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whatever the penalty may be! II is for her sake-to find her-that broke out of prison and that ] am trying to keep free. The wisest thing to do, from my own peini of view, would be tc give myself up. I can't bring my self to do that without knowing what hac become of her."
 The professor nodded again.
 "A charming and well-bred younr woman she seems he admitted. "l fear that ] should only be a bungle. in your profession, Mir. Quest, but fl there iG anything 1 can do depen, upon me Personally. am convinced that Craig will return to me with some plausible explanation az tc what has happened"
 Quest, for the thirC or fourth time moved cautiously toward the window His expression suddenly changed He glanced suddenly downward, drowned slightly.
 They're after mel" he exclaimed Sit still, professor"
 He darted into his room and reap peared again almost immediately. The professor gave gasp of astonish ment at his altered appearance His tweed suit seemed to have been turned inside out. There were no lapels now, and it was buttoned up to his neck. He wore long white apron; a peaked cap and chinpiece of astonishing naturalness had transformed him into the sembance of Dutch grocer's boy
 I'm off, professor" Quest whis- pered You shall hear from me soon l have not been here, remember!"
 He ran lightly down the steps and into the kitchen, picked up basket, filled it haphazard with vegetables and threw cloth over the top Then he made his way to the front door, peered out for a moment. swung through it on to the step. and, turning round, commenced to belabor it with his fist Two plain-clothes men stood at the end of the street. A police automo bile drew up outside the gate. Inspec. tor French. attended by policeman, stepped out. The former looked search ingly at Quest.
 "oif, huy pOy, dic you 0Oln6 here?' he asked.
 T cannot answer yet" Quest re- piled, in broken English Ten min uts already have 1 wasted. 1 have knocked at all the doors.''
 French smiled
 You run along home" he said, "and tell your master that he had better leave off delivering goods here for the present.
 Quest went of. grumbling French opened the door with a master key and secured it carefully. leaving one of his men to guard it. He searched the rooms on the ground floor and finally ascended to Quests study The pro lessor was still enjoying his cigar
 Say, where's Quest?" the inspector asked promptly.
 Have you let him out already?" the professor replied. in a tone of mild l surprise. q thought he was in the l Tombs prison
 The inspector pressed on without answering. Every room in the house | was ransacked Presently he came back to the room where the professor
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-1 will send for my coat ano we will go together, if you like" he suggested.
 She smiled.
 ] am going the other way, back to Georgia square" she explained "No, please don't ring. l can find my own way out"
 She hurried from the room. Outside in the hall she paused for a moment. listening with beating heart By the side wall was hat rack with branch. ing pegs, from which several coats were hanging. She slipped quietly be- hind their shelter
 moment or two later she heard the professor leave the house. Very cautiously she stole out from her hid Ing place. The hall was empty. She crossed 1t with noiseless footsteps. slipped into the study and moved stealthily to the fireplace There was a little heap of ashes in one distinct handkerchief and secreted it in her dress and quietly left the house.
 At Georgia square she found Laura waiting for her, and a few minutes af- terWard the two girls were examining the ashes with the aid of Quests mi croscope Among the little pile was one fragment at the sight of which they both exclaimed. It was distinctly a shred of charred muslin embroidery Lenora pointed toward it triumphant ly.
 Isn't that evidence?" she demand ed. Let's ring up Inspector French"
 Laura shook her head doubtfully.
 Not so fast" she advised. French Is good sort in his way, but he's preiudiced just now against the boss. I'm not sure that this evidence would go far by itself"
 It's evidence enough for us to go to Craig, though, What we have got to do is to get confession out of him, somehow!"
 Laura studied her companion, for moment, curiously
 Taking some interest in MT. Quest, kid, ain't you?"
 Lenora looked up. Then her head suddenly sank into her hands. She knew quite we'll that her secret had escaped her Laura patted her shoul der.
 That's all right. child" she said soothingly Well see him through this. somehow or other"
 Laura" exclaimed Lenora, i've will save MT. Quest and we will get hold of Craig! l have plan Listen!"
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ing to her. She transcribed 1t with beating heart:
 o. K Coming.
 The guard swung open the wicket in front of Quests cell.
 Young woman to see you Quest, he announced Ten minutes, ant no loud talking, please.'
 Quest moved to the bars It was Laura who stood there She wasted very little time in preliminaries Hay ing satisfied herself that the guard was out of hearing. she leaned as close as she could to Quest
 Look here,' she. said, "Lenoras s crazy with the idea that Craig has done these jobs-Craig. the profes- sor's servant, you know. We used the phototelesme yesterday afternoon and saw him burn something in the pro- fessors study. Lenora went up straight away and got hold of the ashes''
 Smart girl" Quest mu~mured, nod ding approvingly. "Well?'
 There are distinct fragments" Laura continued, "of embroidered stuff such as the Salvation Army girl might
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reflection on the mirror faded away. Lenora started up and hastily put on her coat and hat, which were still ly ing on the chair.
 ''I am going right down to the pro- fessors," she announced
 What do you think you can do there?" Laura asked.
 ''I am going to see if I can find out what that man burned she replied. T will be back in an hour"
 Laura walked with her as far as the street car, and very soon afterward Lenora found herself knocking at the professors front door. Craig admitted her almost at once For moment he seemed to shiver as he recognized her.
 Well, young lady, the professor said, have yon thought of something I can do?"
 She took no notice of the chair to which he pointed, and rested her hand upon his shoulder.
 Professor" she begged, "go and see MT Quest! He is in the Tombs prison. It would be the kindest thing anyone could possibly do."
 The professor glanced regretfully at his manuscrapt, but he did not hesi- tate. He rose promptly to his feet
 "If you think he would appreciate 1t, I will go at once," he decided.
 Her face shone with gratitude.
 That Is really kind of you. profess sor," she declared.
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SYNOPSIS.

