The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-29

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With longing look at the beau-
tiful girl whom Captain Stark had
acknowledged as his daughter, and
mute farewell TO Gladys. Andcr-
son bowed himself ouI and hur-
rledly ran down the great marble
stairway to the rotunda where, as
he strobe through the gay crowd
Of guests, the Great Investigator
plainly heard the "chug- -chug" Of
an automobile.
In the meantime after leaving
the Stark apartment. James
Woods, manager of the ST. Frau-
els, called House Detective Holmes
into his private office and pro
ceeded to outline plan of action
which would. in his mind, rapidly
bring some light on the mystery
which, instead Of clearing, was
seemingly becoming more tangled
every hour.
"Now. see here. Holiness began Mr.
Woods, ''there is just one thing you
VIII have to do and that is get busy;
there. is no use in your trailing around
this house while wo have Pinkerton
men and private investigators prowing
around here apparently accomplishing
nothing
% want you TO get wiggle on and
pick up some stray thread in this tan
gle which may develop into something
of import when it is properly worked
out
"Just minute, if YOU please. - broke
in Holmes, 81 have already done that
very thing and as matter OF fact
was about to consult you on the mat
ter when you called me into the Office :"
"Well, what is it, man-why don t
you tell me briefly what IS on your
mind instead of standing there looking
wise like all the other great detec-
tives who have been fishing around
here for the past week. and Mr..
Woods glnred at his house man as
though undecided whether or not he
should fire him right then and there.
With GOODNESS that was most pro.
voking TO the usually calm manager
Holmes began searching his pockets,
finally bringing to light silver cigar.
cite case which he handed mechanic
ally to Mr.. Woods. with the laconic
remark: '.Just take a look at the in
Itlals on this case. Mr.. Woods, and see
what you think Of them.
Scrutinizing the polished surface of
the cigarette case, Woods discovered the
initials, sc, D. RI artistically en-
graved on the upper corner, and turn
ing 10 Holmes asked wonderingly:
.. &C, D. r., who The dickens is c.
d. r., and what bearing has this on
the the possible solution of the Stark
THalf an hour ago" answered
Holmes, as he seated himself sideways
: on the edge of Mr.. Woods desk, - Ted,
: who, you know, is IN charge of the
! buffet, served man with pint of
! champagne, Ted declares he had seen
|. this man here in company with Thorne
. couple of days ago, and when he left
: the bar he left this cigarette case.
: "You know continued Holmes
! "there is one man in this peculiar mix.
. up who has never as yet been salts
!. factorily accounted for, and that man
7 is Charles d. Remington. This ease
|. bears the initials G. d. r., and | am
!. taking it for granted that the man in
the bar this evening was none other
. than the man for whom Anderson has
|. been on the lookout for the past week. -
: fWell. that may be right answered
/ Woods, thoughtiully; "but if Rcming-
] ton is directly connected with the Stark
!. robbery ] cannot for the life of me
. understand how he would have the te-
merity to como in this hotel. where
he would be apt to run across Anderson
at any moment
"That 8 another matter, Mr.. Woods,
with which you are not much acouain t.
. ed said Holmes, "We are not deal
. ing with ordinary people in this mys.
terry. and IL may be that Remington is
ln,, IL
because be has nothing to fear,
"Wcll, think You had better take
a little run over to Salt Lake City on
your own account. Holiness returned
. Mr.. Woods. % You go over there with
: out letting Anderson or anyone else
! know where YOU are headed for. You
J look the ground over IN Salt Lake,
find out what you can Of Remington,
and see il YOU can discover why it is
: that Captain Stark has maintained :.
silence during all these years regard
!, ing bis first marriage.
. .'Get something on the early life his
: tory Of Gladys Stark, and find what
: YOU can of Thorne and his standing in
: his home town. You had bottcr start
. your investigation at the Commercial
: Iclub: see Joe Cainc, he the sccrc.
: Gary, and he WiI put you right on
any thing you ask. If YOU use my name.
: Go ahead vOu Just have time 10 catch
/. the train. and let me hear from you
by wire the moment YOU discover any.
: ihing tangible -
= AS Woods and Holmes left the pri-
: vate Office they encountered lnvcsti-
!. gator Anderson passing through the
/. lobby. Anderson looked worried and
: merely nodded to the hotel manager
and house detective as lie hurried
! through the doorway.
!. ''This is the first time ] ever knew
!. Anderson TO 20 wrong on mystery,
i mused AJr. Woods; "but J guess he
!. has his head and hands full with this
!. proposition. which. believe me, Jimmy,
: Old Son, wish it was all over and.
! turning abruptly on his heel, he dis
j. appeared into an elevator and went
! shooting mp TO the top OF the big hotel
!. Anderson reached the sidewalk Just