The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-18

Gus Anderson encountered Gladys Stark
pale and i'll. She told the investigator
that she had sent Il telegram to Fergu
son rhornc and that she expected au
answer very soon" because. she de-
clarcd with feminine fcrvor-'I know
that il Mr.. Thorne comes here we will
be able To get TO the bottom of this
At that very instant n glitterlng uni
formed page handed Miss Stark the tcle-
gram, which after glancing at 1T hastily
she handed TO Anderson, with the re-
mark-''Therc now, didn t | tell YOU
ne would come as soon rs he hears we
are in trouble.
Glancing at tho telegram, Anderson
read:
"Will be in Frisco tomorrow night.
Keep mp Your nerve. Thofne.
"Well ] sec that be is prompt in
answering all right said Anderson. AS
he returned the message, "but l will
have to ask You 10 cxcnsc me as l
have little investigating to do on
this case which will keep me pretty
And with polite bow the investigator
abruptly left the Turkish room step
ping through the great lobby and 2
moment later was lost i'll the gloom OF
Powell street,
Back to his office went Anderson.
his head filed with half a dozen dlf-
fcrent theories as to the possible soln-
at his desk he began long Telegram
to his friend Bunting a well-known
investigator of Salt Lake City, and
having sent the message proceeded to
make himself comfortable while wait
ing for the answer. He was awakened
| from a sound sleep four hours later by
the hammering and pounding on his
office door, and, jumping from his
chair. found a boy with telegram.
Bunting Corroborates Stark.
Investigator Bunting simply corrob.
grated the story told by Captain Stark
in every detail concerning the time Of
departure from Salt Lake City, and
concluded tho message with the intor-
nation that some time Monday night
or Tuesday morning thieves had en-
! tered the Stark mansion aud forced a
small safe, supposed TO contain ralu-
able papers belonging TO Captain Stark,
Retiring for the night, Marvellous An
dcrson, while slipping his coffee the fol.
lowing morning, pondcred long and
earnestly over the eombipation of cir"
cumstauceS which had suddenly bcfalleu
! the Stark family.
Strolling up TO the ST. Francis about
noon, Anderson met Miss Stark as she
was just about leaving the hotel. and
in the formal exchange Of greetings she
declared she was Just going for little
stroll as she felt much better than
she had on the day previous.
| At u O'Clock that evening the San
| Francisco police department was
| thrown into fever Of excitement by
! the reported disappearance from the st.
! Francis hotel of Miss Gladys Primrose
Stark, the information being given by
| Captain Anthony Stark of Salt Lake
City, who declared, with cXcitablc con
viction, that he was sure his daughter
had met with foul play.
Detectives Look for Gladys.
Despite the fact that the Young won.
an had only been missing six hours, the
chief of police instructed his captain
of detectives to place every available
detective in the city ou the case, aud
! the followin" three hours San Francisco
WAS searched as though with drag
net, but no trace of the missing girl
could be- found.
| Al 9 o clock that evening. Marvellous
| Anderson. Captain Stark and Manager
! Woods were in conference in the lat.
/ tcr's private office. when, without the
| formality of Il knock. the door was
/ swung open and tall, wcll.built man
Of clcan.cut appearance strodc into The
/ room.
Captain Starl, introduced the new
conner as Ferguson Thornc, an insurance
{ broker Of Salt Lake City, and added
/ tho information that he was engaged
/ 10 marry Gladys Stark.
Stepping from beneath the glare of
m arc light. Marvellous Anderson
| stepped quickly To the door, opened it,
and, turning to tho astonishcd hotel
manager, said " Excuse me. Mr. Woods
J would like you 10 withdraw from this
! room few minutcS,' aud Manager
Woods following the suggestion with
alacrity, Anderson closed the door
! stepped over 10 the table, and then
| suddenly wheeling around so that he
could face both Ferguson Thorne and
| Captain Stark, declared cNultantly.
~ WILL SOLVE THE FIRST
LINK IN THIS CHAIN OF MYS
! Terry At 10 O'CLOCK TOMORROW
MORNING. GOOD NIGllT.'
Notc-Chaptcr II of the "Grcat Sal,
Lake Mystery will be written by on,
OF the most clever of Salt Lake opera
lives, This chapter Will appear tomor
row morning, and it is bound 10 be oI
surprising interest.
1t certainly would be difficult 70,
Mr.. Donohue to have more thorough,
involved the principal characters o.
this story In so short n space as h,
udS 'hplpN'u III laying the foundation
for the Great salt Lake Mystery;
Every one Will want TO kr$w wha
has become of Gladys Stark aud wha
circumstances justified Marvellous An
dcrsou IN making the statement he die
after having casually looked over tn,
salt Lake girl s sweetheart
If YOU have any ideas along thcs,
lines, The Tribune VIII be glad to have
You write n brief statement, disclos
ing the situation as YOU understand il
TO date. Mr.. Douohue would like tt
know what every one thinks of til,
matter and whcther or not Fereusor
Ihornc had any advance KNOWLEDGE OF
the disappearance of the mysterious tin
box. Do you think he hadl III vor
do, hurry up aud tell about il. address
ing Your letter to George Harris Dono
hue. care of The Tribune. II there /,
merit IN what YOU write, Mr.. Donohu,
viii tell you about it in a succccdinl
number.
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