The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
The Novel Experiences of Guy Garricl< Detective

Say you are In love with a young
man." added Garrick hastily, who 1:
handsome. athletic-red blooded-any
thing-you know the type mean"
'oh. you mean it is just story sh'
replied, much relieved. Every well" she
agreed, as Garrick excused himself. -
shall 60 to her and do as you say.
The rest of the morning. he occupied II
hiring temporarily the vacant ofiice M
had observed next to the Mont Tresoi
Gold Mining Company. There, also
through the office wall, although 1t wal
much more difficult, he Bored hole anc
inserted another detectascope, with
large box at the end of it, precisely slmi'
lar to that which he had placed in the
room next to The Retreat.
Garrfck divided his time during the resi-
of the day between the two places, tax
ing care not to be observed going in and
out.
That evening Garrick paid a second cal
on Madam Sears.
Her first question was, Have you done
what 1 saw you doing in the crystal!
Yes he replied eagerly. And 1t Is
Wonderful marvellous. I'm going 10 puS
the stock just as soon as l can get tne
cash. But IL is about another matter
have called on you. this time.
He paused. to let her know how gree'
was his confidence IN her. theh Fesuiiieu
slowly, I'm lonely"
You are In love, then?' she queried-
Hardly" laughed Garrick. That Is
the trouble. I've never met the kind Of
girl I'd like to meet"
Madam Sears gazed long and deeply
into the crystal.
II see the young ldy whom you would
love-" she began a. ength in soft voice
She would love u, too. see love
affair surrounding both Of you. sne
continued to gaze INTO the limpid depths
from which she drew her inspiration.
But not yet will she be yours" she
went on. "She is under the evil influence
of another man
Garrick waited anxiously. What would
she say?
IAN old man." added the medium. But
II can all be arranged with care. For so
1 will go into a trance I will overcome
this evil influence"
Garrick suppressed a smile.
Much as he admired Alma Maynard. he
would scarcely have conducted court
ship through a professional scryer or
crystal gazer. He thanked her profusely
and promised to return and let her use
her Wonderful power in overcoming the
evil influence which, he could guess, was
that of old Mr.. Maynard.
He had expected to find Miss Maynard
angry at Madam Sears, but when he call
ed on her again the next day she was
merely amused.
''she already had an affinity picked out
for me-" laughed Alma merrily In telling
about It 'I met him there"
who was he?'he asked.
"a Mr.. Tanner" she replied. Have
l. L. hrALr OF- g.
thing or other downtown. Aunt Eliza
beth knows him"
Garrick nodded. He was trying to
piece the mystery together and found that
somehow the parts did not fit into each
other yet.
He had arranged his new quarters to
look as much as possible like a seance
room of a fortune teller and had pre-
pared to place in the front window 1T
tie giIt-lettered glass sign. reading, PROF.
Bell. Psychic Palmist."
The day slipped by. like others. an
anxious day for Alma Her visit TO
Madam Sears had not reassured her con-
cerning her aunt Instead, 1t had further
alarmed her. for she did not like the looks
of the Mr.. Tanner to whom the medium
had introduced her. He had seemed too
familiar.
Garrick had apparently disappeared, al
though he was in fact busy with his de-
tectascope both at the clearinghouse
and in the office he had hired downtown.
1t was along toward night when he
found at last that he was ready to act,
and he lost no time in calling up Alma
Maynard.
I'VE established myself as a psychic
at - West Forty-fifth street." he OBJ
served over the telephone.
'what?" she answered quickly. Next
to Madam Sears?'
Yes" he laughed back. You will find
me there tonight as Prof. Bell, psychic
palmist. I wonder II you and Sanford
couldn't arrange to call on me? I shall
have to trust to you to think up the ex-
cuse."
1t proved easier than she had expected
when she told Garrick that she would try,
for, by a sort of inspiration, she managed
to appeal to Sanford's skepticism by ask
ing him to see If he could expose this
new psychic Of whom she had just heard.
Meanwhile Garrick had put the finish
ing touches on his preparations and was
quite ready to greet his guests when they
arrived.
Alma greeted the professor in a man.
ner which showed that she had the in
stincts Of an actress. Sanford, on the
other hand, as soon as he caught sight
superciliously to his cousin and remark
ed, Il thought you didn't believe in this
sort of thing, Alma"
"Oh," she replied, that's just II. II
don't. But-this is SO different
Garrick flashed his appreciation at the
remark and busted himself
about a cabinet on top of which was a
huge crystal ball. Beneath, in the cabi-
met itself, he had placed a curious ar
which. however. was not Wis
ibIe to an outsider.
Suppose we cut out the mummery, and
get down to business" remarked Sanford
at length, twisting impatiently in his
chair.
':Lookr" exclaimed Garrick, suddenly. |
ignoring the remark.
His tone startled them, but no more |
than what he directed their attention to-
ward. There, in the depths Of the magic |
crystal ball. broke forth a dim. SHIN
mering light. becoming brighter and
brighter. making the huge crystal seem
almost a thing Of life.
They started forward involuntarily and
gazed down. as Garrick directed. Alma
gave a faint scream Of surprise. Sudden
" a picture, faint, indistinct. seemed to
form in the very heart OF the transpar-
ent rock. She bent closer. scarcely
breathing.
There fioated in the crystal figure. It
was no other than Madam Sears herself!
II was indistinct, yet plain enough for
hem to recognize what was going on. She
advanced toward them, but really toward
what was evidently door.
A man entered the room with her.
There they stood, close together, appar-
.ntly talking earnestly.