The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-13


street.
Queer that you should know where
he hangs out" said Martin. Il thought
that Shone was the only one who had
spotted him as criminal"
Mr.. Shone is quite entitled to that
Credit" l answered, sedately. But l
know of Mailandine in his respectable
characteristic side of him that he turns
toward the public, you know-the pose
OF man of science"
Martin took some time to assimulate
this, and having done so. suddenly grew
nervous. Don't you think" he bawled
in my ear as the cab plunged into the
thick of the Pfccadilly traffic, that it's
taking a big risk to tackle a king of
crime like this le-handed-er-that
is. for two of us only to go into what
is probably a den of high-class cut
throats?"
The phrase amused me II don't an
ticipate that they will be very high
class" said. you must remember
that the prestige of an official police
man is q useful make-weight against
the genius of a Radford Shone."
Mr.. Martin made a sorry attempt TO
appearing satisfied, but when we
stopped IL was a very nervous man
who followed me up the steps TO the
door At any rate, there was no sign
of prevarication or subterfuge in the
manner of our reception. A smiling
parlor maid at once admitted that Pro-
fessor Mallandine was at home, and
evnced no alarm ar being asked to an
nounce. "Chief Inspector Milford of
New Scotland Yard"
Nor was there the slightest trace of
furry about the occupants Of the room
to which she conducted US. He was
tall, thin, iean-faced man, with the
STOPPING shoulders of the student, and
for the moment he was too absorbed in
manipulating the screws of a huge mi
croscope to so much as look up at us.
Not till he had got the adjustment to
his liking did he favor me and my
trembling companion with two pierre
ing glances-one for each. though mine
was accompanied by curt nod.
You find me busy he jerked out
''Is 1t anything urgent, or serious, Mr..
Milford ?"
answered his question with another
You haven't by any chance murdered
a gentleman named Radford Shone.
have you professor"
He reached over the table behind
which he was standing table laden
with scientific paraphernalia-and lift
ed from its stand a test tube half filled
with a colorlesS liquid.
For heavens sake take CARE" Mar
tin breathed in my ear. ut is a deadly
poison, I expect. or an explosive. or
something, and he's going TO throw 1t
at US"
waved the fatuous creature away
and turned to the professor. He leis-
urely screwed the test tube into the re-
ceiver under the miscrocope. then threw
at me a frosty smile. mo. | have not
murdered Mr.. Radford Shone though
there is no knowing what may not hap
pen If he comes my way" he replied
grimly. LAS II is. l have had no truck
with him for a year or more"
Thank you" I said. 81 felt sure that
there had been some mistake. Good
day to you, Professor Mallandine. l
am sorry to have disturbed your re-
searches
With which I pushed Martin out into
the passage and thence out of the
house Glad as he was to be clear of
il. he was no sooner I'm the cab than he
voiced his establishment at my taking
Mallandine's word so easily.
you were so open with the old VIII
LAIN" he protested. II don't under
stand police methods, but Shone would
have tackled him in a very different
way"
What would he have done?" I in
quired politely. ..
"Oh, he would have pitched him
some yarn and drawn him out a bit
You hardly seemed TO appreciate-par-
don my saying so. inspector-that my
poor friend is either dead or in very
grave peril at the instance of that
monster of iniquity."
ION the contrary, / appreciate Mr..
Radford Shone's peril to the fullest ex-
tent" / made answer. 1T may be
more imminent than even you imagine
Mr.. Martin. We viii now proceed to
Somerset house and see if Mr.. Myland
Shone can shed any light on his broth
er's disappearance"
But when we reached the probate re-
gistry a check was in store for us. The
gentleman we had come TO question
was not at this post, and the informa
ton which l gathered from his fellow
clerks added greatly to Martins ankle
~. Myland ShOne has received tele-
gram shortly after arriving at the Of
flee that morning, in consequence of
which he had obtained leave of absence
for two days and had Immediately gone
away. The reason he had given had
been that he had to go into the coun-
try TO identify some clothing that was
believed to belong to a relative, and
which had been found in a position
that suggested a fatal accident.
On this / saw the chief of the de-
partment and learned that this was
correct. and also the additional fact
that the place TO winch Mr.. Myland
Shone had been summoned was Fresh
water, in the Isle Of Wight. The tele-
gram was from the local police.
Martin followed my interrogations
with open-eyed and open-mouthed con-
sternation. BY the time we had got
out into the Strand again the sugges-
ton that some dire misfortune had be-
fallen his friend and reduced him al
most to tears.
That fiend Mallandine has done poor
Shonel" he whimpered. What do you
propose to do about it, inspector? Ar
rest that old schemer in Saville street p"
Il must have some evidence against
him first l said. glancing at my
watch. There is train from Water
loo in three-quarters of an hour. If
you will get over the bridge to the ter
minus / will JOIN you there and we will
run down TO the Wight together.
must pop round TO the yard first and
let them know what I'm up to-"
When. a little later. met him in the
booking office, he was more doleful
than ever. and We negotiated the four
hours journey in alternate fits of
moody silence and noisy lamentation
on the part of my travelling companion.
l.