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


possibly the glass might be changed
"Blain glass would make it PETER
much peter" declared Boyd. preparing
TO depart. Would l pc likely to see Mr..
Ellery here, Mr.. German, if waited for
him?"
Very likely. Mr.. Solomon, but you
might have to wait day or two" re-
Joined German with a grin.
We'll, veil, / couldn't Wait as long as
dat" cried Boyd, bowling and laughing.
I will see him at his office. l am
Obliged to you Mr.. German. greatly
Obliged. Vich way did l gum DOWN."
This way-to the right. That's it.
Boyd had Withdrawn from the office
and was turning this way and that
with sort of grotesque confusion but
with Germans directions he proceeded
| to pick his way through the darker
| passage making toward the stairs,
which ne presently appeared to succeed
/ In locating. AS he mounted them he
glanced furtively back. and observed
| that Mr.. German had issued from the
office in whtc hthe interview had oc-
Cured and now stood lighting another
cigarette.
Something like five minutes later De-
tective Coleman, lettering in doorway
on Broad street, felt Boyd significantly
touch his arm and heard him quietly
ask:
Has Terry reported anything to
your"
Coleman. without turning. shook his
head in the negative.
"Humph" muttered Boyd under his
breath. Plainly the vultures feel sure
of themselves. Where is your man,
Jimmie?"
"Yonder, just back OF that group OF
curb brokers'" muttered Coleman. THE
man in the raincoat. with an umbrella
thrust under his right arm"
Very good, Jimmie. How long has
he been there?"
Ever since I arrived here"
Capital Now return to my office
and wait till 1 come. 1t may be half
an hour"
Anything doing?"
TOO much to be told here"
Without once having glanced at
Boyd, the detective walked away, while
Royd proceeded down Broad street,
crossing to the opposite side on reach
ing the end of the block. Then he re-
turned up the street gradually ap-
preaching the great gathering of bro
kers who throng the neighborhood OF
the stock exchange during business
hours, and at the same time drawing
rearer the man designated by Cole
man.
Wykoff was standing on the curb.
talking with a companion, and Boyd
had no recollection Of ever having seen
him. Yet his face was one to be re-
membered. 1t was as dark as that Of
an Italian, with clean-cut, regular fea-
lures, his jaw square, his lips firm, his
nose straight, with the thin, sensitive
nostrils Of a thoroughbred.
1t was rather a handsome face. and
its every line indicated him TO be a
man of infIexible nerve, Of indomitable
will and courage, capable even of des-
peration. He appeared to be under so,
and was tall and well put together.
Presently his companion, with whom
= Boyd happened to be we'll acquainted
= departed; and the latter then ap-
preached Wykoff from behind ana
. touched him on the shOulder-an act
q which almost invariably will evoke
s from guilt and secret apprehension an
. involuntary betrayal. In this instance
e however, the crafty ruse utterly failed
|. for Wyloff turned about with the ut
e most cOmposure and fixed a pair of
# piercing black eyes on the face of the
(. Ostensible Hebrew.
: Il peg your pardon" said Boyd with
an insinuating combination of servii-
n ity and politeness. Are you Mr. Wy
J. koff?"
$ A smile curled the thin lips of the
= man addressed.
T. "Wykoff, my friend, not Vykoff," he
n slowly answered, with a drollness that
e did not affect the hard, metallic ring
d of his steady voice. Yes, l am Mr..
s WykOff. What can l do for your"
d Il am LOGGING for a man named Pen
y son-Frank Penson," Boyd glibly ex-
planned, with Ii series of Characteristic
= Hebrew gestures. Maybe you can tell
It me Yair he has gone, as / vas ted You
:. were With him ofer in Vail street a
g short time ago."
s Paul Wykoff listened to this without
It a change of cOuntenance.
: Benson, my friend not Penson, is
that gentleman's name" he replied.
s still smiling, still with that curiously
e cold ring in his deliberate voice.
s "Penson-dats vat l said" nodded
d Boyd. You hat seen him lately?"
: why, yes; I saw him something like
d an hour ago." answered WykOff, with
II some display of frankness. Il talked
d with him for a few minutes in the yes
d thule Of the new Howard building. but
e I cannot say where ne went from there.
If 1 have not seen him stree"
1t II would like to find him."
why don't you cali at his place %
, business, then, If you wish to see him p
lie VAR is that. blease?"
= AT the office of Curry, Gale & Fiske
bankers. over in Wall street You prob
S, ably will find him there
lie I'm Obliged to you, Mr.. VykOf'
greatly Obliged" cried Boyd. with re-
lie peated bows. Curry, Gale & Viske,
e. Ell? I will seek him there. I'm Obliged
le to you, Mr.. Vykoff."
J. mot at all, sir" Wykoff indifferently
answered, turning away to gaze at q
IS group Of brokers in the street, whose
- sudden animation seemed To interest
IF him.
lie Boyd now walked quickly away
h furtively observing that Wykoff did no
e once turn to gaze after him. If he hac
a had any hand in the robbery committee
D that morning. he now was certainl,
D displaying, Boyd decided, a most ex
to traOrdinary nerve.
And it went far to convince the latte
It that the criminals, assuming Wykoff {,
SIS be one. were operating upon wel-laiC
tn plans, and felt themselves equal TO an
d. emergency.
E. After rounding the nearest corne
u Boyd turned back and cautiousl,
watched Wykoff for nearly twenty min
K utes. The result was the same. Neve
IS. a doubtful move; never d suspicion
glance in any direction; never tn
n, slightest betrayal of secret misgiVing
or suppressed apprehension.
lie Certainly cool start" said Boyd =