The Washington times., 1915-04-11

joke, he observed dryly. IT'S all rlBht.
girls. Keep cool" he went on. as he
round and see me in the Tombs, one
of you"
''If l can be of any assistance" the
professor exclaimed. II trust that you
Quest. I repeat inspector" he added
Il am convinced that you are making
| a very grave mistake. Mrs Rheinholdt
You must let me take you home"
She gave him her arm.
My Jewels" she sobbed. Just as
they had been recovered, too"
My dear lady the professor re-
minded her. with faint air of re.
remember that we are in the presence
Of a graver tragedy than the loss OF a
The ambulance men came and de-
| parted with their grim burden, the
| room on the ground floor was locked
and sealed. and the house was soon
| empty except for the two girls. To-
ward o'clock Lenora went out and
returned with a newspaper. She opened
| it out upon the table and they both
pored over 1t:
WELL-kNOWN CRIMINOLOGlST
| ARRESTED FOR DOUBLE
TRAGEDY.
Sanford Quest, the famous New York
| criminologist. was arrested at noon to.
I
! valet. Ross Brown. and Miss Quigg.
| Salvation Army canvasser. The crime
| seems to be mixed up in some mysteri-
Gus fashion with others. John -. Mar
Quest as an alibi. was found dead be-
hind his tower. Quest claimed that he
travelled from the signal tower to New
! York on freight train. leaving his
autmobile behind. but neither machine
nor chauffeur have been discovered
| Justice Thorpe has refused to con.
| slider bail
| He's a guy. that Justice Thorpe. and
sos the idiot who wrote this stuff!
Laura exclaimed, thrusting the paper
was dead right when he told French
he was locking up the one man who
could clear up the whole show"
! Lenora NODDED thoughtfully.
| Inc professor spoke up like a man.
she agreed. but Laura. | want to ask
you something. Did you notice his
| scrvant-that man Craig"
Cant say l did particularly" Laura
Twice" Lenora continued. Il though,
he was going to faint. / tel you he
was scared the whole OF the time"
What are you getting at. kid"
Laura demanded
AT Craig. If can" Lenora replied
give me the phototelesmc. am goins
| to talk to the professor
| Laura adjusted the mirror to the in.
strument and Lenora rang up The
pr3It ssor himself answered the call
Have you seen the 3 o'clock edition
professor" Lenora asked
! never read newspapers, young
lady" the professor replied
Let me tell you what they say
| about Mr.. Quest.
Lenora commenced rambling ar.
! count of what she had read in the
new spaper. All the time the ewes nr
the two girls were fixed upon the NIP
ror They could see the professor seat
ed IN MS chair with two huge volumes
by his side. a pile of manuscript, and
pen in his hand. They could even
| catch the look of sympathy on his face
AS he listened, attentively. Suddenly lie.
nora almost broke off She grippcd
Laura by the arm. The door OF th4
study had been opened slowly, and
Craig carrying a bundle. paused for A
moment on the threshold. He glanced
nerrously toward the professor, uhc
seemed unaware Of his entrance. Then
place. stopped down and committed
| something TO the flames The relief on
his face. as he stood up. was obvious
All can do for Mr.. Quest. young
III you will forgive my saying so, YOU
are little overexcited Just now. Take
my advice and rest for short time
Call round and see me whenever you
| wish"
He laid the receiver down and the re.
| Election on the mirror faded away. lie.
nora started up and hastily put or
her coat and hat, which were still lying
| on the chair
Il am going right down to the profes.
| sor's." she announced.
What do you think you can dc
there" Laura asked.
II am going to see II can find ou
what that man burned. she replied. -
Will be back in an hour"
Laura walked with her as far as tn,
street car. and very soon afterwarc
Lenora found herself knocking at tn,
professors s front door. Craig admi.te
her almost at once. For a moment h,
seemed to shiver as he recognized her
| The weakness, however. was only mo
mentary. He showed her into the stud,
with grave Difference. The profcsso
was still immersed In his work. II,
greeted her kindly. and with a little sigl
laid down his pen.
| well, young lady" he said, "hav,
you thought of something I can do?'
She took no notice of the chair {,
which he pointed. and rested her hant
| upOn his shoulder.
Professor" she begged 'sgo and se
Mr. Quest! He is in the Tombs prison
Il would be the kindest thing any on
could possibly do"
q The professor glanced regretfully a
his manuscript hut he did not hesitate
He rose promptly to his feet.
! 'lf YOU think he would appreciate Il
| will go at once he decided.
Her face shone with gratitude.
, That is really kind of you, profes
| sor." she declared
II will send for nv coat and we vii
go together. II you like" he suggested
She smiled.
Il am going the other way. back L
Georgia square" she explained ''Nr
please, don't ring. can find my wa,
out
! She hurried from the room. Outsid
IN the hall she paused for A momen
listening with heating heart. BY tn
side wall was hat rack with branch
: ing pegs, from which several coats wer
hanging. She slipped quietly benin
their shelter Presently the profcsso
came out of the room.
: My coat. please, Craig" she hear
him say.
I Her heart sank. Craig was coming /
! her direction. Her discovery SCENE
, certain. Then. as his hand was hal
/ stretched out to remove one OF the gar
E ments. she heard the professors voice.
II think ] shall walk. Craig. ] hay
: been so much upset today that the exeI
else Will do me good I will have In
n light coat from my bed roomI
I For a moment the shock of relief wa
y so great that she almost lost consciou,
e ness. A moment or two later she hea
r the professor leave the house Yer
| cautiously she stole out from her hidin
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