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

1 found there still was quite-wet,"
ooh, the devil,"
Therefore it must have been drop
ped there yesterday, with very OBJ
vious design, or it could not have been
wet with the drippings from last
nights rain
Felix, I'm an asst
mot so. Jimmie. for / did not dis
close up stairs that the bank note was
wet" laughed Boyd. s'Yet- was at
once convinced by it that the robber
did not flee to the roof, and that the
evidence up there was prepared only
for a blind. This was further substan-
tiaied by the fact that the door Of the
elevator, which / found at the top
floor, was. closed, as well as that guard
ing the shaft. Plainly enough, Jimmie,
our man left the elevator at one of the
lower floors, yet let the closed car run
to the top one.
by Jove, you're right
''Furthermore' added Boyd conf
IDENTIFY. ''since he thus could plan and
promptly execute his every design. and
also wished to convey the impression
that he mad fled from the building, 1t is
a perfectly safe assumption that the
rascal remained in the building. and,
in one disguise or another, occupies an
office here. presumably rented merely
to enable him to commit this robbery.
To find the office and the man-that.
gentlemen, is the work before us. Find
them, and we shall find your stolen
property"
Dear mel" exclaimed CASTOR. du-
biously, shaking his head. II am help
lessly confused by all you have stated,
Mr.. Boyd. What do you advise doing?"
Whatever is done must be done
promptly" replied Boyd, rising. 81
want couple with me- in case Of vio-
lent resistance, and I now viii under
take to find the office and the man.
You. Jimmie"
"Tll also go with you" interrupted
Ranger, starting to his feet. yet I'm
| blessed If I can see how you are to To-
cate the right office, even IL your
theory has feet to stand on. There are
more than q hundred offices in this
building"
| IF there are a thousand. 1t would
make no difference to me- declared
Boyd, striding toward the door. Come
with me, Jimmie, you and Mr.. Ranger.
! You, Mr.. CASTOR, disclose nothing that
I have impaired. but remain here with
Mr.. Dill till we return"
| In the corridor Coleman was sent to
bring the janitor. while Boyd and
Ranger waited near the elevator door.
Have you any suspicion as to the
identity of the theft" casually in
i quired the latter.
mot the slightest" replied Boyd in
differently. Il now am out to dis
cover that
81 haven't much hope that you will
succeed laughed Ranger.
1--WE shall see, sir. All. here is our
man. You found him quickly, Jimmie.
| Janitor, what is your name?"
"Tom Denny, SIR" replied the man
respectfully.
us it your duty, Mr.. Denny, to be
familiar with the tenants of all the Of
fees in this building?"
Yes, sir, it is. I know most Of them
by name. sir, at least"
"And when they come and go?'
Eyes, sir
} Most of the offices are occupied by
more than one person, clerks and the
like, are they not?'
Nearly all. sir"
!, 81 wish to learn tow many are rent
ed by a man who employs no help"
There's not more than a half dozen
sir" said Denny, promptly. There is
Mr.. Rand, the architect. and"
stop a bit" interposed Boyd. us
there one who rented his office quite
recently. say within a week or two?"
"There are two, sir,'' replied Denny
|. readily. mir. Gilley. in 81, came last
: Tuesday. One of the rear offices,
| think it's go. was rented by Mr.. Kib-
by ten days ago"
| What is Gilley's business?"
"He's agent for an oil company"
"a large man or smaI?"
) Small. SIR" laughed Denny, wonder
i ing at all this. He'd not weigh above
: a hundred and ten
"Featherweight Glass; laughed Boyd
/ with a glance at Ranger. How abou
Kibby?"
"Oh, he's good size, sir" cried Denny
"A brown-whiskered man, he is. 1 saw
: him here yesterday"
That's enough" said Boyd CURLY
/ More whiskers. Jimmie, and of still
r another hue. Take us up to Kibby's of
flee, Mr.. Denny"
AS they approached the office men
: toned, Felix Boyd appeared to grow
singularly excited. His brovs wer,
knit, his eyes aglow, his fingers work
ing nervously. He had for none of hi:
companions so much as glance, anC
; he forbade their speaking as the!
, mounted the third flight of stairs anC
/ drew near the office door. which
opened off a rear corridor. and just be
| yond the wall of the elevator shaft.
Handy, handy, Jimmie," ne tersely
{ muttered, with suppressed vehemence
: ITO leave the elevator and slip int,
: that office was the move of a moment
| Nor any danger OF observation in dodg
ing around the well corner. Hal hai
/ the bird flown? Are we too late?"
, The last came with an ugly grow
: from between his teeth. He had tries
the office door, and found 1t locked
Then he whipped out a ring of slende
I keys from his pocket. and Ranger ven
] tured to whisper. IN accepts of pro
r test:
You're not going in there, are you? 2
"Yesi'' Boyd did not look up.
But you have no license to do so
You're not yet sure this tenant is tn
man you want. You're taking Ion;
chances"
2 Its not the first ttime," snappe,
Boyd, on his knee at the office door
I'll hazard his being our man: Pv
eliminated all the probable tenants
The job was done single-handed. H
. must have had an office here, yet no
for long; not longer than his prepare
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