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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20

going off duty. He recognized Quest
with a little exclamation.
Got your man to bring me here
Quest explained so as to get away
from the mob"
Say, you've been in trouble!" the
inspector remarked, leading the way
into his room
"Bit of an explosion, that's all"
Quest replied. Il shall be all right
when you've lent me clothesbrush. F"
"The Ashleigh diamonds, eh?" the
inspector asked eagerly.
4 shall have them at nine o'clock
this morning." Sanford Quest prom
ised, "and hand you over the muir
derer somewhere around midnight"
had bath and made leisurely toilet.
At a quarter to nine he sat down to
breakfast in his rooms.
AT nine O'clock" he told his serv-
ant, "a young lady will call. Bring
her up
The door was suddenly opened. Le-
nora walked in Quest glanced in sur
prise at the clock
my fault" he exclaimed. 'tWe are
SLOW. Good-morning, Miss Lenora!' u
She came straight to the table. She
laid little packet upon the table.
Quess opened it coolly. The Ashleigh
diamonds flashed up at him. He
led Lenora to a chair and rang a bell
Prepare a bedroom upstairs" he
ordered. ASK Miss Roche to come
here. Laura" he added, as his
secretary entered, will you look after
this young LADY,"
A few minutes later Inspector
| French was announced. Quest nodded
in a friendly manner
Some coffee, Inspector"
I'D rather have those diamonds"
Quest threw them lightly across the
table.
The inspector whistled
And now, French, will you be here
please, at midnight, with three men
armed?"
"Here?" the inspector repeated.
Quest nodded.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20
CHAPTER v.

Sanford Quest was naturally a per-
son unaffected by presentiments or
nervous fears of any sort, yet, having
advanced couple of yards along the
hallway of the house which he had
just entered without difficulty, he came
to a standstill, oppressed with the
sense of impending danger.
Anyone here?" he asked, raising
his voice.
There was no direct response, yet
from somewhere upstairs he heard the
half-smothered cry of woman. He
gripped his revolver in his fingers. He
took a quick step forward. The floor
gave way beneath him. He was fall
ing into blackness.
The fall itself was scarcely a dozen
1eet. He picked himself up, his shoul-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20
~THE TENEMENT HOUSE MYs-
Terry"
CHAPTER !.

This habit Of becoming late for
breakfast" Lady Ashleigh remarked.
as she sat down the coffee pot, 'is
growing upon your father. Any news
dear3"
Ella glanced up from a pile OF cor
respondence through which she had
been looking a little negligently.
. None at ALL mother. My corre-
spondence Is just the usual sort of rub
DETERMINATIONS and gossip. Such a
lot Of invitations. by the bye"
"At your age" Lady Ashleigh de-
clared. that is the sort of correspond
ence which you should find interest
ing"
you know am not like that, moth
err" she protested. my music is really
the only part Of life which absolutely
appeals to me. Oh, why doesn't Della
rey make up his mind and let father
know. as he promised Here
comes daddy. mum"
LORD Ashleigh loitered for a mo
ment TO raise the covers from the
dishes upon a side table. Afterwards
he seated himself at the table.
II heard this morning." he said
from your friend Delarey, Ella. HI
went into the matter very fully. The
substance of II is that for the first
year of your musical training he ad
vises New York.
- have not finished yet. This cable
gram" he went ON, drawing a little
slip of blue paper from his pocket
was brought to me this morning"
He smoothed it out before him ant
read:
To Lord Ashieigh. Hamblin House. Dor
set England: I find a magnificent pro
gram arranged for at Metropolitan Operl
house this year. Have taken box 70
your daughter. engaged the best profes
sor In the world. and secured an apart
ment at the Leland. our most select an
comfortable residential hotel Understan
your brother is still in South America, re
turning early spring, but will do our bes
to make your daughters year of study a
pleasant as possible. Advise her sail o
Saturday by Mauretania.
"on Saturday," Ella almos
screamed.
~ shall now" Lord Ashleigh saiC
leave you to talk over and discus
this matter for the rest Of the day
At dinner time tonight you can tell m
your decision. or rather we will dil
cuss It together"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20
CHAPTER w.

