The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-24

AS Snc SAW ferguson norne snc Ut
tered Joyous cry and ran to him.
81 thought perhaps that you would
or might be glad to see Ferguson, said
Marvellous Anderson dryly. "But
come, we must be going, We have an
other call to make tonight, and / have
Just been thinking that perhaps our
clue may not be entirely lost. Miss
Stark, Will you have your maid call i
taxicab7'
Gladys summoned the maid and gave
| her instructions, and III few moments
! she returned with the statement that
an auto was at the door. Gladys hastily
threw on a cloak in the hall, and the
three went down the stairs and entered
| the cab.
''To the ST. Fraucis.'' said Marvel
| GUS Anderson. And in Il short time
they were at the door of the hotel.
' Now, Miss Stark said Anderson,
! as they left the cab, ''we arc going 10
see your father. but You must not
speak until tell you
Anderson Called" by Jim Woods.
AS the trio left the machine in front
of the St Francis. House Detective
Holmes passed significant signal to
Marvellous Anderson. The latter
promptly suggested to Gladys Stark
and her sweetheart that they hasten
| to the Turkish room. Siding along
side of Anderson came Holmes, who
! apparently was fearful lest some Of the
hotel attaches should observe his move
ments, and whispering to the Invcsti-
gator, Manager Woods would like to
see You immediately in his private of
flee, quickly moved away.
The fact that Marvellous Anderson,
| The man who was known to be in
charge Of the investigation concerning
the mysterious robbery OF the Stark
| family and the abduction of GLADYS
| Stark, was in the hotel passed like
flash throughout the immense lobby.
and even before Anderson, who stopped
at the cigar counter TO reload his cigar
| case, had an opportunity Of following
/ the suggestion OF Holmes, he was sur
rounded by an eager crowd of hand
! somely gowned women and men in
evening clothes. all of whom, ndividu-
ally, pressed him with questions con.
ccrning the result Of his iuveSti CATION.
Marvellous Anderson, courteous man
though he was, glanced down the hall
and noticed James Woods. manager of
the hotel, eycing him from the half
open door of his Office Excusing him.
! self, the Investigator wormcd his way
! through the gathering, and few see
! onds later was Closcted with the man
who at that moment was possibly the
most exercised individual in the entire
city of San Francisco.
| NoW, SEE mere, ANDERSON S3Ju
Mr. Woods, Fwc have been on this
case for a matter of five days. Up TO
The present, the newspaper men Of San
| Francisco have evolved theory after
/ theory, and as vet the best can gather
| is the fact that Capt. Stark was robbed
OF his money aud that his daughter
iShad been abducted. This is making
history. in hotel business, but al the
same time it is a proposition with me
| where | hoNp rpSnlfS IN No
immediate future, Otherwise ! will
begin TO think that my lifelong friend,
/ Marvellous Anderson, is not living up
TO the reputation which is his, in my
mind and in the mind of every other
business man i'm San Fraucisco,''
"Now. listen, Marvellous, we must
have au immediate answer TO this mys-
terry. | cannot understand the non
solution OF case which TO me appears
as though even an ordinary policeman
might at least advance a theory
Anderson Has the Goods.
"Just a minute, jim, Don t You
90 too far. ] know you, and YOU know
me-, You re hotel manager m an
Investigator of criminal affairs. You
called me into this case, aud m much
obliged that you did. / wouldn drop
should ''
81 m not giving excuses I don {
have TO. Mine is precarious exist
encc at any time, one OF hard working
efforts. You, layman in the matter
of criminal research, necessarily
imagine that | sbould 90 out and OBJ
tain the impossible without regard to
the time necessary 10 conduct even a
smaller mystery than the one which is
now confronting not only nc, not only
the police department Of San Francisco
not only every newspaper reporter in
this city, but YOU. as we'll. While /
don { want to quarrel with you, Jim, /
want to advance the tip 10 YOU right
now that | don't want any more side
tips from your man, Holmes, and |
don { want you to call me into your
Office again with the idcn that | am not
making progress in this mystery
Releasing his air Of almost ferocious
Indignation, Manager Woods strobe
across the office and graspcd the baud
of Marvellous Anderson as he did so.
Never mind, old man, / know
YOU re tired. Yon re doing the best
YOU can. You must pardon me for
my seeming disconrtcsv and overlook
1T when I plead nm almost inccssant
obligation which is mine 10 the press
of this city for some answer TO this
mystery,
Even Woods Is Dumbfounded.
''To this mystery?' echoed Andcr-
son. "Why, jim, IT S almost n mystery
no more.'' And scizng his hat, the
great investigator graspcd Woods by
the arm as he whispered. "Come with
me, but for Gods sake don t let the
press of this town become aware of
the result of this nights work." and
the next instant Anderson had SWING
the Office door open and Jim Woods
found himself standing face to face
with Gladys Stark and Ferguson
Thorne.
The girl. wcaricd almost TO cxhaus-
tiou merely acknowledged the dumb
founded bow of Mr.. Woods.
eve are going mp to Capt. Stark IS
apartments, jim, and ! want yon there
of anything going wrong. But believe
nc, he added half fercely, ''there
won t anything go wrong tonight,
ThcN asrnnlnd 10 the fourth floor