The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-19

Merely an addition to the police
service, eh?"
That's it," nodded Kibby. Our arc
light in the middle of the store yonder
is kept burning all night, and the en-
tire interior, including the office and
both of these safes, may be plainly
seen from outside the front windows.
Green must have looked in here
score of times last night, at least, and
he is a thoroughly trustworthy man,
Mr.. Boyd, and one who Ali here
is the man himself"
Boyd swung round to meet him,
sturdy, middle-aged man, who had
served in the Civil war. and who, as he
approached the immediate scene OF the
burglary, stared with wide. astonished
eyes at the fractured safe.
Good heavens.' he gGsped, nonplus-
ed "When-When was that done?"
Last night" said Boyd, CURLY.
Impossible! 1t would have taken
half the night"
That's very trus, my man."
"But / swear that / saw the safe
standing here as usual twenty times
during the night" cried Green, with
forvor evincing his honesty. Il came
to the front window yonder every half
hour during the night, and looked in
here. This job must have been done
since six o'clock, Mr.. Kibby, when L
went home"
But now it is only nine, Mr.. Green,
which gives but three hours for job
which, upon your own words, must
have required half the night" remarked
Boyd dryly Evidently there is mys-
terry here not easily to be solved Who
discovered the burglary, Mr.. Kibby?"
Our Janitor, Mr.. Black, who opens
the store each morning"
ct am the man sir -
'Ah, yes. And at what time did you
arrive here this morning, Mr.. Black?
About Z o'clock, sir, as usual"
"And then?"
81 did not notice anything wrong un-
til walked out this way" said Black.
Then / saw what had been done, sir,
and I telephoned to the members of the
firm
I'VE both were here before s. Mr..
Boyd. and at once notified you and Cole
man." interposed Mr. Kibby. Cole
man arrived just before you did, and
the evidence here remains just as we
found it. If anything is to be done,
Mr.. Boyd, it strikes me that it should
be done at once"
Boyd did not fancy the last, as his
response indicated
Have you any suggestions to make,
Kibby, as to what should be done?" he
deliberately asked.
why. no. not If you"
Then kindly let me do my work in
my own way" Boyd coolly interrupted.
I'm as sorry as you that this robbery
should have been committed. for your
firm is included among my clients, and
nv reputation is seriously threatened.
Take my word for it, Kibby. I shall
leave no stone unturned TO run down
these burglars and recover your prop
erty"
II haven't the least doubt of that
Mr.. Boyd" cried Kfbby heartily.
Then let me proceed in my own way.
7 shall waste no time, / assure you.
Now, Dolan, how many times did you
pass the front of this store last night?'
More than a dozen times. sir" re-
piled the policeman. ITS on my reg
ular night beat"
did you glance in here each time
you passed the windows?"
Il did more. sir. l stopped short
and looked in"
WAS the arc light in the middle OF
| the store burning?"
at was, sir, the same as usual"
And you noticed the office and botf
of these safes?"
81 did. sir, every time I looked il
here"
yet you saw nothing wrong?" de
manded BOYD perplexedly.
"Divil thing out of the way" crieC
Dolan roundly. I'D have sworn. bar
ring what I now see that neither SAT-
was touched during the night"
Bcyds broWs were knitting close
over his searching gray eyes. He stoo'
silent for a moment, then added:
Did you see any persons in the from
street, or in this locality whose action
appeared suspicious?"
'J did not. The only man I saw wa
the extra Waterman. Mr.. Green"
What are your hours of duty abou
here?"
ST was on my regular beat from
last night till this morning"
That's all, Doian," said Boyd CURLY
You may go. Clear this part of tn
store, Kibby. and set your clerks t
work as usual. I want none of ther
in my way while I'm looking into tn
case Stop bit, Kibby, What ar
those two poles?"
Despite the prevailing excitemen
over the mysteriously executed crime
every nearer was startled by the sud
den sharp ring of Boyd's voice, by hi
quick change of countenance and tn
intensified CLEAN of his dilated eye.
They had lighted upon two long woode
poles each with a small metal crook 9
one end, which were standing back {
the counter at each side of the store.
Those poles?" queried Kibby, halt
ing. They are used for lowering tn
windows at the top"
THE windows" snapped Boyd, as
electrified by some startling CONJECTURE
'Why, then, are they so far from tn
windows? Are they usually kept heI
! in the middle of the store?"
well. no, they are not" replied XII
by. zone of them generally stands
the corner of the office yonder. and I'll
! other near the front door. Do any {
: you clerks know how they came here
Several of the young men near b
replied in the negative, but Boyd di
! not appear to hear them. He stoo
staring up at the ceiling. his eyes aglo
and his lips hard pressed.
Presently he fell back few stel
5 and leaned against one of the show
: cases, gazing. as If absentlv, at II
: floor He discovered, not precisely VIII;
2 he sought, but something which ha
esca ped the notice of ali others.
r About two feet in front of the brai
5 grating, outside of which he then ws
:. standing, was a succession of tiny hol,
in the floor, as If made with an awl
with tacks. There we're not more tina
: half-a-dozen of these barely discern
I lille DuDctures in the hard wood VI