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Show f 111 Synopsis of Preceding Chapters, jlf "The Great Salt J-alcc Mystery" Is a iff-, collaborative story founded upon a plot if Introduced by George Harris Dononue, MIL mid cucli chapter subsequent to the intio-ductlon intio-ductlon lias been laUon up by such wcu- 113'' known Salt Lalcers us George A. Sncets. 11 t c tilef of the Salt Lake detective bureau; 11' Charles S. Pulver. a well-known cluu-!!; cluu-!!; man und former newspaper man. eon-JftM, eon-JftM, tributes chapters 111 and IX; Joseph k. rmi Calue. secretary of the Commercial club; (jiM A. S Fowler, private secretary to Mayor Urcnsford, Charles V, Vorthln:ton. iul- "2v vcrtlslng manager of the Kelth-O Brlon Sit. rompnnv, E.lgar A. Rogers, assistant city ft ntlornoy. and Professor John S. Welch, !9 grammar Kiudo supervisor of the Salt Lake public schools. W The plJt. as Introduced by Mr. Dono- line, presents Captain Anthony Stark, his wife r.nd nineteen-year-old daughter M (Jlauys Captain Stark, retired mining V man snd capitalist of SaltI-ake City. m W't find him regfatered, with his family, ! i at thii St. Francis hotel in San Francisco, : " where, a few hours following his arrival, i ; tlie cap is In asul his wife and daughter are found chloroformed, and the subse- ; silent discovery Is made that SI'S, 000 in ' 1 .ash and Jewels valued at ?10.00G; bclong- m ( lt:g to Mr. Stark, all secreted In Captain tt stuiks trunk, had been stolen. A few ' hours after the robbery, Glad-3 Stark i lilsappca:?. and Ferguson Thome of Salt Lake arrives ax. the St Francis. -Majvolous Andi'ison, the great Investl- pator. assumes charge of the mystery and . points the linger of suspicion at Ferguson i Thome The discovery is made that Cap-l;n Cap-l;n Stark's homo In Salt Lake City hud ' , b"cn robbed but a short lime after his departure and valuable papers stolen. ' Charles D. Remington, a former friend of Thonio and Slark, Is suspected of eoni- , plicity Marvelous Anderson Is inter- ; ;ev.,e-.l by a mysterious priest, who has previously returned a package of papers to Captain Slark. A mysterious countcr- E: ' i:rt of Gladys Stark is discovered In com- 1 : jiiny with a mysterious stranger in the J ' l'.jsmar"k cafe by Anderson, who follows Q llicm a notorious resort In Chinatown, j whor" later Mar clous Anderson diseov- : or? Thorne in the act of making confes-sion confes-sion to tin- mysterious s Hanger and the '1 beautiful woman that he committed the 'A J- Stark burglary In order to rescue Gladys ' 1 roin tM0 alleged perilous predicament. 12 Tlt'jme and Anderson, form an alliance; J J the Investigator Is caught In a Chinatown af trap and rescued by Thorne: Captain 3 k ?tnik Is confronted by Anderson. Thome 1 and Gladys in the St. Francis, whore ho M X Is found lonferrlng with His mysterious " f stranger and the beautiful woman. Mrs. Stark suddenly appears on the scene and f demands to know who the beautiful wom- ' an and mysterious stranger an; Captain L S'tark falls In apoplectic fit; Anderson at- tnnpts resuscitation, and while thus cn- f gagi'd Mrs. Stark, Gladys, tho mysterious 1. I. stranger and the beautiful woman vanish '. from the apartment. Anderson and f. Tliorue start In pursuit. Captain Stark r dl.covrrs h has lost his lirst marriage r rorli Ilea t; which Is believed by Manager Woods to be tho key to the. mystery In chapter X. Miss Blanche Douglas perfTLs an analogous creation, which Is f perfectly open to every person trying to AN ORIGINAL STORY. Mr. Bismarck Snyder, the popular and well-known lawyer, contributes con-tributes Chapter XV of the Great Salt Lake MysLery this morning. Mr. Snyder has followed the eventful doings of House Detective Holmes from Frisco to Salt Lake, and in the narrative he keeps the St. Francis detoclive husy every minute of the time. Even George Sheets is made to. appear and figure prominently in the story, all of which gives the "local color" scheme a very pleasing aspect. As it stands now, both Marv Anderson and the Pinkerton man are very much "in bad." and their extrication by another popular Salt Laker iomorrow morning will be more than interesting. solve