Sanford Quest, master criminologist of the world, finds that in bringing to ius- tice Macdougal. the murderer of Lord Ashleigh's daughter. he has but lust en- tered life-and-death struggle with a mysterious master criminal. In a hidden hut in Professor Ashleigh's garden he has seen an anthropoid ape skeleton and a nVing 1nhuman creature, half monkey half man, destroyed by fire. In his rooms at intervals have appeared from nowhere two black boxes with sarcastic and threatening notes signed with a pair of armless, threatening hands, representing those which have already figured in a diamond robbery. With his secretary. Laura. and his assistant. Lenora, he fol- lows the trail of Maedougal, who escaped on his way to prison, and finds Macdou- gals dead body in cave on lonely hillside. After thrilling escape from two thugs who try to kill him he returns to his rooms to find his valet, Ross Brown. and a Miss Quigg murdered, and Police Inspector French Investigating Preach. puzzled. half suspects Quest of the crime
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CHAPTER XIII.

Craig's surprise was real enough as he opened the back door of the pro fessors house on the following morn ing and found Lenora standing on the threshold
 Lenora smiled pleasantly.
 q came to this door," she said, "be- cause I wanted little talk with you"
 Craig's attitude was perfect. He was mystified but he remained respectful
 Will you come inside?" he invited.
 She shook her head.
 "I am afraid" she confided, "of what I am going to say being overheard. Come with me down to the garage for a moment"
 He opened the doors of the garage, leaving the keys in the lock, and they both passed inside.
 You can say what you please here without the slightest fear of being overheard. miss" Craig remarked.
 Lenora nodded, and breathed prayer to herself She was nearer the door than Craig by about half dozen paces. Her hand groped in the little bag she was carrying and gripped something hard. She clenched her teeth for moment Then the automatic pistol flashed out through the gloom.
 Craig" she threatened. "it you move shall shoot you"
 It seemed as though the man were coward He began to tremble his ,C and rounder
 What is it?" he faltered. What do you want?"
 Just this," Lenora said firmly. q suspect you to be guilty of the crime for which Sanford Quest Is in prison If you are innocent you have nothing to fear. If you are guilty there will be someone here before long who will extract the truth from you.'
 The mans face was an epitome of terror. Even his knees shook Lenora felt herself grow calmer with every moment.
 T am going outside to send mes sage" she told him. q shall return presently"
 Don't go," he begged suddenly Don't leave me! 1 am innocent I have done nothing wrong. If you keep me here, you will do more harm than you can dream of"
 Tt is for other people to decide about your innocence" Lenora said calmly. q have nothing to do with that If you are wise you will stop here quietly"
 Have you said anything to MT. Ashleigh, miss?" the man asked bite ously.
 Not word"
 A expression of relief shone for moment upon his face. Lenora point ed to a stool.
 "Sit down there and wait Suietly,' she ordered
 He obeyed without a word She left the place, locked the door se- curely. and made her way round to the other side of the garage-the side hidden from the house, Here at the far corner, she drew a little pocket WlreleSS rom her Dag ana set IL on the window sill Very slowly she sent her message:
 have Craig here In the professors garage, locked up. If our plan has succeeded, come at once 1 am wait. ing for you.
 There was no reply. She sent the message again and again. Suddenly, during pause. there was little flash upon the plate. A message was com
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IT fou moNe ohdi Shoot fout have been wearing. We put them on one side, but they ain't enough evi- dence. Lenora's idea Is that you should get hold of Craig and hypnotize him into confession.
 That's all right Quest replied but how am to get hold of him?''
 Laura glanced once more careiessly 1 around to where the guard stood.
