New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 22, 1923, Page 16

BOXES OF * GOLD BY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM 1922 i o PRMAN . by E. Phillips Oppenheim NEA Service, Ine, pyright, _y Arrgt fall”* he said, "This is just the posi- |tion as it has been reported to me, | Suite 89 was taken some days ago by Metzgor and ( and two emis- of | saries from our eastern friends, They d, as you know, against my BEGIN HERE TODAY Vendetta begins between MICHAEL SAYE noted eriminal, and BIR NORMAN Scotland Yard, Sayers' beau- | brought over some tiful housemaid, in tin boxes, and 3 JANET, saves him from Sir Norman |advice, they had it stored in their by shooting dead an officer sent to|rooms. Gorty went to Manchester arrest him, Janet becomes - [lust night, leaving Metzger alone, ers' wife and accomplice, Michae! | Our telephone operator reporied that plots with his confederate, the [he refused to answer the teiephone lawyer Younghusband, to rob two [about halt an hour 0, We sent up men named Gorty and Melzger and found it bolted on seven boxes of gold brought the inside We rang and knocked England for the without the slightest result, Fi lishing privatc {we entered the suite through the ad- aild of two masc aders, joining room, which had just been Mrs, Jose de Miguel, suppa }\mvnm:. and found that although the from South America, ranges to steal the de Miguel mar onee | of |to his room into purpose of estab- With the Mr, and °d to be yers ar- Madam tion with ignal him from | credits, absence their hotel suite GO ON WITH THE STORY Michael Continues: er bent toward her, noise , but T think he would not | have heard me if I had worn hob- nalled boots. The rest was easy, for it was a trick T knew well, e col- lapsed with scarcely a gasp. 1 tight- ened the cord a little and the deed was done. Met 1 moved . Greyes Takes Up the Story: It w entirely by accident at 1 had dined that night in the grill- room of the Milan Hotel with Rim- | mington. He had asked me for an intervigw that afternoon over telephone, and being disen had suggested a little dinner club. We had arrived there to fin the place packed and the best tables full. Sooner than wait, we ha to th Milar Rimmington g the of disclesing his reason wishi o me when the ma who was an oid acquaintance, across to us. “I wonder whether you would mind coming upstairs with me for a mo- |tin box ment, Sir Norman,” he hegged. “Int you. too, Mr. Rimmington. I've j been sent for. Something wrong up- | stairs.” i We rose without hesitation and fol- { which shc lowed him out of the room, into the|tion, into t lift and up to the sixth floor. When | allotted to Me 1ot the were no s urbance of ¢ . . came outer door was bolted on the inside, the suite was empty. Further, s of gold had gone.” Rimmington mur- The ridor, led us along the cor- I an empty bedroom ed s of recent vaga- ch had been r and Gorty. of any trouble, ¢ sort. n to suppose,’ t this man Metz ants were gather of the corrido barked upon an “There may GIRLS! BEAUTIFY be nothing the manager pointed “In that c m would have had to out, “some or carry the 1 H | We “that he are a dozen men “Precisely!” “You have had him searched for?" 4 ave searched corner of the p| No one in Ithe hotel has even caught a glimpse 1of him.” 1 went through the rooms again. When I came to the bedroom adjoin- ing the sitting-room, and which the floor waiter told me was Metzger's 1 noticed that the wardrobe locked. Not only that, but there was a slight strain being exe: against the lock, bending the panel slightly! 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Your hair will be HAT '™ GOING BRI wavy, fluffy and possess an incom- ¥ parable softness, lustre and re appear twice as thick and abundant ——a mass of luxuriant, glinty, colorful hair. i Besides beautifying the hair, Dan-| derine eradicates dandruff invigo- rates the scalp, stopping itching and falling hair. Danderine is the best, cheapest and most delightful hair corrective and tonic. It is to the hair what fresh showers of rain are to vegetation. It goes right to the roots, vitalizes and strengthens them. Its stimulating properties help\the hair to grow long. i heavy, strong. Yoy can surely have beautiful hair, and lots of it, if you will spend 35 cents for a bottle of Danderine at any drug store or tollet counter. It is not_greasy, olly or