New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1923, Page 12

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N Ry D R S B T A SR e “JAN 3 tirts of the town. THE ‘UNFAMILIAR TRIANGLE 3 BY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEI 1922, by Arrgt NEA Copyright e BEGIN H E TODAY Vendetta begins between MICHARL SAYERS, noted criminal, NORMAN GREYES, once of Scotland Yard, when Sayers' beau- tiful housemaid, saves him from Sir Norman by shooting dead an officer sent to arrest him. Janet becomes Sayers' wife and accomplice, In the Leeds bank robbery Michael narrowly escapes capture and is forced to flee the country. i Janet receives a legacy of two hundred and fifty pounds and takes, passage to Marseilles. A passenger | named Louisa Martin comes to Janet's stateroom and reveals herself as one of Michael's confederates. Louisa travels to Marseilles with Janet and | takes her to Michael's hiding place. Sayers and Louisa accuse Janet of treachery, but Janet denies their ac- cusations. NOW GO ON WITH THE S Greyes Takes Up the Story During the third week of, March after a somewhat restless few months | of travel in Igypt and Algeria, I} reached Monte Carlo to find a tele- | gram from my friend Rimmington, begging me to come at once to Mar- seilles. 1 realized that there could be but one reason for such a request, and in less than twelve hours T found mysell with Rimmington and Mon- sieur Demayel, the chief of the Mar- seilies police, ransacking the contents of a small villa in the suburbs of Mar- | seilles, which had lately heen the | seene of one of those crimes for which | t gaining an unen- | viable notoriety | I had no conversation with Rim- mington, and I had no idea why my | help had been sought in this r:\st\i‘ which @ ved to have no special characte The late inhabitant » villa, 2 man of over 70 years| had been found 24 hours ago | wounds about | ihe place was of age, rving from severe and in a state of collapse. a neighboring hos- unlikely to recover. much, however, was clear: he| on robbed of a large sum of of which he} about in &g cont th oh ! nt through | o the | ing | ad been hearing » local gendarm v | to the means by torced into the eviden Afterward we drove headquart e ¢ voom there t expained e 50 mu “You knov g 2 at my having s I hope ™" ed him to Paris.” he said.| Almost im- | Demayl will! an in- wand aiterward ' hore medigiely, as Moasicur there was not only district, but the re evidences of a master-mind behind them all. Mou- sieur Demayl told me, an hour or sd ago, that tae‘ts to the value of over had been * g0 good as to consider yourself under ‘The woman ‘panion in N game ‘teamer oid suspici are both on thel are due to and will be o tol ; h fact, tonight ! irur- ! + tF J 7 e- | vou sotath'ng of ia- terest. Monsieur De bound volunie to an entry. I read the fc Henri Guy, Krenc 1-Cola lor, . 6 inc and beavd, pt geribe 1 elsevhe lette cnee, paper: cel placed a leather- ore me and pointed on And tin repo; | "asino at Bandol the miile notes, visited this Jats even of glolen from the house w¢ afternoon.” “How far is 1 quired “Forty-s of the police replied, * have been there by frignd Mr, Rimming upon walting for you." 1 asked only one ques t to Bandol?" I in-| even kiiometers.” the chief and we should | new, but my ton here insisted | tion on the of Janet Soale as com- 1 said to Rim- Y ing out on the boat, i mington. “That was her name fore shc married Michael.” Rimmington nodded. “}7or some reason or other she has renewed it. It is possible that she has discovered something ahoul! Michael which I have syspected for: some time.” 1 controlled my voice as well as I} could. 1 did not wish even le-‘ mington to know how much this | meant to me. | “What do you mean?" T asked. ' | “1 belleve,” he. replied, “that Michael was married many years ago to this woman, Louisa Martin. Janet know of this. discover thetruth. for many months she has not been in communication with Michael” The chief of the police gazed thoughtfully out of the window. 