The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-22

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entirely taken out of the problem.
Anderson Rehearses Entire Case.
For hours he continued to mediate
and 90 over the whole affair. lie re-
hearsed the case to himself in every
detail as it had been presented 10 him,
| from the beginning.
Captain Stark and his family arriving
IN the city of San Francisco and reg
lsterDg at the hotel st. Francis; the
tlngling of the telephone bell in the
carly morning and the finding of all the
occupants III an unconscious condition,
The statement that they had been
robbed OF twenty-five thousand dol
HRS IN money and ten thousand dol
lars IN jcwelry, the sending of the
message by Gladys Stark to her lover
Ferguson ThOrnc, his appearance on
NE scene and the disappearance Of the
girl: the statements made by Captain
Stark that he had no enemies that he
Knew of that would he interested in
his downfall; that he had not quarreIed
with anyone; the information that the
home OF the Starls in Salt Lake City
mad been entered and robbed on the
same evening on which the supposed
robbery had taken place in San Fran
cisco and the locating of one piece of
Iewelry on the person OF Ferguson
Thorne which was said TO be one of the
Lake; the sending of the note by The
daughter to Captain Stark after her
disappearance caused fine detective
the contents TO the detectives; the mys-
terry surrounding Gladys, her appear.
ance with the man that resemblcd
Ferguson TEorne and entering the Yen
kee Bazaar and her again mysterious
disappearance caused the detective
serious thought and food for reflection.
Uncertain of His Grounds
After ruminating thus he said TO him
self ''Js it possible that | have been
mistaken in this case after all and that
| have failed 10 solve the mystery
There are several links in the chain
that do not seem to be properly con
nected There is u peculiar situation
here that | am going TO look into be
fore giving up So saying he went
to bed with the thought in mind that
he would on the morning following
delye into the subject and ascertain to
his own satisfaction some necessary in
formation which would tend 10 clear
the atmosphere.
Marvellous Anderson awoke IN the
morning feeling much refreshed after
Few hours sleep and Immediately pre-
pared to enter into his day s labor along
the lines that he had mapped out the
evening before. III the meantime agree
ing to himself that 1T would be best
70 make il appear to Captain Stark that
he had given the matter up and that he
was satisfied as to the conclusions that
he had made TO Stark on the evening
before.
"Good morning. Mr.. Anderson,
said Captain Stark. as ho walked into
the hotel Office. Good morning, Cap
tain. Do YOU feel better after your
rest 90 feel like Il new man this morn.
ing; if only my dauehtcr was here
could be content. said the Captain.
will turn UP all right, Captain, said
Anderson.
Marvellous Anderson then entered IN
10 the cafe for breakfast and while III
the act Of taking his seat a messenger
handed him Il telegram which was from
his Salt Lake mau, and read: Rem
ington left Salt Lake on the same train
with Stark. Immediately before lcav.
ing here he held a consultation with
Ferguson Thorne, which lasted for over
$50" mused The detective, Rem
ingtou is in this city after all, ] must
get line on his whereabouts.
Is There Another Woman?
The tiny satin slippers and the sillten
hose that protrudcd from under tao
ing were giving The detective much con
Germ. Who is she. thought Anderson.
Car il be possible that there is another
woman III the case? That Remington,
Thornc aud some woman are IN league
in this matter, thought the detective:
While waiting for his brea ttast Mar
velous Anderson considered the subject
from every point of view Imaginable.
and the more he thought Of IT the more
convinced he became that there was
some hidden mystery which he had not
vet been able 10 fathom
Ferguson Thornc walked into the cafe
with a very wearied and haggard eX.
preston as he sat down to the table
next that occupied By Marvellous Ander'
sou lie did not seem 10 bo aware Of the
fact that there was auy one in the room
besides himself He was muttcring
something all tho time. Anderson sat
and watched his every expression, when
suddenly ne heard the name OF Rem
ington OF the bps OF Ihornc. aud thluk'
Thorne that he WIS present. he said:
.'Uow long is II since you talked with
Remington, Mr.. Thorpe2'' AT the ques.,
ton Tbornc turned dcaihly pale and
was about so faint, when Anderson SAID,
.sDonit get excited. Mr.. Thorue,
am NOT at all excited. satd Ihornc.
shut | am very much worried over the
disguucarancc of GLADYS Stark. Thi.
rbjnr IS driving me wild; the thought
of ihat dear little girl being alone and
without friends in this large city causes
me much anxiety,
''Wr. Thornc, when did YOU last see
Charles .. Remingtonl again repeated
Anderson. 81 do not know when last
talked with him. but as | remember !
have not talked with him for almost
Two wccks.' said Thorne. is 1T not
n tact that on the dav or which Captain
stark and family left Salt Lake for San
Frnncisco that YOU were in bis company
and had 2 conference with hlm relative
TO some mining matters. and that YOU
yycrc elosoicd with him on THIS daN for
over Two hours!' Thornc shouted,
!IXo,Pt and almost fell from hls chair.
my God. l must 20 and look loI
Gladys,r he continued as soon as he
was able TO speak. and with that state.
mcnt go; w from the i9hlc nnd went
out without touching his breakfast