PAGE FOURTEEN The E. PHLUPS OPPENHEIM Novclized from the Photo Play of the Bame : Film- Manufacturing Company. SYNOPSIS. Hanford Quest, master criminologist of the world, finds that in bringing to jus- tice Macdougal, the murderer of Lord Ashleigh's daughter, he has but just be- gun a life-and-death struggle with a mys- terlous master criminal. In a hidden hut in Professor Ashleigh's garden' he has seen an anthropoid ape skeleton and a Hv- ing inhuman creature, half monkey, half man, destroyed by fire. In his room have appeared from nowhere black boxes, one containing diamonds torn from a lovely throat by % pair of armless, threatening hands, both with sar astie, threatening notes signed by the inscrutable hands, He is arrested for the murder of his valet, Hoss Brown, and a Miss Quigg, in his rooms. Laura and Lenora, his assistants, suspect Craig, the professor's valet: Le- nora 18 abducted by the threatening hands, but is rescued. Quest clears hime self of the murder charge, but falls to trap Craig. In his rooms another black box apprarg In the rifled gafe and, return ing the diamonds a second time, the ac- companying note tells him he has no chance against the Inherited cunning of ages, SEVENTH INSTALLMENT THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY. CHAPTER XVI. Something in the nature of a ¢on- ference was proceeding in Quest's study. The professor was there, seat. ed in the most comfortable easy- chalr, smoking without relish one of hia host's beat clgars, walching with nervous impatience the closed door. Laura and Lenora were seated at the table, dressed for the street. They had the air of being prepared for some excursion. Quest, realizing the professor's highly strung state, had left him alone for a few moments and was studying a map of New York. The latter, however, was too {ll at ease to keep silent for long. "Our friend French," he remarked, "gave you no clue, I suppose, as to the direction in which his investigations are leading him?" Quest glanced up from the map. "None at all. 1 know, however, that the house in which Lenora here was confined is being watched closely." , / The professor glanced oss; * | warll the table before y on Tora was seated. "It seems strange," he continued, "that the young lady should have so little to tell us about her incarcera- tion." 2 Lenora shivered for a moment, "What could there be to tell," she asked, "except that it was all horrible, and that I felt things--felt dangers-- which I couldn't describe." The professor gave vent to an im- patient little exclamation, "lI am not speaking for fancies," he persisted. "You had food brought to you, for instance. Could you never see the hand which placed it inside your room? Could you hear nothing of the footsteps of the person who brought it? Could you not even sur- mise whether it were a man or a woman?" Lenora answered him with an evi dent effort. She had barely, as yet, recovered from the shock of those awful hours. : "The person who brought me the food," she sald, "came at night--never in the daytime. I never heard any- thing. The most I ever saw was once =I happened to be looking toward the door and I saw a pair of hands-- nothing more--sgetting down a tray. I alirieked and called out. I think that I almost Tainted, When I found cour age enough to look, there was nothing there but the tray upon the floor." The professor sighed as he turned way. "It is evident, 1 am afraid," he said, Black Bo TCT iS ONS F woo, Name, Produced by the Universal station," he went on, "and we have questioned them carefully. It seems that after they had picked up the ball, a man came out of the side entrance of the house, saw them reading Miss Lenora's message, and shouted after them. The boys had sense enough to scoot. The man ran after them but had to give it up. Here is thelr description of him." The inspector took a piece of pas per from his pocket. They all waited breathlessly. "Had to drag this out of the boys, bit by bit," the inspector proceeded, i tomobile ' and drove of i neared the vicinity of Cayson avenne "but boiled down and put into reason- able language, this is what it comes to: A man of niedium height, rather | thin, pale, and after running a/ short distance he put his hand to! his heart, as though out of breath. | One of the boys thought his nose was { a little hooked, and théy both re-| marked upon the fact that although ! he shouted after them, he used no | swear words, but simply tried to in- | duce them to stop, This description | suggest anything to you, gentlemen?" "Craig," Lenora said firmly. "It i» a very accurate discription of | Craig," Sanford Quest agreed. i The professor looked troubled, also a little perplexed. He maid nothing, | however, } "Under these circumstafices," the | inspector continued, "I