The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-27
Behind Locked Doors.

Locking the door he set to work
With a skill born Of his early days,
Wien explosives RHre his hobby, he
manufactured in a box a bomb. timed
to 20 of at $50.
Carefully ne wrapped the box and
ifs contents in the rug and thrust n
under the desk Then re listened
acutely. bUt not a sound from the little
clock could he hear
Promptly al O'Clock a clerk threw
open the door.
Gentleman 10 see you, sir" he said.
Private business"
James Elder entered the room
Sit down." commanded Harrington.
Elder accepted.
Now" said Harrington. triIIfonsire
let's go down to business told Won
this morning I would give YOU mil
lion dollars this afternoon. am "a
man OF my word, and / will do exactly,
what have said. But first l want
You 10 tel me the truth about Caswell
and Phelps, and the truth about my
daughter"
It's very simply explained said
Elder. When CasweH-s automobile
Z
passed close TO the front of fl. While
the chauffeur attention was distract
ed, I slipped into the engine "a little
package of grantine You know what
that is, for We invented it together
when We were experimenting with ex-
plosives'
And Phelps" queried Harrington.
knew he was in the habit of 90
ing every afternoon to ride i'm The
park after he reached his home and
that he always stopped NJ roadbouse
above the park on 10th street and
took just one drink
1 was inside the roadbotlss v-ke,, b.,
rode up The waiter had his drink
on a tray and was on his wav 10 the
door when 1 hailed him and insisted
that ] was in a very great hurry ana
he must wait on me. He LEFT the
ray with the trimming glass on the
table where 1 sat, and when he re-
turned the glass contained just a drop
OF Naphra, drug Of the Indies thai
takes effect suddenly about half AN
hour after it is administered.
Phelps drank his drink. paid the
waiter anu went MS way. So aid
Half IN hour later the park police
found Phelps where he had FALLEN
from his horse.
The fool doctors Thought he had A
fracture of the skull
harrington looked AT his v7frb -
h-stIked . minutes after q clock
Just minute said he and III
set the money ia packages of 81 0tt6
bills Sit down at my desk mere and
write me out a formal ackuoVIa6oe-
Ment OF paNment FOR all g,.r7ar.4s-
Whatever, making the SUM what S,0I1
ike No need 10 mention ruiIIio,7S
lie back in a minute.
Harrington slipped into the o,,sa,.
Office. closed the door and walked
across 10 where his cashiol. sat -'iA0 81
simpson. he said Ia,
rather CT Ger person inside wa a
mands money He obtained rf..e rs,
poiEtment with me under fsIss
lenses, and / am afraid.
With a muffled roar sonlethins av-
io1 f,,I II; rs office Of john 1aTring-
cIerEs jumped to their feet ana in
rushed seNerai~of the trusted s-us rlIs
building iO'I -i'~
Harrington private Office vas filled
Nith smoke. his desk WIS OK 5f7rrut.i
and among the debris was To- 1sH.ff,
teIed wreck of what had once been
human being.
Heavens cried Sin,D-on. The
cashier He must have had a bomb.
SII y exploded pfematurely. Thank
o'u II aldn hurt you, All. Harrine-
tCn, he added impulsively
en- minutes late. he was Geseribin-
n1nutely TO his daughter what = har
fcw' escape he had from awfu' DEAN
and now. my Gear. Inc added Il
~ - gong 70 IN evening OF.
Lets go TO tie opere.