The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-26

cover any, L VIII hasten TO inform and
advise you
Certainly" cried Dickson readily. ~
shall be glad to leave it."
Il have your business card" said
Boyd. I'm case 1 should wish to reach
you at home, which is not very prob
able, You had better leave me your up
town address. Write II on this blank,
if you like. Here is a pencil"
Dickson again drew out his lens, hold
ing it in his left hand while he wrote
with the other, and bowling his head
nearly to the paper on which he in
scribed the desired address.
There it is, Mr.. Boyd" said he, arts
ing. Il am always at home evenings.
My wife and children are my chief
comfort and delight. Call some evening,
il you will, when not upon business
A thousand thanks for your opinion
and advice. My bankers tell me that
you invariably are right in such mat
ters. You cannot imagine how much
you have relieved me-"
Boyd smiled, and shook his proffered
hand, bowling him to the office door,
where he babe him good. morning.
When Jimmie Coleman entered lit
tie later, he found Boyd at the window
still studying the letter; and the latter
at once confided to him the occasion
of Dicksons visit.
And what do you really make of
this, FeliX?" inquired Coleman, curl
ously examining the letter
Boyd laughed softly, with an odd
CLEAN in one corner of his eye.
Make of it. Jimmie?" said he. Not
very much more than / told Dickson
Still, 1t presents a few curious features.
Notice that each word was cut from
some book or paper"
That's very evident
Now place the face of the page
against the window-pane so that the
light strikes through il. You find that
you then can decipher the printing on
the reverse side of the page from which
the word in the letter was carefully
cut"
80 1 can, for a facN'
Under the word design in the let
ter, you find FIR 'descant,' in small ital-
les"
Under the word execute In the let
ter, you find the two words-'to exert
Plainly. Jimmie, those two words, as
well as the italics noted, formed parts
of the definitions of the two words
'descant' and 'exertion.' on the reverse
page from which the words design
and execute were cut by the sender
of this letter.
Eureka cried Coleman. Its dead
open and shut, Felix, that the words of
this letter were cut from an ordinary
dictionary"
Certainly it is, Jimmie" laughed
Boyd; then he added, rather dryIy:
Very possibly, Jimmie. 1 some day
shall discover the dictionary from
which they were cut"
Yet Mr.. Felix Boyd gave the matter
very little immediate attention. That
afternoon he returned the letter to
Dickson, at his store in Maiden Lane
stating that he found nothing in il to
warrant serious apprehensions. and he
left the dealer in diamonds quite as
sured that his earlier fears were entire
ly groundless.
Boyd next called upon Dickson's
bankers. who stated that the latter
was a man of sterling integrity, whose
word was as good as his bond. and that
his family comprised a wife and seven
charming children.
So Boyd let the matter drop. tc
take its own course, whether up OF
down, and ten days passed before
the crash came. Then, as he was
about going out to lunch one day
a policeman came rushing into mis- Pine
street office. crying excitedly:
Il say, Mr.. Boyd Yon are wanted
down in Maiden lane. al once"
! BY whom Gaffncy?" cody inquired
Boyd
by Jimmie ColerIan. sir There:
the devil to pay i'm the store of Natha.
Dickson, the diamond dealer"
| II
| 1t was but little after noon witt
] the sun shining unusually hot from Z
clear May sky, when Felix Boyd reach
! ed Maiden lane and Joined Coleman il
! front of Dickson's place of business
| The store was G small one, occupyinl
/ only the ground floor of d marrow
| brick building that was wedged in be
] tween two much more imposing struc
| lures, looking much as if it had Slipped
in between such massive neighbors b.
some freak or misch2nce.
The single, broad window was pro
| tected with high wooden shutters, anC
| the store door guarded with an iroI
| grating, then closed add secured will
! a paddock. On a card tackled on TIN
! shutter Of the door was ludely printed
OPEN THURSDAY MORNING
1t being Wednesday the card and TIT
! closed ctore plainly indicated tina
Dickson had planned to be absent 70
a day, and had left a notice when h,
! should return.
On the street fronting the store wa
crowd of spectators. kent back b,
| otNtldl DOllC6lIlells anu bOyQ 1Oun'
! Coleman and an officer engaged il
! forcing the iron grating that guarde,
! What's the trouble. Jimmie?" h
the closed door,
! asked, as he Joined him.
The central office man quickly looket
up on hearing Boyd's voice
"Ahi You're herel Good enoughi" h
exclaimed. Recalling that letter
! FASTENED to send for you. I'm toll
there has been en- explosion in here,
devil OF noise. and that Dickson ha
gone TO his summer home for the day
happened along just after the ex
plosion was heard and found Gibson
who occupies the upper floor trying &
| get IN here"
Boyd glanced at a tall, elderly man
who nodded in confederation of Cole
mans explanation. Boyd quick.
| asked:
did Dickson tell you he should o
absent today, Mr.. Gibson?''
He did. sir, as he was closing up las
night. He said he was going to hi
summer place today, to plan for oc
cupying it later
Does he employ no clerks here, VIII