The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-26

In Chapter /, George Harris Don
obuc introduces Captain Anthony
Stark, retired mining man of Sal;
lake City, his wife and nineteen year
old daughter, Gladys. The srio have
left salt Lake, registered at the St
hours later the entire party are ehloro
formed. and Captain stark is robbed
of twenty-five' housand dollars n cash
and ten thousand dollars worth OF
Jewels belonging to Mrs. Stark.
Marvellous Anderson. The Great In
vcs.ipator, is called into tho case by
: Manager Woods of the st. Francis, and
during the stigalion Gladys sud
denly disappears, leaving no cldc as 10
her whereabouts. Shortly afterwards
Ferguson Thorne. her Salt Lake sweet
heart arrives. aud Marvellous Ander-
son promptly declares he has estab-
lshed the first link in the chain OF
In Chapter IT, George A. Sheets.
Chief of the Salt Lake Detective
Bureau. scientifically adduces the facts
that Ferguson Thornc, despite his clam
OF innocence. is in some manner con
nectcd with the ST, Francis hotel rob-
berv and the disappearance OF Gladys
Stark In his Investigation Marvellous
Anderson has found button belonging
10 Y HHII'S ~ IpIl VI Aodil Lam
Civ, and the accusing finger of suspi-
cion of Marvellous Anderson is pointed
directly at ThoTnc in the conclusion OF
Chief Sheets S dramatic deduction.
In Chapter Ill. Mr.. Charles S. Pull
yer, former newspaper man, intro
duces novel situation when he turns
ibe calcium of suspicion on Ferguson
Thone He permits Marvellous Ander-
gon TO make q flat accusation against
Gladys sweetheart, but at the very
climax Anderson hears the frantic
voice Of Gladys over the phone, telling
him that the tell-talc pin worn by
Thornc was given nm by herself less
than week previous. Girl supposed
Captain Stark at st. Francis and then
again mysteriously disappears. Ander
son returns TO hotel with Captain
Stark and Thornc, and is intercepted
By a priest, who hands Captain Stark
package Of papers and hastily with
draws
Chapter " written by Mr.. Joseph
Z. Game secretary of the Commercial
club, brings Marvellous Anderson again
lace 10 face with the mysterious priest,
Anderson accurately discovers the pre-,
sumed ''holy man. is wearing high
heeled shoes and iaunty silken hose
Captain Stark IS then accused by the
great detective Of having committed
'Iobbery for an underhand motive and
Marvellous Anderson leaves the st.
Francis again declaring the actual SO
luton of the puzzling mystery would
be completely solved in a very few
hours
In Chapter V. written by A S.
Fowler, private secretary to Mayor
BransIord, Marvellous Anderson medi
istes upon the various theories thus
Tar adduced in the perpleXing mystery
n-is mentally endeavoring TO solve
no has an argument with House De-
petlvc Holmes and later breaks off all
relations with Captain Stark, He dis.
sovers another mysterious woman
mixed IN the case, and at the Bismarck
eafe finds Thorne, the mysterious wo-
nan and an unknown man in secret
'onicrcncc. AS the trio leave the cafe,
anderson hastens out the Market street
goo, jumps into taXicab and directs
,he dnyer TO start in pursuit of rapid
~ disappearing automobile, which is
holght to contain the central figures
Oh the nnsolvable mystery.
Mr. Charles V. Worthington. adver.
using manager Of the Keith-O 'Brien
company, who contributes chapter vi,
presents story full Of rapid fire ac
,lon. , We discover the big automobile
SncaD. The chase is short one, the
Iazicab loses in The race. Ferguson
inorne accompanies The mysterious
man and woman to the Chinatown
9piunl den, where, on the promise that
.. confess to the robbery Of Capt.
@sIk property, that Gladys Stark be
released. Thnrne agrees makes CON