have had the house watched, and I propose that we now search it systematically. It is! very possible that something may transpire to help us. Of course, my men went through it roughly wh Qora, "the inspector here's setting wp as 4 judge of millinery'™ Lenora turned and locked at them both with an air of blank astonish ment. The inspector was & Bittle em barrassed. ! "No need to give me away lke that ™ he muttered, as they reached the hall "Now then, ladies and gentiemen, if you are ready." They took their places in the am As they the professor began to show signs of X renewed uneasiness When they drew | up at last outside the house he gave, ja little exclamation His face was grave, almost haggard. "Mr. Quest," he said French, 1 deeply regret that I Rave a statement to make ™ They both turned guickly toward him. The inspector smiled in a con fidential manner at Laura It was obvious that he knew what was com ing. "Some years ago." the professor continued, "1 bought this house and made a presemt of it to--" "To whom?" Quest asked quickly. Rand French waited "To my servant Craig." the profes low. also scuned sor admitted with a groan Lenora gave a little cry. She turned triumphantly towards the inspector. "All recollection as to its locality had escaped me" the professor com tinued sorrowfully. "I remember hat "Inspector : it was on the anniversary of his Baw. | ing been with me for seme Sfteen years that 1 decided to show Dim some substantial mack of my appre ciation. 1 knew that he was looking | for a domicile for his father and | mothér, who are since both dead and I requested a house agent to send | me in a list of suitable residences This, alas' was the one Ipurchased™ Quest glanced around the place "I think." he said, " sor's statement pow removes any doubt as te Craig's guilt Yeu are sure the house has Deen closely ! watched, imspector™ "Since | regeived cortala Informa tion," French replied, "I Rave bad --- half a dozen of my best man 19.408 Lat vicinity. I cam ~e» olf has Stems" ot left Rt Quring Be rd ny-four hours™ "Yiuey made their way we brought Miss Lenora Smeser tL | steps and entered by Yeu, that wasn't anything gta . # search to} count, if the plac veally has become : a haunt of crimd on ee hat 290at the ownership of the | his hat Jest asked, as he took up The inspector nodded approvingly. 4+ am making a few inquiries im sat direction," he announced. "I ex- pect to have something to report very shortly." The professor stood drawing om his gloves. The vague look of trouble still lingered in his face. "Tell me again," he begged, "the name of the avenue in which this res- idence is situated?" "Gayson avenue," the inspector re- plied. "It's a bit out of the way, but it's not a bad neighborhood." The professor repeated the address to himself softly. For a moment he stood quite still. His manner showed signs of growing anxiety. He seemed to be trying to remember something. "The name," he admitted finally, as they moved towards the door, "sog- gests to me, I must confess--we going to see the house inspector?" "We are on our way there now, sir -~that is if the young ladies are will ing?" he added, glancing at Laura. "We've been waiting here with ovr hats on for the last half hour," Laura lect. nish, broken skylight which I am speaking. and who is the subscriber ™ } i | TI | have Meeugdt hem bere--trecked me i i 2 THE DAILY suprISm WHIG. SATURDAY, MAY 22 1915. ro See Motion Pictures of This Story at the IDEAL Theatre, Monday and Tuesday im the hall ba Luers grigped Le OMT am Em emritomeat "Thesve got Lim zow'" she ex ciimed "Got Bm sme Oz De Surth or 8M star Craig desitated He suddenly saw the pro fessor amending below. He gripped the Banfsters with one basd The. Ser Re Dmg cut Ix 3 Threatening i oesture. "Foa've given me sway to these | booilounds"™ he oried--"von for wham I Dave teilled and slaved, whom I have Slldwed all over the world! whem. I ave served Daithifallv with | he bast Breath of my body and the | last drop of Bised in my veins! You | down' Veu™ The poefesser shook bis bead sor | Tow fells "Craig" Be said "yon have been Se dest servant mam ever had. It He Was Wearing Cwaig's Cicthes. long as 1 live," he declared, "I'll have that fellow before I'm through!" CHAPTER XVII The professor roused himself from what had apparently been a very gloomy reverie. ~"Well" he apnounced, "I must go home. Ii has been very kind of you, i Mr. Quest, to keep me here for so long" Quest glanced at the clock. "Dont hurry, Mr. Ashleigh" he sald. "We may get some news at any moment. French has a dozen men out on the search and he has pbom- ised to ring me up immediagely he , hears anything." The professor sighed. "A man" he declared, "who for i twenty years can deceive his master as utterly and completely as Craig has done me, who is capable of such : diabolical outrages, and who, when -- - re, frome the | ea Bh Wn digi | what seamed t be a leath- aoging Sone the lamisters | ie i i of them, followed | t stupefied wooder. | whole staease svddenly begam | revolve. Orsig. clinging to the | danisters. disagueared. ¥: 3 moment ¥ the rcom which Lemora Bad ccm . or two fiers was 3 fresh click An; of stalvs identical to the wince 1 shouted, as be "Quick ?