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‘mgt tne culble ores | immense, he nny 1918, by Ole F. Wood.) CHAPTER VIII. (Continued) AURA, who had been "uny with some papers at the farther end of the room, je |«Came over and joined them. “Say, It's a dandy little Mair, that, Mr. Quest," she ex- “@aimed. “1 had a try with it, a day OF 80 ago, Jim spoke to me trom Fitth Avenue.” ~, “We've got it tuned to a shade 4 W?. Quest declared. “Equipped ‘With this simple little device, you can to me from anywhere up to ten & dozen mil hs rose to his feet and moved Westieasly about the room. “@ay, girls,” he confessed, “this is first time in my life I have been -@ fx 111 his. Two cases on hand ané ‘pothing doing with either of them. Criminologist, Indeed! Whose ig this?” had paused suddenly in front oak sideboard which stood met the wall. Occupying @ posi. ‘upon it of some prominence was @’gmall black box, whose presence ! seemed to him unfamil ef an came over to his side and H at it also in puzzled fashion, wer saw it before in my li answered. grunted, * H'm! No one cise has been in the meem, and it hasn't been empty for, than ten minutes,” he remarked. fen, let's see what's inside, any- Nfted off the lid. There wi: ig in the interior but a sheet o! ir folded up. Quest begsigrer it out with his hand. over and read the folowing words, written in an obviously disguised “You have embarked on a new study anthropolog: What characteristic at forcibly in connec ‘unning? The necklace the skeleton is. Why ned, but in the gpot where a signature might have re was @ rough pen drawing ands, with fingers extended, ingly, though t some unseen ene-| thelr first moment sppacilon whistled softly. e hands he muttered. “Waat hands?" Lenora . “Don't you Hands without arms?’ ¢ was another brief, almost gp silence. Then Laura broke speech. “What I want to know is,” she de- “who brought the thing exploit, anyway,” . “If we could answ . juestion, Laura, we could sol riddle, We are up against and no mistake.” slowly, * of even more wonderful .. We must be cautious. Hello!” door had pened. ‘The profes- ‘stood upon the threshold. trust ¢ T have done right in inquired. »" Queat, him, “They know well eno’ ire.that I am always at Ii) to you. Come Ii th yet, professor, I am sorry to See Quest replied. “Come in and oe eer,” young lady here,” he ht me up upon the She, too, I believe, wishes you.” | decided Qu ed believe in Inspiratio YE. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM board gives you Ove fancy, nodded as his tingers wre ite with the tid es, that will do very nicely,” ‘Put me down—Black ions five bun dollars.” The girl took out her book and be- gan to write. The professor, with a little farewell bow, crossed the room toward Quest. Lenora moved toward the ot me seo you out,” the irl pleasantly. Lenora seine V4 door. Both girls started. Only t away Cral, was standing, his ‘head a nyt thrust forward. For a moment the quiet self-respect of his manner scemed to have deserted him. He seemed at a loss tor words. “What do you all want?” Lenora demanded. “I was waiting for my master,” Craig explained, not downstairs?” Lenora asked "suspiciously, You did not come up with him.” “I am driving the professor in his automobile,” Craig explained. “It of curred to me that If he were going to be long here J should have time to go und order another tire. It is of no consequence, though. I will go down and wait in the car, stood at the top of the nd watched him disappear. T we went thoughtfully back to her work. The professor and Quest were talking at the further end of the he eaid to at hopes,” the hat you might I promised to have heard something, Kheinboldt’s this after- call at Mri noon. Qu shook his head. “There is nothing to report at pres- ent, Mr. Ashleigh,” he announced, “Dea ne,” the his is very di pointing. vee no clue, Ms. Quest—no clue “Not the shost of one,” Quest ac- knowledge off solving the mystery of the disappearance o! your skeieton and Mrs. Kneinhoildt’s necklace as I have ever been,” The professor took a courteous leave of them alt and depa nora crossed the room to where Quest was seated. " she asked, “do you ibute a large amount of my success,” Quest replied, Oo my pro- found belief in it.” “Then let me tell you.” Lenora continued, “that I have one, and a very »trong one. Do you know that THE RvENING wese®:. MONDAY, MAROR 15, 1016... bery,” iy ‘Whats that? Answer the telephone, Lenora.” nora obeyed. Inspector French,” @he an- nounced. “He wants to speak to you.’ 4 Quest nodded 4 held out his hi “One of my men, though, been up Mayton Avenue way, brought in something I found rather