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THIRD INSTALLMENT
SYNOPSIS.
In ber apartment at ?be Leland 131*.
daughter of Lord A sh leish, la murdered
and the Ashleigh dlamind necklace sto
len. Tbe New York pollca place the case
In the hands or Burford Quest, known
and feared as the master criminologist of
tba world. He takes Lenora. Ella's maid,
to his own apartments and through hyno
tUm and the use of electro-telepathic ap
pliances discovers her connection with the
crime, recovers the diamonds and arrests
tbe murderer, Macdougal. Lenora's hus
band, thoue-h nearly trapped to his death
tn a tough tenement house while engaged
ID the work. Lenora becomes one ot
Quest's assistants. The detective ls catted
in to investigate the theft of the skeleton
of an ape. of Lord Ashleigh. Macdougal
escapes while on bis way to prison. A
.trias; ot diamonds ts mysteriously stolen
from Mrs. Rheinholdt during a reception.
THE POCKET WIRELESS.
* CHAPTER VIII.
Mr, Sanford Quest sat in bis favorite
chair, bia cigar Inclined toward tba
left-hand corner of his mouth, his at
tention riveted upon a small Instru
ment which he waa supporting upon
bis knee. He glanced across the room
to where Lenora was bending over"
har desk.
"We've done lt this time, young
woman," he declared triumphantly.'
"It's all O. K., working like a little
peach."
Lenora ross and came toward him.
Is that the pocket wireless?"
. He nodded.
Tve had Morrison out at Harlem'
all the morning to test it," be toid
her.. "Tve sent him at least half a
dosen messages, from this essy chair,
and got the replies. How are yon get
ting on with the cod??"
"Not eo badly for a stupid person,"
Lenora replied.
Laura, who had hean busy with
soma papers at the farther end ot
the* room, cams over and. Joined them.
"Bay, it's a dandy little affair, that,
Mr. Quest," she exclaimed. "I had a
try with it, a day or so ago. Jim spoke
tame fromwjjfth..?venue.".
"We've got it tuned to a shade now,"
Quest declared. "Equipped with this
simple little device, you csn speak
to me from anywhere up to ton ora
doten miles."
Quest rose to his feet and moved
restlessly about the room.
. "Say, girls." he confessed, "thia is
the first time in my Ute I have been
in a fix like thia Two cases on hand
and nothing doing with either ot them.
Criminologist, indeed I ?. Whose box
is thia?"
Quest had paused suddenly in front
of aa oak sideboard which 'stood
against the wall. Occupying a posi
tion upon it of some prominence wsa
a small Mach box, whoas presence
there seemed to him unfamiliar.
Laura came over to hts std? and
looked at lt also In puzzled fashion.
"Never saw it before in my life.'
she answered.
Quest grunted.
"H'm! No ona elsa has been in
tbs room, and lt hasn't been empty
for moro than ten minutes," hs re
marked. "Well, let'a see west's Inside,
soy way."
? He lifted cd the lld. There was
nothing in the interior but, a sheet
of paper folded up. Quest smoothed
fi ont with his hand. They alt leaned
over and read the fellowing words,
written In en obviously disguised
hand:
You have embarked on a new . study
anthropology. What characteristic strikes
you most forcibly In connection with UT
Cunning? The necklace might be where
the skeleton ls. Why not begin at the be
aconing?
The note waa unsigned, but in the
spot where a signature might hara
been there waa a rough pen drawing
of two bends, with fingers extended,
talon fashion, menacingly, aa though
poised to strike at some nrseen en
emy. Quest, after their first moment
of stupefaction, whistled softly.
"The hands!" he muttered.
"What bands?" Lenora asked.
"The nanda that gripped Mrs. Rhein
holdt by the throat." be reminded
them. "Don't yon remember? Hands
without anas?"
There was another brief, almost sta?
psfled alienee. Then Laura broke Into
speech.
"Whs". J want to know ia," she de
manded, "who brought tba thing
here?"
"A most daring exploit, anyway,"
Qu eat decisrsd. "It we could answer
your question. Laura, we could solve
the whole riddle. We ara up against
something, i.jd no mistake.'