™ the wopden eps The might be toeath, was pillers, support. a loud if "s help ber this i i rf A | i fl l Ey by! iv q firet i | : y : | pr ; } I | 1 i Ie : } i I t f ih H If { fii " ; i j ] | | | I | v : : I i f I | | iy! gt 1 i ' ¢ i i ; + i v ; if ¢ i ; capture stares him in the face; is capable of an escape such as he made today, is outside. the laws of prob Ability=~forsonuiy, J.do not believe or Sead that I shall 'ever again see the face of my servant, any more than that you, Quest, will entirely solve the mystery of these murders and the can we do against men who have re volving staircases and trolleyJoads of river pirates waiting for them? You ¥ be a scientific erimin st, Quest, but that Yellow Craig et, scientific criminal, if ever there was one." Quest crossed the room towards his cigar cabinet, and opened it. His little ; Start was apparent to both of them. | Lenora lald down the bag which she {had just lifted up. The professor leaned forward in his chair. "What is it, Quest? he demanded. Quest stretched out his hand and picked up from the top ofrthe cigars | a small black box! He laid it on the table "Unless T am very much mistaken," ke said "it is another communication from our mysterious friend." . - "Impossible!" the professor claimed hoarsely. | "How can he have been here?" Le- nora cried Quest removed the lid from the box and drew out a circular .card. | Around the outside edge was a very clever pen and ink sketch of a life- { buoy, and inside the margin were | several sentences of clear handwrit- fing. In the middle was the signa. i ture--the clenched hands! Quest | read the message aloud: : In the great scheme of things, the | Supreme Ruler of the universe di- , vided an inheritance amongst his ex- but to his favorite he gave cunning. They all locked st one ansther, does it mean? Lenora | "A lifedbucy!™ the professor mur | mured i They both stared at Quest, who re Hf | i Ep $3 : 4 . 2k TH } | "Then we've got to make tracks,' he declared, "and pretty quick, too Shell be starting from somewhere about number twenty-eight dock, a long way down Come along, gentle men." They hurried out to the automobile and started off for the docks. The latter part of their journey was ac complished under difficulties, for the Street was packed with drays and heavy vehicles. They reached dock number twenty-eight at last, how- ever. and hurried through the 'shed on to the wharf. There were no signs of a steamer there. "Where's the Durham? Quest asked one of the carters, who was just getling his team together. The man pointed out to the middle of river, where a small steamer was lying. "There she is," he replied. "She'll be off in a few minutes. You'll hear the sirens directly when they begin to move down." Quest led the way quickly to the edge of the wharf: There was a small tug there, the crew of which were just making her fast for the night. "Fifty dollars if you'll take us out to the Durham and catch her before she sails," Quest shouted to the man who seemed to be the captain. They clambered down the tron lad: der and jumped on to the deck of the tug. The captain seized the wheel. The two men who formed the crew took off thelr coats and waistcoats. "Give'it to her, Jim," thé former or dered. "Now then, here goes! We'll Just miss the ferry." They swung around and commenced their journey. Quest stood with his watch in his hand. They were getting up the anchor of the Durham and from higher up the river came the screech cf steamers beginning to move on their outward way, "We'll make it all right," the cap tain assured them. They were within a hundred yards of the Durham when Quest gave a lit tle exclamation. From the other side of the steamer another tug shot out away, turning back towards New York. Huddled up in the stern, half concealed in a tarpaulin, was a man in a plain black suit. Quest, with a little shout, recognized the man at the helm from his long, brown beard. "That's one of those fellows who was in the truck," he declared, "and that's Craig in the stern! We've got him this time. Say, captain, it's that tug I want. Never mind about the steamer. Catch it and I'll make it a hundred dollars!" "We've got her!" he captain ex- claimed. There's the ferry and the first of the steamers coming down in the middie. They'll have to chuck it." 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