There seemed to be nothing at all
original in the methods pursued by
the great criminologist when con-
fronted with this tableau of death and
robbery. His remarks to the inspec-
tor were few and perfunctory. He
asked only a few languid questions of
Macdougal and Lenora, who we're
summoned to his presence.
Macdougal then turned to leave the
room. Lenora was about to follow,
but Quest signed to her to remain.
"I should like to have little con-
versation with you about your mis-
tress." he said to her pleasantly. eff
you don't mind, 1 will ask you to &C
company me in my car. will send
the man back with you"
They descended in the lift together
and Quest handed the girl into his car
They drove quickly through the silent
streets.
In a few minutes Lenora was in
stalled in an easy chair in Quests sit
ting-room.
Lean back and make yourself COM
Portable" Quest invited, as he took a
chair opposite to her. 81 must just
look through these papers"
| The girl did as she was told. She
opened her coat The room was de-
lightfully warm, almost overheated. A
sense of rest crept over her. She was
conscious that Quest had laid down
the letters which he had been pre-
tending to read. His eyes we're fixed
upon her. There was a queer new
look in them, a strange new feeling
creeping through her veins
Quests voice broke an unnatural
silence.
"You are anxious to telephone some
one," he said. You looked at both
the booths as we came through the
hotel Then you remembered, think
that he would not be there yet. Tele
phone now. The telephone is at your
right hand. You know the number"
She obeyed almost at once.
Number 700, New York city"
"You will ask" Quest continued
whether he is all right whether the
jewels are safe"
There was a brief silence then thu
girls voice.
Are you there, James? Yes
am Lenora. Are you safe? Hav'
J you the jewels?'. Where?
Yod are sure that you are safe?
No, nothing fresh has happened"
} "You are at the hotel" Quest sait
softly. "You are going to him."
II cannot Sleep" she continued.
, am coming to you"
She set down the receiver. Ques
leaned little more closely over hel
/ "You know where the Jewels ar
: hidden" he said. "TelI me where?"
Her lips quivered. She made no ar
: swer.
very good" Quest concluded. "Yo
, need not tell me. Only remember this
! At nine o'clock tomorrow morning yo
2 will bring those jewels to this apar
l ment. Rest quietly now.
7 want you to go to sleep"
3 She obeyed without hesitation
3 Quest watched, for a moment, he
regular breathing. Then he touche
a bell by his side Laura entered a
t most at once
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20

der bruised, his head swimming q lit
tie. Suddenly CLEAN OF light shone
down. A trap-door above his head
was slid few inches back. The flare
OF an electric torch shone upon his
face, a mans voice addressed him.
mot the great Sanford Quest? This
surely cannot be the greatest detec-
tive in the world walking so easily in
to the spiders webb"
amy chance of getting out?" Quest
asked laconically
"None!" was the bitter reply.
You've done enough mischief. You're
there to rot!"
why this animus against me, my
friend Macdougal?" Quest demanded,
You and / have never come up
against one another before i didn't
like the life you led in New York ten
years ago, or your friends, but you've
suffered nothing through me-"
If / let you CO." once more came
the mans voice, Il know very well in
what chair I shall be sitting before
a month has passed. i am James Mac
dougal, Mr. Sanford Quest, and | have
| got the Ashleigh diamonds, and 1 have
settled an old grudge, if not of my own,
of one greater than you. That's all.
/! A pleasant night to you!"
The door went down with a bang
"a perfect oubliette," he remarked
to himself, as he held a match over
his head moment or two later, built
for the purpose. 1t must be the house
we failed to find which Bill Taylor
used to keep before he was shot.
Smooth brick walls, smooth brick floor,
only exit twelve feet above ones head
Human means, apparently, are useless
Science, you have been my mistress all
my days. You must save my life now
or lose an earnest disciple"
/ Quest felt in his overcoat pocket
and drew out the small, hard pellet
He gripped it in his fingers, stood
as nearly as possible underneath the
spot from which he had been project
ed, coolly swung his arm back, ant
flung the black pebble against the
sliding door. The explosion which fol
lowed shook the very ground under
his feet. For minutes afterward:
everything around him seemed tt
rock. Then Sanford Quest emerged
dusty but unhurt, and touched con
stable on his arm
ARREST me-" he ordered. Il am San
ford Quest. l must be taken at one
to headquarters"
They found cab without much dif
ficulty. It was five o'clock when the.
reached the central police station
Inspector French happened to be jus
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20
room. Ella nointad to the door.

