The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-15

either any more than they did in the directors
or the ladies department
you see it after all was over?''
'No, sir; in fact had forgotten about it till this
cumstances e3aSty I INC 10 reconstruct inc CIR
What did Mrs, Parker do when she came to?''
before. Mr. Bruce and saw her down in the elevator
10 her car In fact tho doctor who had arrived said
that the sooner she was taken home the better she
would be-.
Did she say anything that you remember
J., ,'out With it, Downey said the Inspector. What
Tel US. III arrest you if you don It;
"Nothing about the murder, on my honor, pro-
Kennedy leaned over suddenly. "Thcn it was about
Downoy was surprised, but not quickly enough Still
he seemed to be considering something, and in mo-
''I don Z know what it about but feel it is
my DUTY after all to tell you. heard her say, 4
W RspPeqId fo q5tGr yoR 1acf
ParkeEs' he said He wrapped it up hastily, and
We next went over the, whole suite Of Offices.
through the open door from the ladies' depart
ment He stood at such angle that had he been
by those sitting immodiatey next Mr. Parker the
directors table. The street windows directly
which the motor coat had been found
In Parker own Office we spent some time, as well
n
but finding nothing in either Office, turned the
contents of Bruce's scrap basket There ddu I seem
TO be anything in it TO interest him, however,
after he had pieced several torn bits of scraps to-
gether with much difficulty. aud he about to
the papers back again, when he noticed something
sticking to the side of the basket 1t looked like
mass Of wet paper, and that precisely what
it was.
''That queer said Kennedy, picking it loose
Then he wrapped it up carefully and put ii in his
pocket. Inspector, can YOU lend me one of your
to send him out Of town tonight and shall probably
need his services when ne gets back, -
Very we'll Eiey will be just the fellow. We II
go back TO headquarters, and II put him under your
orders. -
1t was not until late in The following day that I
saw Kennedy again. 1T mad been busy day the
to the very financial heavens fall But just about
fvo minutes TO ten before the stock exchange opened
the news came IN over the wire from our financial
Bruce partner of Kerr Parker the dead banker. 70
sell his railroad steamship and rubber holdings to it.
On this condition it promises unlimited support the
market. ~
''Forced!' mnttered the managing editor 'Swby,
he's been working to bring that about for tho past
$50 you think this Parker is a messI''
asked.
"I know it. That S pretty swift bunch of fe.
males that have been specuIsting at Kerr Parker
Co.'S. | understand there S Titan. haired young
lady who is sort of ringleader though she rarely
goes personally 10 her brokers Offices She make
Bruce do pretty nearly anything they say He's the
latest conquest. The story goes that her husband
in their interest, too That was why he com.
placent the whole affair. They put her mp to
capturing Bruce. and after she had acquired an in.
luence over him they worked il that she made
HIM make love TO Mrs. Parker
''It's long story, but that ism t all of it. The
point was, you see that by this devious route they
hoped Of Mrs Parker inside in
formation about Parker's rubber schemes. which he