The Washington times., 1906-09-30

viii md her there in tile easlo-y Of
Detective AkeTmaur of the central Of
nee. if you care 90 seek uer.
Tie Cliel starred sugLuy. and his
threatening rruNu aeepcu-I-
"lia- ] understand he mulLesed'
ultu omiuous voice. II vas you VINO
followed Rauuey2
Yes. AND lu youder dark corridor
added Boyd, You VIII ind an auburn
Wig ~ woman IS SKIRT, han and Eel,
ana au outer garment OF which 1 re
lIcEed your decoy. All of which / lin
geleJ 10 remove before entering this
room. Iest t..y should impeae nay
movements. DO ] make myself plall1-
tT8Wls uf resentment came from sew
t.aI uI the gang when tIe truth vas
I.as disclosed. and the thin lips OF
l.rir sll-f were drawn uuJl LHey dis
PLAYED lis cleaning white teeth, ike
a la- about 500 1t-s- Yet. Ie stiil held
t.r sang a rarsh. marG as Dr. ne
wished no learn Boyd true mission
t-uI-. cog as ~ le derived certain
grim -a..s action from tlls talk WlJl
Lae ma- N-I repeatedly had IVA laTLe1
t4-.E e.IlI.aal designs.
"Iar.aet.s plain" ue answered. vltg
sem.--UtHu.a EudIL ' ou are even
more e.ssev taaE / thought. learn
cd .g.l Hr.E-E. before sou sent him
lH t.e river. llat he had referred 10
u-- ll guur a.as-uE as ta- E.- tIUEer-
} thought sou readily would recall It.
ana B made g. the basis of tals move
ta -el Ea- lH mg clutches. Aesr -o4
ar. more clever tlau i Thought. Iue
darkness .sEe Las made EuuT counter
move r.a- .a-=- Hut t--e misfortune loN
-S yours l.t ours. Io- sou shall leave
O.. place o-lg uEa- "a -tt-.euer.
.Gl L.e contrary, B shall walk out
ay t.e waZ 3 entered. aau ~i.aoul OPP
position Boyd eurJiy answered as
II pig-ea lF -He others malvevuirHt
voice aaa aspect
Then before reply could be made.
re added l- tones tlal rang even more
darker lrOWLs 10 the face Of every
aralts-
"a truce On such threats you fell
lows. ) came here only O. secure a
mental photograph of every man of
you. from ia- 1873 Finger co~n Go the
lrlr Nine .U an. chg A fI- compile
mslt calls toT tsr- u there are more
u- Eau. bring them ua. for ] would
lE. book al all Ht your rzSca-lE
Eau- And Iou you AZ the table.
.arl.C .niI you ms uI IsSlDn here sup
pose sou state ygGr business with me-.
Doubtless EoH bad some motive iH
lrTjIE me la your Ei-aiLpuS ae-- 50
state iJ uriefy-and Jheu III % my
The CHIEF ot tho crooks for a men
toa uf whose name Boyd va!uly had
lSt-.ra drew his chair nearer the
table. across which ue rested his
hTaWuy arms, and giaTed iu momen-
Jary silence AT the taUutiug face and
mouOUless figure of This man who thus
CoolIy scorucd and dcned him.
MY business Nith you is more ser
ions than yuH seem To ma glne, lie
presently answered with voice NOW
IlI.UIy expressing his intense bitter
ness ard hatred. You are 700 dan
90
yuH. Mr. Felix Boyd.
"N rH } am listening"
81 VIII tell you why ] lured YOU
here" tae chief Went on. With sup
pressed Isrocliv For months YOU
have been "a stuWbliug-blorE in. my
way. again and aEa.u yoU have. with
yu.r lEleUsi craft and cunning,
caused the mis-
r..lla-r %. designs Urfrl ! had ma
i.lrra after -vrar.- rf labor and much
expense. But for yoa-vnu alone, We
-luu.d su.g1 1sSt--IE have executed oar
marry projects. and derived therefrom
ur,li worthy Ihe toll and the peri-s
-GlaI go r.ara that ps efforts have
proved SD effective. sait EnEd curt
More -vfu than tlg-." continued g'.e
at#ar .e-u.r -ae 5aununG remark.
L.Tn" -- .H-- one or o-E number
gas been k..led. Through you. TWO are
doing tlme I'D Sing Sing Through
-ta-aash m- yru AN shall anauy
lsai tasrc.' interrupted BOYD sharp
-y- Take Hrr word tar that."
l1a ASK my business Niih you,'
cried the chief. with terrible stern
ness Il have H1J IuTc5 yau here 20
.ri..e You, not 90 warn you. nor To-
llS.ea longer 20 your ta"UnE ohser-
'For what. tbcn2 Come. he brief.r
'l pu are I'm Our ~1y." rlHldeyed
the chief 81 have 'ured you mere 90
3, move YOU, 10 sweeH Eou from our
path as one who already has sIuuE
us too a-euiE. The door Eus.y. t9Hr
guns lads. some Of you seize MIN,
and
Like fash Poyls band came from
within his vest. g. q -- raised Fi1a
above his fCaf. t-c Heil iU his ps M
rlr dpTallinE missile he rad brought.
UrUu tHr glass tCt nc nniEI me F.r
81 .-4f Et lIueE a"c sl~-e.e' Nttl
.a'l.lHg lalisH,E. az ine s,-aJ
of .,,Ifts ttt several rlf4 i-S WHO al
sprung tnW-rJ h.m tnsrHctVe.y fell
-Hord -0ur ho~ves FOR = mHweu'.
yos r,laa-." Re5 gvic.sy a3ts @. $ III
razsruu -.a lN aiming object above his
i.af5- .-I am not the dUpe, nor 10 be
victim. ~ s-ch 80 EoU. Fan back,
every man ot You. IoI hu." Neur 'Nes
I'm my hand. This object az which YOU
s+7re is made Of glass. and contains
4n cxrIosive sufficient 80 send YOU sli
10 -f-~aon come and wreck the 10 II
above rs Were I 10 drop u 10 the
.oor. not man amoUS us would live
G. tfU the talc of this nightS s work.
Were yoI 10 shoot me where I stand
v1u dogs my last act would be to drop
il so have care. II u11n death you
are resolved-Ue VIII rlcet IL t0geth-
art''
Pen could not describe tho way in
which this was said. not the entire
effect upon tho mon who heard Il and
lChrld tuo ErP9i>rT stern white "a ee
That ne meant what re said. mol 2
nan among them could doubt. and 10