The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05


our of the Office and was again alone.
BY heavens - II get it., though, My
good star is yet in the ascendant, and
| II show that cool-headed Ridder, jim
Woods, that VIC arc the winners.
\ rap on the door, and it was opened
TO admit messenger boy, who handed
the Investigator telegram, which read !:
Holmes left on Overland Limited
with grip and contents. Alleged dc
tectiyc with him; said his name was
kean.
(Signed) "sHEETS.
Anderson Is Dreaming
"Wcll. guess that was not n dream
of mine in the 6ftconth chapter. That
fellow Snyder must have been hitting
the pipe at the time | was down IN
the gambling den. Wonder what |
was doing there, anyway None of my
business, / guess That money was re
ported as counterfeit by Chief of Police
Cook this morning, They must have
taken me for n ncar-heavy from the
regular force. That was pretty good
rap, though, and / was certainly
sight at the finish.
"Now, let s see, l have the tale
all complete, and if Just had the cash
could close this deal mp. and make
ii splendid climax Ia this story. | don I
understand why | could not sec those
silk stockings and high.becled slippers
| as we'll as Joe Game. II would have
saved some trouble; but ! was moi
raised in the right section, maybe.
Then he rummagcd among the rail.
way folders on his desk until he found
Southern Pacific, glanced carefully
down the column giving the schedule
for the "Overland, saw it was due
at the Oakland mole at 6;5S. reached
for the telephone, called up, the city
Office and learned that The train was
lone hour late.
THAT'S good. Plenty of time to
reach there by the time Holmes gets
his lungs full of this fog" said An
derson, looking out of tho office win
dow and seeing that the city was
wrapped in ono Of those Frisco fogs
which YOU can hardly cut with knife,
Suitcase Is Again Stolen.
"R-r.r.r.rr.r-n went the phone. An
derson jumped quickly TO the receiver.
"IIclIon' 'Jlm Woods-ycs-what
Holmes was robbed on the train-by
who-Mrs. Stark-Oh, rot-be there in
a minuie!"
And he rushed into his coat and WAS
on the street as soon as the elevator
could move him down. On the curb
he grabbed a machine and was hurry
ing at a sixty gait for the st. Francis.
Woods was watching for him, and
the usually smooth head of hair which
handsome jim regularly wears looked
as if 1t had been struck by cyclone.
''This damned Salt Lake Mystery
will give mo gray hairs if you don I
clear 1t up pretty quick exclaimed
Woods us Anderson alighted, land if
You don t keep your promise there ii
street With the rest of us walking slow
behind him!"
"Wcn, come in and let's get the in
side of this.n said Anderson, and he
rushed Woods to the private office.
"Here it is.' handing over the tcle-
gram from Holmes, "read it. What
do YOU think of it7''
'Grip stolen from me by Mrs. Stark.
No valuables or money in 1T when re.
covered was all there was in the
telegram
''No valuablcs or money in it, me.
chanically repeated Anderson. "That 'S
r more trouble. Here. Jim, we 'vc got
TO work this out. Now. what do YOU
know?'
Collaborators in Danger.
"I know if those collaborators over
in Salt Lake don t quit mixing this
matter UP there will never be solution
and Marvellous Anderson will never be
worth penny as an investigator
| lCulH= Nllu NOuuSs uDn L 1D1nE
there ever was any money involved
and the Jewels were probably paste -
''No ioshing, now. have YOU any in
side information Yes7 No7 Well,
, am going to the ferry and meet the
, people who come in on that Overland.
and Anderson suited his action to the
words and left the Office. Woods de
! lumncd into The machine which Ander
, son had held for them, and hurried down
to tho Ferry. arriving there just as tho
crowd began pouring through the big
, gates =
Anderson carefully scanned every
2 face as the passengers passed By, anC
was startled to find first among then
Mrs. Stark and Remington.
Mrs. Stark Appears.
y "Ah, Mrs. Stark, am glad to SCI
YOU again; and you, TOO. Mr., Reming
ton. Been enjoying an outing?' AnC
he called Woods IS attention to his crst
while guest, who. with her escort seemed
TO be anything but glad TO sec them
Why are you here?" quericd Mrs
Stark.
"The party with the suitcase which
was lost on the ferry some DAYS agc
2 by Mr. Stark is on the Overland, anC
we expect TO meet him here and burr,
: him TO the hotel. We must clear III
this matter mt once or We will all q
crazy" replied Woods.
'.The grip has been stolen again.
/ said Remington. "and-''
:" How do You know it has been siol
| en-" demanded Anderson, still kecpinl
an eye on the passengers as they linet
: past.
n "Why, we but Mrs Stark Ks voic,
was lost in the scuf1e which followed
a as Anderson reached forward and lerke,
q man from the line and grabbed hi
grip from his hand.
q "I1l take this. my friend,'' ex
!, claimed Anderson, "and YOU 90 will
u me-" for il was Kean. the man VIII,
D started west with Holmes, and who dis
!, appeared from the train west of Auburn
4 when the grip WAS stolen by Mrs Stark
'That S the man who was with HoIme
on the Overland, - exclaimed Mrs. Stark
6 "when I took the grip from him and
d "Wcll, you've fixed us now,' sal,
J. Remington, trust a woman 10 tall
Il just when she should not. You kecl