 Lenora's gone up to the professors agafn this afternoon She is going te try and get hold of Craig and lock him in the garage If she succeeds. she will send message by wireless at three o'clock. It is half-past two now
 'Well?1 Quest exclaimed 'cWell7"
 You can work this guard If you want to- Lenora went on '1 have seen you tackle worse cases He seems dead easy. Then let me in the cell, take my clothes and leave me here ,
 Quest followed the scheme in his mind quickly
 Tt is all right he decided, "but I am not at all sure that they can really hold me on the evidence they have got If they can't. I shall be doing n.y. self more harm than good in this way"
 It's no use unless you can get hold of Craig quickly" Laura said. He is getting the scares. as 1t is.
 "Ill do it,s Quest decided Gall the guard, Laura"
 She obeyed. The man came good naturedly toward them.
 Quest looked at him steadfastly through the bars.
 :. "I want you to come inside for a moment, Quest repeated softly. "Un- look the door, please, take the key off your bunch and come inside"
 The man hesitated, but all the time his fingers were fumbling with the keys. Quests lips continued to move. The warder opened the door and en- tered. A few minutes later Quest passed the key through the window to Laura, who was standing on guard
 Without word. and with marvellous rapidity, the change was effected. Laura produced from her handbag a wig, which she pinned inside her hat and passed over to Quest Then she flung herself on to the bed and drew the blanket up to her chin.
 How long will he stay like that?" she whispered pointing to the warden, who was sitting on the floor with his arms folded and his eyes closed
 Half and hour or so' Guest an. swered. Don't bother about him I shall drop the key back through the window
 Quest reached Georgia square at five minutes to three. glance uo was unwatehed He let himself n with his own key, threw Laura S clothes off. and after a few moments hesitation, selected from the ward robe rough tweed suit with a thick lining and lapels Just as he was tying his tie. the little wireless which he had laid on the table at his side began to record messa ge He glanced at the clock It was exactly three
 Quests eyes shone for a moment his answering message put on dus. ter and sloueh hat. and left the house by the side entrance. In a few mo ments he was in Broadway. and 9 quarter of an hour later a taxicab de. posted him at the entrance to the
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Craig's surprise was real enough as he opened the back door of the pro fessors house on the following morn ing and found Lenora standing on the threshold
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-30
lat THE BROOKLYN REAL ESTATE
EXCHANGE
NEW REALTY CORPORATIONS.

The following realty corporations rer.
chartered at Albany Yesterday;
The Community Builders, Manhattan
capital. $4,000; director, irving T.. Bur
dick. ia. j. O'Connell and George A
ia fiery. Sew York city.
l.. Rackus & 90, Manhattan CAPITA,
a.. 900. directors. y. 7. Barus' W, irving
Glover and Robert q Campbell Now YORK
city.
hs manso" c%apital. 10000; directors, Henry
+ Na'sch, New York city,. Cornelius ;.
MorrclI. White Plains, y y, and James
; Anderson. Ridgcwood, y. J.
Riverside Investing corporation Mah-
haitian capital, sl0.ooo; directors, Julius
4, Reed, Frederick " Heimann; New
York city; Edwin u. Kenyon, BROOKLYN,
t'pper Hudson Construction company
Manhattan apital, 10000; directors,
James l.. Carly, Il. Il, white and solomon
.Selig. New York city.
10 Eas Thirtieth street Company. Man
haitian; capital, 5000: directors. James NJ
simpson, Kew York city, Hubert u Nc
Lellan. The Bronx James Foserty' New
York city,
Herman Steinbuchler, Manhattan, capital,
81 5000; directors, Herman Steinbuchler
Fannie Goldman and Frank Pinto. New
ssidem Ruilding COMPANY, Manhattan
capital. $1,000. directors, Robert u. simon
Leopold Demuth and George Goldson' New
Rryani Avenue and is5th Street Com
pany. The Bronx: capital, $1,000 directors.
son, The Bronx, Wesley NJ. Messersmith
NeT fnp'"M sCons,ruction Company. The
Rronx capital, $1,000; directors. Herman
Passlon. Nathan Strom and James II
Miles, The Bronx
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-30
SITES ron WORE BRO>N FLATS.

