Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-03

To our surprise, however. as We
approached our apartment, We could
see q light burned there. At first
we were inclined to approach it with
caution, but on inquiry from the hall
boy we learned that Jack Speed was
up there and seemingly very worrieds
We hurried up and. sure Dug
there was the young man franticaily
excited.
Glare has disappeared while you
were away" he announced as w en-
tered. I've exhausted every means
l know Of to trace here-and not
a clue"
1t was startling news and it left US
quite up in the air as to what to do.
AS nearly as we could make GU.
from Speed a stranger had come to
Clare's apartment very late in the
night with a message that Jack HIM
self was out a the House OF Mystery
at Heaton Hills. with Breshkaya. The,
message itself was signed with the
name t"Minna Oakleigh."
Kennedy listened puzzled. "As a
matter of fact we were out there with
her" he considered. "Who is Minna
Oakleigh 2"
That's the strange part of it." re-
piled Speed. "Minna Oakleigh is Jim
,Oak1eigh's wife. happen to know
that she is down at Palm Beach, al
though I think she's expected home
soon. Jim's q fine chap. 1 don't see
why his wife should know anything
about this, or mix in it. But them
he recollected, There's no telling
where the Shiny trail of this Black
Menace may extend. I hope it isn't
true, about Minna."
Somehow I felt hat it was true, at
a to a certain extent, and I could
not help connecting Mrs. Oakleigh
with my friend MRS. James out at
the House of Mystery.
No Answer From Clare.
nedy. .5
That's just it," explained speed,
Il didn't finish down on the Star IN
til late n when I rang up her apart
ment I didn't get any answer. 1
thought 1t was strange, for it was too
late for her to be sfout alone and 7
couldn't get YOU either. So I went
up there. No one was about. b,1t
from a neighbor 1 learned that a mes
ksenger, a man, had been there with
a note and I found the note, but moth
ing else. She must have gone with
the messenger. That's what worries
me- 1
l 1eit that there was indeed good
cause Tor worry. AS I tried to check
up the time l found that she must
nave left some time considerably ~.
er we q arrived out at the gambIinp
joint: I glanced at Kennedy. His
mind was evidently working on the
same line. Gould the mysterious mes
SAG 70 Ihorne and the subsequent
eHorts OF Breshkaya as we'll as the
l.Snt IN the garden nave concerned
llATH ann an .1ff0vn~% -
I'D like to go over to Clare's'' de-
ded Craig energetically, no onger
thinking of the lateness or our "a.
tigue. Ia
Accordingly it was not many min.
utes Later that We arrived at The
apartment and were admitted by the
hall boy; Ne
At once Kennedy began a hastv
search. The letter for the present
at least, onered no help. But it was
not ione before Kennedy had brought
70 ,isnt one very significant thing.
Elare's maid had disappeared.
Search Of the maids room dis
closed that she had left in a ereat
hurry, also She had not had time ~
remove her effects yet she had ev.
IDENTIFY taken what she Considered
Q valuable. Everything indicateS
that she had gone in haste. perhan
expecting never to return. II was
omtnous. "os
On the 'other hand, there was everv
that Clare had also left N.
back again soon. y
kennedy turned his attention mora
particularly to- the maids room And
there began q Q minute searc
An exclamation from him ~atfrantnI
our attention. There. tucked au;o1,