New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

THE detective, though dehghteG 20 aCCOrnrary
L Astro and his fair assistant into the no.
across the street belittled the posi-, Titles Of 6-d
ing anything there. I've been into every room
on the block and ! nothing But I amt On.
the second sight, o course. All can say IS hone
YOU track EN-.
The party went up stairs into a cheap lodgi,g
house accompanied by Fighter and voIab1s
Iandlady until they reached the th.-i floor front
ing on the street McGraw KNOCKED on the first
door; but, getting no answer, InCID1ed the land
lady to unlock
1t was a small room, in great disorder. as i Tho
tenant had suddenly taken his Ge-e-ture TIE
bed was unrnade, the small bu-ea1 vas covered
with SOiled linen. neCkt1eS. C1gaTete stubs and TIE
like and a miscellaneous lot OF shoes magazines
newspapers, and rubbish were stre-r-f On the floor
McGraw started to push his way IN ---ciouslv: bot
the slim hand of the seer detained him.
Kindly wait outside a moment he CON-
raanded. My assistant and | would prefer to en-
ter alone The vibrations, you know he rnur-
INJURED with smile. The moment the t1or was shut
behind them, two pairs OF ewes rams ed the place
hunting for the things they had already decided
to find Astros were the first % come 70 rest on
pile of crurnpled newspapers hasrIE thrown beneath
the unkempt bed. In flash he had seized them and
was scanning them one by one. Finally he sepa-
rated an - Err" from the rest of the penny sheets
turned it toward Valeska, and smiled She saw
that one page had been torn out
The advertising page. he remarked He drew
out the Black Hand letter and compared the torn
scraps silently with the journal his hand nodded
his head in confirmation and silently opened the door
Who lives here" he asked the 7oraan Of the
house
Astro turned to the detective Arrest him To-
night and bring him TO my apartments at eight
o'clock"
Did he really do it," asked NeG-aw eagerly.
Astro turned away IN what seemed % be a brown
study
Kindly don't put any question 70 him inter
r11pted Vaeska; for he IS now getting rapport
with the psychic surges Of the locale
Now for the next room. please. announced
the Master of Mysteries
Oh that's vacant" said the --1dlady with
arms akmbo: a young girl had II until last En-
day: but she 5 left.
Vaeska turned at once hen vas the ast
explosion, did YOU say. Nh McGra"
THURSDAY
And when did you search these -.orns."
FRIDAY, miss The girl was he-e when / came
Fine locker too. she was y sort u- -aurd1eSs or
seanstress or clerk or something OUT Of work night
now she said
We'll. better look her up goo. NcGraw,', said
AstrO, and bring her around with Antonio
He walked into the empty -u.-r. and Valeska
followed him. The plain clothes man md the Pr0-
prietress awaited patiently till they e out again,
which was some fifteen minutes .----- herr races
betrayed nothing whatever concern ~ their search
NOV. the third door Ascr5s voice was sharp
~ and commanding. The Others c-.cked up their
ears in expectation.
McGraw knocked: but there was M answer He
knocked again. and the listening party caught the
sound of tnlnteligible cJ1rs,ng. heavy and befud-
died At this the officer took the key IN haste;
threw open the door, and looked -c~tle, MS mana
on the butt of his revolver. One glance and ne
had Jumped inside collarirg the man N the bed
It's Bull q kennerv. by all char S co-y- link
o meetIn YOU this way. Bull Greg mp now, an
come along with us. for I've been hulrln YOU
two weeks an more. Where. We ..- been spendin
Your vacation, anyway
The PROSTATE man rubbed his --tyS -nuchles
into his eyes and eNPoStullte.- .-. WIN .
maudlin drunken accent In T. -. lI-,-aw had
dragged him upright and placed Him 4--ast the
wall outside swapping the bracelets .r his |rlsts as