The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-04
CHAPTER XVII
By DR.. Ned HeWett.

Down." 1t was the low, mod
ulated, but imperative voice OF
Mrs. Stark that arrested the at
tcntion of the dark-eyed, smiling
lad who operates the rlght-hand
cage in the st, Francis hotel; and
as he closed the door and swung
the lever, MeZZanlne floor,
| please" "
AS the door was closed and the
cage shot down, Mrs. Stark gave
quick, comprehensive glance
about her, and seeing that the
floor was all but deserted, sank
into a spacious leather chair and
gave way to that time-honored re-
lief-tears, But only for a
moment, Quickly recovering her
composure, she realized her posi-
ton. She must thing. think, think.
After having confronted her
husband, and demanding of him
the identity Of the Beautiful
Woman and the Mysterious
Stranger, Mrs. Stark sees her hus-
band fall to the floor in an apoplec-
tic fit, and her only thought is to
get away from the scene. As An
derson bends over the PROSTATE
form OF the unconscious captain,
she glides silently out.
But even the solitude of the deserted
Mezzanlnc floor affords no relief to her
| overweight nerves. She must 90 out
out into the fresh air, where she can
think. Gliding silently down the stairs,
she slips quietly down the corridor past
the news and flower stands, glancing
furtlvely at the smiling Young ladies
who preside over the Postal and West
crn Union offices, lest even they should
arrest her progress. she makes her way
toward the revolving doors of the la.
dies entrance.
Congratulating herself upon having
evaded the all-seeing eye of the ever.
watchtul Woods, she is confronted at
the entrance of the Tapestry room bv
the form and the half snccring, half
smiling face of Remington. Standing
there, slender, immaculate. overcoat
folded carefully over his left arm, hat
and cane in hand. he seems an insur.
mountable obstacle.
Just a Moment
"Golng out, Mrs. Stark?H he smiles
- If YOU arc not in too great hurry
may ] have word or two with YOU .
NIll t,,ta al.
room? Have you diued -
"Dincd?' demands Mrs Stark
Dined! Why, man alive, ] have not
been able TO eat or sleep since l left
Salt Lake City
:. '.Um-m-m.' says Remington
q Nerves. eh''' then quickly slipping
into his overcoat and guiding Mrs
take n walk in the fresh air, it will do
you good. and anyway ! want to talk
with YOU.
AS if guided by n common impulse
they walked silently down Powell street
until they came to Ellis.
"Let us 90 down to the Heidelberg
and have q cup of black coffee, said
or any old thing that YOU like, And
we can talk things over and come to
an understanding, II was quiet
evening in the Heidelberg, aud as Mrs
Stark and Remington took opposite
seats at the table in one of the little
booths on the side. the waiter came to
take their order with the smile and the
air of one who expected to serve 4
grand layont and receive a handsome
tip, But the smile disappeared when
Remington gave the order. Two large
black coffees and 4 box of Philip Nor
ris.
"I may smoke, may ] not. Mrs
Stark?'f And as tho waiter walked
slowly away, Remington leisurely took
of his gloves aud overcoat, hung il M
carefully with his hat and cane, sat
down, and placing his arms comfortably
on the table before him. began "ThC
time has come, as the Walrus said 10
talk Of many things, You have not
played square with me, Mrs. Stark You
have not played half square. You told
me three months ago in Salt Lake City
that If | could bring Won conclusive
proof that Captain Stark had been in
communication or correspondence with
his former wife that You would leave
hlm, didn't you? Al right And YOU
also told me what you thought about
that Ferguson Thorne, didn' t you? Al
right,
Was 1t Thorne2
And after | told YOU about that
mixup ThOrnc got iuto in lIillsboro
Tex. in '09. and served six months in
the Hin county Jail for his croohcdncas
with tho GOnld hotel YOU promised me
that yon would do all in your power to
queer him with Gladys. and that vou
would also do all that YOU could 10 nut
me in right with her N0u do moi seem
10 have any Influence with Gladys. You
bavcu't tried You haven I as much as
lii fted Il iingcr. But that is OF minor i'm.
portanco now, When | GET this fellow
ThorDc whore ne belongs. I will take
NY chaucce as 10 the ycst. Now Let
us get dawn 10 business. Never mind