the Mystery as It now appears In The Tribune. We have Manager Woods. Marvelous Anderson, 'rhorne. Gladys, Captain Stark, The Mysterious Stranger, The Beautiful Woman, and all others Identified with the Mystery In a position where it is seemingly Impossible to get them out. Mr. Oscar I.. Cox, who contributes Chapter XI. connects tho Beautiful Woman Wo-man as Ethel, the long lost daughter of Captain Stark. The discovery Is made that instead of having the money and jewels in h!s trunk Captain Stark had placed them In a hand satchel which he bad lost wliile enroute from Oakland to 'Frisco. The mysterious Priest is satis-faclorilv satis-faclorilv accounted for and he Is shown to have a hand in the robbery. The Mysterious Mys-terious stranger turns out to be a Pinkerton Pink-erton detective. Chapter XII.. written by Mrs. Olive Havens, gives Marvelous Anderson a wiln chase through Golden Gate park .n an automobile. He follows another machine, discovers tho priest or. at leust. he thinks It Is the priest in conversation with a woman concerning the missing Stark monev and Jewels. He steps forward for-ward to get a closer look and discovers the two are none other than Charles D. Remington and Gladys Slark. Mr. Tom Homer, tho well-known real estate operator of Ihls city, who wrote Chanter XIII., sends Anderson In pursuit of the automobile containing the Golden Gate conspirators. Anderson decides to "forget It": directs the chauTfur to drive to Market street ferry, where he makes an examination of all lost baggage. lie returns to the hotel, has a stormy session ses-sion with Manager Woods, and on leaving tho St. Francis encounters the Mysterious Priest whom he discovers has "blue eyes and golden hair." I Mr. Sclpio A. Kennor. in chapter xl , presents Marvelous working hand In hand with a Ran Francisco newspaper reporter, who gives the Investigator what is thought to be an important clue. 'I lie Investigator and reporter disguise themselves them-selves as' Chinamen and visit a Chinese gambling den. where Anderson discovers a man who is thought to be one of the Stark conspirator,. engaged In gambling. The Investigator attempts to arrest the suspect, but in the confusion tho lights are extinguished and Anderson is knocked senseless by a blow on the head CHAPTER XV. By Mr. Bismarck Snyder. "While Marvelous Anderson was spending his time chasing priests through the shrubbery oF Golden Gate park, searching the baggage- room at the ferry and watching poker games with his reportorial friend in Chinatown, House Detective De-tective Holmes, following Mr. "Woods' instructions, was proeed-ing proeed-ing to. and operating in Salt Lake City, where a well-regulated detective de-tective should be to unravel a Salt Lake mystery. All the afternoon and evening of his depariure from San Francisco Fran-cisco he sat. in the smoking car of the "Chicago Limited," moodily mood-ily reflecting over the rapid-fire events of the past, two weeks, and incidentally wondering why in thunder the officials of a railroad company had given this new appellation ap-pellation to the historic old "Overland "Over-land Limited." He realized that his present quest Avas no boy's job. but that there would likely be something doing with him most every minute after his arrival in Salt Lake. To superciliously stalk around the corridors of the St. Francis, frightening fright-ening away prospective sneak thieves was one thing, but to attempt at-tempt to unravel a mystery which had baffled Marvelous Anderson was another, and naturally he was worried. Still he was ambitious and the glimmering ray of hope J continually shown through the gloom of his thoughts that if he could only succeed in straightening straighten-ing out this tangle, and incidentally incidental-ly put one over on Marvelous Au- dcrson, his future lame would be secured. Holmcn Moots Dr. Jordan. Thcso arc (lie kind of thoughts that kwcrc racing through his head next day when tho train pulled out of Cobra, where, somo passengers from Ely were luken aboard. Tho train had 'hardly left the station when ho was joined by a tall grey whiskered stranger who was destined to drive thcso thoughts