The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-05

brella III the other. l am sure about
the umbrella, sir, for l heard him alb
sently drumming with il on the sidel
walk nearly all the time we stood there
On my word, Mr.. Boyd. 1 cannot be-
lieve-"
Wait! Here is Mr.. Fiske."
"All ready Boyd; the wire is waiting.
Come this way"
Boyd fastened to the telephone closet
end shut himself in.
"Hellor' he called over the wire. as
that you, Terry?"
yes"
L am Boyd. Hurry out and see if
you can find Coleman. If you can, send
him at once to"
wait bit, sir. Mr.. Coleman hap
pens TO be right here"
Capital! Ask him to meet me at the
corner of Pine and William streets. 1
will be there in five minutes. Tell him
to look sharp"
Boyd did not wait for reply. Re-
turning to the private office, he asked
Benson only one more question:
Did you report this robbery at the
sub-treasury"
mo. sir. have reported 1t only to
Mr.. Fiske.
That's ALL" said Boyd, signing him
from the room. Now, Mr.. Fiske, just
word with you. This case presents
some very curious features, and one
rather serious question. We are up
against one or more criminals of ex-
traordinary nerve and sagacity. An
attempt to secure all of them possibly
may fail, or perhaps involve the per-
manent loss of your bonds. l infer that
you consider the recovery of the bonds
to be of much the greater importance"
Decidedly so" cried Fiske. Get the
bonds, if you can, by all means,
II cannot insure even that" replier
Boyd, graVely "but / will make an at
tempt. Meantime, you must give no
publicity to the affair. Not a word un-
til 1 advise it,"
Every we'll"
"You shall hear from me before even
ing, one way or another. Detain Ben
son here, in case / wish TO communi-
cate with him, and instruct him TO say
no more of the case. In a word, Mr.
Fiske, it must be left entirely to me
FOR the present"
1T shall be, Boyd
LAS for your stenographer. added
Felix Boyd, in slightly louder tones;
dismiss any misgivings concerning hel
integrity. She appears to be a nice
young lady, as no doubt she really is
Now, sir, I'm away"
II.
1t was quite plain TO Felix Boyd thai
Benson finally had told the truth. also
that a well-planned robbery, requiring
extraordinary nerve and dexterity, haC
been committed. That several were in
volved In it, moreover. Boyd felt quite
convinced; and, while the discovery anC
arrest of all hands was desirable, the
| fact that any protracted delay for thu
purpose of investigation might operate
| against the recovery of the stoleI
| bonds shaped his immediate course.
Fastening TO meet Coleman, who wa:
| a central office man, Boyd very briefly
informed him of the main facts of tn,
robbery, and readily obtained his as
| sistance.
"All / require of you at present, Jim
ME-" Boyd went on to explain, rs t
locate and keep an eye on Wykoff. Su
perfieially, 1t looks as II he had had {
hand in the job, but in just what way
or how well his tracks are covered an,
his plans laid, we can only conjecture
First of all, / wish TO nail the bonds
| if possible"
81 see the point" nodded Coleman,
| compact, muscular man of 30. Fur
thermore, / know Wykoff by sight, ant
think / can readily locate him. He 4
curb broker, / believe, but / know
nothing against him.
VERY good. II you should see m
speak to him later. pay no attention h
It, Watch him constantly, and. in cas-
he approaches the new Howard build