The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-02

| for some response to the summons.
Then Boyd rang again, at the same
time glancing furtivsly toward the busy
avenue some fifty yards away.
| Not a sound from within the house
could be heard, and Boyd presently
sprang down the steps, exclaiming
CURLY:
wait here, cabbie. You, Jimmie,
come with me. Well have a look at the
rear"
Though puzzled again by Boyd's
mystifying conduct, Coleman followed
| him around the block and through an
alley, where both vaulted the fence en-
closing the yard back of Volney's
house. At one of two basement win
dows. both of which he fastened to ex-
anime, Boyd suddenly remarked with
some satisfaction:
"Ah, Just as l thought, Jimmie. This
window has been forced. Here's where
q thin knifeblade was thrust between
the sashes in order to throw the catch.
Note where it marred the sash. The
scamps relocked it after them, how
ever. Let's try your knife, Jimmie
BY Jove, you're right?' growled
| Coleman, Fastening to comply. Can
you make it work ?"
Easily" nodded Boyd, as he forced
the blade between the sashes> and threw
the catch. Lock it after us, Jimmie.
| We're not likely to depart this way.
Now follow me. I've an idea we shall
| find our man upstairs"
Stealing quickly through the base
ment laundry into which they had en-
tered. Boyd quietly led the way up the
rear stairs and into the main hall of
the house. He was about to mount to
one of the chambers, moreover, when
| faint groans from one of the side rooms
| broke the silence, and both men ran
to the open door nearby. 1t led to a
small library, and the scene within
brought a startled cry from the central
Office man.
| The curtain at the single window
was closely drawn, yet objects in the
room were plainly visible. Bound hand
| and foot upon a couch, to which he
was securely tied-so securely that the
ropes combining him had eaten into his
wrists and limbs-iay Mr.. John Volney
prone upon his back, brutally gagged
and but half dressed, in a semi-con-
| scIous condition, and as CHASTITY pale
as if death already had settled upon his
haggard features.
Upon the floor in one corner lay a
large hanging lamp, the shade and
chimney of which was broken into a
thousand fragments, as if the lamp had
| been rudely cast upon the floor. From
an iron hook in the ceiling from which
the lamp evidently had been removed,
there still hung a strip of rope with a
moose at one end, the knavish use of
which was only too plainly obvious
| With the knife, which he still had in
his hand, Boyd ran to the couch and
Slashed off the bonds combining Volney,
While Coleman FASTENED to remove the
gag from the mouth of the miserable
man, VINO was in a condition approach
ing physical collapse The Pickering
of his eyelids, and low means of dis
tress that issued from his parched and
swollen lips, were about the only ont.
| ward signs of life
Some water, Jimmie cried Boyd.
| "Or, better still, some brandy. I'll get
some at the saloon on the corner. Do
what you can for him till ] return"
Hurry up, them" nodded Coleman.
THE poor fellows nearly done for"
Leaving the house by the front door.
BOYD dashed at the top of his speed to
| the SALOON mention ed. Were he quick
ly procured flask of brandy. He ap-
| peared TO have no interest in any of
his observers, of which there were sew
e1al; yet his eyes were furtively turned
in every direction, and when he
emerged from the saloon he hurriedly
| accoSted a policeman.
Come out to yonder cab. Hersey.
and wait there till 1 need YOU" he
cried, without halting. You know me.
/ believe"
Very well, Mr.. Boyd cried the Off
Ger. Fastening to follow
| For Boyd already was dozen wards
away, and presently disappeared into
Nolney's house. Hersey halted at the
cab, however, and inquired of the
driver:
What's the trouble in there?"
Search met said the cabman, terse-
ly. I'm blessed if I know, yet reck-
on it's something to do with a bank
robbery downtown. l just brought I'D
a central office man and the chap you
saw. Going in there?"
Not yet" replied Hersey. II was
ordered TO wait here"
Others were approaching, and pres
emily quite group had gathered on the
sidewalk, waiting to learn what had
happened
Boyd, meantime, had given Coleman
the brandy, with instructions to revive
Volney as quickly as possible. Instead
OF aiding him, however he FASTENED
INTO the front room, where for upward
OF five minutes he peered- cautiously
from the window at the gathering Deo-
pie. Yet upon hearing Volney's voice.
he again returned to the library, where
| he then found the man seated upright
on the couch, obviously much restored
| by Coleman's ministrations.
I'm getting him back on his pins. all
right" cried the detective, as BOYD en-
| tered. Now you can wag your tongue
a bit better. old man, Ell? If we had
not arrived when we did, I reckon
you'd have gone toes UP, sir"
/ Volney, who was a man approaching
90, smiled in CHASTITY fashion and slowly
nodded.
Il think So" he hoarsely replied, with
an effort. I've been tied here since
early yesterday morning. The devils
have nearly killed me. What about tire
the bank? Have they
Don't delay to question u.s. inter-
posed Boyd, taking a seat beside him.
First tell me what happened here.
Time may be very valuable, Mr. Vol
ney. so pull yourself together and give
me the main facts as quickly as posi-
Bile. Who did you ID in this scurvy
| fashion p"
| Three men who broke into the house
| Tuesday night" replied Voluey, striv-
ing to explain as rapidly as his exilaus-
| ton permitted.
Were you alone here?'
Eyes. My wife and daughter are in