"The hand which placed that box
thef?K*^pSet continued Slowly, "ls
capable et aren more wonderful
things. We must ha cautious. Hatto!"
The door bad opened. Tbe profes
sor stood upon the threshold.
"I troat that I itave dene right Se
censtng np?" he Inquired.
"Quite right, ortr^ssov,' Quest aa
sured him. "They know weil enough
downetairr* that I ara ?.'.ways at Lcuto
to yeo. Con? in."
"I an so auston* to learn." the im>
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there la any news-of my skele
ton."
"Not yet. profeaaor, I am sorry to
say," Qusat replied.."Come in and shut
the door."
"There is a young lady here," hs
said, "who caught me np upon the
landing. She, too. I believe, wishes
to see you."
He threw open the -door and stood
on one aide. A young woman came
a little hesitatingly into the room. Her
hair waa plainly bruahed back, and
ahe wore the severe dreaa of the Sal
vation Army.
"Want to see me, young lady?"
Quest asked.
She held out a book.
"My name ls Miss Qulgg," she said.
ii,- want to ask you for a subscrip
tion to our funds,"
Quest frowned a little.
"Very well, Miss Qulgg, you shall
have a donation. I am buay today, but
call at the same hour tomorrow and
roy secretary shs", have a check ready
?or you."
The girl smiled her gratitude.
The profeaaor laid hla hand upon
her arm aa abe passsd.
- "Young lady." be observed, "you
seem very much in earnest about your
work."
"It ls only the people in earnest,
sir.'* she answered, "who can do any
.good tn the world. My work is worth
being In earnest about"
, "You compel my admiration. My
most respectful admiration. May I.
too. be permitted?"
He drew out a pocketbook and
passed over toward her a little wad of
notes.
"It is so kind of you," she mur
mured. "We never have any. hesita
tion in accepting money. May I know
your namer*
"It la not necessary,'* the professor
answered. "You can enter me," he
added, ai he held open the door for
her, "aa a friend-or would you prefer
a pseudonym?" J
"A pseudonym, If you please." she
begged. "We have so many who send
us suma of money as friends. Any thing
will do."
The professor glanced around the
.roon*.
"What paeudonym sbsll I adopt?"
he ruminated. "Shall I say that an oak
sideboard gives you five hundred dol
lars Or a Chippendale sofa? Or."
be added, his eyes resting for a mo
ment upon the little box, . "a black
box?** I
\; The two girls from the other side of
the table started. Even Quest swung
suddenly around. The professor, aa
though pleaaed with his fancy, nodded
i ss his Angers plsyed with the lid.
"Yea, that will do very nicely,** he
decided. "Put me down-'Black Box,*
five hundred dollars.**
The girl took out her hook sud be
gan to write. The professor, with a
little farewell bow, crossed the room
toward Quest Lenora moved toward
the door.
"Let me ase you out," sho said to
the girl pleasantly.
; Lenora opened the door. Both girls
started. Only a few feet away Craig
wah standing, bis head a little thrust
forward. For a moment the quiet self
respect of his manner seemed io have
deserted him. He seemed at a lass for
words.
"What do you want?" Lenora de
. m anded.
"1 was waiting for my. master,"
Craig explained.
1 "Why not downstairs?" Lenora
asked suspiciously. "You did not come
,up with him."
"I sm driving tho professor in his
i automobile,** Craig explained. "It oc
curred to mo that if he were going to
be long hers I should have time to go
{and order another tire. It ls of no
: consequence, though. I will go down
:and wait in the car."
i Lenora stood at the top of the stairs
? k .d watched him disappear. Then she
. went thoughtfully back to her work,
i The profesar and Quest were talking
.at the farther end ci the room,
"I was in hopes, in gveat hopes," the
; professor admitted, "that yon might
. have heard something. I promised to
call at M ra. Rheinholdt's this after
.noon."
Ouest BhookJhis head.
' "There tufting to report at pres
ent. Mr. AswlaV* he announced.
"Dear roe," the professor murmured,
?'thu ts very disappointing. Ja thara
do cine. Mr. Quast- nd due at an?"
