The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-02-03

of the octagona window In the library
Of Richard Gilder's town house swung
open under the persuasive influence OF
u thin rod of steel. cunningly used.
into the dark room.
For a space he rested motionless.
listening intenfly. Treasured. he drew
out an electric torch and set II glow.
Ing. A little disk of light touched here
and there about the room. travelling
very swiftly and In. methodicai cir
cles. Satisfied by the survey. Carson
crossed to the hall door. where he lis
tened for any sound of life without
and found none. The door into the
passage that led to the storeroom
where the detectives waited next en-.
gagged his businesslfke attention And
here again there was nnught to pro.
woke his suspicion.
1t seemed to him that everything
was in readiness for the coming of his
associates. There remained only to
give them the signal In the room
around the corner where they waited
at telephone. He seated himself In
elders chair at the desk and drew the
telephone to him.
"Give me 900 Bryant" he said
There was a little wait Then an an
swer in voice he knew came over the
wire.
Carson picked up penholder from
the desk and began tapping lightly on
the rim of the transmitter. 1t was n
code message in Morse. In the room
around the corner the tapping sounded
clearly. ticking out the message that
the way was free for the thieves com
ing.
For final safeguard Carson search
ed for and found the telephone bell
box and unscrewed the bells. which he
placed on the desk. He then took his
pistol from his hip pocket and thrust
1t into the right side pocket OF his coat.
Once again. now. he produced the cleo
trio torch and lighted 1t as he extin-
guished the lamp on the table.
He then went to the door into the
hall. opened 1t and. leaving 1t ajar.
made his way In silence to the outer
doorway. The doors there were freed
Of their bolts. and one Of them swung
wide. So nicely bad the affair been
timed that hardly was the door open
before the three men slipped in and
stood mute and m0tionless In the hall
while Carson refastened the doorA
Then Carson walked quickly back to
the library. Behind him. with steps a.
noiseless as his own. came the three
men.
When all were gathered in the II.
brary Carson shut the hall door.
touched the button in the wall beside
1t. and the chandelier threw its radiant
light on the group.
Griggs was in evening clothes. seem.
ing very elegant young gentleman
indeed. but his two companions were
Of grosser type as far as appearances
went-one. Dacey. thin and wiry. with
a ferret face: the other. Chicago Red,
a brawny rufiian. whose stolid features
nevertheless exhibited something Of
half sullen good nature.
everything all right so far" Carson
said rapidly. He turned to Griggs and
pointed toward the heavy hangings
that shrouded the octagonal window.
Are those the things we wantY' he
demanded
"ies," was the answer.
"Well, then, we've got to get busy"
Before he could add direction he
was halted by II soft buzzing from the
telephone. For an instant he hesitated
While the others regarded him doubt,
fully.
We've got to take chance" Gar.
son went to the desk and put the re-
ceiver to his ear
There came again the faint tapping
Of some one at the other end of the
Ilne' signaling message In the Morse
code. An expression of blank amaze
ment. which grew in flash to deep
concern, showed on Garsou's face MS
ne listened tenselv.
To Be Continued