Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-03

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A new interest seemed suddenly t
have crept into Hardaway's manner
Let me see," he said, IF she lief
Clifford's hotel about two, she woult
have been at Hampstead about half
past two. She would waste a few min
utes in making inquiries, then she
probably left Hampstead for Yves
hensington, say, at a quarter to three
Give me at once a description of thu
young lady," he demanded.
Quest drew a photograph from his
pocket and passed it silently over.
"sIr. Quest" he said, 1T is Just pos
siole that your visit here has been an
exceedingly opportune one"
Come along with me-" he con
t:nucd. Well talk as we 60"
They entered a taxi and drove of
westwarGs.
~. Quest" he went on. "for two
months we have been on the track of
a ma1 ard q woman whom we strong.
ly suspect Of having decoyed half a
dozen perfectly respectable young
women, ana sa;pgcd them out to South
America"
The wh:te Stare t-a!Mc!" Quest
gasped.
Something O: tha a~rt." NGriaway
admitted. Well, Na'ye boon closing
the net around this i~.lcg~s,jng couple,
and last night / hTa Information
brought to me upon H.lich We are act.
ing this afternoon. We've had them
watched and it seems tia, they were
sitting in a tea place about three
o'clock yesterday; afternoon when a
young woman entered who was OBJ
viously a stranger to Londcn. You
see, the time fits in exactly, ii your as.
sistant decided to stop on her way to
Kensington and get some tc2. She
asked the woman at the desk tie best
means of getting to West Kons;ngtcn
without taking a taxicab. Ter &c.
scription tallies exactly With tic pho.
tograph you have shown me. The WON.
an whom my men were watching aG'
dressed her and offered to show her
the way. They left the place together.
My men followed them. The house
mas been watched eve since and we
are raiding it this afternoon. You and
will just be in time" -
He stopped the cab and they got
out. A mar who seemed to be stroll.
ing aimlessly along reading a newspa.
per suddenly joined them.
WELL, Dixon?' his chief exclaimed.
The man glanced around.
'Tve got three men round at the
back, Mr.. Hardaway." he said. ITS
impossible for anyone to leave the
place."
Hardaway paused to consider a 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 60. 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 a fatuous smile upon his lips. He
crossed the pavement with diff ulty
stumbling up the steps, and held on
the knocker with one hand while he
consulted a slip Of paper. He had
scarcely rung the bell before a slightly
parted curtain in the front room fell
together and a moment later the door
a opened by a man in the livery Of
q butler, but with the face and ply
sique Of a prize.fighter.
LADY Of the house." Quest demand.
ed. Want to see the lady Of the
house."
Almost Immediately he vas con.
scious Of a woman standing in the hall
before him.
"You had better come in" she in
vited. please do not stand In the
doorway"
Quest, however, who had heard the
footsteps of the others behind him, loi.
tered there for a moment.
You're the lady whose name is on
this piece Of paper?" he demanded.
This place is all right, Ell"
really do not know what you
Eean," the woman replied colby; "but
T you will come inside ! Wy talk with
on in the drawing room
Guest, as though stumbling
,ae front, door, had It now wide optA,
and IN q moment the hall seemed full.
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