The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-19


u 41S2R te!epathic detective, should
>'''<' =: be disturbed by so ordin-
ary an event as the receipt of a tele-
gram. Clarke took the yellow en-
velope and held It tiloughtfu1ly in
MIS- hand as a woman studies a tele-
gram before summoning the courage
to yqqPen, it: ,,. 49,.
"bo. YOU remember Thaida?" he
asked Suddenly, still holding the en-
velope' as : l signed the messengers
book.
Did l remember Thaida? AS If I
could forget that glorious vision Of
young .womanhood that had flashed
INTO our presence in the ghetto dis
trict! Of New York and. whose ,psy.
chQmetrlc mind had aided US in the
solution of the puzzling mystery of the
Blue Bokhara."
Il see you do," cont inued Clarke.
"Well, my mind has been filled with
1orebodings concerning her all morn
Ing. l have no word from her for
several weeks. Something tells me
that this message concerns her and
that the news is not good. We will
see." and he tore open the envelope
and read 1t hastily. A look of distress,
passing quickly to black frown of
anger. overspread his face Without
word he passed the message to me.
Tead:' ''f" 4.
"On board s. 8. Magellan of Pen.
sacola' Fla, Marconi' Station. The
VOLTS fangs-"
No signature. A cipher2 None, that
was familiar with, yet It must have
meaning and a deep and terrible
one, for as l looked at Clarke his eyes
blazed with anger and; beneath It he
wore a look of the deepest concern.
1T is from hek f'rhe wolf. L must
save her, but how s. Sexton, can
count on sKou?" ,bnyo : y
You know that without asking"
replied: but I hayepb the ,slightest
Idea what it all means ,j,7
brary and l win tellllA;y Vol i RRlhniIe RlhniiI We
plan so,ffe' smfetho4i Of lAASfioAP + do not
yet know what, ia ss1i9s. a. :.
Il firah emet >Thatda," t5Uuntinued
Clarke, when we tHI:seated in the
library, "tNhep l.. was ap,internst at
Bellevue, :, d Shsfi was a student. delving g
deeper 5thnRn nnet ethel e2zJ zJmin9 of woman. Of =
o"at$ kSS sSsest' phil, she
was ae{ft9 fA3hd,,' . 5ovlaii com:
panion. '6EA 4heye' ttaits, allied with
the beeAHy>of- which you" Can TESTIFY,
had the effect of gathering about thek
an evet eRlarging' court. Bdt WITH an
admirable, reserve she held. them all
aM A@e4}fGtnt1 A@}ft nt1 ,.lsi bns snvo ii yt,:,
alone came ~llie nearest to her-confl-
dence. and the life we lived was ideal,
both too busy for our chosen work to
mar 1t by thoughts of anything closer,
both protected, she by her womanly
reserve, I by my sincere respect for
her.t:v:4 s..
Then :Compte Armand de Loup
came. into our lives. He was a young
French nobleman.. very rich, living
where and how he pleased. We were
attracted to him by his love of the
occult which he had studied In India.
In Tibet. wherever the minds of think.
ers run in the direction of the unknow-
able. He was suave, sahand3ofne Hhd
at first, charming inoererF way!s>. It
was not long however until his ad-
vances to Thaidal became. So pro-
nounced as to cause her-to fear him
and me to hate him awi<h allsmy; heart.
When it became necessary for her
definitely to repel his offers he went
out of our sphere as suddenly as. he
had entered it, but leaving behind him
his curses and his vows of the most
terrible vengeance his fiery Gallo
spirit could invent,
Mine years have passed since then
and no blow has, fallen- unless this IS
it. After he left, translating his name
literally, we called him the wolf
We often talked iakiAs}y, OF the time
when the threatened fangs of the
wolf would close upon US. The fanss
Of the wolf.'.~ 1t must be Thaida." - -
As Clarke was speaking the bell
rang again and at4eeond messenger
aSrived. Clarke 'fever}sh1y tore omen
TIE fqver and readihegoit passed it to
g. have struck Save me-" =
Z gLike the 1ltst it was sent by Marconf
system from the steamship MAGELLAN.
~ Wait" exclaimed Clarke. I'VE can
d nothing. There will be a third. She
sending me word despite some Ter.
Iable obstacle"
AF1e" had hardly finished when the
third message arrived Sent from the
&mA station, .id.read:
r S.sMcome to -" ..
NWApld there be a, fourth that would
4veNa tha final clue? All the day we
d wait tl1hsafl tie patience we could
r., sbmm anon, but it came not,>. Clarke
tahyaT y! E!Asine apotiRg OYER The. time:
tapl 1E&R North and; septh; h;lipes: AT
MI he, gavesnp and throwing the time
d6BB zf66 k1ih he exclaimed: :. 1som1e.
:dMK happened. She cannot fin.
I d2 "- ther is another mean. ii
&3Fl1 &3F|1l ~ 'a4 g ka II his :: Chair and
ii {dff3&6dh nok ~ @I5eEaa Is think
hy Ell pt tCrss-hks sjunped up so ska.
denly that he startled, me,
0sshe dtsk1 asAsAvtll llMs' (;Wts,s alria' saqihg.
Pack. Don't forget the arms and
plenty Of ammunition. and put in those
four automatics we 60. the other day.