from his mind temporarily, ami Hubsti-tute Hubsti-tute others of a more exciting, if not. realistic nature, in thai r ntcad. This iall garrulous stranger immediately immedi-ately made known tho fact that ho was making his first trip to Salt Lake in twenty .years, and wanted to know if Holmes was acquainted there. Upon receiving a negative reply, he stated thnt he formerly knew Alex Tarbct and several others who had formerly operated oper-ated in Coenr d'Alenc and who had moved i.hcnee to Salt Lake, and that lie guessed, he would have no trouble in resuming re-suming his acquaintance with them. Especially Es-pecially so since he had recent lj' made quite a raise and was nblo to buy anything any-thing their appetites might crave." This remark caused the thought to flash into the mind of Holmes that possibly pos-sibly here might be a chance to learn something of, the enrly history of Captain Cap-tain Stark, whom he understood had spent a portion of his life in northern Tdaho. Accordingly, after asking a few casual questions and learning among other things that; his companion ?s name was .lordau, he asked whether Mr. Jordan Jor-dan had over heard of a man named Anthony Stark, who was reputed to have operated in Coeur d'Alcnc in the carlv eighties. This question started things, and for the next hour Holmes listened to a story which made his spirits dance. As nearly as he could sum the matter up after leaving his friend, and just before be-fore arriving in Ogden a few hours later, it was something like this: A Little of Stark's History. 'T used to know John A. Slark. and T have- been wondering ever sincc-T road a story in the papers the other da3 about a supposed robbery of a fellow by the name of Anthony Stark at the St. Francis hotel, whether "ne is the same man. If ho is, by Gad sir, C tell you ho ought to be robbed, for he never nev-er hud anything that he did not rob someone else to act. "About tho year 1SS7 he married a girl .by the name of Ethel Bond of Spokane, and I tell vou she was as fine a woman as ever lived, oven if her hair was inclined to be red. But that confounded rascal deserted her, without any cause whatever just before their child was born. "lie had just sold somo mining claims from which ho realized several thousand dollars, and after paying a couple of months rent in advance upon the house in which they were living, and laying in a small stock of provisions, he diicked out, and I have never heard of him since. "A few months after his depariure a girl baby was born, and a short time thereafter his wife and child. 1 am told, went to live with her people in Snoknnc. T have never heard of her since, and don't know what; became of hor or the child: but I repeal, sir. he was a scoundrel." scoun-drel." Goes to Commercial Club. Willi all this as a starter. Holmes had a prelly good opinion of himself when he reached Salt Lake. lie straight -way hied himself to tho Commercial club, anil proceeded to interview .loo C'aino, its secretary. The result of this interview was not so satisfactory. Secretary (Vine said he had onlv a passing acquaintance with ('aotaiii Stark, and didn't know his daughter, nor anything about his matrimonial mat-rimonial experiences, or business ventures. ven-tures. Holmes then took a new tack, and began making inquiries for the purpose of obtaining information which would disclose tin identity of I ho mysterious priest. After listouing to what Holmes had to say about tho exploits of this priest in San Francisco, 2lr. Came said: "We have sonic priests horc who smoke eigarettes, nnd somo ministers who attend pink leas, but I have never heard of any of them wearing ladies' silk stockings or slippers, or ruffles on their skirts. I am very sorry that I can't help you old man, but you sec detective work and priests Ln petticoats are entirely out of my line. Of course, you arc going to interview Goorgo 'Sheets, and when you do, you will likely like-ly get. a lino on something, for he is certainly a live wire in his business. .1 suggest also that you talk with Charlie Pulver, former newspaper man who has his oflicc in the MoCornick block, and who seems to have a