New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 23, 1923, Page 21

BOXES OF L) GOLD BY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM BEGIN HERL TODAY ) Vendetta begins betwen MlCl;l(AEI. BAYERS, noted criminal, ! an BIRNORMAN GREYES, once of Scotland Yard, when Sayers' beau- tiful housemaid, JANET, saves him from Sir Norman " by shooting dcad an officer sent to arrest him, Janect becomes Sayers' wife and accomplice, Michael plots to reb two men, Gorty and Metzger, of seven boxes of ‘gold rought into kngland to establish rivate credits It is arranged for WO masquer: o s, Mr, and Mrs, Jose de Miguel, to .. sist Michgel. During the absence ol Gorty, Madam de Mi- guel entices Metzger ‘to her hotel room where Michael renders him un- consclous. The boxes of gold are sustituted for luggage taken from the hotel by the de Miguels, who leave for parts unknown. Greyes is called to investigate, WITH THE STORY ir Norman Continues: “I do,* was the confident reply. “He was chased out of the States; we have granted an extradition war- rant (against him on the charge of manslaughter; we have watched every steamship at every port; yet I don't mind confessing to you that we have reason to believe that he is in Lon- don at the present moment and in touch with his old associaths.” LI Not vithstanding Rimmington's con- viction, ] started on no mad quest of my enemy. Indeed, I had no inspira- It was about three weeks after the Janet had left Albermarle Court and Bhad not replied to the various notes which I had written her. 1 had a vague idea that there was danger in prosecuting inquiries for her too closely. I had an idea, too, which was by no means vague, that I was being watched. There was always a loiterer of some sort or another in the street when I entered or, left my rooms. I felt surreptitious eyes upon me often, when I Junched or dined or visited the theater. Once 1T wajked home late through, Lansdowne Pass- age, and heard the patter of rubber- | shod feet behind me, 1 swung around, and my pursuer, whoever he was, a burly but agile figure, took refuge in flight. It was about thre weeks after the attack upon Metzger and the disap- pearance of the gold, when I re- ceived a most unexpected visitor, I heard a shrill, foreign voice in the hall overriding my servant's objec- tions, and a moment later a man en- tered unannounced and evidently in a state of some excitement. “You arc Sir Norman Grayes?" he said. “I am Gorty. came to this country of cutthroats with Metzger— | with him who lies in the hospital. Will you listen to me?" . 1 motioned to Adams to leave us, and wheeled round an easy-chair for my visitor. ,.'What am I to think?"” he demand- éd fiercely. “I come from a great but poor government. With much trouble we got together the gold with which to buy materials in this coun- try and open credits. It is you who are supposed to be more civilized than any other country. I go to Manchester to speak at a meeting, I come back, and what do I ind? My comrade - brutatlly assaulted, my country's gold stolen! = Yes, and that in the heart of your London—in the center of your clvilization! ‘What am 1 to think of you, then, as a people, I ask?" “It was a most unusual crime,” T told him, “but you must sremember that you were taking grave risks in having a large amount of gold like that unguarded in your room. The police, however, are doing—" “The police?” he almost shrieked. “Your police? They are imbeciles— imbeciles or rascals, I know not which! And as to having the money unguarded, how could we help {t? There are many banks in London who ray we owe them money. What would have happened if I had de- posited my gold there? 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NEA Service, Inc, ' Tonic and Blood Enricher R S S ) surely have annexed it, And as it I8, do you belleve that it is an ordi- nary thief who has robbed us? No! “I am afraid," 1 sald, “that you are tatking a very extreme view of things . However, under the circum- stances I cannot blame you for feel- ing 11 used, Tell me what brings you here" "Ten years ago,” he went on, sud- denly calmer, “I was in the service of the police of my coyntry, There was an anarchist plot, Three crimi- nals escaped to london, You were at Scotland Yard, and 1 came to see you, You found me those criminals,” “Tell me what can 1 do for you?" I asked . 'l conclusion that he was in ) v A MOMENT LATER A MAN E} TERED UNANNOUNCED AND EVI- DENTLY IN A STATE OF §OME EXCITEMENT, “IYind me my gold,” he demanded. ind me the man who attacked Metzger."” . .00 Sir Norman Talks: He drew his easy-chair a little closer to mine. He eyed my box of cigarettes hungrily, I placed it by his side, and handed him a match. He smoked furiously. “Listen,” he confided; “I hale a piece of evidence. I will not take it to the police. I do not trust them. You shall find me my gold.” “What is your piece of evidence?" (I asked, | “The little gray man,” he answered, The man whom they spoke of as visit- ing the@pudl: Americans in the next suite. ~“Ah, thcse South Americans— BOSTON MISS LENA,I'D LIKE | greatness. |my old adversary arrested on one of NWW BRITAIN DAILY I never trusted th make eyes at Metzg What need had she of Metzger, A woman like that has lovers enough."” “About the little gray man?" 1 vntured, | “They speak of him in the evi-| dence,” Gorty went ou eagerly, “"He wis at the suite that night, I saw him with Madam the South American, two days before, 1 know where he 18 to be found now." “Why the devil haven't you told the police?” 