The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-30

| Yes, Ftnley'S idea, said he. mo
funeral of mine. Not so bad a scheme,
at that-as you'll admit. Happened in
this way"
''Well?"
what was I saying?"
About how it happened, Mr.. Greg
SON"
"Oh. yes Met him just as / was
coming in here one morning about
week ago-had seen him outside half
a-dozen times before. Wondered who
he was-seemed sort OF keeping an eye
on me, as you say. So 1 let him have
a few words with me, and he then ex-
planned that Humph! Philip"
Yes, sir" This from a clerk who
came rushing in.
Send Burton & Pollock a current
certificate for ten thousand Northern
Traction, and have it charged to loan
account. Here-wait! Hand this let
ter to the cashier. and tell him to ad-
wise the writer that we have ample
time-money at our command That's
all now. Where was l at, Boyd?"
About the chap you met in the cor
ridor, who"
"Ah, yes I stopped to hear what he
had to say. He said he feared
that l possibly noticed him at times
meant no hahn in watching me, how
ever. l asked him what his object was
IN so doing and he then-he then ex-
planned that he
Il fear that am encroaching on your
oh no, you're not. I can talk with
you while running through my mail"
And he said?''-,
oh, he explained that he had been
Following the market for a time, and
had gone long on Northern Traction
at which / told him he was a wise
young man." Gregson continued, In a
desultory fashion. He said he believed
that L knew what l was doing, and
would presently boom the stock well
above par-wise again. you seel And
III do better, even than that. Boyd:
you see If ] don't Then God help these
shorts, when l finally put on the twist
ers. III squeeze 'em till they wish they
had-Bah! What was 1 saying. Boyd?'
About what Finley said in explana-
ton"
"Of shadowing me-ah, yesl He said
he was long of the stock, and at times
: worried by its occasional breaks.
: Damned bears, you see Said he
couldn't help dreading that something
might happen to me-some mishap-or
that some enemy on the bear side of
the market might attempt to put out
my light. So he was keeping an eye
; on me most of the time with a view to
my personal safety-detective-li you
See"
'Ah, yes" nodded Boyd Precisely. "
Idea rather pleased me- as well as
his kindly interest, and 1 told him to
go ahead-look after me as carefully
( as he liked GregsOn glibIy went on
with his attention vacillating between
his letters and his story, i'm which lat
2 ter Felix Boyd was displaying only a
cursory interest II told him I would
! pay him for his time, by the way. after
s I had worked this deal in Traction tC
, a finish"
a Hired him, eh?' murmured Boyd.
4 Yes, i'm away. Bright fellow enough
a Boyd; so don't bother him. Full name
did you ask? Martin Finley. I thinl
Q he said. Wait a moment! 1 believe
n have his card here, If haven't mislaiC
= il. All. here it is-yes, Martin Finley
Evidently employed by the Metropol
= tan private detective bureau JacoI
u Kelp, lmanager, Carside building, corne
|, of-bbt. here: take the card and reat
?. it yourself. if you like
V Boyd indiferently accepted the en-
Y graved card and silently read it, In tn
lower left corner the name of Martil
= Finley appeared i'm modest letters. Thel
u he quietly replaced It upon Gregson'
desk, remarking I'm careless tones:
= Il had not thought of the fellow il
q that light. Gregson. Evidently he is
a detective-One of the unofficial sleuths.
"Detective-yes, certainly" nodde
GTegsOn over the letter ne then wa
II reading. That's one reason why
7 quite favorably regarded the man an
# his suggestion to look after me-"
n And II is very good reason why h
10 should not learn that I detected hir
in his excellent work and regarded hiT
&C with suspicion" said Felix Boyd quit
= pointedly. "A brother detective Nigh
feel hurt. Gregson. if he knew of i
u You'd better say nothing to him abou
b" it, or about me-"
- VERY we'll
n eff he has seen me come here thi
m morning. and later asks you any queS
4 tions concerning my mission, you ma
to state that ] called on other business
Surely. Boyd. if you wish it.
growled Gregson, with a first sign {
p Impotence. But I'm not likely to hay
"a any words with him-far from
= Haven't spoken to him. or he to m
since that first day."
- Boyd laughed softly.
- you merely leave him 20 look aftt
y, you in his own peculiar way, eh?"
- That's il. precisely
- mot bad idea, either" drawle
- Boyd. II was a little blind, or 1 migf
W have thought it. Sorry to have annoye
you, GregSon.'
NO annoy 1NCe-0ODe Whatever. "a
y again, whenever you Here, Philip,"
p Yes, sir.
70 Good morning, Gregson.'
>, Good morning. Boyd: good mornin
- Philip. you telephone Vandyke Bro
10 that we Will loan them Northern Ira
= tion fat. but subject to-"
40 Felix Boyd heard no more. for he hs
90 sauntered quietly out. as he had saul
- tered quietly in short time before. +
- appeared, moreover. utterly Oblivion
:. TO the existence Of Martin Finley, II
bankers voluntary guard, whom
- presently saw lettering i'm the publ
~ corridor adjoining the elaborate offic
- of Messrs Gregson e. Green.
- He was not bad-looking fellow, {
~ the whole. this Finley; plainly not mo
~ that % years of age, with q beardle
:. and rathed youthful face. quite frar
~ of expression. II he was speculatiT
H. in Northern Traction, as he had state
u II seemed quite probable that one Of
years and inexperience might be vi
III tim to the apprehensions mentione
ia. and that he really felt a genuine ca
- over the magnate in whose CLOWN