The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-05

ing. don't lose sight of him for an in
slant"
Trust me, Felix" said Coleman,
with dry laugh. MY lamps are well
trimmed and trained for work Of that
kind. Where now?"
ITO my office. I'll see you later, or
send word by Terry
With which Boyd walked briskIy
away, while Coleman repaired to Wall
street.
1t was nearly noon. dull November
day. A murky drizzle with occasional
showers had continued since early
morning, spreading the pavements with
slippery mud, and rendering out-of-
door objects indescribably cold and
clammy.
Boyd's quarters in Pine street COM
prised a small back office on the second
floor, with an adjoining side room, hay
ing a single window Of ground glass
He employed only an office boy of Is,
named Terrence Gowan, a youngster
remarkable for his ready wit and ma
tive shrewdness.
"A robbery has just been committed
In Wall street, Terry" said Boyd, on
entering. Il want you to go down
there"
Yes. sir. Did you meet Mr. Cole
MANI"
II have just left him. You know the
offices of Curry, Gale & Fiske. At the
window farthest south you will see a
red-headed typewriter Go down there
and watch her."
I'm my peculiar way, sir?" inquired
the lad, with a grin.
Decidedly So" laughed Boyd Make
sure you are not observed by her, or
by any one outside. Note her every
move at the window. and whether she
communicates by sign or gesture with
anybody on the street. In case she does,
quietly report the fact to Coleman,
whom you will see about there TIL in
terview him later. and you keep. away
from me, as you are known to be in
my employ. Now, be off and look after
the girl
Trust me, Mr.. Boyd! That's my
long suit, sir, looking after the girls
specially red-headed girls"
Boyd knew the real worth of the lad
and smiled. Throwing of his coat, liz
unlocked the inner room. Hung upon
pegs in the walls was an array OF gar
ments that would have made a cred
liable display in a secondhand cloth
ier's shop. In one corner stood d chest
of drawers. containing an endless as
sortment of shirts, linen, wigs, boards
and the like, all in perfect Order. Neal
the window was a broad plate mirror
and on a shelf below 1t box of grease
paints and all the materials for effect
| ing an artistic makeup.
Entering this room, Boyd quickly re
moved his collar and tie. Then, with al
art and CELEBRITY by no means describa
| BILE, he speedily transformed himSel
| into the likeness of a well-tO-do He
brew, with each and every superficial
| feature so perfect as TO completed.
mask his own personality.
Thus TRANSPORTED, he slipped a re
volver into each hip pocket and startet
for the Howard building, so-called
| Five minutes brought him I'm front o
the imposing edifice. The exterior wa
nearly completed, but much of the in
side work remained to be done. TIL
| sidewalk fronting it had but recent
been cleared, and the main entranc
within the broad vestibule still wa
roughly boarded up. with only a SINAI
| door left for workmen, and bearing tn
lforbidding sign-"No Admission"
II was here that Benson claimed I
have held his interview with Pau
| Wykoff, and Boyd saw at a glance tn
meager possibilities the place presente
for such robbery as that said to hav
been committed.
The vestibule had q rise of seve
broad stone steps, the lower one bein
about twelve inches from the sidewalk
while smooth marble wall fianked tn
stems on each side. AS Benson ha
stated, it appeared utterly impossible