fair shows them 20 De two very clever
rascals, who now are we'll out OF the
way. They prevailed upon the land
lady 10 join in the game, in the hope
Of gain, after getting the girl under
cover"
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