The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-02

under M Nj. Young, the artist, aside from
the regular wortr~in school under j. T.
HARDWOOD and has not confined his efforts
charred sheet of thin, perforated paper
just as the draft caught it and waited
ii swiftly up the chimney
"Hellov' cody exclaimed Wykoff,
thrusting Boyd aside. What the devils
the matter with your"
Nothing at ALL said Boyd. Why
do you ask? Why do you push me
away from the grate?"
Crater" echoed Wykoff inquiringly,
with a backward glance to see if the
sheet he so quickly and craftily had
dropped into the flames had been con-
sumed. Then he turned with a smile,
one not easily described it was so like
mingled sneer and threat and added
coolly:
Il pushed you aside sir, only. because
L thought you were about TO lay vio-
lent hands on me-"
Felix Boyd came one step nearer to
him, and for moment fixed his pierre
ing eyes upon the fellows sallow, cold
face.
Il shall lay violent hands on you
some day, Wykoff, and when I dol
shall confine yours in Bracelets he re-
torted slowly.
Then Boyd turned abruptly to Ken
nedy and Peck, and saw that both
were smiling
There is no occasion for apologies,
gentlemen" said he, with icy sarcasm.
Plainly enough, you all know why
am here. Also that my business now
is completed-and, in very great
measure, successfully completed. Cen
tlemen, 1 bid you good morning"
And, without another word, Boyd
strobe out of the office, and went TO
seek Coleman.
It's all off, Jimmie" said he. upon
rejoining him.
Not failedr' cried Coleman anx-
iously.
Not by a long chalk. Jimmie
laughed Boyd, with a toss of his head.
Failures are not in my line. 1 have
qUeered the game of Kennedy & Peck
all right, yet / have not turned the
trick quite as nicely as l would have
liked. Drop round to my office in time
for lunch, and L will explain the whole
business / first must hasten to re
assure my clients"
1t was a quarter of ten when Boyd
re-entered the offices of Graves & Bar
low. He silenced both men with a 6es-
tUre, then turned to the inner room,
and confronted their stenographer.
Miss Dole said he, with quiet Sc
verify, "if you are at all wise, you will
Immediately make a decided turn for
the better. If you do not, 1 shall land
you behind prison bars some day. Not
word! Put on your hat and gor'
The girl grew very red, frowning re-
sentfully, but the CLEAN in Boyds
steadfast eyes awed her to silence. She
arose and put on her hat, then hur-
riedly departed.
Boyd turned to the anna. ed bankers
over whose faces the light of reviving
hope had begun to appear
Gentlemen" said he, Il understand
that you have a copy of the message
conveyed by your missing cipher
sheet?"
Certainly cried Graves II tran
scribed ii myself"
"All is well. then" said Boyd. smiling
oddly. II congratulate you. The ci-
pher sheet has gone up in smoke.
saw il burned in the office of Kennedy
& Peck less than ten minutes ago. 1
give you my word that it has not been
read since leaving this office, and
trust that my positive assurance Of
that will enable you TO enter the mar
ket with perfect confidence this morn
ing. Gentlemen, it is for such emergen-
cies as this that you employ Mr.. Felix
Boyd. and the provisions Of my contract
with you are very properly executed"
n
Boyd smiled when Jimmie Coleman
asked him about the case at lunch that
day.
1T was simple enough in a way, Jim
ME-" said he. THE only disturbing
feature of it was the serious need of
extraordinary haste To run down that
cipher sheet in a single half hour GER
tSinly was task to have staggered
most men. and I am inclined to think
that most of our observers thought us
out Of our heads
Coleman laughed as he recalled some
of the incidents of that wild pursuit.
But the line on which you worked,
Felix" said he. II don't quite see it,
Simple as two and two, Jimmie -
said Boyd carelessly. ITO be of any
use, the cipher sheet had to be con-
veyed to outside parties this very
morning. Miss Dole was the only per-
son who had any opportunity to do
this. Yet she dared not leave her Of
flee for that purpose. A brief investi-
CATION there showed me that it could
have been done only by the window,
and this girls previous relations with
Wyl1off convinced me that he again
was her confederate"
That's plain enough. Felix"
"A brief survey from the window"
continued Boyd, showed me that she
could not have safely dropped the
sheet, and that other means must have
been employed. Necessarily. since
Wykoff could no. have known just
when the cipher sheet would arrive.
some signal from the girl must have
Informed him of it's arrival this morn
ing. The only available point from
which Wykoff could have been con-
stantly watching for her signal was
the window of the office I next Wis
lifted.
"Ah. ] seei'
II tried TO get there before Wykoff
could leave, not then feeling sure just
howsthe job had been done. began to
suspect 1t. however. when / observed
the direction of the wind. l arrived