The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-25

captain rose as If to respond, but the
| blood suddenly rushed 90 his head. bis
/ eyes became glazed. he fell foaming at
| the mouth. apparently in An apoplcciic
Anticipating that all Of his work in
| unrsycling tho great my-icrv was
about TO come 10 nOUghi. and realizing
/ that his best laid plan, had suddenly
I gone glimWcring Marvellous Anderson
| turned 10 Manager Woods and hoarscE
/ whispered. -'Eor God IS sake, jim,
summon the house physician. Then
! he rushed 80 the rrostratc form OF
! Cant. Stark. lppscucd his vest, undid
] the collar poured some brandy be
/ tween his teeth, and summoned Thornc
/ 'o assist him in placing the salt Lake
| capitalist on 4 cot In the adjoining
room.
Where Did They Coz
/ This was bui the work Of a moment,
| bat when Marvellous Anderson and
! Ferguson Thornc returned 10 the room
! from which they had carried Capt.
| Stark they found N utterly deserted
! Amazed. surprised. bcwildcrcd, they
gaZcd spccchlcssly ar each other. Just
! At that moment Manager Woods and
| the house physician rushed into the
( room. Turning To the physician, Mar
| yCl0us Anderson indicated the room IN
! which Capt. Stark would be found.
/ The physician nodded aud passed into
| the adjoining room 10 try his skill in
restoring capt. Stark.
! When he doctor had disappeared the
great detective turned 10 Woods and
! Thornc, and with intense. though sup
pressed excitement exclaimed: Whore
] arc the others! How did they get out
| Have Gladys aud her mother ncd to-
gcthcr, or were they forced TO ac-
! company tho mysterious stranger and
tho counterpart Of Gladvsl What hold
| has that pair on stark! What is he
| trying 10 suppress? ] know these qucs-
| tions are useless Just now. but upon
their answer depends the solution OF
this cycr-dccpcning mystery.
! For a few moments the great invcSti-
/ gator paced up and down the room.
| apparently hnricd in thought Sudden
! " he turned TO Manager Woods and
| hurricdly said, ''Sfmmon tho house de
tcctivc. Search the promises. over
I look no clue. however slight Some one
must have seen thcm leave the hotel.
some ono must know the manner Of
their leaving, Again he paced the
floor, blffcd. chagrined, but still un-
/ dauutcd
Phones the Chief Of Police
After few moments of deep
! thought. he stepped 10 the telephone
and engaged the chief Of police in
| serious, earnest conversation. Thornc
heard these words: - Assign three Of
| your best plain clothes men 10 China
/ town. Have them vicilantlv observe
/ every opium den and carefully note all
who enter. If any enter any place or
are observed anywhere who resemble
| the characters whose descriptions
have furnished you notify me i'm.
mcdiately or leave word with Manager
/ Woods. -
/ Hanging up the phone with quick
1 nervous Jerk that bespoke highly
nervous tension, Anderson turned to
! the bcwildcred and discouraged Thorne
and quietly remarked. keep mp a
\ vigilaut search for Gladvs and her
mother. II you locate them, guard
/ their place of abode zoalouSly.
Do not let them become aware of
vour presence nor of the fact that they
/ arc under surveillance. As for nc. the
night is still Young 20 to find the
mysterious priest.
'If he has PLAYED me false. - and
I bitter smile played over tho counter
! IlHcc of Marvellous Anderson ''if he
! has won me with honest triflcs. there
viii hc a day Of reckoning for both of
Ius. And still smiling. he passed from
| the room. down the hall. and moment
/ later iumucd into a taNicah in front Of
| the 81 Francis and was whirled away
/ in the darkness.
Anderson Reviews the Facts.
/ For "a while the mind OF the great
/ detective was torn by conflicting IDEAS
and emotions lie felt chagriucd and
/ humiliatcd beyond measure at the mere
\ thought Of having been so completely
/ baffcd lust al the point when the
/ whole mystery seemed about 10 be
cleared away.
Ills mind went over every incident
1 connected with tho ease. Occasionally
| the driver would interrupt his flow of
I thought with the query: Where shall
/ I drive tos'' Mechanically he would
/ answer. Just drive on and lc; me
T think Then back he would 90 90 the
/ starting point
I The money instead Of the securities
I the robbery at the hotel, and at tho
/ salt Lake CITY home; the appearance
of Thorno and the disappearance Of
/ GLADYS: tho double of GLADYS stark aud
/ Ferguson Thoruc; the mysterious stran-
ger. mysterious priest mysterious