BEpNNpALE AVENUE. 49, Henry f.
H- Eer has purchased from h Van
Nest Building Corporation the plot
.'Nion ou the north side Of BronN-
ctr a}".Ic. - feet west Of Morris
l''. 1,cuuc. The buyer owns the
,afp....g corner LOT and also two lots
9" Morris Park avenue and now con-
'-c'7 n i've lot plot at that point,
NoSHpIl' Park WAY-The Douglas
Robinson. Charles s, Brown Company
80 o.lia-a Bros, have sold the plot
a. ahou, six lots at the northeast cor
r'~ 0! Nosho.u Parkway and Hun
o .rle. The property fronts ia feet
a. tie parkway and loo feet on the
hlNH4.. tho easterly and northerly
lines measuring 1873 and ITO feet re-
tIYI'U'-.y. The seller was the estate
O. J. T. poNau. The new owner IL
g." Hubbard Realty Company. Mark
I'fv president which plans TO erect
Col. the site three five story apartment
'.lsC-
EAST 18TH SrRTET-The George
b. .,4- company has sold 446 East
'.' d.. s'r.,i. three story building, on
FRO I'>'nn - WliItn IIoppman, who
'- IA. bart payment the hve story
| 'r'- At liG 10 ls4 Eighteenth
S'.''' .o.r,r OF Grove street, Jersey
o.. l,1, involved about 800
. --f> If.>cE NJ L.arkin has
..' IIu' suNlN0 on the west side
'. f..... place. BIB feet north Of
'... ....f. o., 4 builder, who VIII
'Itfr'1Icut house.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-30
WAR CUTS MARCONI rROFTTS.
TrRnsocranic Business Uit-Deh-
cit Due to dividend Payment.

The Marconl Wireless Telegraph Com
pany or America in a preliminary report
for the year ended December 81. 1914,
shows gross earnings from operation Of
S75G.572 and net from operation or
si2l.6t4. Income from investments was
si50.27i
Net income FOR the year after charg-
ing OF s122.0l1 for reserves was $40
NJ. In the eleven months ended De-
cember 81, 1919, a deficit of 1921 for
the period was shown. This, however,
was after tho payment OF n dividend OF
siSS.O41. which was not dishursed last
year. The total surplus Of the company
at the close Of lC1i was $3Gi.511.
Secretary John Bottomley
that the statement does not Include
operations OF the t~ransoccanic high
power stations. II was expected that
these would begin work before the war
which has interfercd with the transat-
lantic service and to n considerable TX
tent with the t~ranspacinc service.
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GOBLET ADDS TO CORNER.

EAST eth STREET -Pease & Ell
man have sold for Mrs. Ellen NJ Bar
nan IO7 East Fifty-nfth street, a three
story dwelling. on lot ls.9Nl0O.1. 30
teei east of Park avenu The house
Is under lease until next October and
has heon owned by Mrs. Rannan for
about twenty Years. Robert W. Goe-
lei ig the buyer. He owns adjoining
rr9periy. which with yesterdays pur-
chase gives him a plot 1859 feet on
Ffty.nfth street and 1853 feet on
rsrk avenue. bell; the northeast cor
rer.
ct NICHOLAS AVENUE.-The six
s'o-y apartment house at the northwest
corner of -. Nicholas avenue ana
INN street has been sold by Josenh
Heidelhergcr To Joseph i. Ryan. n
property. Whit frC'e Gall feet on
I'm. avenue and 100 feet or the street
was acquired a few years ago by me
sellers from Friedman & Feinberg.
WEST 10TH STREET Slawson &
Hobbs have sold for Joseph :. de
Casanova 205 West I04th street. a
'igee story high stoop dwelling, on
70; i|7NaiNloO II, near West End ave-
'uc The buyer will occupy
EIGHTH AVENUE-Ferdinand Nagel
has rcsoI1 for Charles Martens To
Anna NJ Holstein 1884 Eighth ave
Inc a nve story fiat, on lot 25NlO0
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-30
EUROPEAN MAILS.

The Holland America liner Rotterdam sal.
ing 10. day for Falmouth viii carry mul.
closing at $50 A " for Europe ,cN,ept ths
Netherlands. Gcrmany Austria. Huu-arv.
Luxembourg and Turkey. also for Africa.
West ASIA and the East Indi"-. mail for tho
Netherlands must be- specially addressed va
Rotterdam
The White star liner Mcgan,ic. SAILING to
morrow tor Liverpool. Will carry mail clos
INK at : 20 \ VI. FOR an Europe except Ger
many. Austria. Hungary. LuNcmhurg and
Turkey. also for Africa West A-ia aud tho
East Indies All mail TO go ny the McEautlc
must he specially addressed for despatch 10y
this st"lmcr
The scandinavian American steamship Hell
Ii Olav. sailing on Thursday for Christian
s,ui. viii take mail. closing a; II" VI for
Germany Austria Hungary and l~uN,Whurz
and for Other countries when specially nd
dressed
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MORTGAGES
Z with name and address OF lender ana
lenders attorney
Downtown.