"Not a ghost of ene," Quest acknowl
edged. "I am ak .tar off solving the
myatery of tb? disappearance of your
skeleton and Mrs. Rheinholdt's neck
lace as I have a rcr been "
i Tho professor took o courteous leave
of them all and departed. I .euora
crested the room to where Quest was
seated.
"Mr. Quest,," ?ho asked, "do yon be
lieve in inspiration?"
"1 attribute a lt-ge amount, of m?
. .iuccr.au." Quest replied, "to my pro
round UMef in it.1
j "Then let aW/iwjma," Lenora con
-j thiue4>' *'?*** I hav%'dn*> and a very
J etroag ona. De you know that when
I ? :*?*t to tin? .*)or ? ?ew minutos ?g?
tb? professor's serrant. Craie, wai
there, listening T"
'Inspector French baa had his men j
watching Craig ever since the night of j
the robbery." quietly remarked Quest.
"What's that? Answer the telephone,
Lenora/'
Lenora obeyed.
"lt's Inspector French," she an
nounced. "He wanta to speak to1
yon."
Que-rt nodded and held out his band
for the receiver.
"Hello, French!" he exclaimed.
"Anything fresh?"
"Nothing much," was the answer.
"One of my men, though, who baa]
been up Mayton avenue way, brought
in something I found rather Interest
ing thia morning. I want you to come
round and tee it."
"Go right ahead and tell me about |
lt," Quest Invited.
"You know we've been shadowing
Craig," the inspector continued. "Nob
much luck up till now. Fellow seems
never to leave -his master's side. We
have had a couple of men up there,
though, and one of them brought in a
curious-looking object be picked tip
lust outside the hack OT tbe professor's 1
grounds."
"What is tho thing?" Quest asked.
"Well, I want you to see whether ]
you agree with mo." French went on.
"If you can't come round. I'll come to.
you.".
"No necessity," Queet replied, j
"We've got oyer little dlillcultles of
that sort. Laura, JuBt tack on the j
phototelesme," he added, holding the
receiver away for ? moment. "One
moment, French. Thern that's right,"
he added, aa Laura, with deft fingers
arranged what seemed to bo a
sensitized mirror to tho Instru
ment. "Now, French, hold up the
article just in front of the re
ceiver. There; that's right. Hold
it steady. I've got the focus of it|
now. Say, French, where did you say
that was found?"
"Just outside the professor's back,
gate," French grunted. "But you'ro not
kidding mc-"
"It's a finger from the professor's
skeleton you've got there," Quest in
terrupted.
Quest hung up the receiver. Tuen
he turned toward his two assistants.
"Another finger from the protea I
sor's skeleton," he announced, "bas |
been found just outside his grounds.
What do you suppose that _,>eans?"
"Craig," Lenora declared conti-1
dently.
"Craig on your life." Laura echoed.
"Say, Mr. Quest, i've got an idea."
. Quest nodded.
"Go right ahead with IL"
"Didn't tbe butler at Mrs. Rhein
holdt's say that Craig belonged to a
serven*.'. club up town? I know the
place well. Let me goi and see if-J
can't join and pick up a little Informa
tion about the man. He must have a I
night out sometimes. Let's-find out|
what he does? How's that?"
- "Capital ! "- Quest agreed. "Get along,
Laura. And you. Lenora," he added,
"put on your hat We'll take a ride
towards Mayton avenue."
CHAPTER IX.
Tho exact spot where the bones of
the missing skeleton was discovered,
was easily located. lt was about
twenty yards from a gato which lcd
into the back part of the professor's
grounds. Quest wasted very little
time before arrivln? at a decision.
"The discovery of the bones so
near the profeasoi's home," he decid
ed, "cannot be coincidence only. We
will waste no tk.io out here, Lenora.
We will search the grounds. Come
on."
It was hard to know which way to I
turn. Every path vas choked with
.tangled weeds and bushes. They wan-f
S?B^LIIIS^LHIWBSBIMMBSH&
In Front of Them Crouchad an On?
receunleabta Creature.
dared about almost aimlessly for near
ly bair an bovr. Then, Quest came
to a sudden standstill, lenora gripped
his ar?. They had both heard tbs
same sound-a queer, crooning cry,
half plaintive, half angry.
"What's that?" bto exclaimed. ?
Le?era atttl clung to his arm.
T hate thia place." she whispered.
"It terrifies nie. > What are we lock
ing for, Mr. Quest?"
"Can't cay that I know exactly." the
tatter answered, "but 1 guess well
find out where that err same from.
Sounded to vae uncommonly, like a hu
'jnan ?Sort"
?fcejr had ma<Se their war ?P aa
..You Don't-You Donl
far an the hedge, which they skirted
for a few yarda until they found on
opening. Then Quest gave vent to a
little exclamation. Immediately in
front of them was a email hut, built
apparently of sticks and bamboos,
with a stronger framework behind.
The eloping roof was grass-grown and
entwined with rushea. The only apol
ogy for a window waa a queer little
hole set quite close to the roof.
There was a ruue-looklng door, but
Quest, on trying it, found lt locked.
They walked around thu place, but
found no other opening.. All the time
from inside they could hear queer
scuffling Bounds. Lenora's cheeka
grew paler.
"Must we stay?" abo murmured. **I
don't think I want to see whut's in
side, uri;-. Quest! Mr. Quest!"
She clung to bis arm. They were
opposite the little aperture which,
served aa a window, nnd at that mo
ment lt suddenly frunied the face of
a creature, human la features, diaboli
cal In expression.
"Say, tbat's some face!" ha re
marked. "I'd hate to spoil lt"
- Even as ho spoke it disappeared.
"We've got to get Inside there.
Lenora," bo announced, stepping for?
ward.
She followed him silently. A few
turna of the wrist and the door yield
ed. Keeping Lenora a little behind
him. Quest gazed around eagerly. Ex*,
actly in front of him, clad only In a
loin cloth, with hunched-up shoulders,
a necklace around ita neck, with blaz
ing eyes and ugly, gleaming teeth,
crouched . some unrecognizable crea
ture, human, yet Inhuman, a- monkey,
and yet a man. There were a couple
of monkeys awlnging by their talla
from a bar, and a leopard chained to
a staple in the ground, walking
round and round in the f*r corner,
anapplng and snarling, every time
. he glanced towards the .newcom
ers. The creature in front ot him
stretched out a hairy hand towards
a club, and gripped lt Quest drew a
long breath. HU eyes were set hard.
"Drop that club." he ordered.
Tho creature auddenly sprang up.
The club was waved around his head.
"Drop it." Quest repeated firmly.
"You will ait down in your corner. You
will sleep."
. The club slipped from the hairy fin
gers. The tense frame, which had
been already crouched for the spring,
waa suddenly relaxed. The knees
trembled. .
"Back to that corner," Quest or
dered, pointing.
Slowly and dejectedly, the ape-man
crept to whore he had been ordered
and sat there with dull, non-compre
hending stare. It waa a. hew force,
this, a note of which he bad felt-tba
superman raising the voice of author
ity. Quest touched bis forehead and
found it damp. The strain of those
few seconda had been Intolerable.
"I don't think these other animals
will hurt." he said. "Let's have a
look around the place.**
The search took only a few mo
ments. The monkeys ran and Jumped
around them, gibbering ss though with
pleasure. The leopard watched them
always with a snarl and an evil light
in his dye.
They found nothing unusual until
they came to the dhstant corner, where
a huge plano box lay cn Its side with
the opening terned to the Wall.
"This ts where tba brute sleeps, I
suppose," Quest remarked. "WeH
turn it around, anyway.**
They dragged lt a few feet away
from the wall, so that the opening
faced them. Then Lenora gave a little
cry and Quest stood auddenly' etui.
"The ftke?eton!" Lenora shrieked.
"Wu thc skeleton!"
It waa a skeleton so old that the
bones had turned a dull gray. Quest
glanced tc yards the hands.
"Little unger* both missing." he
muttered.
"Remember the message?" abo ex
claimed. Where tho skeleton ia, tba
neckisch may be also." /
Quest nodded shortly.
"Welt search."
They Urned over everything in the
pince fruitlessly. There was no sign
ot tho necklace.
"You get ou*side. Lenora." Queot di
rected. 'Tit ju ct bring tliia beast
round again and than well tackle tht
professor."
