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

Golden Gate avenue at n terrific
pace.
There was no hesitation on the
part Of Anderson as he rushed TO
his own machine and urged the
chauffeur 10 hurry after the trio
gong as fast as their machine
would carry them toward the city.
Rapidly, forgetting all about the
speed laws of the municipality, the
two machines rushed down the
paved streets, barely a hundred
yards between them. the leaders
scarcely understanding their
speed and never looking behind To
see whether or no they were pur-
sued,
They had no thought of pursuit
They did not know that Marvellous
Anderson was on their track
and that he had sworn to untan-
gle this, the hardest problem he
had encountered in his career as
detective and investigator.
Anderson Full of Trouble.
Anderson during the trip had has
head full of trouble He was undis-
mayed, undaunted and witbal the trials
and tribulatlons of the case up to this
tlme, be had not lost confidence in his
mind which he knew was his and which
mad been often sorely tried before.
lie estimated the conditions con-
fronting hlm on this occasion. There
was a robbery at the hotel. that was
the beginning-thcn the report of the
robbery at Salt Lake; this was fol.
lowed by the return of the papers and
the further abstraction of the one-thc
marriage certificate; that part was
cleared up.
1t was cleared up By the confession
of the girl who had proven herself the
daughter of Captain Stark Thus far,
everything had been explained by ac-
the tale was unfolding itself The
tangled skcln was being straightened,
but the main point was still in a mussy
mess
GIVE been engaged to find the
money and get it back, F." said the In
vestigator, to himself "and | have
been led awav from my end Of the
chase by matters which | verify be-
lieve have no connection with that end
of it. and yet-those voices in the
park! BY the gods, Jovc. I believe
that the money is IN tho hands of the
relatives of the Captain - "Herei'
10 the chauffcr, ''tnke me to the ferry
at once.
And Anderson left the chase of the
auto for a trip by himself down to the
Ferry depot at the foot OF Market
street TO see what he coISd find there
Looks for the Baggage.
Arriving at the Ferry, he went i'm
mediately to the baggage department
produced his credentials aud proceeded
TO acquire such information as was at
hand. His first query was as TO whether
there had been found Il suit case which
would resemble the description Of the
one lost by Stark Nothing doing -
Well. he had lost time. then, aud he
was again in the machine and started
back to the ST. Francis, He wanted to
see Holmes, and learn what he had dis,
covered since lie was there last.
Arrived 1T the hotel, Anderson first
went direct to the Stark apartments,
where the first person he met was
w 1,
and with his nerves on the alert he
greeted the Captain,
Captain Stark | wish to state that
am daily becoming more convinced
that YOU robbed Your own trunk. and
that there was nothing of value taken
from, it. am also convinced that you
are keeping certain information from
me relative 10 your family affairs,
which. if in my possession, would ef-
fectualv aid me IN clearing lIp this
mystery. What these family matters
arc | am not able to grasp, but | shall
get at them. and when ] do, YOU Will
have a few surprises thrust upon You
and perhaps they will be unpleasant
ones, too
Gladys Was Cool.
GLADYS Stark had not spoken TO An.
de-son as he entered the room. but she
had simply acknowledged his rcco9n
tion by a nod and a bow. She now
came forward and said in n rather
strained voice;
N'Mr. Anderson, I think il would be
better il the matter were dropped here.
and that YOU forget that you were ever
mixed no with the affairs Of our family.
No good can come of il. and IL may
lead 10 even more unpleasant compli
cations for my mother, my sister and
myself -
<.Oh. do you Do voul Well. my
dear Nonng lauN WISH 10 hlatc mere
aud now that ] am in Inc race to stay,
and when | get through with it I
shall know what il means. shall know
what started this trouble; / shall know
why your father feels II would have
been safer to have remained III Salt
Lake. and why he does not want me
to know the inside OF his family af-
fairs. And ] am not certain that YOU
will not have some explanations TO of,
fer TO both myself and your father be-
| fore | get through. This anxiety TO
have me drop the ease is unusual and
only makes me the more determined in