1 exclaimed, “That is the one map they are looking for." “But have I not explained?" he ex- pestulated, “I do not trust the police, Six of those solemn con- stables would march up in uniform to the place I spoke of, and the little gray man woudl slip away. I tell you. You must find him and who h is. You must consider how to act, The asgault upon Metz was bad, but it is the gold T want.” “Very well,” I sald, “tell me where to find him,"” JVGo to the reading-room at the British Museum between eleven and one o'clock,” Gorty told me, “You will find him there, reading. 1 my- self am a student, Twice 1.have sat at the next table, He s reading from some rare volumes the ‘History of the Rosicrucians. " “Between eleven and one,” 1 peated, “You will go?" “Tomorrow morning,"” I Gorty arose, “Listen, Greyes,"” he said, ‘-—you, Sir Norman Greyes. Will you swear that if you recover my gold, it comes to me?"” “I swear it,” 1 answered, “Then through that man you will find it,” he declared. ¢ o e Gorty was right, The moment when, from my place of concealment, I saw him come shuffling into the reading-room and take his place nearly opposite to me at the great round table, I knew very well that this was Michael. He carried with him two or three books, a volume of reference and a notebook. He had the appearance of the most devdut bibliophile, and indeed, having watch- ed him for sdine time, I came to the earnest about his labors. It was in these little ways that Michael achieved real Detail was a passion with him. He not only appeared to be deeply interested in the Rosicrucian history. He had actually become so. 1 was without doubt a fault not to have at once passed on my informa- tion to Rimmington and to have had 1 saw Madam re- promised. the many previous counts against him. It seemed to me, however, that this would brimg to an end our chances of recovering the gold, and I could not ignore the fact that I was indebted to Gorty for the information which had delivered Michael into my hands. I therefore maintained a strict watch, and waited, For three days and three nights, I knew Michael's every movement, He made his own breakfast, lunched at a small restaurant near the Museum, ahd dined each night at the Monico, where he sometimes played dominoes for an hour afferward, if able to find an opponent. On the fourth night, see | Y WHE RE RYZON BAKING POWDER You vuse /ess however, he departed from his usnal | practicés, The young woman whom | I had been employing to watch him came to me in haste, “Our friend," she announced, ‘ealled at the Monico but took only an aperitif there, He walked ACTOY | to Romano's and has ordered a| table and dinner for two, “Whereabouts?'" I asked quickly, “Downstairs in the restaurant, the right-hand side,” she replied, 1 rang up Romano's and engaged one of the tables in the balcony, In a quarter of an hour I was ensconced there behind the curtain, with Miss | Rose Weston, the young woman who | had brought me the news of Michacl’s | change of plans, as my companion, | She had found time to change into evering clothes, and she played her part exceedingly weil. We should have passed anywhere as a very ordi- nary couple, Indulging in - a some- what pronounced dinner filrtation, 1/ kept my eye, however, on the table at which Michael was seated below, and in due course I was rewarded, A very elegant, quietly dressed woman | came into the restaurant and sank | into the chair by his side. I saw at once that it wds Janet. [ “What you expected?” panion asked quickly. “In a sense,” I admitted, member, when they leave, it woman you follow." I watched them closely from be- hind the curtain. There was no more distinguished-looking woman in the | room than Janet, or more beautiful, She talked in a low tone to her com- panion, and her manner was often earnest. Nevertheless she never smiled. She was different in that respect from every one of the diners| by whom she was surrounded. There | was not a suggestion of festivity about Ler. She ate moderately, drank | sparingly, and talked. All the time | she gave one the impression of a great weariness. Toward the end of the meal, what T had been watching for happened. She opened her hmu]hax:i and passed something across the| table. It was about the size and | ghape of an ordinary shotgun tart- | ridge, but I felt certain, from the way she handed it, that it was heavy. I kneWw then that we were on the| right track. 4 on my is (Continued in Our Next Tssue) RECORD ALMOST REACHED. sand, two hundred marriage l(consesj were obtained at Crown Point, called Lake County's Gretna Green, in 1922, according to Herbert Wheaton, county clerk. 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