The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-07


Boyd himself.
At a gesture from the latter Casey
readily came down front his box, when
the following brief interview ensued,
the acumen displayed by Felix Boyd
placing him in a class entirely his own:
''Is this public carriage, my man?"
he asked.
Sure, sor, it is replied Casey, with
an unctuous brogue.
Have you been out with 1t since
morning.
IL have. sor, save whin batting UP
Bit
Were you at the Jane street pier
when the Umbria was locked this
morning?"
That's where / was, sor?"
Did you secure any passengers
Il did"
How many?"
why will be after telling you?" in
quired Casey, with suspicious squirt
of his gray eyes.
Il am detective, Mr.. Casey" said
Boyd. with quiet significance. AN
swer me truthfully, my man, or you
may find yourself without license"
Sure, sor. that's what I'll do in that
case, laughed Casey. al took away
two gintlemin, sor, up to No. Thir-
ty-first street. 1 always kape ricord,
l.
ber"
Were your passengers two men
only? No women
"Divil woman, sor. Just two min.'
did they arrive on the steamer?''
"Bedad, sor, can't say. I'm think
ing wan of them did,"
why do you think so?"
Because / didn't see him anywhere
about whin the first wan engaged me-
explained Casey, I'm a rather circuitous
fashion. me hack was bit away
from the pier, sor, and wan of thin
engaged me for the job, and said he
was after having friend who would
be along presently. We waited about
a bit, and thin he asked me would I
go and get him some cigars, as he was
near dead for a smoke
Did you go?" asked Boyd, with a
subtle CLEAN in his attentive eyes.
Sure 1 did!' exclaimed Casey, pull
ing out a cigar. There's wan he gave
me for the going, the which I'm kaping
to smoke whin 1 rade me avening pa
per-
And when you returned with the
cigars, Mr.. Casey? What them"
'Whin I came back to me hack with
thin, the wan who. STINT me said his
friend was inside and L was to start
at once. So l got upon me box and
started. That's all, sor.''
mot quite all, Mr.. Casey" said Boyd
with rather grim display of satisfac-
ton. did you see the second man, the
friend of number one?"
Il did not, indade"
How did that happen?"
1.-The first wan had drawn down the
curtain on the hack dure, sor.''
He had, eh?''
'He said his friend was after having
wake eyes, which the light hurried; and
thin he got in and closed the hack,
while 1 was after mounting to me- box -
''Ah, I see,'' muttered Boyd. Did
they have any baggage?"
"Divil a piece, sor."
Not even grip, or a portmanteau?'
Not wan, sor, sure
WAS the man you saw young CT
old?"
''Middlin' like, he was, with a smooth
face. Sure, sor, he looked all right SO
he did"
Smooth face, eh?" Boyd thoughtful
| ly muTmured to himself What hap
pened. Casey. when you arrived at the
house in Thirty-first street,"
Sure, sor, nothing at ALL" vouch-
safed Mr.. Casey.
Your passengers got out of the hack
| didn't they?''
| dlJii, lIty u De ike 10 90 ln9J.
| laughed Casey, with a toss of his red
head. 'Whfn 1 got down from me box
/ the wan l saw at the pier was on the
sidewalk as quick as 1 was meself."
| "Ah, And them"
| He said there was a trunk upstairs
| in the house, which he wanted me to
take away whin 1 whit, and Fave it al
the Grand Central station"
| 'Well?"
$50 I whit up the steps with him
and into the house, and he stint me ur
J to the third flure front, saying he'd
| bring in his friend while / was after
| getting the trunk.
"Ah. yes, 1 see
But diviI trunk could find in the
third fiure front" added Casey, with
ludicrous simplicity; land whin / came
down, l was told an expressman had
called and got it while the boss, the
wan i spake of, was out after his friend
at the steamer
while you were after the trunk.
remarked Boyd, your passenger with
weak eyes had, I presume, been assist.
ed into the house."
Sure, sor, he had cried Casey
And niver an eye did set on him.
was paid for me job. all right and
that's all there was to il. I'd go me
| pile on that. sor''
And lose your pile, Casey, in tht
/ bargain" said Boyd. with caustic dry
ness Il want you, Casey. Take me VI
/ to Pine street at once, and don't spare
your horses. Here's my card
Casey glanced curiously at the name
on the slip OF pasteboard, and then his
1 honest, gray eyes came up with an ut
terly indescribable stare at the force
full, clean-cut features of Mr. Felix
/ Boyd.
g Fore God. is that SOL he muttered
quite aghast with amazement. "Phat
the divil. thin, was l up against this
morning."
Jimmie Coleman looked somewhat
surprised on seeing Felix Boyd wher
the latter entered his Pine street Office
in company with the hackman. <oyd's
strong, clean-cut features appeared
drawn and pale. his eyes feverish and
/ dilated. and he at once turned to the
lavatory and drained several full
oil of