New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1923, Page 10

THE GREEN.EYED ACCOMPLICE X E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM Copyright, 1822, by E. Phillips Oppenheim Arrgt NEA Serviee, Ine e e e e | trifted with, and trified with it myself, like the juggler with his ball, but | have neser heard it spoken of with more indifference Outside, the fg- res of the deteetive and his ecom- ranion were still visible in the littie BEGIN HERE TODAY PIR NORMAN GREYER, formerly of Beotland Yard, joins he chase of MICHAEL SAYERS, famous erim Bayers masquerading as The Pugstey, r, Is recognized by - : Greyes who s u police inspector | ¥* The ‘;o"’ of the '."‘.'a. mea to Accost Havers ¢ the tnest M n|m'\ a : ow .-nrn)ln away, Nayers shoots 1) inspector and wed forward and 1 looked at the e8capes girl, striving to get past the almost " 4 cynies! impenetrubility of her speec Known at the goif elub as James| "Y1 TR E A K A o 1 Stanfield and tably disguised, | WY I U G0, . a Michae! is introduced to Sir Norman, **5et He did what ne man in the world Janet Soale, maid in the home of [, Ppbary, Sig g crdbuidims 10 Sayers, is meeretly in love with her! M K-\‘-1 Au;l 1;: .ul n;n‘ sir, l.u master. Detecting a policeman fol- | F*P\0 ofrogrra 'l"l g the lowing Michael, Janet shoots the! |P* wondes- that 391 nox M - him where he stood! officer through the forchead, killing "M Wi A h Siim ' inatantly — Rayers | ‘II you u;» of |"1 reason than find the body Hoth re the "",'] ;“";" oo DO - o " man dreyen hecomes suspielous| | T WIshed to mave you, mr, - she that James Sanfield s In reality ""’,;."" Michael Sayers, the master criminal P rom what?" From [ NOW GO ON WITH THI STORY “You think that T was .I." danger? “I know that you were, Michael Continues pleased,” 1 er limited, “l shall be only too told him, My staif is ra as 1 am only here occasionally, My gardener is out for the afternoon, so there only remains my maidservant,” .. | 1 led the way into the house Janet was busy in the Kitchen, but came at once to our summons. As usual, she was wonderfully neat, and her manner, although reserved, was perfectly open, ‘We want to know,” my companion | asked, “whether there have been an Y | S at th house this afternoon? one, she repiled, “except the boy with the chicken I ordered | for the master's dinner," | anyone about the o sir.” v | “Did you hear anything which might have been the report of al pistol 7" | “Nothing at all, sir.” | “Have you been outside the house yourself 7" [ The girl shook her head. | I have had no occasion to g0 out,| | \ADE MY WAY ACRO! ir,” she repiied. “I have heen busy NC s PO WHERE in the kitchen.” Greyes nodded, and dismissed her ——— few more unimportant ¢ - “Who or what do you think T am?" tions, Soon a police inspector ar. “A great criminal, he answered, rived, and the doctor. I let them| 1 was staggered, for it was plain to visit the scene of the crime alone. |me now that 1 must have been at thi As soon as they had gone, T went up- | girl's mercy many a time. She wen stairs. I looked in my awer on slowly. for the small revolver. s not| “I have always believed,” she con- there. I looked in the bottom |tinued, “that you were leading a drawer, which [ had left locked, (nrldnuhh- life. The few visitors you the clothes which T had worn when I /have had have come at night, and had made my escape The drawer retly, Whenever you have ar- had been forced open, and the rived here, and Mr. Stanfield has clothes, too, had disap ed. Then |recommended to play golf, there has 1 reali 1 was ed with a|been a*tragedy or a great robbery re- problem. Someone had penetrated [ported in the newspapers on the fol- I had been—I prob-|lowing morning. I always felt that danger. T went some day or other this would happen. down to the y and summoned | Now that it has come, I am glad.” Janet once more to my p “You realize that you killed a man When she arrived, T took my = in cold blood?"” 1 persisted, deter- tween her and the door. 1 made her mined to try her to the limit. face the window. Down in the shr “I am glad that 1 have,” she he- bery the police inspector was talking to Greyes. . “Do you know anything about this «you have a affair which you did not tell 8ir Nor- ghligatior zed her, “You need not scoff at me,” she ied. |complained. I am a woman, a dan- 1 looked at her thoughtfully. She |gerous woman, but a clever one,” I v straight and pely in the |yas not brought up to be a servant. ht. Her ey mine | am tit to be your companion. That withont flinching, 'n an js my hope indifferent student of wom 100ks, | “I have never trusted a woman in tut I realized then that t} were a gy |j 1 