The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-05
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nrsf. rhan hIs maid servant.
JANET SCALE. shoots and kiiis The %.
firaF
am NORMAN oRErEB. formerly .,
scotland Yard. - dsyutirE his lme 20
tFaoknT dash sAysrs hnarn 10 aim
under ne alias of etanneid,
aiahasl drives ia a small car 10 browns
hAnk. In the suburbs % Leeds. shoots me
manager thru the shoulder. strikes the
eisfk s.uaaIess ard robs tho bAnk % over
T.s8s pounds. utappinE from the taHA
into y teurank ear Ia uhieh Jaast t9A4'
awaits aim. saysra races fsf bestlaAe
on the road 10 Scotland tbs ugSss are
passed 20 t~o rnsa IN motor cars ard
third on q rantoroTo.s. isAyiaE no sSieef'es
on MiohAsFs paraau,
NOW 60 ON WITH THE STORY
MICHAEL sAYERs TALKS
We were TO have cue tense few
minutes before SO reached our stop
ping plaza for tho night We had
lust passed thru ANAL town. and
our silent chauffeur was preparing
To let out his engine again. when wo
wcro confronted by what waA under
Z tho circumstances, very sinister
sight Two men on bicycles, APP
I preaching ua. dlsmounted and stood
I in tho middle OF the road with out.
I stretched banda The sun. even in
I the distance. flashed upon their uni
I forma We realized az once that they
[ we're policemen. Tho chauffeur half
turned toward me.
What shall you do7" Janet do
manded.
"Dog" / replied why. the nat
urh thing. OF course, All this Is pro-
yided for. oliver" / added, lean
| lng forward. "thoso policemen seem
10 want to speak TO us Pull mp"
We came 10 n stAndBtill yard or
two away from them. The larger Of
tho two men. who wore the uniform
Of sergeant, made a solemn and
portentous approach.
Good afternoon. Sergeant ] said.
Il hope that We arc not In trouble r
He looked at mo as he might have
done at man whose hands were
dripping with the blood OF his best
friend
ITS your number plata. SIR" he
announced. They telephoned us thru
from Ripon to stop your car and call
your attention to IL"
what is wrong with my number
platter l asked.
why, YOU'VE boon driving where
they've watnrod tho roads freely.
the sergeant pointed out, and III
muddied II up entirely There's nc
one can read n letter OF IT,"
/ felt Janets fingers clutch mine
and they were as cold as Ice II wa
, not n moment which I myself for
got, less for its significance than fol
it's effect upon my companion. TIT
chauffeur, tho poiice-sergennt and
} solemnly inspected tho number plato
and tho former, with buster from
his tool-chcst, carefully rubbed i
clean.
THAT will be all right now. Ser
gcant7" / inquired.
That will be quite all right, sir,
!, he admitted. taking off his cap ant
! wiplng tho Precipitation from hi
J forehead. "It's warm day, this
, for the bloycles"
81 am sorry 10 hayo given 20,
;. this trouble / said. I'VE tourist
2 arc proverbially thoughtless abou
our NUMBER plates l hopo you vii
!. accept this and have drink wit
mo-
!. we win that, sure, SIR" the scr
o gennt promised. saluting first mo an
then Janet. Come along. Jock" h
q added: "well pay q little visit to tn
n widow MoGll on the way back"
:. SO we drove off again northwarc
!. MY chauffeur was an elderly mar
r who has faced all that the worl
d may hold OF evil with mo many
time, but his driving for tho firf
few miles was erratlc. Janet,
I, could 500, nltho outwardly she ha
Z recovered herself, was on tho poir
e OF Mysteries. ] settled myself dow
!, in my corner, adjusted my horn
t. trimmed spcotaclcs. and drew fror
h the pocket OF the car new hall
II crown book on the principles Of gol
u written by late beginner, SO "
u Travelled until we ronchod tho In
X where we stayed for the night, nm
% late on the afternoon OF the follow
u ing day wc arrived at our dostina