The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-25
Continued from Page I.

The letter was from Mr.. Abingdon.
1t briefly acknowledged his telegram.
stated that a man in the Athenaeum.
who knew Sir Philip MOrland. had in
formed him. in response to guarded in
quirieS. that the barOnet was exceed
ingly well off. and called attention to
some important leases inclosed which
required his signature
The other note was from Evelyn. 1t
was tender and loving. and contained
a reference that added to the mystific-
alton of her telegram.
In the hurry of your departure yes
terday, she wrote, we forgot to
mention Blue Atom. What is your
opinion? The price is high, certainly.
but. then. picture the joy of 1.-THE
only one in the world"
And. again. came another message:
Il referred to Blue Atom. of course
What did the pOstoffice make it into?
EVELYN"
Blue Atom was assuming spectral
dimensions. He cursed the thing flu
emily. 1t was high-priced a joy. alone
in solitary glory What could it be?
He srrolled into the station, and en-
tered into conversation with a platform
inspector.
have you ever heard of anything
called blue atom?'
The man grinned. as that another
name for D. It's, sir?''
Grenier gave it up, and resolved to
postpone decision until the next
morning.
BY a late train Philips portmanteau
arrived 1t was locked. and the key
repOsed in the safe. Green. it ulti-
mately transpired, solemnly opened the
safe in the presence of the housekeeper
and butler. locked it again without dis
turbing any of the other contents, ana
handed the key to the butler, who
placed it i'm the silver pantry
In the solitude of his room. Grenier
burst the lock. The rascal received
one of the greatest shocks of his life
when he examined the contents-a
quantity of old clothing. some worn
boots. ball of Irvine, a bed cover
let, a big, iron key. the tattered let
ters, and a variety of odds and ends
that would have found no corner in a
respectable rag shop.
He burst into a fit of hysterical
laughter.
I'VE gods and little fishes" he cried.
What TREASURED The Clerkenwell
suit. ! suppose, and woman's skirt
and blouse. Old-timers. too. by their
style. His mothers, I expect. He
must have been fond of his mother"
browed and resentful. was reading a
letter which reached his lodgings two
hours before his arrival in an envel-
ope bearing the OminOus initials-O. II.
NJ. s.
It was from the Southwark police
station.
"Sir-Kindly make it convenient to
attend here tomorrow evening at D.
m. Yours truly.
''T. BRADLEY. Inspector"
The following day it was Mason's
duty to report himself under his tic
ket-of-leave. but it was quite unusual
for the police to give a preliminary
warning in this respect. Failure on his
part meant arrest That was all the
officials looked after.
What's up nOw?" he muttered
Anyway. Grenier was right This
gives me a cast-iron alibi. I'll &C.
knowledge it at once
His accomplish hoping to obtain
sleep from champagne. consumed the
contents of small bottle in his bed
room. while he scanned the columns
of the local evening papers for any
reference TO a Seaside Mystery or
the Yorkshire coast
There was none. Anson's body had
not been recovered yet.
Before going TO bed he wound Phil
lp ; watch ne examined II now with
greater interest than he had bestowed
on it hitherto.
Although silver. it appeared to be q
good one. He opened the case to ex-
anime the works. Inside there was an
inscription:
Presented 10 Philip Arson. aged 10
wears. by the officers and men of the
Whitechapel division of the Metropoi
itan police as q token of their admir-
alton for his bravery in assisting to
arrest a notorious burglar
Beneath was the date of Masons
capture.
Where was ten years ago?" he
unused.
He looked back through the soiled
leaves of sordid record, and found
that he was then acting in a meio-
drama entitled The Wages of Sim
And the wages of sin is death, The
drama insisted on the full measure of
Biblical accuracy. Altogether. Grenier.
lay down to rest under unenviable CON
ditiOns.
He dreamed that he was falling down
precipices. and striking sheets OF blue
water with appalling splashes Each
time he was awakened by the shock
But he was a hardy rogue where
conscience was concerned, and he