interest- 1 want you to come Quest invite know we've been shadowing the Inspector continued, “Not much luck up tll now. Fellow seems ever to leave his master’s side. We have had a couple of men up there, hough, and one of them brought in & curious-looking object ho picked up outside the back of the profes- sor's grounds.” yaat is the ha Quest asked. I uu to see whether ‘ou ‘agree with rr " French went on, If you can't come round I'll come to Quest replied. @ got over little diMculties of that sort. Laura, just tack on the phototeleme,” he added, holding Gan necessity,” | receiver away for moment, French, There, that's r he added, as Laura, with dett fingers, arranged what seemed to be A tized mirror to the instrument. “Now, French, hold up the article just in front of the recelver. ‘There, right. Hold it steady. I've 3 of it now, Say, Fren: you say that was foun ist outside the professor's back e." French grunted. ‘But you're not kidding me"—— t's a finger from the professor's skeleton you've got there,” Quest in- terrupted. Quest hung up the receiver, Then he turned toward h'« two tants. “Another finger from the professor's skeleton,” he announced,’ “has been found just outsi ‘s grounds. What! 2 do you suppose that means?” “Cralj Lenora declared confi- dently. “Craig on your life,” Laura echoed. “Say, Mr. Quest, I've got an idea.” Quest nodded. REGULATE YOUR BOWELS AND STOP “Get it ahead with tt, Ag Lig at San't Jol id pick "1 in an je! mation about the ‘Capital!” Quest agreed, Get Laura. And you, Leno: pout hat. / We ‘take a a 0 be Continued.) parents ceahaetatag OBITUARY NOTES. William Allen Jenner, member of the law firm of. Wetmore & Jenner of No, 84 Pine Street, and 2 pract ling attorney in New York since 18 died yesterday at the Hotel New Weaton, where he was spending the winter, The body was removed to his home, No. 126 East Hixtieth Street, which had been closed for the season, He was a descendant of Stephen Decatur. Mme. Jule De Ryther, seventy! fj Years old and long a well known writer for New York newspapers, died of pneumonia at the Hotel Van- night. Jeanne de Madre, known in South Bend, Ind. as Mra, Peter Veuve, is dead in a cottage where she made her home in the Indiana city. She was a schoolmate and intl- mate friend of the Empress Eugenie. |1 Rudolph Einbigler, sixty-seven years old, inventor of electrical ap. pliances, i dead of cirrhosis of th liver at his home, No, 316 West One Hundred and Thirteenth Street. Max Richter, owner of a large and well known German banking house, is dead at his home in Berlin. James Greenleaf Croswell, head- formerly President of the School- beer pith brpeetetgs of New York, fourth Street. Char’ H. Pine, President of the Ansonia (Conn.) National Bank and former Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives, is dead at St. Petersburg, Fla. = that the can hardly realize that I so much as I do, Whenever I know an; Bighly | seis tye E. 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May I yw your name one ey not necessary.” the professor ‘a enter me," he added, ere open the door for me, “toe ae rwould you prefer u pseudo- donym, if you piease,” she “We have so many whosend ‘of money as friends, Any- bed: ein MUsLine-baasklewr, RIBBONS-—-MAIN LOR. Wa Yard WG twa Man 8, ave Sotp, the same goods or striped worsted.......... antee them absolutely all wool and worsted. They run mostly in gray oo 1. 8. in weight and will hold their “rhe 10. 00 value, three-piece suit to-order.... force your order in before Easter week. wool. They run mostly to grays and dark browns $ |] Natural, tan and colore—spectaily seein dreseeas ate. $20.00 tailor. My price while shey last, two-piece RRR NAM OOS, | ]10 et, Faney Percales.... ay rk. Street. 119-121 N St. 1431 Broadway si | - assau Gentine Smithfield Worsteds—t take this het of forcing in shadow weaves and Sharkskin erecte. shape. . were purchased at unbelievable prices for reasons Jog 27 No extra trousers res with the Smithheld worsted eT _ Ds Georges River Cheviots—t got hold of siz pieces of Georges River ay. brown, RAvy One 16-oz. in weight, just the suit to put on now to piece suit to order. THE TAILOR = OPEN EVENINGS TILL 9 SATURDAY 10 O'CLOCK OPEN EVENINGS TILL 7 SATURDAY 9 O'CLOCK 5 , early ordors. These goods bear the original ticket from the mill and I suas ni ae m teller ever had Smithfield reteds under $25.00 for a suit. These which I am not permitted to state. Full $25.00 at this price, but I am using them for a leader to Cheviot. These goods are guaranteed absolutely all et Tad Wide Par ue mt a are a a out the season. They are the fabrics used by the Ranta, EE i MRR TEE