Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-10-15

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 a quarter to three.
Give me at once a description of the
young lady," he demanded.
Quest drew a photograph from his
pocket and passed it silently over.
"Mr. Quest" he said, sit is just pos
sible that your visit here has been an
exceedingly opportune one"
Come along with me-" he con.
tinued. "We1l talk as we co."
They entered a taxi and drove of
westwards.
"Mr. Quest" he went on, "for two
months we have been on the track Of
man and woman whom we strong
ly suspect of having decoyed half g
dozen perfectly respectable young
women, and shipped them out to Soutf
America"
"The white slave trafic!" Ques
gasped.
Something of the SORT" Hardawa.
admitted. We'll, we've been closin,
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 then
watched and it seems that they wer
sitting III tea place about thre
o'clock yesterday afternoon when
young woman entered who was OF
viously stranger to London. Yo
see, the time fits in exactly, if your as
sistant decided to stop on her way t
! Kensington and get some tea. Sh
asked the woman at the desk the bes
means of getting to West Kensingto
without taking a taxicab. Her ds
scription tallies exactly with the PHI
tograph you have shown me. The won
an whom my men were watching az
dressed her and offered to show he
the way. They left the place togethe
My men followed them. The hous
has been watched ever since and "
are raiding it this afternoon. You an
will just be in time
He stopped the cab and they &c
out. A man who seemed to be stroll
ing aimlessly along reading newsp;
per suddenly joined them
well. Dixon?" his chief exclaime'
The man glanced around.
1--WE got three men round at tn
back, Mr.. Hardaway," he said. "It
impossible for anyone to leave tn
place"
Hardaway paused to consider a n
| ment.
Look here" Quest suggested, "the
know all of you, of course, and they
\ never let you in until they're force
to. I'm stranger. Let me go. I
l get in all right"
N "All right" he assented. I'VE sha
\ follow you up pretty closely, though
\ Quest stepped back into the taxi al
D gave the driver a direction. When |
emerged in front of the handsome grs
stone house he seemed to have b
:. come completely transformed. The
\ was fatuous smile upon his lips. F
If crossed the pavement with difficult
\ stumbling UP the steps, and held {
i, the knocker with one hand while
= consulted a slip of paper. He b;
+ scarcely rung the bell before slight
parted curtain In the front room fl
- together and a moment later the do
was opened by man in the livery
&c a butler, but with the face and ph
|, sique of prize-fighter.
IF LADY of the house." Quest demar
ID ed. want to see the lady of t
n house."
ID Almost Immediately he was &C
m scious of a woman standing in the b
IT, before him.
,e ''You had better come in," she
II vited. please do not stand in t
as doorway"
er Quest, however, who had heard t
footsteps of the others behind him, ]
a. tered there for moment.
you're the lady whose name is
st this piece of paper?" he demand
,d "This place is all right, eh?"
d, 81 really do not know what y
d. mean," the woman replied coldly;'1
ed If you will come inside l will talk W
st you in the drawing room"
st Quest, as though stumbling agail
Mt the front door, had it now wide op
and in a moment the hall seemed Fl