u,, IN, a,aro,. a, .r,., an,
VIII" """ IA a1,o,nay ~ Wv
Downtown.
South Of Fourteenth ST.
CT , u, coz soauu., =, .,sx
HsSNi'' pu.ss To i,ans II ms,
sell sntU Cus.on Men |s;,' 49,
way en- I.,,.,.' 'lsoyo
"HH6nSisoNN Haarris sh.diinsky to jacob
hosenberg 1890 IN Az, Mch ~ pr mig
sioo a., y y ""' 'e",S eoo
~ r. SV' hMdN ,.,,h otxeo, ',,"Vo
NSchoesorr, 20 R,y' Hat :ssa Bwsy' dmue
as per bond: Mich 2 atty, Leo Open,
ne'""' " We" VOW
West side.
West o. FIN nI I;o, between Fonr'e"n'h
ana l'"'h N"'
18TH ST. n = 2si v 9TH av. ?5x92-Edw
sachs "a Pauline Sachs So Y s0th ~,
Mar -, : yrs, . = Co.. atty. Cadwalaier,
49,, 90 Wall st $4,000
H.a Jno = MURRAY to Everett /. Kprns,
2s9 " 18th IT. Mar -. due Apr l. 1918.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-30
BUSINESS PROPERTY LEASED.
Speciality Co. Takes Greenwich
Village RnilAinx.

George r. Read a Co. and the Charles
T.. Noycs Company have leased for
Henry krogcr the six story building at
1910 Watts street to the German
American Speciality Company for a term
OF years
Hiram Rinaldo has leased for the
city to the Morrisania Wagon Works the
building at 20 Eldridge street for q
term of years. The building was for
merry occupied MS "a fire engine house.
The ". NJ. WE'LL Company has leased
the store at 1876 West Thirty-fourth
street for n term of years to Nine.
Misky store at 149 West Thirty-fourth
street to J. j. Broldo building AT 260
West Thirty-fourth street to II. Walker {;
and a floor at ESQ West Thirty-fourth
street to NJ J. Gordon.
The George Bockhaus Company has
leased to the Hy-Grade Coal Company
the building Mt 31a East i22d street 4:
to the FORD Roof Construction Company
the building. 4oxio0. at i02 East 126th
street for a term of years, and for Chris
tian Dages to the state Garage Com
pany the garage at 171-173 East 122d
street, on plot 75x1oo, for a term OF
years.
The tIs En- Realty Company has
rented the store at 80 Lexington "a
to Miss Catherine Sheridan for use IA a
physical culture restaurant.
VI. & l.. Hess have leased the fourth
floor al ~ Elm street to the Kitah En-
craving Company: the pent house nj
IL and II West Thirty-second street "a
the Lee Illustrating Company.
A. Q Ora Of the office OF I. Porrino
has leased at 40 sixth avenue TO the
Milan Importing Company the store and
basement and the second floor TO 7. Vac.
SAIL.
Lewis r. Preston has leased offices n
az Broadway to II. r. Rosensteln 4
Co. J. Havey. Moeler Safe Company
and G. c. Dilts Company.
The Real Estate Management Com
! pany has leased n store AT 2IT0 Broad.
way for n term OF years to Nathar
Gertler.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-30
FRISCO NEEDS $25, 900, 900.
bond sale to Ne Part Of VrorRRni.
nRttOu plan.

The Frisco railroad system will re-
auire about t25. OO0. 600 for It's reor-
sanitation. About $1,000, 600 Of this
will he raised by stock assessment. al
though y t1j assessment on all classes
NJ stock has not been finally decided.
The remainder will be raised by the sale
of bonds under a new blanket mortgage,
other bonds under this mortgage TO be
given to the ~refunding bondholders At
about par and 10 the general lien bond
holders at less than par. with the bal
snce Of their equity in now stock.
II t. said that the earnings Of the
Frisco are showing well as a result of
the largo mounts that have been put
back into the property from earnings
since the receivers have been in charge.
A reorganization plan, II Is estimated,
cannot he completed within three
months
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-30
BUYING ~ NEW JERSEY.

George II. Quennard has bought
through Eugene v. Welsh a dwelling at
Morristown from the Charles $. Swan
estate.
The Meister & Bache Realty Company
has bought a tract of 26i building lots,
each 25xi0O. AZ New Brunswick. y. J.
The property has a frontage OF about
$500 feet on Somerset streei. and is o
short distance from a large tract now
fully developed by the same company.