room Ella pointed to the door.
'Lenora, look outside. See if any
oL. is op that landing. Ifancied that
the door opened.
Lenora crossed the room and tried
the handle. Then she turned towards
her mistress in triumph.
1T is locked, my lady," she re-
ported.
Go down and ask Macdougal to
come up. ] am going to have this
thing explained"
Something of her mistress agita-
tion seemed to have become commu-
nicated to Lenora.
She walked quickly to the back part
of the hotel and ascended to the wing
in which the servants quarters were
situated. Here she made her way
along a corridor until she reached
Macdougals room She knocked, and
knocked again. There was no answer.
She tried the door and found it was
locked. Then she returned to the lift
and descended once more to the floor
upon which her mistress apartments
were situated. She opened the door
of the suite without knocking and
turned at once to the sitting room.
81 am sorry. my lady" she began
Then she stopped short. The lift
boy, who had had little trouble with
his starting apparatus and had not as
yet descended, heard the scream
u-I;ot, hrolyo fr0,,o bar Inns oud a fire
man in an adjacent corridor came run
ming up almost at the same moment
Lenora was on her knees by her mis-
tress' side. Ella was still lying in the
easy-chair in which she had beer
seated. but her head was thrown bacl
in an unnatural fashion. There wal
a red mark just across her throat.
Lenora shrieked, "Shes tainted
And the diamonds-the diamonds hav,
gonel"
A doctor, hurriedly summoned, hat
just completed a hasty examination
when police inspector, followed by
detective, entered
"This is your affair, gentlemen, no
mine," the doctor said gravely. 9TH
young lady is dead She has .beel
cruelty strangled within the last flv
or ten minutes"
The inspector made careful exam
ination of the room.
"Tell me" he inquired, "is this tn
young lady who owned the wonderful
Ashleigh diamonds?"
"They've gonet" Lenora shriekeC
They've been stolenl She was veal
ing them when I left the roomi"
The inspector turned to the tell
phone.
"Mr Marsham," he said, Il al
afraid this will be difficult affair.
am going to take the liberty of callin
in an expert. That you, exchange?
want number one, New York city
Mr., Sanford Quest"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20

you will take your own maid with
you, of course" Lord Ashleigh contin
ued. 'Lenora is a good girl and am
sure she will look after you quite well,
but have decided to supplement Le-
nora's surveillance over your comfort
by sending with you, also, "a sort of
courier and general attendant-whom
do you think? Well, Macdougal He
has lived in New York for some years,
and you will doubtless find this a
great advantage, Ella"
Ella glanced over her shoulder at
the two servants who we're standing
discreetly in the background. Her
eyes rested upon the pale, expression
less face of the man who during the
last few years had enjoyed her ia
theirs confidence.
For a moment a queer sense of ap-
pro ension troubled her. Was it true
she wondered. that she did not like the
man? She bauished the thought al
most as soon as it was conceived.
you are spelling me, daddy" Ella
rsighed.
IF you think so now,' he remarked
Il do not know what you will say to
me presently"
He laid upon the table a very ia
miliar morocco case, stamped with Z
coronet.
Our diamonds" Ella exclaimed
The Ashleigh diamondsl"
The necklace lay exposed to view
the wonderful stones flashing in thu
subdued light
In New York." Lord Ashleigh con
tinued, 1T is the custom to wear jew
elry in public more, even, than in thiI
country. Allow me-"
He leaned forward With long, capa
BILE fingers he fastened the necklac,
around his daughters neck
1T is our farewell present to you,
Lord Ashleigh declared
Ella, impelled by some curious i'm
pulse which she could not quite vi
derstand, glanced quickly around +
where the manservant was standing
For once she saw something beside
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20
Too Much Troubie

