The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-09
On the Trail of big Finger"

the lift suddenly stopped short in the
darkness.
Got him. was sneered in reply. Why.
the old crab hasn't so much as whim-
pered. l thought he was one to be
feared
Vel. VEIL Toby, watts the meaning
"Oh. cut that out. You'll soon see what
it means" Lannon curtiy interrupted,
banging an obvious signal upon some
heavy door or partition. as nearly as
Boyd then could conjecture.
1t proved to be a thick door, however.
for there quickly followed the sound of
bars removed: then a flash OF hsht dlS-
PEELED the darkness, and Boyd was rrdeiy
thrust from the lift and into the room
that met his startled gaze.
Obviously il was a section Oh celdf'
or deep basement. Four stone walls IN
closed it, broken only by the door through
which he had entered, now securely cioseu
again. and by narrow DARK pds5 sac
making out from an opposite corner Two
electric lights illumined the place, pendeht
above a table at one side. Piled in one
corner was huge heap OF what APP
peared to be dark stones, gllsteflihB III me
bright light, however. and having close
resemblance to copper-bearing rocks.
Though quickly noted. these. features
were as nothing to those chle1ly clalElihS
Bovd's attention, for some eight or ten
men were gathered in this secret subter-
ranean place, while in a chair at the ia
bic mentioned. upon which were fixed a
telegraph instrument and several electrlc
switch keys, was seated the very man
whose mastery hand Boyd had felt sure
was directing the knavery he long had
been striving to unearth-Magnus Scan
lon. the notorious Big Finger.
Months had passed since Boyd last saw
him, yet his figure had lost none OF us
vigor. his face none of its vicious deter
mination and sinister malevolence Across
one cheek however, there still remained
deep red scar, a permanent token of his
last meeting with Felix Boyd, and an es-
cape made only at the risk OF his lie.
Despite his own desperate situation,
Boyd felt thrill of grim satisfaction at
again beholding him, yet before he coulo
move or speak Scanlon coldly demanded
of I.annon. though glaring directly at the
bearded face of the bound man opposite:
did you get him without trouble? j..
I.annon answered in a way that evinced
the abject subservience imposed upon all
by this potential figure among the cTimi-
nails of those eventful days.
Yes, without trouble"
did you see anything of Detective Cole
man on the street,?
The voice of the questioner. who still
was gazing steadfastly at Boyd's face.
had ring as cold and merciless as that
of steel meeting steel
Il did not. yet l looked for him most
carefully.
"Are Wonder mans hands securely
bound. Garrity?"
As fast as ropes can make them
"Disarm him
THAT already has been done
place him against yonder wall
Felix Boy did not wait to be placed.
/ Without q word he backed against the
wall voluntarily.
\ mingled smile and sneer curled Scan
Ions thin. cruel lips He arose without
speaking and came directly in front of
Boyd. then raised his hand, and, with a
quick jerk, tore away his facial disguise.
You once did the same to me- he said,
with bitter Virulence. We will dispense
with artifice Mr.. Felix Boyd. and again
meet face to face!'
BOYD bowed his head. dropped the strap
and tray from his shoulders. then drew
his tall, 1.-the figure to its full height.
And ! venture to assert. Mr. Magnus
Scanlon that the pleasure of this meeting
/ austerity. Mark me. you knave-"
! Never doubt that / shall do so. Scan
! Ion interrupted. with terrible significance.
4 I bear here your mark of our last meet
( ing. You shall carry to your grave the
mark I today will give you in return
I and you'll not have long nor far TO carry
Your bark is like that of a mongrei
at a Gagged leopard. - Boyd cOldly retOrted.
Loose the one, and the other will flee
with tail dropping"
The ugly fire in Scanlon's frowning eyes
intensified. Vet he made no reply. He
drew backward to the table. and resumed
( mis- seat. For all of a minute neither he
nor the men about him uttered a sound.
/ That ne ruled them with rod of iron.
I that his word was law among them. and
that he was averse to having them hear
! not only Felix Boyd's cutting and often
times humiliating remarks but also what
might further pass between them. appear
/ ed in his next move. Turning sharply TO
J the silent group. he said CURLY: