Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1929, Page 36

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Morrow Oo) SYNOPSIS. and a 0Ty, @8 accous coup tn which an Englishmen won & reckiess nigh LieeCray eves’ standing Denind the jon of tie gambler—a Roger Pell, the Casino tale and a the million-, Ostend hotel and have never geod withou! @ doubt. An Aotices Grenofen’s intere: riling information— nc, winnings were leff ot an Zhat night by the Emplishman some_star been claimed! CHAPTER XXXVIL MILLION francs left in a hotel unclaimed! The man knew he was telling a sensational story and expect- su ed astonishment must have far exceeded P. E. LINCOLN. us to be his expectations. So excited were we that he smiled indulgently. Yes—he was quite willing to give us the name of the hotel, but he warned us the manager intended to hang on to that fortune till the rightful owner presented the rightful | Ltd. ney itself had, of course, long since been lodged in the recelpt. bank. . In the morning we visited the Hotel des Cynges and saw the manager. was a difficult and secretive gentleman, but we presuaded him to allow us to look over telling him nothing of the purpose of the search. We found in this list of guests on the 23d of July only two They were E. Richard and L. Philip London. The two men in the Dover affair! had an uncanny in- a telegram an- nouncing our return by the boat which | K Laxton stinct. We Keep Skin lear It your skin is not fresh, smooth and unblemished here is an easy way to elear it: Bathe with Resinol Soap and warm water. Spread on a little Resi- mol_Ointment, letting it remain over night if possible, hen wash off with Resinal Soap, Thousands testify to the QUICKNESS with which Resinolacts. Use Resinol Boap daily for toilet and bath. So cleansing and refreshing, it tends to prevent skin blemishes. Note its tonic odor. FREE 1ria ise package on cequest. Resinol, Dept. 76, Bal timore, Md. Resinol Seree ORD ALVERT left at 10. * It was cot or a hypothetical was_splendid to tions. ‘The mo! his r for July, sent him * * * pleasant to be back at Wood- ‘without a skeleton in the cupboard cousin upstairs. It be welcomed by my mother, who asked no superfious ques- Prof. Laxton had already lieved her mind. But Laxton's own mind was in a sad uproar. He had rushed back to Black- water to find Marling flown. At to Mr. Foll:;blg. thrown and gone to Lon- don. Th:pumdon address he left was & hotel. The hotel knew him not. Laxton had nothing but praise for our work at Ostend. We were curious to know how he had hit on Ostend at all. He then traced for us the chain 't I J of circumstances which with his Wl-;.’pilylh’;:l 5 :‘en;l: ship " direct, old lag’s yarn and continued with his|(j§ - visit to Princeton prison at time to of the man Richard’s escape. Richard had only one correspondent, a man named Lincoln, an accountant in London. They had trailed Lincoln up to a significant point and then lost him. Lincoln had been employed by a well known firm of accountants in the city. Three years ago he took a holiday of & meanCHICAGO===== COFFE;:% | by LVERING COFFEECC More Cups. : to the ure of on. . They read th nt_of a fabulous gambling | I t; @ man with l{mn- years English names. |~ ccording h!:l had suddenly fortnight and did not return for 12 year had gone he turned up again, with no explanation of his remarkable conduct, and asked for tadle— | months. When the a reference. planation, no reference. million man—- cial of in the the gambler’s elbow that Englishman was Pell.” Laxton smiled approvingly. limit. Oour about Pell. mediately. posed to have helped to kill?” But why? He Laxton could not tell us—yet, 1925, dead man was one? Ml SAVE CcOAL STOP DRAFTS Heat in with ) AJININA WEATHER Doors SAVES 3 FUEL. Patented “8" fold gives double action. Stops cold air leaks. warping, shrin] ever. St in handy sets. 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Choice Round and Sirloin Steaks . 29%v5¢ Choice Beef Roasts . 20¢ Smoked Cala Hams Sugar Cured w. ] 7vsc Swift’s Sugar Cured Regular Hams Sugar Cured Sliced Bacon . 25¢ Fancy Sliced Bacon 5-Lb. Boxes—Special Price Choice Leg of Spring Lam Special . 32¢ Roast . 23¢ Pork Shoulders Cala Style w. ] 7¥%c Pork Sausage Country Style Choice Milk-Fed Veal Roast or Chops 1. 25¢ Fresh Oysters Direct from Baltimore The firm liked Lincoln. But—no ex- Nothing do- ng. . . . “You need hardly go on, Mr. Laxton,” said I. “Of course the man Lincoln was the second prisoner in the Dover affair, who gave the name of Philip, and Philip was the Englishman who stood behind | t the Kursaal, and I con- fessed I had reached my speculative “The rest is a matter of prosaic police inquiry. TMe correspondence be- tween Richard and Lincoln was appar- ently perfectly harmless—but it must have concealed a. pretty subtle under- standing. The extraordinary ingenuity and pluck of Lincoln!