7 i L T | We reached i3andol just before dusk and found the Villa Violette on the We left the 4n the road and k the path jed to the front door. ~ Our was at once answered by a tou -humored Irenchwoman, ‘shook her head regretfully when a tor Monsieur Guy. is out in his automo- ‘told us: “He may return it . | thrill what: P r of crimes in th~'/ com- o ~ into a French argot which was abso- ! E Philips Oppenbeim Service, Inc at any n\omnr.l. or perhaps nbt at all tonight. The gentlemen will leave a message " “We will come in and wait little time,” Demayel suggested. The woman did not remove portly form from the threshold. “That, alas, monsieur, is impos- sible!” she declared. ‘‘My master re- ceives few visitors and he would not suffer anyone in the house.” Monsieur Demayel touched her on the shoulder. He was looking curl- cusly into her face. “Madame,” he sald, “I am Chief de la Surete of Marseilles, and I go where I choose. Furthermore, it seems that your face is familiar to me."” She shrunk away. “Chef de la Surdte!" she muttered. “But who has done wrong here?" We searched the sitting-room and dining room of Monsieur Henrl Guy, for a her GENTLE- “YOU ARE 00D EVENING, M HE SAID® PAYING ME VISIT and we found nothing that might not kave helonged to a Irench Colonial who mads a sma!l fortune in! . But in his bedroom, covered | er with a sheet and hidden behind a cupboard, I found the golf clubs which Stenfield had uced when he had pinst me at Woking. 1 m the bag the putter which 1 seaied my defeat, and even in moment of triumph I felt a little of vpleasure when I realized its ¢t balance. | - search is over,” I pronounced. | arch is not over,” Rimming- “until we have .0 ton reminded me, found the man.” We were there altogether for half an hour, . during which time we scarched the piace closely. The small age was empty, and Rimmington ated out the sit or right empty hich had evidently just been announced our intended be- The housekeeper, who now cortain of her master's im- e return, did her best to per- us to linger. Monsieur De- ) cut her short. | “Madame,” he said, “you will bel urveiliance. 1 shall leave a gen- arme in the house with you.” ~he woman hurst into a torrent of | furious compiaints and abuse, lapsing| incomprehensible to me. Mon- sie ayel listened to her thonugh Then he turned to the| gendarme who had come with us| from Marseilles. | Michael was; hand upon the housekeeper's shoul- der, - Suddenly she burst into a fit of laughter and pointed up the avenue, t 18 Mansieur who returns’ she announced, “Now what will you say to him-—you who have ransacked his vooms and upeet his house! Chief of the Police, indeed! Ta la!" We stood by the front door, and T, for my part was amazed, An elderly gentleman of highly respectable ap- pearance drove up in a small car and lifted his soft felt hat to us courte- ously. “Good evening, gentlemen,” he sald. “You are paylng mé a visit?" “You are Monsicur Guy?" Demayel inquired. “That is certainly my name,” was the prompt reply. “And this is your -house?" “I rent it subject to your pleasure, gentlemen,” LI He descended from the car’ and lcoked at every one of us Inquiringly. I knew better than any other what a past master in the art of disguises but 1 knew that this was not he, “My name is Demayel," the Chief announced. “I am the Chief de la Surete in Marseiles. You will be so good as to answer me a few ques- “Choef de I’ Surete!" ' the new- comer repeated, and if his amasement were feigned, it was very well felgned indee 3 “But_certalnly! You have lived here for how long?" “Wor ten months, monsieur." “You changed mille note at the Casipo yesterday 1 certainly dld.” “From where did you obtaln 1t?" “From my desk, monsieur. It has lain there for weeks," “This 48 your only car?" I put in, “But naturally,”” was the prompt response. ‘*There is no room, in my garage for more than one.” 1 excysed myself for a moment and returned with the bag of golf clubs. “These are perhaps yours?' ‘I asked, ! (Continued fn Our Next Issue) LANDERS' NIGHT, Sherwood Raymond, -députy grand master of the fifth “Masonic district, will ocoupy.the chair in Centennial lodge, A. ¥. and A, M. this évening when the Landers, Frary and Clark degree team will ‘“‘raise” a class of candidates to the degree of Master tions.” 3 \ la on “Do not let this woman out of your sight.” he ordered. “She is of the| Maritime Quartier, where I suspect| her master is in hiding by now.” | The gendarme saluted and laid his | HELLO,OLIVIA, HOWS HELEN ‘AND THE or adulteration whatsoever. Tin PoBIUm ROY Sy Mmadicat BOTH FINE, TOM - HELEN IS UP TODAY ! SALESMAN $AM WHY TS SO 15 JUST TH THING YOR TH' STORE. GUZL- MILLY SPNS | LOOK FiT To WILL \NAT WATLLA CUSTOMER SEES YOO IN \T— YOU WiLL BE KILLED TRY Mason. 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