Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-06-03


A new interest seemed suddenly to
have crept into Hardaway's manner.
Let me see." he said, IF she left
Clifford's hotel about two, she would
have been at Hampstead about half
past two. She would waste few min
utes In making inquiries, then she
probably left Hampstead for West
Kensington, say, at quarter to three.
Give me at once description Of the
young lady" he demanded.
Quest drew a photograph from his
pocket and passed 1t silently over.
"Mr. Quest" he said, ut is just pos
sible that your visit here has been an
exceedingly opportune one"
Come along with me-" he con-
tinued. well talk as we 60"
They entered taxi and drove on
westwards.
"Mr. Quest" he went on, "for two
months we have been on the track Of
man and a woman whom we strong
ly suspect of having decoyed half q
dozen perfectly respectable young
women, and shipped them out to South
America"
1.-THE white slave trahic!" Quest
gasped.
Something Of the sort" Hardaway
admitted. well, we've been closing
the net around this interesting couple,
and last night had information
brought to me upon which we are act
ing this afternoon. We've had them
watched and it seems that they were
sitting In a tea place about three
o'clock yesterday afternoon when a
young woman entered who was OBJ
viously stranger to London. You
see, the time fits in exactly, If your as.
sistant decided to stop on her way to
Kensington and get some tea. She
asked the woman at the desk the best
means OF getting to West Kensington
without taking q Ntaxicab. Her de-
scription tallies exactly with the pho
tOgfaph you have shown me. The WON.
an whom my men were watching ad.
dressed her and offered to show her
the way. They left the place together
My men followed them. The house
has been watched ever since and we
are raiding it this afternoon You and
I will just be in time"
He stopped the cab and they got
out. A man who seemed to be stroll
!, ing aimlessly along reading newspa'
| nav c,df7nn1x ininad Thorn
".well. Dixon" his chief exclaimed.
The man glanced around.
"Tve got three men round at the
! back, Mr.. Hardaway," he said. TITS
impossible for anyone to leave the
/ place."
Hardaway paused to consider mo.
ment
Look here" Quest suggested, "they
know all Of you, Of course; and they'll
never let you in until they're forced
! to. I'm a stranger. Let me go. III
get in all right"
"All right" he assented. I'VE shall
follow you up pretty closely, though
Quest stepped back Into the taxi and
gave the driver a direction. When he
! emerged In front Of the handsome gray
stone house he seemed. to have be
come completely transformed. There
/ was fatuous smile upon his lips. He
crossed the pavement with diff Guilty
stumbling up the steps, and held OF
the knocker with one hand while he
consulted slip Of paper. He hat
scarcely rung the bell before a slightly
parted curtain In the front room fell
together and q moment later the dool
/ was opened by man in the livery o.
| q butler, but with the face and ply
4 sique Of prize7fghter.
LADY Of the house," Quest demand
led. sWant to see the lady Of thu
house."
| Almost Immediately he was con
| scious Of q woman standing in the hal
before him.
aYou had better come in." she in
! vited. please do not stand In tn
doorway"
i Quest. however. who had heard thu
footsteps of the others behind him, loi
| tered there for q moment.
you're the lady whose name is OF
i this niece Of paper?" he demanded
aThis place is all right, chr
az really do not know what yoV
mean the woman replied coldly; ''bu
/ Il Won win come inside i win talk witt
Won Ii the drawing room"
d ouest, as though stumbling agains
Il the front door, had It now wide open
md ii 4 moment the hall seemed full