sticky. $ALESM GOOD BORNING GUZZ- | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1923, should think we deserve all the gen- sure we get," “Nothing in it for me, I'm afgplid," 1 remarked as I bade ‘him good night. "It doesn't look like it,” he mitted, “However, one never knows, L] It was the unexpected which hap- pened, Although Mr, Jose de Migue! and his wife could have Had barely an hour's start, and were handi- capped by the possession of two trunks of, enormous weight, a week passed wnihout any news of thelr ar- rest or'of the recovery of any part of the gold, Metzger remained in a state of partial unconsciousness and could give no coherent account of what had happened, Gorty returned from Manchester and behaved like a madman, - He gpent his time between |Downing Street, where he boldly ac- the man who had refused to answer the telephone, “My God!" Rimmington exclaimed, “He's dend “He's very near It,” 1 replied, loos- ening the slip-knot of whipcord from around his neck, “8Send for a doctor at once-~And Rimmington, you had better ring up the Yard and get to work qulckly." “How long ago did those people leave " he asked, “And what lug- gage did they take with them?" “They left an hour ago,” the floor walted answere “They had two very heavy trunks," “The affalr appears to solve itself,” Rimmington muttered after he had spoken a few hasty words down the telephone, ' The floor waiter, who was an intel- ligent fellow, followed wus into the Vhat about the bus-driver?" “He's been with the hotel company for 17 years,” Rimmington replied, “has a wife.and children and an ex- cellent character, Besldes, a score of people saw the bus in the station yard," “And the man who visited them at the hotel‘at the last moment?" “We're offering a hundred pounds reward for his discovery, Here's his description," I carefully sheet which across to me, silence, “Suggest anything visitor asked, “The description might apply to thousands,” 1 answered a little eva- sively, Rimmington stared gloomily into the fire, | “It might,”” he admitted. typewritten pushed it in read the Rimmington and returned to you?' my “Do you HALLSTILLSTAYS INBRATTLEBORO, V1. Detective Sergeant MoCue Does Not Make Trip as Planned Detective Sergeant Willlam P, Mc- Cue dld not go te Brattleboro, Vt, vesterday to bring back to this city Lee Hall, wanted on a non support charge, as was intended a few days ago, Chief W, C. Hart when asked iIf Hall would be brought to New Britain said that he did not have any- the EARLY NINE OcLock! CAN YOU BEAT IT? other room, drawn on the arrival of the doctor, ‘There is one thing 1 oughy to tell you, sir he said, “The ~ porters tried to move-those trunks several hours ago, while Mr, Metzger | was busy writing in his room. They were too heavy then—and at this time the tin cases were still in Mr, Gorty's room." “You are sure of that?™ asked, bsolutely, sir,”" Rimmington looked around. 2 could see that the same thought had oceurred to him as to me. The brief- cst of searches confirmed our suspi- cions. The wardrobe was filled with jumps of heavy stone. “There Is only one point now re- naining to be solved,” I observed, “und that is, did these two, Mr, and Mrs, Jose de Miguel, carry out this little affair entirely alone, or had they accomplices?" ‘They had a wisitor about an hour berore they left, sir,” the floor waiter told us. Rimmington took out his notebook. “Description, please,” he asked. “1 scarcely saw the gentleman my- self, sir,” the man replied. “He seemed quite ordinary-looking. He wore glasses ,and his hair was gray."” “Well,” Rimmington said, as we de- scended to the ground floor to meet the men whom he had summoned from Scotland Yard, “'we get it in the neck sometimes about our failures. This time, if we don’t get hold of De Miguel and his heavy trunks, I Rimming- open | it was turnei, the door flew open to which we had with- "' | | FOOD robbery is often disguised. Vital essen- tials of diet are left out and the defect hidden by quan- tity,docoks and taste. Phosphorus is a food element necessary to the body. Natureprovidesitin her good grains—but extra “refinement’’ in themilling processes throws it away. Grape-Nuts supplies phosphorus asa part of the well-rounded, perfected nourishment from wheat Grape:Nuts THE BODY BUILDER “There’s a Reason” cused. the Government of having taken the gold, and Scotland Yard, where