Show TRT SArT HERALD-REPUBTJCAN CITY’ UTAH SUND AY MARCH ‘1915 7 ' BLACK 0 -BOX- u aWNWA PHILLIPS IRST INSTALLMENT Ella Impelled by she QUEST SANORD some curious Impulse which understand glanced quickly manservant was standing something besides the perfect could not quite around to where the CRIMINOLOGIST” or once automaton The inspector made careful a the room "Tell : examinationof for this the me” he inquired-"is young lady who owned the wonderful Ashleigh diamonds?” “They’ve gone!” Lenora shrieked “They’ve been stolen! She was' wearing them left when the room!” The inspector turned to the telephone "Mr Marsham” he said "I am afraid this will bell by a at her moment a ? regular' his side breathing Then he Laura entered: almost 5 once — "Not the great Sanford Quest? This surely 'not be the greatest detective in the world walking easily into the spider’s web!” can-touched so “Open laboratory” Quest “Then “Any chance Quest instead of ’being fixed at ically come back” the back of bls master's chair were simplyriveted Together they carried the sleeping girl out of “None!” was the bitter reply “You’ve don© the stones A upon the into a larger apartment single electric young man from the West had illsarrived In queer little feeling of uneasiness enough mischief You’re there to rot!” room disturbed Ella for the cousin light was New York only that afternoon and moment It passed however burning on the top of a square The door went down with a bang as in glancing away her attention was once this they town born and bred had already embarked uporf mirror fixed upon Quest felt in his overcoatpocketand drew out an easel Towards be a difficult affair the task of more attracted by the sparkle of the jewels upon am going to take the liberty carried the girl and laid her in an easy chair almost the small hard pellet He gripped it in his fingers showing him the great city They her bosom of calling in That an expert you exchange? opposite to it stood as’ nearly as possible underneath the spot occupieda table In a somewhat insignificant corner of one of roof garden want Sanford number one New York city — Mr from which he had been projected coolly New York’s most famousfwith “The battery is just on the left” Laura whisswung his diners CHAPTER III Quest” back and flung the black pebble against the restaurants The place was crowded pered arm sb'ding door The explosion There were many notabilities to be pointed out Quest nodded which followed shook Th© streets of New York were covered with a the very The town young man was very busy CHAPTER IV “Give me the band' ground under his feet or minutes thin "who is powdery snow as the very luxurious car of him "Tell me” the country cousin inquired turned for and disappeared everything around to rock She a moment seemed away waiters speak Mrs Delarey drew up outside the front of the Leethe The in There seemed to be nothing at all original in the shadows Then Sanford Quest emerged dusty but unhurt man at a table by himself When she returned she carried a Is he a the methods to him as though he were a little god iand notel a little after midnight Ella leaned steel and toucheda constable pursued by the great criminologist curvedband Quest took it from on his arm over and kissed her hostess her "I or a Judge or what?” when confronted with this tableau of death and attached it by means of a coil of wire to the “Arrest me” he ordered am Sanford Quest dear "Thank you ever so much for your defer robbery His remarks to the inspector were few battery and firm soft fingers slipped it I must be takenat once to "You’re In luck Alfred” the New Yorker headquarters” lightful dinner” she on to bringing "That’s the most exclaimed "and and perfunctory He asked only a few languid Interesting man in New Lenora’s forehead Then he stepped back They found a cab without much difficulty It As for the can’t talk questions me home music well of and Lenora who were five o’clock when they reached the central York — one of the most Interesting in the world Macdougal subject I’m of it! was “She’s a Laura— sure Now about it I am just going upstairs into my room That’s summoned to his presence station Inspector rench Sanford Quest” for our great experiment!” happened to be just Lenora to sit and think” Macdougal then turned to leave the room going off duty He recognizedQuest with a little "Who’s he?” They watched Lenora intently The car rolled off Ella a large umbrella held was aboutto follow but Quest signed to her "Sanford Questis the greatest master in criminology said slowly and firmly exclamation over her head by the "Lenora” Quest He Is a magician doorkeeper"stepped up the to your the world has ever known remain “Got your man to bring me here” Quest little strip of You “I should like to have a little conversation with mind is full of one subject see your mistress scientist the PierpontMorgan of his pro drugget which led into the softly-warmed a “so as to get in her chair by the fireside hall of the She is toying with her away from the mob” Leland Behind her came you about your mistress”he said to her pleasant fession” ‘‘Say you’ve been in trouble!” the inspector her maid and diamonds Look again She lies there dead! Who Lenora Macdougal had been ly If you don’t mind will ask to is who you accom"Say do you leading the way into his room detective?” riding on the box with the chauffeur mean that he He was it entered the room Lenora? Look! Look! paused pany me in my car I will send the man back “Bit of that’s all” Quest replied an explosion "Yes” he said simply "you coujd call him that for a moment to wipe Gaze into that mirror do you the snow from his clothes with you” What see there?” in the “The Ashleigh diamonds eh?” the inspector same way that you could call Napoleon The girl’s eyes had opened They w'ere fixed soldier or Lincoln a statesman He Is a eagerly a full of unholy asked now upon the mirror — distended if that the master "I shall have them at nine o’clock this morning” you like to call him things in the world” Sanford Quest promised “and hand you over th© “Try harder Lenora1 he muttered his own It is there in your brain! murderer somewhere around midnight” When Sanford Quest entered Ms house an hour breath laboring Look!” later he glanced into two of the rooms on the single second the surface of the a smooth or obscured' mirror A room like Quest slept for a couple of hours had a bath and ground floor in which telegraph and telephone was crept dimly their by sat at Instruments Then picture into being fire the hearth made a leisurely toilet At a quarter to nine he sat operators a a upon a down to breakfast in his rooms girl leaning back in her chair A door in the means of a small lift he ascended to the top story "a young and entered a large “At nine o'clock” be told his servant apartment wrapped in gloom background opened A man stole out He crept lady will call until as he crossed the threshold he touched the to the girl his fixed the Bring her up” nearer eyes upon — One realized then The door was suddenly opened Lenora walked switchesof the electric lights diamonds a thin silken cord twisted round his in that this was a Quest glanced in surprise at the clock Quest drew up an wrist man of taste Suddenly she saw him — too late! His hand easy chair to the wide-flung “My fault!” he exclaimed “We are slow Goodmorning window touchinga 1 was upon her lips his face seemed to start almost Miss Lenora!” bell as he crossed the In a few moments from the mirror then blackness! room — straight to the table She laid a the door A She the She came was opened and closed noiselessly was still in Lenora opened her eyes little packet upon the table Quest opened it before the fire young woman enteredwith a bundle of papers easy-chair coolly The Ashleighdiamonds flashed up at him The criminologist glanced through the papers "Mr Quest!” she faltered He led Lenora to a chair and rang the bell quickly "No further inquiries Laura?” He looked up from some letters which he had “Prepare Ask been studying bedroom upstairs” he ordered She left the room almostnoiselessly Miss Roche to come here Laura” he "I am so sorry”he said politely “I really had ed as his secretary “will you look after that you here But that were you know — "THE TENEMENT HOUSE MYSTERY” this young lady?” you have been to sleep?” rench A few minutes later Inspector was “Can go now?” she asked CHAPTER “To tell the announced Quest nodded in friendly manner “Certainly” Quest replied you truth find that shall not need to ask you those “Some coffee inspector?” "This habit of becoming late for breakfast" “I’d rather have those 8 diamonds!” Lady Ashleigh remarked as she set down the coffee Quest threw them lightly across the table pot "is growing upon your father Any news The inspector whistled rench will you be here please at dear?” “And now Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence midnight with three men armed?” through which she had been looking a little negli “Here?” the inspector repeated gently Quest nodded "None at all mother My correspondenceis “Our friend” he said “is going to be mad Just the usual sort of rubbish — invitations and gossip enough to walk into hell even when he finds out Such a lot of invitations by the bye” i what he thinks has happened” $ "At your age” Lady Ashleigh declared "that is “It wasn’t any of Jimmy’s lot?” the sort of correspondence which you should find Sanford Quest shook his head Interesting” “rench” he said “keep mum but it was the felt restless "You know am not like that mother” she elderly family retainer Macdougal IB "My music is really the only part of life He has lost the girl about him — he Nowasfearmarried Oh by the bye jewels his which absolutelyappeals to me why doesn’t to her of — and'the Delarey make up his mind and let father know as slipping shall have him here at the time away he promised! Here told you” comes daddy mum” loitered for to raise Lord Ashleigh a moment “You’ve a way of your own of doing these things the covers from the dishes upon a side table Mr Quest” the inspector admitted grudgingly Afterwards he seated himself at the table x “Mostly lucky” Quest replied “Take a cigar "I heard this morning” he said “from your and inspector so long They want me to talk to friend Delarey Ella He went into the mattervery Chicago on anotherlittle piece of business” i fully The substanceof it is that for the first year vKKX before It was at a few minutes midnight when of your musical training he advises New York Quest parted the curtains of a room on the ground This "I have not finished yet cablegram” he floor of his housein Georgia square and looked out 5£:c went on drawing a little slip of blue paper from 1 into the snow-white street Then he turned aroun’d his pocket "was brought to me this morning— and addressed the figure lying as though asleep 'S‘'yl'?Ki4Yllxl2kdkJbkL''‘! ’' !XvX'!KT He smoothed it out before him and read upon the sofa by the fire Stay here if “Lenora” he said “I am going out Lord