The Washington times., 1906-11-18

instant yau loose your hoII. take my
word for fl. Jimmie. he'll bob up CSC
reueIy from under yoIr arm. or bee
twist your less. or from some utter
ly unexpected quarter. and have ai
you again. no. uo. Jimmie, yau can
keep a. sood man down.
The central office man smiled coma
placently over his Blue Points, in The
consumption of which he WAS too c.l-
igcutIy absorbed to reply, and fel.A
Boyd presently added, In rumlnalHE
mood:
SO il is with the Bis Finger. Jim
mie We've had him down half-a-
score of times in the past year. or as
good as down; and I'm each and every
case. just before it- eu.m.u-u"N, J-@t
before our lua blow was dealt He
have waeered our very lives against
his escape
so we would. FalE," admitted Cole
man. with dubious nod.
N.'Ye- lu each and every ease, Jimmie,
ne slipped like an eel through our
nugeTs.T continued Boyd. owing 10
no fault az ours, mind you. uo lack
Of preuaurt1u or slreNdues5 on our
part; but merely because Satan. So b.
seems ta me. often derives iuH.ite sat
critical moments
"Very likely laughed Coleman.
That's surely "a philosophical way OF
looking at ir.'
81 tliuk So Jimmie"
He certainly is "a good man. this
Big Finger. or he never could have
halzeI and baffed you as Le has done.
Yes. he's o. good MANN his Internal
bad IEe,'
"Aud. as said in the beginning,
Jimmie. YOU cant keep a good man
down. added Boyd, biz grlmly
-'Take my word for it. the cover viii
slip again before we fairly know IT,
ana. ike an ugly iack-.n-the-boX, tle
Hig Finger viii again bob up, TO give
us renewed anxiety and additional
trouble"
'Th.nk SO. FeiiN?"
81 do indeed. Jimmie" nodded Boyd.
"Idleuess is as alien 20 thar evu gen
ius as beuedeeuce IS TO a hos. We
certainly shall hear from him again.
Vet q month is buJ little I'm the life
OF a man
That's true enough. FeIiS. Yet we
succeeded tn landing every man of hi~
gaus-saye him alone.
~HumpH, He soon viii organize au-
other"
"ro YOU believe iJe"
Its as sure as death and taxes.
Jimmie \ month, did YOU say2 Yes,
30 il is Two weeks ia Bellevue, uurs-
ing a brace OF broken ribs. and Two
weeks cooperating in the Adirou-
aacks. ] marvel that the Big Finger
did not seize the opportunity present
ed by my absence, 10 develop and ex-
ecute one of his internally crafty and
- Hello- break of for moment
Jimmie! I've an idea that yonder men
are talking of me"
And Felix Boyd bent a furtive glance
in the direction of two young men,
who were seated at lunch u the main
room of the cafe.
The scene WAS "a popIIar downtown
restaurant - hin few blocks Of the
busy section OF New York included be-
low the duad-liue. the territory sua-
cialIy assigned Tee Detective Coleman
OF the central office, and the field of
most OF Felix Boyd S remarkable ex-
ploits.
IL was, as Coleman had said. just a
month since that great police raid de-
signed and directed by Boyd which
had resulted in the wholesale capture
of the gang of accomplished crooks
dominated by the notorious Big Fin
ger, whose criminal operations below
the Geaa-lue long had been a menace
to every great financial institution
there located.
As previously related, the escape of
this obscure master criminal had been
entirely accidental, "a mislap which had
cost Felix Boyd not only his chief
prisoner, bIt also two broken ribs and
other less serious injuries
The couple referred TO by Boyd. as
above noted, appeared 10 be discuss
ing some object which one OF them
had produced from a small Wad of
white cotton, taken from his fob
pocket, and which had led LIs COM
pIni0u 10 glance i0uaIIy I'm GogJ-s
direction. Returning il after "a ur.cr
examination, he remarked. with
smile
"It looks an right Gerry Ia my
opinion. the diamond is valuable
one"
Gerry replaced the gIJteriug gem in
the Wad OF cotton, then famued it
back into his pocket.
Glad 20 hear you say So, DeImore,
he reioiued.
LAS m.Jler Of fact however. my
opinion is yaIueIgss, for I ana not "a
judge ol precious stones, aaayd Del
more. Who Was reputable Wan Street
broE.g uI the youngest s,g .'Eu-
there's "a very easy Way of se-uuE az
The TRUTH
How sO@T
submit the stone 90 ar. Felix Boyd.
lie very quickly Viii pass upon IL Tor
you, and lis judgment is mlalU1le.T
''Alr. Felix Hoyd2"
Don't You know him.
81 can say thar L do"
Delmore's brow arched perceptibly.
"Humph, l. that so2" Le murmured
supposedly. 'l Thought every body
knew Felix Boyd"
''I have been abroad Tor three years, ="
remarked Gerry, with Apologize hu-
mility. 'NNLat about this man-Alr.
FellN Boyd2"
peIm0-e dipped his fingers into the
cut-glass bowl lhe waiter mad placed
before him. then deliberately dried
them with his napkin.
.'Weu gerry" le presently re-
Joined. tone might say good deal
about Felix Boyd. ana theu 'cave much
uusoid. There are few. indeed who