The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-30

my cudeavors to unravcl the mystery.
Ne drop this ease! IN sec the whole
iamlly-l beg your pardon-good day -
Marvel Anderson left the apart
mcnts IN rage. marched down the
hall, into the rotnnda. and across TO
the private office of Manager Woods.
Anderson Has Surprise
He found Woods sitting at the desk
In conference with the chief of police
OF San francisco, and they both seemed
10 be IN the hest of spirits The chief
was Just making statement TO Woods.
to. the effect that now that Mrs aud
Miss Stark were found, his interest i'm
INC case was M an end. unless Mr..
Woods desired the assistance of some
of his force in the untangling of the
robbery matter, when Anderson broke
| it with:
''rlis thing has set me going and
am going to make the finish one glory
| or pyrotechDIcs that Will make Vesu.
NiuS look like Il bonfire unless some
thing happens pretty soon Where is
Holmes. Jim?f'
Holmes is now on his way TO Salt
Lake; Anderson answered Woods.
Why Salt Lake," quericd Andcr-
son, getting hot under the collar.
Just to see what he can find out, -
was the hotel managers cYasiye an
swcr.
why do YOU make this kind of
move when you know | have man
there at present, and have had one
there all along?' demanded Anderson.
Now, look here, Anderson, you
know have as deep a reverence for
your own ability as an Investigator as
chef here, but things have been going
too slow. and | want to do what |
can toward hurrying tins matter TO an
end. You know you are about con
vlnced that Stark robbed his own
trunk. You have charged him with the
act, am going TO 6nd out what kind
of reputation he has at the other
end of the line. -
~ Want a Clear Hand
Woods, want to have a clear hand
IN this matter from now on. | know
what | am doing, and ] know what will
be the outcome of it all. ! am capable
of landing this matter where IL will be
as clear as daylight. and I'll do it be-
fore next Sunday morning. But / do
not want any buffers in,' and Ander
son plainly showed his temper in the
manner IN which he held himself under
control.
"An right, Mary" said Manager
Woods, "but tell me why you think
Stark robbed himsclfl'i
It did seem little bit unfair not
10 give the hotel chance TO send in
bill, WASH t 1T Jim!' said Anderson,
sarcastically.
"He 5 getting ms much as he pays
for" said Woods, laughiugly, land
little bit more. -
"Well, never mind why think il,
but am going to have the whole thing
opened up, as told you, by next Sun
day said Anderson.
The chief of police arose to leave,
and extending his hand to Anderson,
"Good luck to you, old man, I've seen
you puzzled before. and ! believe that
YOU Will get the right end soon, Go
TO II
Left alone with Manager Woods, An.
dcrson demanded Il further explanation
Of the sending of Holmes TO Salt Lake,
and Woods finally gave in.
II tell you. believe that there
is some crooked work IN this marrying
and children business. Utah is a state
whore they give and take in marriage
pretty often-at least they did when
this FIRST marriage OF Stark S was pulled
on and ! want some reliable informa
tIon on the question,
81 have learned that the marriage
was performed at a little town called
Pennington, near Salt Lake; that the
death of the first wife occurred in Salt
Lake, as well rs the birth of the alleged
first and most recent addition to the
family, Miss Ethel. The records should
SNOW, anu j "unl IlOilUeS TO Hahe j
close investigation of the whole deal.
l told him TO see Joe Caine. George
Sheets, and n humber of others who are
SAID to know something of the mystery, |
and find out where all these characters
come from. | fear there is some fic-
tion IN the story and there is no need
to have ourselves made monkeys of at
this stage of the game
Looks Like Put-Up job
times said Anderson. "but / did !
not want TO believe ii Just vet. They |
are carrying things too far now, though, |
and we II make them show cause. -
Then for thirty minutes the Investi |
gator and hotel manager had their |
heads together figuring out the deal and |
where the Joke was TO come in, finally |
lighting fresh cigars and parting
friends
Anderson still full Of the connection
of the priest with the matter. and care
fully putting the points or the case to-
gether, including the statement of Kcau
that the priest had shown them some
things about San Francisco which were
new, his close friendship with Rem
ington. and the fact that they wero so
often seen together; and then he came
back TO the original strong clcw TO the
robbery Of the trunk-thc button from
clothes similar 10 those worn by Rem
Ington and found fastened 10 the trunk
after The robbery.
The return Of the priest and his
actions TO the mind Of Anderson--his
constantly recurring presence IN the
ease prevented Anderson from clearly
defining Remington : connection. and
he WIS confoundcd with the peculiar
tanglc which had been evolved since
he was first called TO the case.
He had taken seat IN tho rotunda
where he could see both entrances from
the street, and especially was he keep.
ing an cyc on the ladies' entrance.
Again the Priest.
Suddenly he started TO his fcct Com
ing from the ladies entrance was the
priest, and he must have come from