The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-28
Continued from Paae 1.

Arms had been applied to an inn. BOYD
could not determine. At the EPSON
Arms, however, he selected a side
room on the second floor, easily
reached by a back stairway. as well as
the main one in front. OF this room
Boyd took away the key, and present.
~ was again seated with Sheriff Griggs
IN the latter's fattling road wagon.
Now, sheriff, how far is it TO the
house of Mr.. Curry, the selectnlan who
was robbed?" he inquired.
Only a short piece up yonder road, I"
said Griggs THE mare can do it in
five minutes"
Have her do il in three. Mr.. Griggs.
said Boyd dryly. THAT will suit me
better. / merely want to look at Cur
rvs house"
Griggs wondered nightly. but COM
piled without question.
That's enough, sheriff" said Boyd,
the moment the house was pointed out
TO him. Now, back again, lively, to
the main street presume you have a
national bank here. or one at which
can get my check cashed2"
Bank; You bet! A mighty good
bank. too-solid as Gibraltar" vouch-
safed Griggs, with worthy pride.
II have not quite as much cash by
me as I would like"
Say, let me loan you somei Just
say the word. Mr.. Boyd, and I'll be
mighty glad to do It,"
Very good Of you. Griggs; but I
think I'll cash a check. Your voucher
for me win satisfy the bank. I'm sure.
We'll. guessl There tits now, Mr.
Boyd--finest building in town. She cost
nigh twelve thousand"
Wen lose no time, Griggs," inter-
posed Boyd, springing down to the side
walk.
Having been introduced and vouched
for in the bank. Boyd wrote his check
for 5000 and requested that the money
be given him in fives and tens. AS he
strapped the considerable bundle with
a couple of rubber bands, then deposit
ed II in a long. leather pocketbook In
his breast pocket, Griggs regarded him
with a curious grin and ventured to
observe:
Il guess It's mighty lucky you came
to the bank instead of me, Mr.. Boyd
Better not let the crooks about here get
wise to that bunch of long green. or
they'll be after you next"
An odd light cleaned for a moment
in the depths of Boyd's keen gray eyes.
He took the sheriff's arm, in friendly
fashion, as they returned to the team,
replying:
"A very good reason, Griggs, why
you should make no mention whatever
of my call at the bank. Bear that in
mind. viii your"
''Will I? You bet will"
Nor OF our turn about Curry's
house?"
I'm dumb-dumb as any dead oys-
ter. Mr.. Boyd" declared Griggs. with
very convincing fervor I'D have less
brains than a clam, a mighty sight
less, if l opened my eating machine
about any Of your doings. I'm as close
as a cocoanut, 1 am, when there's any
reason to be. That's me, Mr.. Boyd
Good enough. Griggs. You're a man
after my own heart" laughed Felix
Boyd. Now in with you, and back to
the academy lively"
It was o'clock when Boyd again
entered the academy, where he found
DR.. Dane, Coleman and Professor Clyde
awaiting him, and the four at once pro-
ceeded u the formers sleeping ROOM
MY wife and daughters occupy two
front chambers" said DR.. Dane. as
they assembled the stairs. my wife is
an invalid, and l have an adjoining
rear room. This is 1T: Come In, gentle
men"
Felix Boyd, behind the others, had
halted briefly in the hall. His attention
was drawn to a small, black spot on
the pOllSHeu DIX nOOFs the only DleUllsn
visible on the cleaning light wood
work. and one which a housemaid or
dinarily would have seen and removed
in cleaning the hall, despite that the
spot was barely the size of silver
dime. Boyd promptly decided that the
blemish had come there since the hall
was cleaned, and he stopped quickly to
examine it with the tip of his finger,
the episode escaping the notice Of his
companions.
''Humphl A spot of tar" he said to
himself as he arose. Yet there are no
concrete walks about here. There may,
however. be tarred roof"
This is my room. Mr.. Boyd" repeat
ed DR.. Dane, as Boyd entered.
"Ah, yes" said he. glancing over the
vell-furnished room. do you sleep
Nth your windows open?"
lone of them, that farthest from the
bed
WAS your wifes room entered?"
IT think not. Nothing has been
missed
And that of your daughters
Some jewelry and a sum of money
were taken from their room"
Boyd glanced at the window men