Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-02-04
Dacey With 4 Ferret Face.


Of the octagonal window in the library
Of Richard elders town house swung
open under the persuasive influence Of
a thin rod Of steel, cunningly used,
and Joe Carson stepped confidently
into the dark room.
For space he rested motionless.
listening intently. Reassured, he drew
out an electric torch and set it glow
ing. A little disk Of light touched here
and there about the room. travelling
very swiftly and In methodical 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 businesslike attention And
here again there was naught 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 little wait Then an an
swer in a 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
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 CON-
ing
For fnal 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
It into the right side pocket of his coat
On'e again. now. be produced the elec-
trio torch and lighted 1t as be extin-
guished the lamp on the table.
He then went to the door into the
hall. opened it and. leaving it ajar.
made his way in silence to the outer
doorway. The doors there were freed
Of their bolts. and one Of them swun,
wide. So nicely had the affair been
timed that hardly was the door open
before the three men slipped in and
stood mute and motionless in the hall
while Carson refastened the doors.
Then Carson walked quickly back to
the library. Behind him. with steps az
noiseless az his own. came the three
men
When all were gathered in the H.
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
q ferret face: the other. Chicago Red.
brawny ruffian. 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 octagonai window.
Are those the things we wantY' b
demanded.
"YeS." was the answer.
swell, then. we've got to get busy"
Before he could add a direction he
was halted by soft buzzing from the
telephone. For an instant he hesitated
while the others regarded him doubt
fully.
We've got to take a 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
line, signaling message in the Morse
code. An expression Of blank amaze
ment. which grew in fash to deep
concern. showed on Garson's face a.
he listened tensely. :
+ Why. this is Mary Calling" he NUT
tered.
So :.MarJ" Grigss cried. a.. z
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