he expressed his opinion of the English police system in terms which made him, to say the least of it, un- popular there, In the beginning the whole affalr had scemed so simple, Mr.'and Mrs, de Miguel, distributing gratuities in, most lavish fashion, had driven calmly awi om the Milan at the appointed hour, and had arrived at Waterloo in ample time for train which they had planned to take to Southampton. When that train arrived at Southampton, however, there was no one in it in the least answering to their deseription; neither had any rooms been taken in the hotel, or passages booked on the steamer, Curiously enough, too, none of the porters could remember handling any particularly heavy luggage for that train, or attending upon any passengers answering to the description of the two missing people; yet the man who drove the hotel bus to the station—an old servant and a man of excellent character—gave un- faltering evidence as to his having 1eft his two passengers waiting on the pavement while a porter went for a barrow. T kept away from Rimmington for some time, for I thoroughly sympa- thized with his position. On the tenth day, however, he came to see me. “Not so simple as we thought,” he |- remarked as he accepted a cigar and an easy-chair, “Apparently not,” I assented the | y a Sauare Meal’ Isn't square with you and malted barley—togeth- er with iron, vitamin, and a bran content so often lacking in modern food. Grape-Nuts with cream or milk is completely and soundly nourishing; so crisp and delicious that every member of your family will greatly enjoy it for breakfast, lunch or supper. Ready to serve in a moment. Order from your grocer today. thing to say at the present time. Prosecutor Joseph G, Wood, rep- resenting the state, sald that if some testimony offered by Hall in Vermont, the nature of which has not been dis- closed, is proven to be true it is pos- sible that it will not be necessary to bring Hall here. Hall Is fighting ex- tradition in Brattleboro, Prosecutor Wood sald, and the case is now being handled in Vermont by the state's at- torney. {know who I think it was?" “No Idea,” I answered mendaclous- Iy, y"Your friend Pugsley—Stanfield, or {to go behind all his aliases and call (him by his rightful name, Michael | Sayers." “Do you really believe that that {man is in England ?"" T asked. ‘(Continued in Our Next Issue) ‘BOYS LEAVE SCHOOL Reports in St. Lounis Show That Girls Predominate at Graduations, St. Louls, Mo., Feb, 23,—Although more boys enter local schools each year, girls invariably predomnate in the graduation classes, an investiga- tion of 'registration in the public schools disclosed. I'igures for the last six school years show a registra- tion of from 400 to 1,500 more boys than girls in the' first grade during] that period, yet figures for the same years of graduating classes give the girls a majority of more than 500 in the grade and 100 in the high schools. “The boys have to go to work, is the chief explanation given for these circumstances by Chief Attendance Ofticer Quinn. for staring There are a thousand business talks hut the Herald will wager that locally at least, its classified ads are “men- tioned in the majority of cases. oud Glbson & Chasge, a firm of lawyen reprosent At oy Willam ¥, Man gan in Brattleboro, and Graham & Graham represent Attorney David I Nalr, Mangan s attorney for Hal and Nair for Mra. Hall 3 Prosecutor Woods and Attorney Nalr stated that as far as they know no ureelpent has been made by the attorneys’ in the case by which Hall agrees to pay for the support of the childrenipending the_divorce suit, ~ “Let my Herald classified ads rtn another week, I am selling 'em right and left,” . RHEUMATISM MUNYCN'S ded iR She thought him rude at her but he had a reason. . F she could have read his mind she would have known why. At first glance, the girl opposite him-in the train ingly neat and well-groome But the moment she opened her lips to :j)cak, he noticed that her teeth were dull, and untidy looking. It was like secing a well-dressed man wearing a soiled collar. So many otherwise fastidious men and women forget that their teeth are probably the one mast noticeable index of real gentil- ity. Every word you utter fixes someone’s :gpeared exceed- eye upon your lips. And your teeth often actually say. 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