The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24

Inc declaration brought a faint smile
10 the face OF the central office man
yet he again shook his head. and grave
ly answered:
1 think, Felix, that your own life
should be your first consideration"
Not while MagnUs Scanlon remain:
OF laree"
Yet you might at least take step.
10 prevent his repeated attempts to
kill YOU"
What stcps?'
slip away for a spell, and keep out
Of sight"
Not /, Jimmie" cried Boyd quickly
Not for n fortune. He might follow
suit, and bury himself beyond discov-
cry. I fear that move on his part the
most Of all. and so I remain about here
with my life in my hands, voluntary
mark for his designs. in the hope o.
preventing his departure for parts I'M
known. II he viii only keep at me
with the Vengeful persistenCy ne has
displayed i'm the past fortnight, | be
f"ve that, sooner or later, 1 shall land
him
Yet you might adopt some disguise,
and lie i'm wait foY him until"
"Pshaw'" Interrupted Boyd impa-
ttently. DO YOU think 7 have not al
ready tried every move of that kind ?
You should know ire better. Jimmie. |
have left 10 stone unturued To get {.
lire on this crafty scoundrel ami !
by no means am a novice in such bus
mess
Il should say not" rcjoined Cole
man warmly. "On the contrary Felix.
you are without a peer. Youth get
him yet I'll go my pile on that"
Yet l have tried i'm vain to locate
him in the way you suggest" replied
Boyd. IF he is lodged in this neigh
borhood, with designs to watch me. 7
have not been able to discover ii. If
nc has Swallowed me when abroad, il
has been SO clevoriv done that J could
not detect him. As you already know
Jimmie, he has * many faces as rumor
mas tongues
That's right. toe" nodded Coleman
Despite his vengeful determination
to stay me. moreover" added Boyd.
he is guarding himself against me
With MI ihc 9-ec1ution Of which h.
iGfCrnaI genius * ranrbIo What his
2ext uo-" will br only a clai-voyan.
QUILL fcrcs.c. AMI at present hav-
10 affirmative b'st to wait and
stay fni,rs5asaf ,-.'cmtn. Cant
-o1 accomplish some hing with my as
r.stancc"
"uyI qrilki- shock lis head.
"t1D not ha-e ~ca drawn into this
rff1iv. Jipr'f,.' said IT,. -; j.. cuoIui.
r.,t INV l=Tc &C. i-r-.-il-G ---'
'-7st.e - oT-cG the d-t,ctiy. sh4f.,,-
y Ne ro-c of t-4t nonsense. D..
you tHi1t fnr % rrowo1f tr4j III stanC
'u- #: / iusis, that Won allow mo tu
have s.Tc hand ill.,
Wait d bit-there's the hCIt" az
,i1imod Boyd rising. You remain
here. Jimri". I'll go and ansyy-~ it.'-
Don't open that front door again"
cried Co'cma1 anxioUsly.
Boyd MADE no reply to tho last. With
, grim fro,vn. as if he anticipated Sore
new EnaVery. he strobe into the gloomy
hall and paered through the tiny aper-
-ure in the front door. On the steps of
he brightly-lighted vestibuie OUTSIDE
stood a lad i'm the ut1iform of tho tele-
graph service.
Instead of opening the door. Boyd
allied sha. ply:
Who's there AID what DO Won
sa1t2"
The lad heard and answered.
Telegram messenger" he cried.
orSeiy. I've a letter for Mr. Felix
8Oyd?'
Where did YOU get it,"
- man I met Just now paid me to
Ieliver it,"
very wen SnDAe Il lnUef the door.
am Felix Boyd
How do 7 know that W1y don't
'Ou open the door"
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,ath." grcwied Boyd. -inpatientlv.
Let's have the lette- 1T once. or be
If about your business
The led demurred no longer. and
Boyd felt along the sill of the door
ntil he found the letter with which
e strobe back into The library. Glanc-
ls at the large document envelope. .
non which his name and address We're
aEibly inscribed he uttered a con-
empUous cry.
Bah It's the same old story. jim f.
he"
Prom the Big Finger. eh?"
Yes
open it. Felix. Possibly he has writ
I'm something this time"
"Faughr' Boyd impatientIy sneered.
s he broke the seal. That's not like
i'm. Jimmie. He works only in the
ark. like q sewer rat. He confines
imself 20 covert threats and TEACHER
Us See, just IS predicted II con
Tins only a single, large sheet. pic
lred with a serDent's head"
That's right" growIed Coleman.
ON his chair.
This makes SIX of the Internal things
,ceived within a week. I'm sick of