Quest turned totr&rds thc creature,
which crouched ctlll huddled up in tic
corner.
"Lock at me." he ordered.
Tht; creature obeyed. Opee moro Ita
frame seemed to gro*r moro vu lie atrd
natural. -
I
t Suspect Me of Thief"
"You need sleep no longer," Quest
said. "Wake up and be yourself.".
The effect of theae wc tia was In
stantaneous. Almost as he spoke, th?
creature crouched for a spring. There
was wild hatred In ita close-set eyes,
the snarl of something nenullke In its
contorted mouth. Quest clipped quick*
ly through the door.
"Anyone may have that for a pet!"
he remarked grimly. "Come, Lenora,
there's a word or two to be said to the
professor. There's something here will
need a little explanation."
He lit a clear as they struggled back
along the path. Presently they reached
the untldy-looklng avenue, and a few
minutes later arrived at the house.
Quest searched in vaia for a bell.
They walked round the piazza. There
were no signs of any human life. They
came back to the front door. Quest
tried the handle and found lt open.
They passed into the hall.
"Hospitable sort of place, anyway,"
be remarked. "We'll go in and wait.
Lenora."
They found their way to the study,
which seemed to be the only habitable
room. Lenora glanced around at Ita
strange contents with an expression al*
most of awe.
A small motor car passed the win
dow, driven by Craig. The professor
descended! A moment or two lattr be
entered the room. Hs gased from
Quest to Lenora tte first in blank sur
prise. Then he held out his bands.
"You hare good news for me, my
friends 1" hs exclaimed. "1 am sure of
IL. How unfortunate that I was not at
home to receive you! Tell me--don't I
keep me in nuspense, if yon please
you hs va discovered my skeleton?"
- "We have found tho skeleton," Quest
announced.
For a single moment the newcomer
stood as though turned to atone.
"My skeleton!" he murmured. "Mr.
Quest, I knew lt. You are the great*
est man alive. Now tell me quickly
I want to know everything, but this
first of all. Where did yon find the
skeleton? Who was the thief?"
"We found the skeleton, professor,"
Quest replied, "within a hundred yards
of thU house."
The professor's mouth s is wide
open. He !ooked like a bewildered
child. It waa several seoows before
he spoke.
"Within a hundred yards of this
house? Then lt wasn't stolen by ona
of my rivals?"
"I should say not," Quest admitted.
"Where? exactly did you find it?"
tho professor insisted.
"I found it in a hut," Quest said,
"biddon in a plano box. I found there,
also, a creatu s-a human being, ' I
must call him-in a state of cap
tivity,"
"Hidden in a plano box?" the pro
fessor repeated wonderingly. "Why,
you mean in Kartoo* sleeping box.
then?"
"If Mr. Hartoo is the gentleman who
tried to club me, you are right," Quest
admitted. "Mr. Ashleigh, before we
go any further I must ask you for an
explanation aa .to the presence of that
person tn your grounds?"
Tho professor hesitated for a mo
ment. Then he slowly crossed the
room, opened the drawer of a small
escritoire and drew out a letter.
"You have heard of Slr William
Ray s more, the president ot ?he Royal
society?" he asked.
Quest nodded.
"This letter la from him." the pro
fessor continued. "You had better
read lt"
The criminologist read lt aloud. Le
nora looked over bis shoulder:
To Pro,'. Sdfar A?hl*lgh, New Tort*.
My Dear Professor: Your commuotrn
t lon tra U nea and amases mt, I can nay
no more. It fell to your lot to discover
the skeleton of the anthropoid, a marvel
ous thins In If; way, and needing only
Ita corollary to corm the greatest discov
ery since tb? dark Sens. Now you tell
rae that In the person 1 Hartoo, tho last
of the Inynmo rac* of South America, you
. have found that corollary. You have sup
plied the missing link. iou are In a po
sition to vive to the world a definite ?nd
logical explanation of the evolution of
maa Let tn? give you one word ot tr urn
las-, professor, before 1 writ* rea at
treater le nert h on the matter. Ambro*
I h) locista aro afflicted moro. even, tl tar, any
other ran. of scientific men, with Jealousy.
