The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-02-09
CHAPTER VI
The Vault in the Woods.


We found Currie waiting for us in
one of his large cas-. with his chauf-
feur. There were few cars op the
road. and In u very short time we ar
rived in Saratoga.
We left the car before one of the
hotels and followed BARLEY to the
public library. BARLEY spent several
moments glancing through the card
catalogue before he crossed TO the
loan desk. and asked the pretty young
librarian for "Griffeth's Mysteries of
Crimes She returned in Il moment
with two volumes. bound in red cloth.
BARLEY opened one TO the place where
the daie when q book is taken out Is
stamped. There was only one date
on the white slip. and BARLEY copied
Ii In his notebook. Then. turning To
the librarian. lie asked her how they
had happened TO buy the book. and
If She knew who II VAS that had
taken IL from the library the one
time II had gone out.
Looking through her cards. she told
him tlat the book had been u gift
and that the only person that had
ever taken il out was Jumes Brif.
feur. Barley raised his eyebrows in
surprise but did not ask her anything
more.
AS so0n as we were again on the
street. he told us that so Ter as he
knew the only account of the Edling
ham burglary, other than the one in
tile rare pamphlet that he owned, had
been published in the vOlumes he had
been glanc.ng at. Currle. of course.
lid not understand what he was talk
ing about; und BARLEY gave him tn,
details of the English crime. and
nded by saying that. from the very
first ii had been his opinion that who
ever had faxed the burglary at Sykes
sad read the account OF the English
crime. Then. with Il little rueiul
smile. he added that the one person
who had taken the BOOK from the
library was Sykes chauffeur.
lie might have said more had we
reached Currie's club just then
We sat and talked until about eleven
then we started to walk
home.
AS we were leaving the club. we
net n young man wlOm Currie intro
luced 10 us as Captain Lowe. com
of tile local branch of the
police. As lie was going in our
direction, we fell into step together
md he told us of his work and how
state troopers had reduced crime
20 much that farmers wives now had
- use of security, ever in the most
tie country districts. The great
st trouble they had at present. he
old Us with a laugh. was with the
muggling of whisky. not only into I
but eve as far us Albany !
nj Troy. Though they knew thar a |
GOD deal of whisky was getting {
they could not discover who
running 1t. AT the barracks he |
ade us goodnight. \
AS we passed the driveway that led :
Ito the Slyke grounds. Currie told us Y
bat il ran through nearly a mile of
ense woods before Il reached the a
ouSe. We were about a thousand z
set beyond the entrance when Bart L
" suddenly stopped. h
whats that?" he asked In a low u
Dice. q
| listened a moment. but the only 2
ling I could hear was the horn Of a q
automobile. o
BARLEY continued. II thought n
card u car in the woods. there on the e
IT,"
Currie, who was a few feet In front n
us. laughed. "J0hn." he sud. 1,
'ou're hearing things. No car car 3
in those woods. Those are The Il
ees you see from my house, and 81
ey stretch for some miles without c,
break. Slyke owns this part o. ,,
en-. You could not have heard u OF
r."
BARLEY placed his hand on his IL
lends shoulder. That's what