The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-05

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man. Take these fellows away, Ryan,
and charge them only with assault. See
that the limit of fine is imposed. how
ever, for their having engaged in such
needless butchery. Take them away
at once. 1 want no more of them
'sThen you believe their cock-and-bull
story. do you. Mr.. Boyd?" demanded
Ranger, as the two men were hustled
from the office. TN blessed IL l am
quite inclined to swallow it"
you are not Obliged to swallow 1t,
Ranger" rejoined Boyd pleasantly
enough. yet, for the reasons stated,
i expected some such disclosure be-
fore it was made"
You did, eh?" queried Ranger, In
credulously.
Exactly nodded Boyd. "And now,
gentlemen, If you members of the firm
will accompany me to your office, | viii
give you the precise measure of this
case and state what remains to be
done. Come with us, Jimmie l shall
want your help. with one or two be-
sides. little later"
The central office man was indescrib-
ably puzzled, yet he could not doubt
that Felix Boyd had formed theory
to fit the curious case.
III
When seated In the private office. the
door of which he had closed, the ex-
preston OF Boyd's face in no way re-
Elected what he had in mind. He still
appeared, III fact. to be seriously prob
ing the matter, much as If he had not
reached bottom. Yet he at once said
gravely, with a glance at each of the
firm:
81 regret, gentlemen, that I was un-
able to anticipate and prevent the
crime of this morning. Yet the pecu-
liar character and exceeding boldness
of it are much out of the ordinary
which is my only excuse. 1 yet hope
however, to be able to apprehend the
criminal and recover your property
thus earning the fee you annually pay
for my services"
ooh. drop that, Boyd," growlee
Ranger frowningly. 'I intended to cas-
no siur upon your vigilance or YOU
abality.'
Boyd now laughed lightly, and nod
ded pleasantly at the Junior partner.
Very good, Ranger" said he. ''Tl
| take you at your word, ard now wei
| get down to more important business
In a nutshell, I will tell you of wha
this case consists. and show you wha
remains to be done. Your ears, gentle
men!"
/
/ his chair.
ITO begin with" said Boyd impress
| lively, this robbery was planned an
committed by one man, a man VIII
had made himself familiar with you
| office and with the daily habits of it
inmates. He had provided himsel
with a key of the office. He knew tina
your cashier. the only man who coul
oppose him with ready weapon, Wen
| to lunch at u o'clock. He sent the let
ter taking Mr.. Hill to the Aston hous
at that hour, and knew also that MI
CASTOR then would be at the exchange
Doubtless, too, he saw that Mr.. Range
departed about noon, leaving only tn
four clerks I'm the office. Under n
other conditions would any sane ma
have attempted this robbery. Yet, un
der these conditions, gentlemen, tn
general arrangement of your offic
made the attempt a tolerably safe an
promising one"
cit strikes me that you are jumpin
at conclusions" remarked Ranger, wit
a doubtful shake of his well-poise
head. What man can thus have be
come familiar with our Officer"
THAT remains to be discovered" re
| piled Boyd "The unknown robber con
cIusively proved the deductions men
toned, however, by the CELEBRITY wit
/ which he committed the crime. I hav
stated them only for a beginning. No
to go a step farther. He also arrange
for the fight in the vestibule. tina
j general attention might be diverte
from this office while he was at worl
Once in here, with the outer door lock
ed, with your office masked by tn
swinging doors from observations frol
outside, and with your clerks intim
dated by his revolver, the robbery wa
a comparatively easy job for any ma
of superior nerve and determination"
ITS easy enough to say So"
Follow me a little farther, gentle
men," continued Boyd, not needing I'll
observation from Ranger. "Havin
thus prepared for the robbery, the ma
also prepared an avenue of escape
pretended to do So"
Pretended to do so,'' echoed Range
with a curious light in his coldIy blu
eyes. What do you mean by that, NJ
Boyd?"
Just what say" smiled Boyd, wit
a glance at his questioner. HE attach
ed a rope to one of the chimneys on I'll
roof, by which one might descend [
that of the adjoining building an
avail himself of a roof scuttle Their
providing it was not locked or bolte
within. But our man had no intention
gentlemen, of using that avenue
escape. He prepared It only to Great
an impression that he had done so, thu
TO divert suspicion from his actu;
movements after the crime"
Goodness" muttered Coleman, wit
|, start do you mean to say, Fell,
} that the rascal did not flee to I'll
roof?'
} Exactly, Jimmie"
But how did you get at that7 70
: found q bank note. evidently droppe
! by him when he went up the laddt
from the top floor of this building"
so 1 did, Jimmie" nodded Boy,
"Yet you win remember that, when @
! the roof. I called your attention to I'll
fact that the rain of last night ha
dried away near the scuttle, also to
leak near the latter through which ii
rain had d-ipped down upon the flot
back of the ladder"
''Vell?"
Jimmie. the floor back of the laddt