The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05
GREAT SALT LAKE
MYSTERY SOLVED
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Continued from rage lNNu'S-
came into view. ''Thank me, for |
was the priest who received the grip
when it was delivered by Mrs, Captain
Stark into the hands of the lady whom
she thought was her sister. ] too was
disguised as a priest that day, ana
delivered the grip TO the sister at hSr
home after | had removed the Jewels
"Who are youl'' demanded Mrs. cap
tain Stark.
~ am Mrs Charles Anthony Stark.
"Whcrc is my boy-Iny boy whom
you disowncd, turning to the captain
because he would leave the church
md marry the girl ne loved. Where
is hc'''
Here, mother. Ny wife and ] have
taken turns wearing the cloak of mYs-
terry, / did moi want her 10 get into
the game, but she had to after she met
Joe Cainc.
Captain Stark seemed 30 he weaken
ing. and after he had been given some
stmulants, Anderson went on.
"My first visitor after the robbery
was the priest. aud he teld me only
enough to enable me TO investigate the
early history Of the Captain. My re-
ports from Sheets. Bunting, and Holmes,
as well as the results Of my two weeks
correspondence by wire and mail. have
fortified me, so that I WAS prepared.
How is that. Watsen-I mean Woods,
''That s all right, Anderson, go ahead
] have yet to learn how you came 10
these conclusions,
.'The first clew was the button. and
| upon that | have worked inccssantly
| The study of the button led me 10 the
cloth: the cloth 10 the tailor; the tailor
! to the man: and the man TO his hs
| tory The history of the villain N
! this mystery is as rough and ragged
! as that Of any mclodramalic william
who was ever hisscd, and | wonder
that Blanche Douglas did not rccog
| niZc him ut once.
''To be short, Charles D. Remington
had some business relations with Cap
tain Stark; he fell i'll love with Mis-
| Gladys; Thomc and he were partners
as stated before. Thorne was the IA
vorcd one, until one day Remington
became possessed Of the information rel
ative 10 Stark s first marriage, III
convinced Mrs. Stark that the frs
wife still lived. and when the Captain
left the hotel with Miss Ethel Stark
| Mrs Stark was certain she had tn,
full proof, If she had returned home
at any time during the intervening time
she would have ended the mystery an,
that was not allowed.
''Shc knew Of the money in the sui
case: Remington wanted the money an,
Gladys; his own life history was ap
! piled 10 ThorDe' S past, and thus th
estrangement between Thorne an,
GLADYS -
"Mr. Remington told me all about i
when he said good bye tonight. - sal,
Gladys, and she faded into the arm
of Thorne for moment. Suddenly sh
stepped into the spotlight, and said:
| % D
"Mr. Anderson, let nc finish il
please and the great Investigate
bowed and made way:
"Thc day We came to San Francse,
| made up my mind to find Charlie
he is the only brother ! have; fathe
had disowned him. but ] never coul,
get this part of the story published
, You see, Charlie studied for the priest
hood and was never to marry, but h
met Mr.. Remington s sister up in tina
little mining camp, fell in love with be
and forsook the calling. Mr. Remine
ton worked on my sympathies all th
time because of this and at the sam
: time played mamma the same way
None of the collaborators would us
this part of thc story and | was n
most crazy at times, trying to get hac
home and be natural, On the night o
the robbery | left with Charlie, ;th
priest, as he has been called, and me
his wife, and we all joined in an effor
10 bring about reunion of the family
never thinking that we were going {
have so much trouble doing it.
: ''Then they brought Ferguson
cousin, and he has no name, and he
engaged to Ethel, and we had to saw
her name. and 1t was ] who stole tn
marriage certificate the second time an
turned it over TO her,
She was interrupted by Thorne
cousin, who seriously asserted;
~ am really Ferguson S cousin, an
my name is Thornley, Ferguson. / ais
masqueraded as n priest, and We n