The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-02-20

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MlllNlm Strange, thought, tina
I|LlIluNlI Carlton Clarke, the grea
telepathic detective, shoult
be disturbed by so ordin
airy an event as the receipt of tele
gram. Clarke took the yellow en-
velope and held It thoughtfully II
MS hand as woman studies tele
gram before summoning the courage
to open 1t.
DO you remember Thaida?" hi
asked suddenly, stu holding the en-
velope as I signed the messengers
book.
( Did ! remember Thaida? As II !
could forget that glorious vision Of
young womanhood that had flashed
into our presence in the ghetto dis
trict Of New York and whose psy
chometric mind had aided us in the
solution of the puzzling mystery of the
BLUE Bokhara."
Il see you do" continued Clarke
well, my mind has been filed with
forebodings concerning her all morn
ing. I have no word from her fol
several weeks. Something tells me
that this message concerns her and
that the news is not good. We will
see," and he tore open the envelope
and read II hastily. A look Of distress
passing quickly to black frown OF
anger. overspread his face. Without
a word he passed the message to me
/ read:
"On board 8. 8. Magellan, on Pen
sacola, Fla. Marconi Station. The
VOLTS fangs-"
No signature. A cipher? None thai
l was familiar with, yet It must have
a meaning and deep and terrible
one. for as I looked at Clarke his eyer
blazed with anger and beneath It he
wore a look Of the deepest concern
TT is from her. The wolf! I mus,
save her. but how? Sexton, can
count on your"
"You know that without asking"
replied; but l haven't the slightest
idea what 1t all means"
"Of course not. Come into the II
brary and will tell you while we
plan some method of action, l do moi
yet know what.
II first met Thaida," continued
Clarke, when we were seated in the
library, when was an inferno al
Bellevue. She was student, delvint
deeper than the mind of woman or
ldinarily goes into subjects phil
Iosophical and psychological. She
was q true friend, jovial com
,panion. and these traits. allied with
the beauty of which you can testify
had the effect OF gathering about hel
an ever enlarging court. But with ar
admirable reserve she held them al
at length.
alone came the nearest to her-confl
tdence, and the life we lived was ideal
both too busy for our chosen work tc
mar It By thoughts Of anything closer
both protected, she by her womanly
preserve. l by my sincere respect fol
her.
"Then Compile Armand de Lour
lcnme into our lives. He was a young
French nobleman. very rich. living
where and how he pleased. We were
attracted to him by his love Of the
occult which he had studied in India
i'm Tibet, wherever the minds of think
lers run in the direction of the unkpow
able. He was suave. handsome and
at first, charming in every way. II
was not long however until his ad
Ivances TO Thaida became $50 pro
lnounced as to cause her to lear him
and me to hate him with all my heart
When Il became necessary for hel
definitely to repel his offers he went
out OF our sphere as suddenly as he
had entered It, but leaving behind him
his cursss and his vows Of the most
terrible vengeance his fiery Gallo
spirit could invent.
mine years have passed since Their
and no blow has fallen, unless this II
It After he. left, translating his name
literally, WE called him the wolf.
We often talked jokingly of the time
when the threatened fangs of the
wolf would close upon US. The fang
OF the woIr. 1t must De Thaida."
Az Clarke was speaking the bel
rang again and second messenger
arrived. Clarke feverishly tore oper
the cover and reading It passed it t.
me. 1t was:
- have struck. Save me-"
Like the FIRST It was sent by Maroon
system from the steamship Magellan
wait" exclaimed Clarke. I'VE car
do nothing. There will be third. Sh,
is sending me word despite some ter
rible obstacle"
He had hardly nnished when III,
third message arrived. Sent from tn,
same station, It read:
g. come to -"
Would there 30 . fourth that woull
lGiye V the nnal cluef All the day "