The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-19
CHAPTER II,
By George A, Sheets, Chief of the Salt
Lake Detective Bureau.

To be requested TO leave his own
nriyate Office was an entirely new phase
Of life. material and otherwise, for Mr..
lanes Woods, who never heretofore had
oven permitted his most afrluent
rnesis 10 occupy that particular sane
mary without his own personal attend
ence. but the demcanor and general at.
,;Iude OF Marvellous Anderson immc-
diatelv following the advent of FeTgu-
son Thornc into the little office, was
moi only ineXplainablc to the astute
manager of the ST. Francis. but equally
puzZling as well
For a moment he stood half undecided
oprsldc the door of his office. then slow
IL sirolled through the lobby, uncon-
scious of the fact that his every move
was being watched with q certainty of
precision which left no doubt of its
sincerity by well-dressed man of me-
dunn build who chanccd TO occupy one
of The luxurious diVans scattered seem
ingysat random throughout the spacious
lobby,
Nj Woods, in his quandary. failed
to notice The mods of recognition which
came his way from u score ~ more Of
bis quests. as he leaned half irTesolutelv
against the rail of the Office counter
lie was thinking-aud he was thinking
0dIU Ills upifI udb Uftu I'ldtcu ~
the mercy of private investigators: the
San Francisco police department 1T that
very moment was busy securing the
citv for Young lady who had regis
tered at his house i couple Of even
iBgs previous. and nj the very moment
whcn he mad decided he was 10 gain
some sort of q cicw TO the perpetrators
OF the aastardlv outragcs, he had hceG
eliminated from the throne which he
had Occupjed without fear or favor ever
since he had acquired management Of
the ST. Francis.
Hotelman Greatly Interested.
Even the fact that several plain
cothes men frou police headquarters
.irolcd stcalthiIv through the lobby,
proved Of little interest 10 James Woods.
lie had called in Marvellous An.
delson TO solve a mystery. which. ac-
tording to all the ethics of lMiice and
detective lore, should have at least n
natural solution, and then at tho very
moment when il looked as though some
thing tangible might develop the very
man to whom lie had entrusted the
dered him from his own office,
why | might have placed Carl
sword OF Fred Hershey on this case,
muitered the disgruntled manager
only ! suppose George Mulcahv on
some of the other dubs from hcadqunr-
Ten, would have gotten sore aud-oh,
ven, suppose IN up against it on
ihIs thing-ouIy I do wish that Audcr-
son wonld have let me in on this deal
but. gee, here they come now.
AT that moment, Marvellous Audcr-
spn, accompanied by Ferguson Thorne
and Captain Stark. Strollcd lcisurely
lalo the. lobby. and. rs Anderson
Stepped in front Of the desk. he lit his
si2sr; remarking To Manager Woods.
Wen, Jim. m sorry 10 have bothered
you ~ the WAY ] did, but at times, YOU
KNOW II Is much better that I should not
oIher you with things which would not
oolY disturb you seriously, but ut the
i'mc time interfere with such IN act as
Performed in your office a few min
Begging your pardon. Interrupted
saplaln Stark, 81 would like to init
maze at this moment that YOU nor no
4lncF man of your calling could stand
,oa position 10 make the remark YOU
nltc when n Is taken into consideration