The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-21
ON THE TRAIL OF BIG FINGER"


AT once"
Then III hasten to fix the matter
mentioned
See me here at this afternoon -
added Boyd. briefly OBTAINING him.
And you had better come in disguise,
Jimmie. II is barely possible that a
line has been kept on Glendale by the
rascals clever enough to perpetrate this
inert, and shadow may be put upon
me and my office. SO drop round here
in disguise, Jimmie"
Coleman nodded and made his de-
parture. 1t then was nearly noon, and
Felix Boyd turned at once to his impa-
tient client
Now, Mr. Glendale, you come with
me-" said he bruskly Wen take a
run up to your Stop a bit. First I'll
whether Palfrey has been heard from.
What's your phone NUMBER"
Glendale FASTENED to inform him, and
/ BOYD quickly learned that no word had
been received from Palfrey. also that
! NaldeSH then was at Glendales Of
flee, raving over the fact that the lat
ter thus had suffered one of his clerks
to steal the cherished tiara
Let him rave" said Boyd, as he
hung up the receiver. II don't see that
he has grounds for so rabid a. kick, the
loss being entirely your own. Now,
Glendale, Well go up to your house.
! want look at the field worked last
night by those two burglars"
But what's that for? One of them
already has been arrested"
Don't stop TO ask questions, Glen
dale. but do what / require"
| But fail to see what advantage can
be derived from visit to my house,
protested Glendale.
You're not expected TO see it," re-
piled Boyd CURLY. You hired me to
see it. providing it's there, didn't you?
am employed by you for just such
emergencies as this, and L must handle
II in my own peculiar way, as you run
your own business. So don't argue with
me, Glendale, but come along at once. "
Boyd brooked no opposition at such
times. and his companion had no al
tentative but that of submission. He
yielded with good grace, however, and
the two men Immediately started up
town.
Glendale occupied house in Eighty
first street, one of a long brick block,
and his family consisted of wife and
two grown up daughters. AS he mount
ed the steps of the dwelling Boyd in
dulged in another DEPRESSION while
Glendale was producing his door key.
Il see by the morning paper that coal
had advanced in price," said he lightly.
Have you got your winter SUPPLY"
Coal, no." groWled Glendale churl-
ishly. My bins are as empty as my
purse may be after this cursed misfor-
tune. Why do you harrow me with such
Improbable questions?"
Merely to divert your mind from
your troubles" said Boyd. laughing
softly. Now. Glendale. the library
| first. Show me where you and Palfrey
were seated last evening"
! The house was a commodiouS one,
with a broad hall from front to rear.
Boyd quickly noted the general fea-
lures, the graceful curve of the main
stairway, a parlor to the left, reception
| room right, the library beyond, and a
dining room farther TO the rear.
Under the stairway was a door evil
IDENTIFY leading TO the basement. 1t being
opposite that of the library. The lat
/ ter being an interior room, 1t had no
window, but was fairly well lighted
! from the hall; yet Glendale switched on
the electric lamps as the two men en-
| tered.
This is where you had your talk with
Palfrey, is ftp" queried Boyd, hating
and glancing sharply about
Yes"
Were others present."
mo. My wife and daughters were
upstairs"
| AT what hour did you dine?"
! "HaIf-past g."
And came 20 this room with Pal
frey?"
about 8 o'clock"
Did you remain here with him I'M
til 11?"
| yes"
Where was the tiara during the in
terval2'
Locked in the lower drawer of yOn-
der desk
"HumphF grunted Boyd. ITS deu-
cedly perplexing."
Don't bother me with questions,
Glendale, 1 beg of YOU. I can't think
and talk. too" interrupted Boyd, like
one in a quandary. I'm dreadfully
thirsty too. Would you mind getting
me a glass OF water?"
Certainly not. I'll bring ii at once"
said Glendale, more than ever discour-
aged by Boyd's dubious countenance.
1t changed like a fash, however, the
| moment Boyd found himself alone. The
very soul OF the man seemed to leap to
| his face, illuminating itS every feature
and rejecting all the suppressed energy
| and stimulated detective instinct with
which Felix Boyd was pre-eminently
endowed.
Moving with indescribabIe rapidity,
| he drew powerful lens rom MS
pocket, dropped to his knees upon the
floor. and for several moments closely
studied the heavy Wilton carpet.
| Then he darted to the closet in one
corner, the door of which then stood
| partly open, and there he repeated his
| searching scrutiny of the floor. Next,
| fIowning more and more darkly, he wet
the palm OF one OF his hands with his
tongue. then pressed the moistened
hand TO the closet carpet IN several
places.
Presently he arose. FASTENED to the
electric lamp. and there examined his
wet palm through the lens. Adhering
to it here and there were numerous
tiny black specks. that cleaned with
diamond-iike brilliancy in the powerful
| glare of light. They brought a CORE
| spending CLEAN TO the eyes of Felix
Boyd-and then ne heard Glendale re-
| turning.
Here you are, Mr.. Boyd"