In Sunday school one afternoon tha
superintendent announced the hymzx
- :. Want to Be an Angel" and when
the others began to sing, it was mo-
ticed that little Jessie was conspicu
ously silent
What is the matter. my dearr
kindly asked the teacher. why don't
you sing, Want to Be an Angeif
Because, Miss Mary was tn
rather startling rejoinder of the chill
Il don't want to be one"
Don't want to be one!" exclaimed
the Mortified teacher. why do yoz
say that?"
Because" calmly answered Jessie
they have to play on the harp and !
have had trouble enough taking my
piano lessons"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20
FIRST INsTALLMENT
"sANFoRp QUEST, cRIMlNoLo.
GsT."

The young man from the West had
arrived In New York only that after
noon. and his cousin. town born and
bred. had already embarked upon the
task of showing him the grea' city.
They occupied table in a somewhat
insignificant corner of one of New
York's most famous roof garden res
taurants The place was crowded
with diners. There we're many nota-
biIitles to be pointed out. The town
young man was very busy.
Tell me-" the country cousin in
quired. who Is the man at table by
himself7 The walters speak to him
as though he were little god Is he
a millionaire, or Judge, or what?
You're in luck, Alfred" the New
Yorker declared. That's the most in
teresting man in New York-one of
the most interesting in the world.
That's Sanford Quest"
who's hep
Sanford Quest is the greatest mas
ter in criminology the world has ever
known. He is a magician, scientist.
the Pierpont Morgan of his profes-
sion"
Say. do you mean that he is de-
tective?"
Yes" he said simply. "you can, call
him that-just in the same way that
you could call Napoleon soldier or
Lincoln a statesman. He is a detec.
tive, II you like to call him that. the
master detective In the world"
When Sanford Quest entered his
house an hour later he glanced into
two OF the rooms on the ground floor
in which telegraph and telephone op
orators sat at their instruments
Then. by means Of a small lift. he as
cended TO the top story and entered
a large apartment wrapped in gloon
until. as he crossed the threshold. he
touched the switches Of the electric
lights. One realized then that Nhis
was a man of taste. Quest drew VI
an easy chair to the wide-hung win
dow. touching bell as he crossed tbs
room. In a few moments the door was
opened and closed nolselessly.
young woman entered with a bundle
of papers.
The criminologist glanced through
the papers quickly. mo further in
quiries. Laura?"
She left the room almost noiselessly
"THE TENEMENT HOUSE MYs
Terry"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20

ever there comes to the officials Of
this club any intimation that a mem.
Der contemplates matrimony, he is
Immediately summoned for trial in the
club court. with the president as Judge
The culprit is allowed to plead in ex-
tenuation of his offense, and upon his
skill in presenting such plea depends
the amount Of his fine. which ranges
from S20 to 9200.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20

unto himself wife. In such an event
he must not only pay the penalty, but
must also present his college with a
memorial in the shape of a silver cup,
with the further condition that on the
cup shall be inscribed in Latin, He
backslid into matrimony."
Many readers have doubtless read
of the Bachelors club in London.
When a member so far forgets the
principles of the club as to marry he
is promptly expelled.
There is a similar organization In
Germany-the Jugesellen club. When.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20

and then hugged the astonished young
fellow with naive unreserve.
"Oh, Jack!" she cried. TN SO glad
to see you again!" and hugging him
again, backed off to get another look.
Then, as she gazed upon Jim, standing
there grinning with delighted embar-
rassment, the mistake dawned upon
her. She gave a gasp and buried her
face in her hands.
"Oh," she exclaimed, 81 thought you
were my cousin, Jack, that I'd tele-
graphed to meet me. I'm, I'm o-o-o-
OH" and the damsel hurried away in
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20

