The Holly chieftain., 1915-06-25


why Lenors ae1nt come ON to you
here can't inaaine." he said. How
ever. T'li 90 taek - the hotel where
she was to sps11 re night after she
arrived. 6he ~ have gone back
there. Thatis ~ 11dress. Mrs. Willet.
II ycu Hear an3tHnng wish you'd let
me know. LaA6t1b quite 4 particular
friend of mins 81 am a little anx-
ious.s
Quest haA a1E1o1v opened the front
door Tor himsele - passed out. He
aprsng inte ~ 6E. which he had
kept waiting.
"ChRord's ho16l IN Payne street."
he told the man.
He 1T ctsar nno smoked furiously
all the way. thrnu3ng 1t on to the pave
ment a. he hnr11e1; Into the quiet pri-
vate hotel WAlc1 = fellow passenger
ON the steamer - recommended as
being suitahle tae Lenora's one night
alone In town.
Can you tel - if Miss Lenora
Macdougal q stay1ng here :" he asked
at the ONCE.
The woman aheok her head.
"Miss Macd0ae1l stayed here the
night before lAsl ahe said, "and her
luggage Il waiting Tor o,ders. She left
here yesterday aftesnoon to go to her
aunt's. and pronised to send for her
things later ON daring the day. There
they stand. allrea1y for her."
.What tina AlA ne po7"
Directly after ~ early lunch. It
must have been about two o'clock"
Quest hurTisd sway. So after all
there was s0n1 tpundation for this
queer sense cf aepFession which had
been hov6rine a16ut him for the last
few days!
Scotland Yard. he told the taxi
driver.
He thrust aa0thsr cigar between his
teeth. but foreet u light it. He was
amazed q III own sensations, con.
scious OF fears And emotions of which
he would nevse have believed himself
capable. He g1xe in his card. and
after q few nsouneats delay he was
shown into ~ rle1ence of one Of the
chiefs of ths ASkective department.
who greeted hin wArmly.
my name u Hsfdaway," the latter
announced.
my assistaAl II young lady. Miss
Lenora MacdcaSal has disappeared!
She and ana Ffotessor Ashleigh left
the steamer n r3ymouth and Travelled
up in the boat Sf6in. It was stopped
at Hamblin roo ~ the professor and
myself. and M Macdougal came on
to London. 6he ms staying at Clif-
ford's hotel N pl1re street for the
night. md then ecsns ON to the aunt.
We'll. I've found Tint snnt. She was
lexpecting the girl. bsf the girl never
appeared.
where did this aunt ive!" Harda-
lway inquired.
.No. II. Princess c0uff road, West
Kensington." Quest rSplied. "She had
just moved there frusA Elsmere road,
Hampstead. ! went frsksto Hampstead.
Lenora had been thSFs and learned
her aunt's correct address in West
Kensington. l folloNed on to West
Remington and fouid that the aunt
was stu awaiting her.
A new interest seemed suddenly to
have crept into HardsMay's manner.
Let me see." he ~ III she left
Cliford's hotel about two. she would
have been at Hampstead about half.
| past two She would Wn6te few min
utes in making inQutries. then she
probably left Hampstead for West
Remington, 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 Il stlently over.
"Mr. Quest" he saia 1T Is just pos
sible that your visit hsfe has been an
exceedingly opportune one"
Come along with me-" he con-
tinued. well talk q we Co."
They entered taxi and drove of
westwards.
"Mr. Quest" he went on, "for two
months we have been On the track of
q man and q woman whom we strong.
ly suspect Of having dscoyed half
dozen perfectly respectable young
women. and shipped them out to South
America"
THE white slave tramc!' Quest
gasped.
Something of the sort. Hardaway
admitted. We'll. we've been closing
the net around this intsresting couple,
and last night had information