happy faculty for finding out protty much everything that is none of his business." At this point they were interrupted by the announcement that George Sheets was waiting to keep his appointment with Holmes at home. Tho first thing the chief of the Salt Lake Detective bureau said when they were alone in his ollice was, "I find from a careful investigation which I .have made since receiving your wire, that the stor' of tho robbery of Stark's house is a prctt- well developed pipe dream. "The whole sum and substance of the matter is that when Stark reached Elko on his way to San Francisco he wired his stenographer to gel some papers from a vault in the basement of his house, vo which the stenographer had the combination. com-bination. "The stenographer, in obedience to theso instructions, went to the house and not having a koy. proceeded to enter tho basement through the coal hole. To do this he was obliged to prv open the shutter. This broken .shutter was discovered next morning hy some of tho neighbors, and their nervousness as a result of it seems to have been sufiicicnt to warrant Mr. Bunting, who is something of a fakir himscll, iu wiring to Anderson that! Stark's home had been burglarized. "T am informed that after obtaining; these papers from the vault the stenographer stenog-rapher found it was too Into to ex-! press them on tho night train, which was about to start, and being desirous of getting them to Stnrk at tho earliest possible moment, he handed them to Mr. C. D. fteminglon, a former business busi-ness associate of Stark's, who was leaving on that train lfor San Francisco, Fran-cisco, and who stated that he would bo glad 1o deliver them to Stark." Sheets the Keal Investigator. When Holmes had recovered somewhat some-what from his surprise he began inquiring in-quiring about Captain Stark's early life and told something of the information informa-tion which he had recehed on tho train. Here again he was brought to a rudo standstill by Sheets, who said: "So you have been strung by old Jordan, have 3011? He has the reputation repu-tation in Ely of being tho bigg03t liar alive, lie niay have told .vou the truth this time, but the burden is on him." Holmes' spirits wero starting boot-ward boot-ward when Sheets stated that he had some more information which might prove interesting, and retiring to the other room, he brought out a suit case bearing the inscription "A. S., Salt Lake City. Utah." After Holmes had glared at it for some minutes and pinched himself several sev-eral times to be sure he was awake, Sheets added: "I happened to be going through some baggage at the Short Line depot yesterday and saw this bag. The initials naturally attracted me nud caused me to make some inquiries of the baggage man. This person informed me that the bag came in from San Francisco about a Aveek ago with a lot of other b.nggage and thai it had no check on it or other means of tolling whero it should go. "T induced him to let me tako it and here it is. You see it is locked, and f haven't attempted to open it, thinking it would be better to await i Can You Solve the " Great I I Salt Lake Mystery?" I x It is with considerable pleasure that the SALT LAKE t TRIBUNE today offers a REWARD OP FIFTY DOLLARS, i H " payable to the first man, woman or child who can predict the p j ultimate conclusion of the remarkable collaborative serial story ' now appearing daily in THE TRIBUNE. j- H This is what we want to know: T Did Captain, Stark rob himself in the St. Francis and if !p he did WHY? t I I" How is it 'that Mrs. Stark never knew that Captain Stark X H 5 had been previously married? X H t Is Gladys Stark really the sweetheart of Ferguson Thorne? T H Is Ferguson Thorne in league with Charles D. Reming- H j t011 jf he is, how is it that up to date Remington has not been H J; directly connected with some part of the robbery and abduc- H f Is Marvelous Anderson really an Investigator has he I j- made any errors in his criminal deductions if he has what are X H t Is it possible that James Woods has any part in the rays- i H terious case? H i What has become of Captain Stark's money? -j. H X Why should Airs. Stark and Gladys vacate the St. Francis H f and leave no clue to their whereabouts? H 5. Who is the Mysterious Priest? Is the character a man or T jr a woman? X H 'r Is the Beautiful Woman really the first daughter of Cap- X H J tain Stark ? ' t What was the object of robbing the Stark home in Salt t H $ hake City? T I !t What part in the solution docs the Mysterious Stranger -j- X figure, and who is he? f H X Why should Captain Stark and the Beautiful. Woman make ? I T a sensational disappearance from the St. Francis? 