dewy-lipped little miss with all the
artlessness of the country maiden writ
in every feature of her dainty face and
line of her trim little figure. As she
tripped along she gazed now right, now
left upon the waiting throng. as
though expectant of someone. When
Just opposite the group of young men
waiting for the friend she stopped,
fixed her big, blue eyes for a moment
upon tall, young Jim, and then, with
an ejaculation of delight, flung two
round arms about his neck, planted a
resounding kiss squarely upon his lips
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20

confusion and was lost in the throng
before the lucky Jim had time to re-
cover himself and offer to help hunt
Cousin Jack.
Jim's companions were loud in their
expressions of envy. And Jim was
copiously loquacious in detailing all
the sensations that titillated through
him when those soft arms encircled
his neck and the full, red lips were
pressed to his. Jim was a good master
of talk and graphically described it all
again and again to the minutest de-
tails-but he didn't say word more
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20
SOFT WHITE HANDS
Under Most Conditions If You lisa
Cuticura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify. tils
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better or more effective at any prizes
than these fragrant supercreamy em0l7
lients. A one-night treatment viii test
them in the severest forms of red.
rough, chapped and sore hands.
Sample each free by mail wit, sooks
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. XEs
Boston. Sold verywhere.-Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20
For People Hard of Hearing,

The inventors have long promised
device which will do for the ears
what spectacles do for the eyes. But
they are so slow in perfecting their
device that instruction in lip reading
is now recommended as the shortest
way to surmount the handicap OF dull
hearing. A league has been organized
in New York to promote lip reading
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20
JOKE VERY MUCH ON JIM
Was Not So Artless as
She Seemed.

U was a gay party of roistering
blades that went to the station the
other afternoon to meet an incoming
friend. They lined up outside the
gates, scanning every face as the pas
sengers from the iust-arrived train
came trooping through.
Among them came a bright-eyed
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20

"Our friend" he said afs going te
be mad enough to walk into neil
even, when he finds out What he
thinks has happened"
1T wasn't any OF Jimmy's LOTT"
Sanford Quest shook his head.
French" he said, keep mum, but I
was the elderly family retainer, Mac
dougal. j felt restless about him
He has lost the girl he was married
to he1, by the bye-and the jewels
No fear of his slipping away 1 shat
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20
FINED FOR GETTING MARRIED
Members Of Many Organizations In
the Old World Are Under Pen
atty to Defy Cupid.

There are certain sections and com.
munities who penalize marriage and
regard It IN the light of a punishable
offense.
II Is the rule, for instance. at All
Souls college. Oxford. England. that
q fellow forfeits his fellowship II when
studying the classics he should take
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20
Dolls of Long Ago.

The prehistoric Peruvians, accord
ing to writer in the Mothers Maga-
zine, had pieces of bone wrapped in
cloth, male doll being identified by
the blanket over his shoulders, the fe-
male by petticoat.
Horace makes mention Of the stick
horses of the Roman children. Missals
of the middle ages picture little peo-
pie still astride such makeshift steeds,
and the ordinary riding horse of the
ordinary child remained stick with a
horse head until late in the seven
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20

the perfect automaton. His eyes, in
stead of being fixed at the back of his
masters chair. were simply riveted
upon the stones. A queer little feeling
of uneasiness disturbed Ella for the
moment. 1t passed, however, as in
glancing away her attention was once
more attracted by the sparkle of the
jewels upon her bosom.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-20
Mammoth Cave in Idaho.

About twenty weight miles from
Boise City, Idaho. there has been diR
covered what is believed to be ths
largest cave in that part of the North
west, and the largest in Idaho. q
measures nearly half mile In length.
that is from its mouth to the lake. OF
course it may be that long again, bst
owing to the lake it is impossible 10
get the exact length without a boat
The government is unaware Of its en-
land and in an exceedingly desolata
region Should the government be-
come aware of its whereabouts u
would Immediately claim it