Ashleigh Hamblin House Dorset England: To Ella crossed the hall to the left And a magnificent arranged for at Metropolitan as Lenora turned program you please until return” Opera house this year Have taken box for your tovrard him He whispered something in her ear left the room engaged the best professor in the world and He or a few moments there was daughter or a moment she shook select Then she turned away secured an apartment at the Leland our most a profound silence Then a white face was pressed and followed and comfortable residential hotel her mistress upstairs Understand your against the window There was a crash of glass brother is still in South America returning early spring Arrived in her apartment Ella threw daughter’s A but will do our best to make your year of man covered with snow sprang into the apartment little sigh of study as pleasant as possible Advise her sail on a contentinto a big easy-chair He moved swiftly to the sofa and something by Mauretania before the fire and gave herself up for a few moments black and ugly swayed in his hand Ella to reveri§ “On Saturday?” almost screamed have “So you’ve deceived me you?” he panted "leave you to 1 "I shall now” Lord Ashleigh said She leaned A log stirred upon the fire — "Our Diamonds!” She Exclaimed "The AshleighDiamonds!”— — “You’ve Had Rough Time Le forward and “Handed over the jewels chucked me given talk over and discuss this matterfor the rest of the lazily to replace it and then stopped short Exactly nora" — — "wnat About the Young Woman?” the Inspector Asked me the double cross! Anything to say?” day At dinner time tonight you can tell me your opposite to her was a door which on opened leaned his Macdougal forward white face decision to back hall It or rather we will discuss it together” a was used only by the servants They descended in the lift together and Quest questions after all A from the police with passion The bent and messenger Just as she was in the act of leaning forward handed the girl into his car They drove quickly station has been here He says they have quivered Ella became come to behindhim cut the air with a swish and hallucina conscious of a curious through the silent streets the conclusionthat a very well-known of gang tion crashedfull upon the head CHAPTER II In a few minutes Lenora was installed in an New York criminals are in this thing We know back The fell from The man staggered “Lenora come here at once" easy chair in Quest’s sitting-room how to track them weapon down all right” his fingers or a The maid hurried in from the next room Ella moment he was paralyzed “Lean back and I "I am to take It make yourself comfortable” believe” Lord Ashleigh began may go now then?” she repeated with pointed to the door There was no blood upon his hand no cry — silence invited as he took a chair opposite to her finally Quest relief after dinner that evening "that you have inhuman unnatural! He locked again See if "I Then the “Lenora look outside must just look through these decided Ella to anyone is on that papers” Quest escorted the girl embrace our friend Delarey’s downstairs opened the lights flashed out ail landing fancied that the door around him There were two opened” The girl did as she was told She front door blew' his whistle and his car pulled and to leave us opened her Saturday?” up detectives in the doorway their revolvers Lenora crossed th© room and tried the handle coat The delightfully covering was almost at the door "If you room warm please” Ella murmured with glowing him in the background Quest wPh Lenora Then she turned towards her mistress in triumph overheated A sense of rest crept over her She — Sanford The girl drove off eyes Quest watched the car In the sudden “It is locked conscious illuminationMacdougal’:? was that Quest had laid down the letters of my lady” she reported around the corner "You win take your Then he turned slowly horror turned own maid with you and ask Macdougal to almost to hysterical rage He ha-2 "Go down up he had been- pretendingto read His and come am which for his made preparations adventure course" Lord Ashleigh continued "Lenora Is a wasted his fury upon a dummy! going to have this thing explained” eyes were fixed upon her good girl There was a queer new “Number 700 Nev York” he muttered half an and am sure she will look after you “Take him men” Quest ordered “Hands up look in them Something of her mistress’ agitation seemed to a strange quite well but have new feeling creeping hour later as he left his house “Beyond decided to supplement have Macdougal Your number’s up” become communicated to Lenora surveillance through her veins street— a tough neighborhood” over your comfort by sending The handcuffs were upon him before he could She walked quickly to th© back part of the hotel Quest’s voice broke an unnaturalsilence with you also a sort of courier and general attendant He hesitated for a moment feeling the articles and move ascendedto the wing in which the servants’ "You are anxiousto telephonesomeone” he said in his overcoatpocket do you think? Well Macdougal He — a revolver in one a small “What about the young woman?” the inspector — whom quarters situated Here she "You looked were at both of the booths hard has lived in New York for made her way as we substancein the other Then he came piece or into some years and you will asked along a corridor until she reached Macdougal’s through the hotel think stepped his car which had just returned doubtless find this a great