The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
II see some dust" I said.

, LOOK hcle-dnd herc-dnu mere, SAID
Crewc impatientlv do you see that
faint line along the nap OF the velvet:
That is where photograph stood for
several weeks, but stands no longer. OBJ
serve that there Is an edging OF dust on
either side of Il, And here, and here
these photographs beside IL once stood
but they were recently moved up about
an inch and a half closer. Langton, the
| murdered undoubtedly took away his pho
tograph and moved up the photographs
on either side in order to cover the gar
left by the, removal. 1t was ingenious
and would have bafrled the police But
velvet tells its own tale and all the
rubbing in the world would not have
erased those crcaseS IN the nap. We are
then, bent upon the search for a man
whose photograph Is not here-NIrs. San
ford's only friend whom we have not
seen. Ii simplifies matters enormously
How i asked,
In the first place it bears out your
theory as To the existence of such q man
whom we have hitherto only assumed to
exist Secondly, we know all Mrs. San
ford's friends but him. Consequently
when we see him in the moving pictures
we know him instantly. But It Is essen
tial, in order to verify certain suspicious
that ! entertain. that we should see the
knife
That can be done" l said, ut is in
police Headquarters Immediately
No demur was made TO our examining
O.
NAMED at hand while we looked at it.
II was formidable affair. and one which
had evidently been put To use by its Ma
lay owner before il crossed the seas 10
become The property OF the lGcklcss act
| ress. It's blade curled in :. succession
of waves, and IL was as keen as the finest
razor Upon the right side. when held
blade upward. appeared the bloody glove
prints.
If them was only finger prints. now"
said the detective, wed know who done
inc tl,- -tV,, -,
but gloves battles us"
ION the cont rary." said Crewe. Il think
we shall run The murderer To earth with
equal facility
You've got him. that's why" said the
detective: chucltling. Gents. it's as clean
Il case against the accused as we've han
died this year.
Not If lie knows how to pitch u,Ioits. .
said Crewe. sharply,
What's that you say" asked the de-
| tective.
y said, not i he knows how to pitch
this is a very important point We must
stop In at a sporting shop and get some
| quoits, i suppose the prisoner Will be
! allowed TO pitch them In the prison
yard?"
| was lost in amazement at this new
scheme OF Crewe's; but ] knew that il
until the unfolding of the plot. We pur-
chased IL half dozen quoits and took them
TO our prisoner, 10 whom l introduced
be sullcn at first. and dcmurrcd when re-
qu"sted To pitch the quoits.
Sanford" ] whispered, there's more
| in this than YOU or ! know. Don't be
obstinate. Mir Crcwe has got men out
OF worse troubles. and apparently by Just
such aimlcss means"
You can't hand him those things.
gentlemen" said the iailcr. without a
special order, I'm sorry but that's the
strict rule,
We'll. then" said Crewe. let me sec
you pitch them In imagiua ton Now.
your hand. Now beavc tt
Sanford complied In reluctant man
ner Though his action was not very
graphic. IL evidently satisfied Crewe.
Excellent. langton.' he commented.
II have learned all that, is was necessary
60 know. And now we have 10 find Mrs
Sanford friend whose photograph was
removed from the maptel."
And that" | said. sis the beginning
OF the whole difficulty We seem to be
70 nearer that than AT the first
III we could find the identity Of the
man. said Crcwe "the rest will be
easv Now the probabilities are strongly
in favor OF his having acted in the same
company with her. In such event We
shall find him upou the screen at some
moving picture show
But; interpolatcd: how will you
know it is the man? VIII you suspect
every actor whose photograph was not
among Mrs. Sanford's effects? 1t seems
TO me You are stretching your point very
clue cIr, is. CONFESS GO not '''0" """' your
Patience. Lancton." said Crewc. smil-
ing. III Were To tell you ! should cease
10 be a mystery and become very ordi-
nary mortal in your eyes. ] confess that
enjoy the role of enigma"
The company for which Mrs. Sanford