told her. very beautiful though rather a crael “You will trust me;” she declared color, greeny in a low tone. “You will remember with delicatc what I have done for you today. I eyebrows. \m the woman who was made to com- curve to her vour life. You had better tefore noticed. » it and make use of me. You and lustrous. {will not regret it." “You had better tell me every-| ghe came a little closer to me, and thing, Janet,” I enjoined. |though women have never been more my defonses. ably still was— r a domestic servant,” I said, wenderful sense of your Her hair “Soon aftex you had gone out,” she tyan the toys of my idle moments, Iceipt of price. in the toul-‘ said, * house came here and el Me (UES- | smmm— tions about you. He made his way | He was anxious to your bedroom. see the clothes in which you had traveled down. He opened the bot- tom drawer of your wardrobe & found them.” | “There was a revolver in the top | drawer,” T remarked. “I had discovered that and hidden it,” she replied. “And after he had found my| clothes?"” “He went down to the shrubbery to wait for you.” “Did he say what Te wanted?” “He had told me that he was an officer of the police.” “And then?” “I went down the other path, and I made my way across the spongy | turf to where he was standin When I was so near that there as no chance of missing him, I shot him."” I am a man to whom courage second nature, and T have seen « “| Pugsley—or Michael Sayers, as I be- {felt the passion of hor strike inte my heart My senses were aflame ] saw life differently Her volee be. |eame sefter and more sibilant Bhe was like some beautiful antmal. Her eyes were appealing, but inhuman “You shall marry me,” ashe oon- tinued 1 have a faney about that, and 1 insist, Then think of the bene. nt If disaster should come, 1 shall | never be able to give evidence against {you, Fut there will be ne disaster, |1 knew hew clever you are, 1 too | Pave braips Say that this means {something to you I have given proof of my devotiop Repay me," I took her into my arms, There was a savage fire in her kiss which warmed my blood, a fleree delight in | her strange-colored eyes which | {@mazed while it enthralled me, This | medern Borgia seemed to have fas- {lrnr-l herself on to my life, The | Ngures of the men in the little wood | grew more shadowy, | | “Where is the pistol*" I whispered, | holding her away from me for a mo- | ment, | "Where ne one will ever find it," | she answered, “And the clothes?" “Rurned, 1 run no risks when| | your sarety Is In question.” | The searchers came back to the | house half an hour or so later 1 | was busy rebinding the handle of my putter, Janet was in the kitehen, preparing my dinner, Greyes ac- |cepted a whiskey and soda, He looked tired and a little dejected “Any luck?" I asked him under my | Lreath, as he prepared to take his leave, He shoek his head. “So far as circumstantial evidence | is concerned,” he admitted, "I am| | afraid we shall be in a bad way, A | more brutal murder I never remem- | ber. A young man, too, with a wife |and three or four children, simply out to do his duty, If—" He stopped short, swallowed a little #ob in his throat, and turned away. “I hape that you will give me an- other game of golf some day, Mr. E£tanfleld,” he said, as he prepared to | take his leave, “With great pleasure,” I assented. s e Sir Norman Greyes' Decision, Yesterday the inquest on poor| | Richard Ladbrooke, after having been ’!wlce adjourned, resulted in a verdict of murder against some person or persons unknown, The verdict fit- | self is a terrible reflection upon our present criminal methods. It pulls at the strings of my conscience with sickening intensity. Ladbrooke had found a clue which he confided to no one, He had traveled down to Woking in search of the missing man | lieve him to have been. He must have been murdered there either by Pugsley himself or some confederate; yet not one of us has been able to lay ur hands upon a single shred of evi- ence. 1 have been unable to tear | myself away from the place. I have had several games of golf with Mr. stanfield ,and I have dined with him once at his house—a very excellent dinner and wonderfully cooked. He |is desirous of offering a small reward for the apprehension of the murderer, | but at present I have not encouraged him. I do not want a crowd of people stirring up the waters. I have | not said as much to anyone—not even to him; but I am making it the object {of my life to lay my hands upon the | so-called Thomas Pugsley. The day |T find him, the mystery of Lad- | brooke’s murder will be solved. And 1 shall find him! 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