The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-21


! rupted him, and Solely cried quickly:
Aces up. Conniei All rightv'
with the opening of the door, which
inmeGiately followed, a dark-visaged
man IN the basement entry growled
Where the devil have YOU been
since slipping out of limbo? We had a
lawyer and one of the gang at court,
SO learned that you were out. Who's
your friend?"
The chap who turned the trick for
me connie, or I'd have been booked for
sing Sing by this time" said SoIev. as
ne drew Boyd into the entry and barred
tne door. Shake hands with fonnie
Magee' Diseoll. He's one Of us and all
risHI, Who's upstairs. Connie?"
only Kelly and Black"
What about Tony?"
Went TO Newark az nisnned uo
ought to be back by this time"
| he knows l got pinched, eh?"
clear you
He wasn't needed" laughed soley.
Ny friend, here. did the job"
Whlle speaking they passed through
a damp cellar. climbed a narrow stair
way, then threaded their way through
Two aim and devious Corridors way
, 50 crcultouS and long that BOYD was
quite convinced that they had passed
OUT OF the building originally entered
ana We're in one adjoining, if not even
farther removed
How fur do we go, pal?" he NUT
tered at Soley's elbow. Not much dan
ger O cops tracking us through this
ere rat hole"
Solely laughed and grimly took Boyd's
stairs $40 ~ VI
mo danger at all. Driscoll." he re-
joined. The place is dead safe. No
one can get in unless brought in bv one
OF the gang. Even if the place was
suddenly raided we have secret ways of
getting out -
Boyd's brows knit more grimIy I'm the
aim light of the enclosed stairway. That
ne was in the secret rendezvous and
stronghold of professional criroinaIs
mat the place was guarded by watch
ful eyes and with every sort of a knav-
Ism device, and that the gang with
which he gradually was coming in con-
tact was one of more than ordinary
craft and desperation, he had not the
| slightest doubt
Yet ne also knew, as ne invaded this
pace alone, that his every move upon
the street had been stealthily observed
by Jimmie Coleman. and that the i'm
mediate neighborhoOd would soon be
thronged with plain clothes detectives
ready to act instantly upon a prear-
ranged signal
A door at the head of the second
stairway admitted the three men to a
room in which two others were idIv
| lo'hglng, both of whom started sharp
| ~ up when the stranger entered. BOYD
at once recognized the younger of the
two as professional burglar. one Dam
| ny Black, whom the police long had
been yainly seeking.
Soley hastened to reassure them. how
ever. both introducing Boyd and de-
Scrlbing in glowing terms the trick bv
Whlcn MS own escape had been made.
ana, at the end of ten minutes, Boyd
had artfully established himself in the
| confidence of all. That he might not
ma 1t SO easy TO blind the man said TO
De coming here, and whom Boyd right
/ " inferred was recognized chief the
latter already foresaw.
AS Tar as possible Boyd quickly took
| the measure of the place. The room was
quite large one, tolerably furnished.
and with door in three OF the walls.
all of which were closed. In the fourth
wall were two windows, the ground
glass of which precluded any view with
out, and Boyd cou ldonly vaguely fix
the relative location of the room. Yet
the light on the ground glass panes as
| Sured him that a way out of doors
could easily be opened.
| While making these observations two
remarks from Danny Black claimed his
entire attention. They indicated that
something was to be impaired of which
Solely, owing to his arrest and incarce-
ratlon, WAS ignorant. Though enigmat-
| zeal to one less informed. BOYD readily
interpreted what followed.
| twas a fat move you made, Mike.
getting tripped and run in" Black re-
marked. We've since turned the trick
and landed the sparks"
Solely swung round in his chair with
a startled look.
Got 'em!" he exclaimed. 'You don't
mean that, Danny?"
Sure / do
Boyd fished out his black clay pipe
and appeared so absorbed in filing if
that he had no ears for anything said.
How the devil did you get them ?''
demanded Solely, with irrepressible Gu
riosity.
''Tony framed up a way" laughed
Black You remember what we
heard?"
"Of course"
Il told him all about it, Mike, and he
went down to the covey's office next
/ morning and cody received the bloom
ing headpiece."
| 'Whewl but that took a crust!"
| lie 5 got crust enough for better
than that" grinned Black "He landed
it all right"
| Where is it now, Danny?''
| Black winked significantly. then
jerked his head toward a stout wooden
chest in one corner Of the room.
Solely evidently understood, for his
eyes opened wider, and he exclaimed
dmazeGiy:
well, I'll be bowed"
| Black laughed again. the added:
That's not all he got, Mike"
| mop"
| He got the man who delivered il.
| Twas great move, too. He'll get
credit for making off himself with the
bit of headgear, and that'Il let us down
and out"
You don't mean that we've got
| Pal"
| Break of, you two" interrupted
Magee, with growl, and a significant
| glance in Boyd's direction.