7?. H T What did the Mysterious Priest unfold to Marvelous An- X H f clerson on the occasion of the hour's interview in Anderson's X H ? office? I Has Anderson the real key-note to the mystery, and is he jr H f simply waiting for certain evenl-s to transpire before he perfects j I his arraignment of the guilty parties? -j I These are the questions The Tribune would like its readers f I X lo answer. We do not know the solution, have no idea where y I X Ihe subsequent writers will carry the various characters, but X like everybody else in Salt Lake we are becoming keenly inter- Ijl I T ?sted in the outcome and we propose lo make "it worth while" Ijl H j for our clever readers to put on their thinking caps, and help X H J solve the "Great Salt Lake Mystery." T j- Remember, there is a little matter of fifty dollars waitiug Jjp H J at the cashier's window for the first real solution to this most I! I A cxasperatingl' complex problem. "T, H If Get Busy. y I f-Ky-r-X": .:..;..;H..;.'.;:,.:, :-H-4-i":-:":":"i"H"H-X":-:":": : : :!:!: I your arrival before doing so. I have a key which 1 Ihink will fit." Money and Jewels Recovered. ' Tho koy worked. Drnat hlessly they openod the bag. They first pulled out a pair of pajamas, then a shaving brush, a safety razor, a comb and brush, and then a large envelope bear ing tho name "Anthony Stark. Now- H house building, Salt Lako City, Utah." H For the space of an instant both H investigators looked steadily into each H others' oyes, then the Salt Lake of- H ficial, recovering from his surprise, be- H eau mechanically to open tho envelope, H Continued on Page Ten. H GRfrAT SALT LAKE MYSTERY Continued From Pago Soven. whilo Holmes watched tho proceeding in almost breathless silence. The seal broken, the flap of the heavy paper envelope turned back and Chief Sheets triumphantly flashed forth a wad of greenbacks which he hold up for the scrutiny of tho speechless Holmes. "Jfcro's tho monoy," announced Sheets, ":hh1 (again shoving his hand iuto tho bag and -withdrawing a long black velvot covered box) here aro tho jewels belonging to Mrs. Stark. I guess there is nothing more to bo dono on this end of the line except to turn this stuff over to .you " The Salt Lake investigator never concluded con-cluded that speech, for at that iustnnt the door opened suddenly and the Mysterious Stranger stepped briskly forward with revolver drawn, with which he covered Holmes, and said: "I'll take care of this recovered property. Mr. Sheets; it belongs 0 1113' client " But Gcorcc Sheots cut the announcement announce-ment short by a vicious straight upper-cut, upper-cut, which landed on the jaw of the Mysterious Stranger! who had declared himself to Marvelous Anderson as u Pinkerton dotcctive. Note Mr. Snyder has certainty given considerable "local color" in his entertaining chapter of tho Groat. Salt 1 Lake Mystery, it now looks as though I it is n race for supremacy between ! the Pinkerton man, House Dotcctivo Holmes and the redoubtable Marvelous Anderson. Mr. Snyder gives George Sheets the credit of turning up the Stark stolen properU and we uro now I wondering what tho Pinkerton man will do when he comes out of his trance. Chances aro Chief Sheets will give him another wallop "just for luck." However How-ever tomorrow we will huve a chance to find out all about theso details, as Mr. Willard Mack has promised to contribute con-tribute a chapter, which should prove ono of tho best thus far presented. Don't forget to send in vour solutions to the Great Salt Lake Mystery before ii o'clock Saturday afternoon. Jifty dollars will be awarded tho most clever deditctiouist. |
