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

ton on the saloon deck aft, where he
could be plainly seen by any person on
the pier having an interest in his de-
parture. That he then was hooked for
Newport, at least, no sane person could
reasonably have doubted
ThereuDon man clad as a stevedore,
who had been lounging near the trucks
and freight on the pier, abruptly turned
away and departed. The last object on
which his gaze fingered, however, as
the Puritan veerei round toward the
Battery, was the clean-cut athletic fig
ure of a man on the after deck-that Of
Mr.. Felix Boyd.
The sun was running low in the west,
lending a glare and glisten to the wa
tiers of the river and bay AS the
steamer rounded the Battery and en-
tered East river. the heightened
shadows Of the towering buildings fell
athwart the stream, giving it a darker
aspect; and then Boyd descended to
the lower saloon, just as the steamer
plowed her way under Brooklyn bridge,
and presently he stole aft through the
narrow way between the vessels house
and her bulwarks, until ne reached a
point directly over her stern IT was a
location from which passen gers ordin-
arily are excluded, and where he was
not at all likely to be observed.
For Boyd had no intention OF Ieav-
ing New York that day, despite his ex-
ceeding pains to have it appear that
he had departed. As the steamer passed
Greenpoint a light skiff. propelled by
two stalwart oarsmep, shot out from
one of the docks at Hunters Point
and shaped a course toward the middle
of the stream, lying to half a cables
length from the Purftan's starboard
side as she swept by.
All p L.,
watching to sight this skiff. AS he
came abreast of her some fifty yards
away, he waved his hand TO one of the
oarsmen. Then he buttoned his coat
close around him and plunged like an
arrow over the aft bUlwark and into
the steamers surging wake.
In the swish and swirl OF turbulent
water he was submerged so long that
the two men i'm the skiff began to hold
their breath with apprehension. Then
he came to the surface, far astern of
the steamer, by no occupants Of which
his startling feat had been observed
and the two men bent Justify to their
oars to pick him up.
Good enough, Jimmie!" he painted, as
he clambered over the stern and spat
the brine from his throat. II guess we
have fooled any spy upon my move
ments. The way now is clear. and the
emu dSSuISAs
Coleman laughed and winked over his
shoulder at his brother detective IN the
bow. as the two sent the sl1iff flying to-
ward the dock from which they had put
out.
Boyd leaves no loopholes open, Aker-
man." he Observed, with quiet approval
"A less clever man would have left the
steamer in disguise, after boarding her
or have had her hove to and been
taken off after leaving"
"Humph!" grunted Boyd, wringine
| the water from his coat. TOO much at
stake. Jimmie, to take those chances
| I am too greatly feared. and have been
too closely watched during the past
week. When criminals take such long
chances to send me down and out, its
| a safe gamble that they will watch my
movements up to the last moment"
Hence It was imperative that they
should feel dead sure that I had run
into their net and departed for Boston
| lest they become doubly cautious as
their job neared it's elimination. Now
thinking me we'll out OF the way, they
will go at It hammer and tongs, and
! we must nail them in the very act