advantage Ella” Then you remembered She Lenora stood in an attitude of despair her head room knocked and knocked again There that he would not be there yet Telephone now “Where did you leave the young lady?” he Ella glancedover her shoulderat the two servants iowncast She had turned a little was She tried the door and found it The telephone is no ans-wer at your right hand You know the asked the chauffeur away from Mac-dcugal who were standing discreetly in the background Her hands were was locked she returnedto the lift and sir outstretched It was as Then number” “In Broadway left Her She and boarded a eyes rested upon the pale expressionless me thoughshe vere expectingthe handcuffs once more to the floor upon her She obeyed at once cross-town car” which almost face of the X “You can let her alone” Sanford Quest said man who during the last few She apartments were situated the “Number 700 New York City” Quest nodded approvingly quietly “A wife years had enjoyedher father’s absolute confidence door of the suite without knocking and opened turned “No finesse” cannotgive evidenceagainst her at “You will ask” Quest continued “whether he is he sighed need her: or a moment a queer sense of apprehension once to the sitting room husband and besides She is all right whether the jewels are safe” going to troubled her work Was it true she wondered that she for me” “I am sorry my lady she began There was a brief silence then the girl’s voice did not like the — V She the CHAPTER man? banished thought Macdougal was already at the door between th© Then she stopped short The lift boy who had there Yes “Are you James? am Lenora it almost as soon as was two detectives He conceived had a little trouble his starting with Are you safe? swung around apparatus Have you the jewels? Sanford Quest was naturally a person "You are spoiling me daddy” Ella sighed and had not as yet descended heard the person unaffected “You aro a wonderful man Mr You Sanford Quest" scream Where? are sure that you are safe? by presentiments "If you think so now” he or nervous fears of any sort yet he said remarked "I do not No “Make the most of your triumph Your which broke from her lips and a firemanin an nothing fresh has happened” having advanceda couple of yards along the hallway know what you will say to me presently” time is nearly up there is corridor “You one coming whose wit came running up almost at the “You are at the’ hotel” Quest said softly of which he had just entered withoutHe laid upon the table a very familiar morocco and science and cunning skill are are going to same moment Lenora was on her knees by her him” difficulty he case stamped with a coronet came to a standstill oppressed He will brush you away Sanford Quest like a mistress’ side Ella was still lying in the easychair “I with the sense of cannot sleep” she continued “I am coming "Our diamonds!” Ella exclaimed "The Ashleigh impending danger fly Wait a few in to you” weeks” which she had been seated but her head Anyone here? he asked raising his voice diamonds!” interest back in an unnaturalfashion “You was thrown Tnere set the receiver leaned little me” Quest "Tell She down Quest a murmured There was no direct response yet from some-v me The necklace lay exposed to view the wonderful was a red mark just across her throat some me about this great master?” here upstairs he heard flashing in the more closely over her the stones subdued light “She’s fainted! cry of Lenora shrieked And the T shall tell you nothing” Macri OU “You know where the jewels are hidden” he ’He tonil rl a gripped his revolver in his fingers "In New York” Lord Ashleigh continued "it Is woman will hear the diamonds have “You gone!” said “Tell me where?” Ho took nothing ycu will know nothing’ quick step forward The the custom to wear in — a floor jewelery public more even gave way Suddenly you will find yourself’ opposed Ynn will A doctor hurriedly summoned had just completed She Her lips quivered made no answer beneathhim He was falling into than in this country Allow me!” hasty blackness a examinationwhen a police inspector “Very good” Quest concluded “You need not tell struggle— and then the end IL is certain” The fall itself scarcely a He He leaned forward With long capable fingers followed by a detective entered dozen feet Only remember this: iiiev ieu n m Only At nine o’clock tomor-rowmorningpicked himself up awnv Only Lenora remained sobhe fastened the necklace hi s bruised shoulder his head around his daughter’s “This is your affair gentlemen not mine” the me bing Quest went up to her: bring those jewels to this yqu 'will little neck swimming a Suddenlv doctor said gravely a Vlpnm w licht “The You ve had a rough time Lenora” he said with young lady is dead Rest quietly want apartment you A trap-door “It is our farewell to Lord now shone down his head slid present you” Ash-rleigh She has been cruelly strangled within the last five above was strange to gentleness “Perhaps the brighter’ dava go to sleep” few declared a inches back The flare of an electric torch or ten minutes” are coming” She obeyed without hesitation Quest w’atched shone upon his face a man’s voice addressedhim (To Be Continued) -she saw His eyes the ordered getting of out?” asked lacon I The -A- I I afterwards ? millionaire of-flexible declared ' -with I police f ' explained remarked I a -—Just detective detective 1 HBlalBMmW: — w Hi ’v a t add-entered forgotten I I R I I WMwS? 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