Guard your secret mst!, lest th? honor of
this discovery should be stolen fr?iTi you.
WILLIAM RATHMORE.
I Tho prof er cor nodded deliberate/':
aa Quest finished the letter.
"Now, p maps you can understand,"
ha said, "why lt was necessary to koop
Hartoo absolutely bidden. In a
month's time my papr.'w will be ready.
? Thon I shall electrify the world. I
I shall write not a new nage but. a new
j volume across the history of science,
j I suall-"
? The door waa suddenly i.ux>wn open.
Craig sprang la, no longer the eeh
contalned, perfect man-servaut, but
?with the face of some wild creature.
His shout waa one almost of agony.
"The but, professor! The hut ls on
fire!" he cried.
Hie appearance on the threshold
waa like a flesh. They heard hts fly
ing feet down the hall, and without
a moment's hesitation they all fol
lowed. The profeaaor led the way
down a narrow and concealed path,
but when they reached the little clear
ing in which the but waa altuated,
they were unable to approach any
nearer. The place waa a whirlwind
ot flame. The smell of kerosene waa
almost overpowering. The wild yeti
of the leopard rose above the strange,
half-human gibbering of the monkeys
and the hoarse, basa calling of anoth
er voice, at the sound of which Le
nora and even Quest shuddered. Then,
as they came, breathless, to a atand
atlll, they aaw a strange thing. One
side of the hut fell In, and almost Im
mediately the leopard with a mighty
spring, le ^ed from the place and ran
howling Into the undergrowth. The
monkeys followed but - they came
straight for tbe professor, wringing
their hands. They fawned at his feet
as though trying to show bim their
scorched bodies. Then for a slugle
moment they ?aw the form of the ape
man aa he struggled to follow tho
others. His strength failed bim. how
ever. He fell b-.i'twarda Into the burn
ing chasm.
The professor bade them farewell,
an hour later, on the steps ot the
house. He seemed suddenly to have
aged.
"You have done your best. Mr.
Quest," he said, "but fate bas been too
.strong. Remember this, though. It
ls quita true that the cunning ot Har
.too may have made lt possible for
him to have stolen the skeleton and
to havo brought lt back to tts hiding
place, but lt was Jealousy-cruel, bru
tal, foal Jealousy whlcU smeared the
walls of that hut with kerosene and
set light to it The work ot a life
time, my dreams ot scientific immor
tality, have vanished in those flumes."
He turned slowly away from them
and reentered the house. Quest and
Lenora msde their way down the ave
nue and entered the automobile which
waa waiting for them, almost in al*
lenee. Tho latter glanced toward bis
companion, as they drove off.
"Say. this bas been a blt tough for
you," be remarked. I'll have to call
somewhere and get you a glass of
wine."
Sha tried to smile but her strength
was almost gone. They drove to a
restaurant and sat there for some lit
tle tim?. Lenora soon recovered har
color. She even bad courage to speak
of the events of the afternoon whoa !
they re-entered the automobile.
"Mr. Quast," Lenora murmured,
"who do you suppose burned the hut
downf
IC I dont say Craig, I suppose yon
will," be remarked. "I wonder wheth
er Laura's had any luck."
They were greeted, aa they entered
Quest's r\ < <a, by a familiar little tick
ing. Qusst smiled with pleasure.
"It's the pocket wireless," he de
clared. "Let ms take down the mes
sage."
Ha spoiled it out to Lenora, who
stood t y his side:
Have Joined Servante" c'ub disguised as
?our butler. Craig frequent vial tor hara
in yean seo, come? now occasion ally.
Thursday evenings moat likely time. Shall
walt bera oa chanca of Seeing him.
"Good girt, that," Quest remarked.
"She's a rare sticker, too."
He turned % away from the instru
ment and was crossing the room to
ward his clgsr cabinet. Suddenly he
stopped. He looked intently towards
thp sideboard.
"What is lt?" Lenora asked.
He did not answer. She followed
the direction of bis gave. Exactly tn
tua same spot ss before reposed aa*
?
Bli
? MB ni
lt Waa, Mfa Rheinholdt's Necklace.
other hut somewhat larger Mack box,
bf the same shape and material as tba j
previous Ons.
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