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

go with 1T to Glendale's Office, and in
vited Palfrey to ride there with him
in his carriage, which the latter was
pleased to do. 1t cost him his liberty.
however, for he was quickly put down
and out in the carriage. then hurried
away TO the confinement where We
found him."
but suppose that Valdeski had ar
rived at his Office at O'Clock. the hour
mentioned in the interview in Glen
daie's library?"
THAT was headed off, Jimmie"
smiled Boyd "A man called upon Val
deshi at his residence early that morn
ing, and begged for an Interview upon
Russian politics for one of the New
York magazines. Valdesld saw a
chance to distinguish himself, and he
readily went into the net. His caller
was one Of Keene's confederates.
'Ah, I see" nodded Coleman.
Il began to suspect that the theft
had been accomplished along these
lines, and one fact became obvious
that the interview at Glendale's must
have been overheard by one or more
OF the thieves. or the plans for so clev-
er theft could not have been so quick
ly laid"
Surely not"
4 reasoned that they had overheard
Glendale give Palfrey his instructions.
tiara home, and that it would be i'm
possible to enter his house and crack
his safe that night. The scheme after
ward adopted was much easier, and the
result might have been different, jim
ME, had Solely and Black quietly left
Glendale's house. But being in there
they could not resist the temptation to
lift few valuables. in doing which
Solely met his finish"
Did they go there expecting to
steal the tiara?"
Precisely Tony Keene had read
about it, and learned, by calling at
Glendale's office, that the latter's safe
was undergoing repairs. Then he put
a spy upon the store, who saw the tiara
delivered by the steamship agent. and
Palfrey and Glendale start for the lat
ter's house with it. Then Solely and
Black were assigned the job to get it
why did you go up to Glendale's
house,"
Merely to prove my theory before
making Solely a tool for locating the
gang" explained Boyd II wanted alb
solute proof that ne had overheard the
interview that night. which alone made
the tiara theft possible"
But how did you get the proof"
when entering Glendales house I
noticed that the circular iron plate
through which coal is put in had lately
been removed. There was scarce any
dirt between the iron plate and the
tagging. / asked Glendale If his winter
coal was in, and when told that his
bins were empty. I decided that my
men had seized an opportunity after
dark to drop into the coal cellar, re-
placing the iron cover after them
and tben?"
fhpu Nos prCIocIr the houv vz-Faor7
Glendale finished dinner. 1 found that
the library door was directly opposite
one in the nall, the latter one leading
to the cellar. 1 was only briefly in
doubt whether the interview had been
overheard from the cellar or in the IL
braTy itself"
How did you settle that?"
by taking up on my wet palm some
of the dust on the floor of the library
closet, specks of coal dust adhered to
it, Jimmie, easily seen with my lens.
They had dropped from the boots of the
two rascals who had come up from the
coal cellar
Every clever, Felix. on my word de-
clared Coleman. And they were In
the closet during the entire interview? ''
NO doubt Of it, Jimmie. Hoping 90
locate the tiara and get away with il
while the family was at dinner, they
stole up and entered the library. While
there they heard Glendale and PalfreY
start to leave the dining room, and both
took refuge in the closet, the only con-
cealment easily and quickly reached"
It's as plain as two and two" nod
ded Coleman.
Having established these facts"
concluded Boyd, there remained only
to use the arrested burglar TO the best
advantage. By the game We played i'm
court two promising possibilities were
presented. One that you might shadow
Solely to the retreat of his cOnfedeFates.
IN case he ignored the service l had
done him. Yet / believed, as events
proved, that he would watch for me and
attempt to cultivate my acquaintance.
in which case 1 could plainly see his
finish and the recovery of the stolen
tiara. You have seen how it worked,
Jimmie" added Boyd, reaching for his
pine. What more need be said?'
Twas an Internally clever and Gu
riOus scheme" observed Coleman
thOughtfully. 1T would have been a
credit TO cur old adversary, ScanIon,
the Big Finger"
Boyd smiled grimly.
THAT also has occurred to me, Jim
mic" said he. LAS 1 told you after his
remarkable escape, however, it will be
many day before we get a direct line
on ScanlOn again. A man under SEN
tence of death is not likely to show
either his head or his hand. No, Jim
ME, this gang was of Tony Keene's or
ganizatiOn, and they now are all in"
The central office man sat silent for
some moments striving to think Of
some point which Felix Boy had failed
to cover.
ooh. l say.' he presently exclaimed.
We'll, Jimmie?" queried Boyd, ele-
waiting his heels to his office desk and
striking a match.
What prevented Solely and Black
from suddenly springing from the libra
~ closet to put Palfrey and Glendale
down and out, and then make off with
the tiara? They must have known it
was in the room"
The fame of the match at the bowl Of
his pipe lent a rudy glow to the white,
clean-cut, fOrceful face of Mr.. Felix
BOYD.
Too long a chance. Jimmie. much too
puff. Euff-lOng. Two men TO meet