The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-31

which the watch was broken The case
is badly bent-seei He was seized
/ from behind before he could rise, and
! IN struggling to turn on his assailani
ne damned the watch against the arm
/ II his chair"
! Right for a thousand" cried Cole
man, bending nearer
! 1T was stopped at precisely
/ O'Clock, continued Boyd. speaking with
I Understandable rapidly. That fixes the
/ hour of the crime. Jimmie. to a second
Janway says ne left here at haif-past
I D. Thirty minutes later this job was
| done, and-rObbery, plainly,
| surely. The safe has been rifieG.
| Easily done after that" cried Boyd
starting to his feet with wave of his
/ hand toward the iifeless body. Brains
/ beaten out with a bludgeOn. Killed by
| a cur and coward. Half minute
I Jimmie Wen see how he got in here.
He cannot have entered by the cor
ridor door, providing Janway has told
the truth" declared Coleman. That
guard chain would have prevented
/ him. and also enabled Collamore to
have seen him before admitting him
voluntarily. He surely would not have
ct a stranger in here, being alone in
the office in the evening"
Not likely-n0t likely, Jimmie"
Boyd already was at the window,
making a rapid examination of the
: sasles and lock. as wei - a study of
The view presented outside.
1t was not an attractive view. Some
| thirty feet away rose the faded brick
wall of 4 similar building, the rear ele-
walton, with offices above. and old junk
cellars and easements below. Between
the two buildings, and separated by a
foul and muddy alley, were several low
sheds, one of which was directly at
tached to the building. Its faded shin
gle roof showed no sign of recent foot
prints, however, and Boyd presently
remarked, with unabated energy:
This window was not forced that's
plain Try yonder door, Jimmie. See
if it's locked"
Tight as drum, Felix. II must be
the door said to lead to the cellar, the
way not opened for years"
Instead of replying, Boyd darted
from the window and fell to studying
the carpet near the door, which Was
in one corner of the room. Presently he
started up from his knees and glanced
sharply toward the brokers' desk.
Il have it. Jimmie This was the
way he hurrieGly muttered. Cola
more was seated with his back to this
door. The assassin quietly entered-he
ha1 previously prepared the way, leav-
ing this door unlocked. Not likely that
the fact would be discovered, the door
seldom being touched, Yes. this was
the way. Come, come. I'll nrove it
We shall see. Follow me- Jimmie, and
look lively. 1 want every thread be-
fore We're Interrupted
Raising the window, Boyd led the
way to the roof of the shed, where he
made a closer examination of the shin
giles
4 don't dnd any indication that the
knave first climbed up here to make
sure CollamOre was alone said he.
Possibly he knew his habits. and the
lighted curtain would have showed
that the Office was occupied
"Janway would have known him TO
be alone suggested Coleman, rather
poinIedly. Also that the safe con-
tanned valuable bonds.
True" admitted Boyd indiffeTently.
I'm blessed if his reputation may not
tend to Stay. Wen drop down into
the yard. / want a look at the alley"
Awaiting themselves of a fence abut
ting the shed, the two men descended
to the small rear yard. paved with
bricks. The adjoining alley was not
paved, however, yet the damp ground
revealed no definite footprints, and
Boyd at once turned back into the yard.
To the right of the shed was a cellar
door but this, as if in corrobora ton OF
J2nway's assertion, was stOutly board
ed W and evidently had not been
opened for years
Boyd's searching eyes missed moth
ing, however, and they next fell upon
low window to the left. of the shed
and apparently in the foundation wall.
1t was protected with strong, iron
lattice, or grating, screwed to the stout
casing within.
E,a far nj
~ srowled, dropping 10 his knee at the
lattice. There are no glass panes
back of this iron Ha! l have it. 1t Is
an air box, formerly used in connection
with q furnace in this cellar.
so it appears. Felix"
But there ROW are radiators in Col
lamore's Office and, presumably,
throughout the building Evidently the
furnace has been discarded and steam
heating introduced, possibly supplied
from some adjoining plant. Con stout
knife, Jimmie?"
Yes, regular toad-sticker"
i wish to try these screws, ex-
planned Boyd, with intense interest. IF
recently removed they should start
easily. Otherwise they VIII resist
ALI, by Jove, but they don't! This lat
tice has lately been taken out, and it's
safe guess by whom. He designed to
cover his tracks. however, by screw
ing it in again. Now we have 1t out,
Jimmie, the way is open.
The way taken by Coilamore's as
sassin?"
Evidently"
What now?'
Man may 60 where man has
been" cried BOYD. as he placed the
lattice and screws aside. I'm going
into this box ana see where it leads
You may follow if you wish. and can.
Where you 20. Felix [ go, de-
clared Coleman promptly. In with
you"
Three sides of the box. which was
rather more than two feet wide, were
of faded spruce boards, sOiled ana
dusty. The fourth side consisted of
the foundation wall Just within the
window. Eoyd wormed himself in feet
first and dropped down till he could
find a footing. Then he turned in his
narrow quarters to feel down the inner
side of the face of the box, and pres
emily discovered a considerable crack
between tive of the boards ana signs of
a pair of hinges some two feet lower
II have it. Jimmie," said he, turning
back. This part of the box leads
down t0 the cement floor, under which