The Green Forest tribune., 1909-02-12

VeFou at the QOOr or bur Oak street apart
 ments one morning in mid-summer. A shade of
 anxiety passed over the
 face of my house mate.
 EStrange, 1 thought, that
 fCarlton Clarke, the great
 telepathic detective, should
 be disturbed by so ordin-
 ent as the receipt of a tele-
 Tke took the yellow en-
 q held 1t thoughtfully in
 asS a woman studies a tele-
 re summoning the courage
 IF remember Thaida?" he
 denly, still holding the en-
 l signed the messengers
 emember Thaida? As if I
 get that glorious vision of
 manhood that had flashed
 presence in the ghetto dis
 Vew York and whose psy-
 mind had aided us in the
 the puzzling mystery of the khara."
 you do, continued Clarke.
 mind has been filled with Ss concerning her all morn ave no word from her for eeks. Something tells me
 message concerns her and neWs is not good. We will | ne tore open the envelope
 t hastily. A look of distress, Iluickly to a black frown of terspread his face. Without ls passed the message to me. lard s. s. Magellan, off Pen la, Marconi Station. The llgs-"
 iature. A cipher? None that sniliar with, yet it must have llg and a deep and terrible sLs1 looked at Clarke his eyes slth anger and beneath it he look of the deepest concern. rom her. The wolf! l must 2, but how? Sexton, can I you?"
 z w that without asking" I n5dt I haven't the slightest t 1t all means"
 urse not. Come into the H. d I will tell you while we Ie method of action, I do not what.
 1t met Thaida," continued When we were seated in the when I was an interne at
 She was a student, delving han the mind of woman or
 goes into subjects phil
 and psychological. She true friend, a jovial com anl these traits, allied with ty of which you can testify, effect of gathering about her penlarging court. But with an e reserve she held them all came lme nearest to her-confi- ld the life we lived was ideal, busy for our chosen work to ' Thoughts of anything closer, Nected, she by her womanly ~ by my sincere respect for Compte Armand de Loup 02our lives. He was a young nobleman, very rich, living nd how he pleased. We were ] to him by his love of the 'hfch he had studied in India, 7 Wherever the minds of think. nsthe direction of the unknow, [e was suave, handsome and. charming in every way. It < long however until his ad to- Thaida became so pro- as to cause her to fear him fo hate him with all my heart k became necessary for her yfto repel his offers he went l1r sphere as suddenly as he rcd it, but leaving behind him es and his VOWS of the most l2engeance his fiery Gallic uld invent.
 wears have passed since then blpw has fallen, unless this is he left. translating his name awe called him the wolf nA talked jokingly of the time la threatened fangs of the 1M close upon us. The fangs off It must be Thaida." arke was speaking the bell In and a second messenger Clarke feverishly tore open
 and reading it passed it to Vas:
 |Ne struck. Save me-" hS first it was sent by Marconi !&Dm the steamship Magellan.
 exclaimed Clarke. We can s. There will be a third. She 5{ me word despite some ter Rcle."
 hardly finished when the
 age arrived. Sent from the : lon. it read:
 lie to -"
 here be a fourth that would E final clue? All the day we th all the patience we could 3#but it came not. Clarke
 time boring over the time &he North and South lines. At Ye up and throwing the time 3n him he exclaimed: Some
 happened. She cannot fin
 there is another means if will try it."
 e lay back in his chair and " eyes. For more than an Id not stir. I began to think
 Then he jumped up so sud
 he startled me.
 l have it. We are going. Don't forget the arms and Rmmunition, and put in those mattcs we %. the other day.