The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-11
Nr. CIaye's Methods.


So absolutely certain was he 81 The
,=urc,ss Of his plans that ms rrsr pro
,e-diu1 on entering the room Was %
c-Jse ami lock the door. tUru on the
electric liglt, and immediately set 70
work 10 repair the bolt plate He
knew quite well that Miss DriscoH
would nave slept through "A railway
t,ciocrt r5r the worst SCrt Of Thunder
storm. fOr Ee uao tested cLat Tartic-
ulsr SPECIES OF narcotic before
- lre MADE The door sale before lie
Se,.ured the diaIIonds. more from
whimsical pleasure Ih@u from any
1Jhe- reason. aI,J as De fastened Jh,
screws saln he laughed tu himself TO
lh.nS i.@gV puzzled o., eTyi.Oay would
Je when tne JuIns canoe To- bc BOXED
into
lie secured the diamonds just as
easily as he Lad obtaiue1 access 20
JEe room, and when that vas done
there Was nothing O. do bat 80 Cut b.
the window Ana that 10 Mr. C,aye,
d SPECIAL adept al anything he under
took. from bcOkmaking to theft was
a very easy Juins lu-eed- H. had
Examined Jue exterior oI the prem
.seS carrier in the evening. and mad
laatic us lLrkdIG LitiLS-
Outside the window was ledge suff1-
cIruIly broad TO allow Il a safe foot
mold, and il WIS no difncuIJ task Tor
an. Cieyc 20 climb OAK OF the case
u1eut. rcC-Use il 70 the eNtCt inch al
~ nIch liiss DriscoH mad Ten il open.
aud traverse TIE siEIt space between
Ger room and his.
that accomplished. Mr.. Claye had
mixed hinJSsII = lumber or whisky
and water, drunk il of with great
reli.h, and gone 10 sleep. feeling that
ne had accomplished a good nights
work.
As for the diamond EecIdace, 10 re-
posed beneath his pillow. lu company
with his watch and chain and purse
IoI Nh. CIaye believed in keeping his
property as close 10 him as possible
when lie slept in strange houses
lie wOGe very early next morning
took a cold bath. shaved, dressed, al
a hearty breakfast. lett O. message
To-. his young friend. Nr- SoIuerviIIe,
who Al that mom-n- vas also eutireIy
under the influence Of AIR tlaye mar
cCJic, and LEFT The uOj.j aIt,r paying
his Bit. tipping Cye.l ,1Oy. ami eN-
changing 2 peasant word OF Uw0 win
tGC aHageTcSs-
Aud nAe she great man he was. Mr..
Claye prOceedeI straight 10 kInss-
bridge. kuoaIng quite well that if
cue and CRY Should by ratS~u after
him rather earlier tuau he had vx-
pc, TED. l\mgsuIi.se would De- Jhs las,
place IN waicn they would look Tor
hmm. simply because he had told jIe
mauagersss he was going there.
On the departure platform At Kings
bridge he engaged a dressing room and
had his baggage taken into il. And
then he exchanged his clerical suit and
hat for "a tweed suit and a soft Cap
and with this nrst change made in has
appearance ne eft she STATEN. Baggage
and all. on car whose driver was I.-
st,,,cted 20 take him 10 lower Abbey
street
II vas still early in the morning and
Mr.. CIaye held his head erect as he
drove along the quay sides and
through the strcets-unlike his late
Iunior partner. he was no coward
Mr.. CIaye gave his jarvey instruc-
tons TO pull up at small establish
neut IN lowe Abbey SIteet wnic1
was manifestIy given over 10 the sale
OF dlink. Tn, m' rit of 'lyus uppieS
vas freely extoued in the window,
on the sign card over the door aP-
pesled the name
PHELINI EANRAHAN-
A red-headed boz. lazily welding
broom. was sweeping the threshold OF
this establishment when Mr. Claye
drove UP. and he evinced no surprise
at seeing an arrival at such an Early
hour OF the morning. In answer TO
Mr.. Claye's inquiries. he replied that
the master had just risen and was in
the shop. and at that Mr. Claye bade
the jarvey bring the traps inside.
Then he himself walked in. and,
passing through the outer shop in a
fashion which showed that he knew
his wherea bouts. pushed open a dooor
and entered an inner sanCtum. where
he discovered very tall, very stout