—listen to this.” And then Laxton told us at length He had earned the usual remission of sentence and was out of prison in May, 1926, Having had a shot at his old firm without success, he went to another, where he was engaged im- That firm was Smithins, “Whew!” cried Somerfleld. “Smithins! —the firm whose messenger he was sup- And why did Smithins fall for it, Somerfield wanted to know. “You remember the defense in the Dover case—that Richard and Philip were attacked by a gang of whom the Now, how would “nu akes snug weatherproof seal conforming o all and expansion of wash and goors. Spring bronse lasts for- D, if he Sen ample Door Sets at $2.00 ea. 1 am enclosing Check (] Money Order [J Pell, but really Mr. Philip Ernest Lin- In, whose initials are P. E. L, who was probably nicknamed Pell at school —suppose this cool customer goes up to Smithins and says, ‘Either give me what I want or blow up.’ “Good heavens!” I cried. “The very words, of Pell—that the whole thing was going to blow up presently.” “T daresay. He was just putting the match to the fuse when somebody shot him, somebody interested in prevent- Di ing ‘the explosion.” it true’ in clerical . story was true in substance, some.|more ln:hm cules Oil Co.; ( “The first thing is that Smithins, |did find him in the difectory of direc- | thing had happened which “But other thing——" eral mw the Ltd., rather lose caste, don't they?” tors. Marling was s director of | not reveal even to avold going to| “You mean Pell? My dear Mr.|Co.; R R. an official of “Gertainly. It the defense hfi{pral:l.p Smithins.” " st Gt [t ‘:a“mxx:mmu ay 1o Grencten, T've always h;:hnmnh our: nr.:.la Hercules Co., and J. A. Austin, 39, was true, Mr. ), 5| “Then what hins, Professor? alr. we' tain your Cousin had broker. oil, ‘bt Tea P A crook shop?” n on the affair of Pell's death.|more to do with killing Pell than you col sec. But what did he want? Just a Job?” expect he wanted revenge.” “Revenge on whom? Seabroke? Sea- broke who'd kicked him out of Brus- sels? pl:isoners? Can't see any Smithins in at.” ipoke of having met Marling once be- ore. say on Dover CIiffs strike you if that happened to be e 1iks arson? ‘Ye-es,” Somerfield sald. “Yes—I “I can’t think so,” said Laxton. “I Marling who didn't like ex- “No. But you remember that Pell If we could guess where—let's cried Somerfield. 4 oly snake frien nd a padre—' i D. C., FRIDAY, “No. I couldn’t find Mar- "No. :‘h';olu you a1 “Very respectable firm to all appear- :nqckesq Simply Smithins Ltd., excha rokers, Nts—ma; table; :gebe a cloak for anything you I have my suspicions. nmof fit Marling into a new character so diverse. How could a shady fellow from a shady city firm im- pose himself on Mr. Frotherbury as a “But Marli ‘We could “All in due time,” said Laxton. lut Ostend?” 3 can see Marling at Ostend,” said 'You recall the living picture of him l.l‘! the newsp.per—dn who looked as though he'd been ton- sured?” “Yes. It's the miracle!” Somerfield exclaimed. “Ever since the_ professor began to talk about him, I've been seeking him looking on at the great coup with his blazing dark eyes. But g:w did the professor see ten: d’ A Choice Lamb Shoulder 00000 M L [ J I ? didn't. I only saw Ostend. = They’ y be perfectly repu- [ I'm taking it. ‘weather, “Oh! haystack.” Somerfield asked. | T Verous man England, with are greatl him at Pell and his il Il AN NOVEMBER 8, middle of the crook season. If their begu T'll admit I'm held up. There’s only | had. one way through, and that's risky. But I'm Grenofen to write a letter.” We both looked puzzled. “A letter to his cousin, John Merry- I don't mean the real one.” But you said yourself one might as well look for a needle in a “Yes—but if you look with a strong enough magnet—plop! the needle ar- If youll write in this sense— not to your Cousin John direct, but to Miss Seabroke; something like this: ‘I shall be glad if you will tell my Cousin John that he can now return to a safe conduct from Prof. Laxton, and that his presence and certain information he can supply desired. He will be all the more anxious to do so since the man Richard, of whom he knows, is now officially reported dead and will not be officially resurrected.” You can put in anything else‘ym like—" X 5 you You're giving up the charge—" 1929 Her- “Of escape?—yes. There's something | 40, general superintendent of the 3y Glenn A. 37 Any one afflicted with Arthritis knows how difficult it is to overcome the pain, stiffness and joints. 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