Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-21


serted, and the first OF the shadows
quickened his pace. He put his hand
in his tail pocket and took out some
thing which glinted in the April sun
light. but before he could raise his
hand the fourth man, now on his
heels, dropped his newspaper, and
flinEing one arm around the shadow
er's neck, and placing his knee in the
small of the others back, wrenched
hand.
r. B. turned at the sound of the
struggle and came back to assist the
shadowing detective. The prisoner
was a little man, sharp featured, and
obviously n member OF one Of the
great Latin branches of the human
race. A tiny black moustache, fierce
scowling eyebrows. and liquid brown
eyes now blazing with hate. spoke of
a Southern origin.
Deity the three police officers
searched. and disarmed him; pair
of adjustable handouts snapped upon
the mans thin wrists. and, before the
inevitable crowd could gather tho
prisoner and his custodians were be-
ing whirled to Vine street in a cab.
They placed the man in the steel
dock and asked him the usual ques-
tons, but he maintained logged
silence. That his object had been
assassination no one could doubt for
in addition to the automatic pistol.
which he had obviously intended us
ing at short range, trusting to luck
to make his escape. they found a long
stiletto in his breast. pocket.
More to the point, and Of greater
interest to T, B., there was three
line scrawl on q piece of paper in
Italian, which, translated, showed
that minute instructions had been
given to the would he murderer as to
T. BIS whereabouts,
"Put him in q CELL" said T. B. Il
think we are going to find things
out. If this is not one of Poltavo's
hired thugs, am greatly mistaken"
Whatever he was, the man offered
no information which might assist
the detective in his search for the
truth, but maintained an unbroken
silence, and T. B. gave up the task
of questioning him in sheer despair.
The next morning at daybreak the
prisoner was aroused and told to
dress. He was taken Quito where a
motor car was awaiting him, and a
few moments later he was speeding
on the way to Dover. Two detective
officers placed him on steamer and
accompanied him to Calais. At Calais
they, took a courteous leave of him,
handing him a hundred francs and
the information In his own tongue
that he had been deported on an or
der from the Home Secretary, OBJ
tanned at midnight the previous
night.
The prisoner took his departure
with some eagernesss. and spent the
greater portion Of his hundred francs
in addressing telegram to Poltavo.
T. B. Smith, who knew that tele-
gram would come, WIS sitting in the
Continental instrument room of the
General Post Office when 1t arrived.
He was handed q copy Of the tele-
gram and read 1t. Then he smiled.
Thank you," he said, as he passed
1T back to the Superintendent OF the
department, "this may now be transt
mitted for delivery. know all l
want to know"
Poltayo received the message an
hour later. and having read it, cursed
his subordfnate's indiscretion, for the
message was in Italian. plain for
everybody to read who understood
that language, and its purport easy to
understand for anybody who had q
knowledge OF the facts.
He waited all day for a visit from
the police, and when T. B. arrived In
the evening Poltavo was ready with
an excuse and an explanation. But
neither excuse nor explanation was
asked for. T. BIS questions had to
do with something quite different
namely the new Mrs. Doughton and
her vanished fortune.
IT was in the confidence Of Mr.
Harrington" said Poltavo. relieved tc
find the visit had nothing to do with
that which he most dreaded. "but
was amazed to discover that the safe
was empty. It was tremendous
tragedy for the poor young lady, She
is in Paris now with her husband
he added.
T. B. nodded.
perhaps you will give me thei,
address," he asked, <
with pleasure" said Count Polta.
vo, reaching for his address book,
II may be going to Paris myself
Tomorrow" r. B. went on, land !,
will look these young people up.
Nsuppose It is not the correct thins
for anyone to call upon honeymoon
couples, but a police officer has priv.
ileges."
There was an exchange of smiles
Poltavo was almost exhilarated tia
T. BIS visit had nothing to do will
him personally. A respect, which
amounted almost to fear, character.
lied his attitude toward the grea
Scotland Yard detective. He credit
ed T. B. with qualities which per.
haps that admirable man did not pos
sess, but. as a set-off against this
he failed to credit him with a wilt.
ness which was peculiarly T. b.!
chief asset. For who could imagin.
that the detectives chief object II
calling upon Poltavo that evening
was to allay his suspicious and soothe
down his fears. Yet T. q. came fol
no other reason and with no other
purpose. It was absolutely necessary
that Poltavo should be taken off his
guard for T.. B. was planning the
coup which was to end for all time
the terror under which hundreds Of
inn people in ENGLAND were ly.
After an exchange Of commonplace
civilities the two men parted.-T. B.
as he said, with his hand on the door
to prepare for his Paris trip, and