The Bismarck tribune., 1923-04-04

Vendetta begins between MICH
AEl. SAVERS. noted criminal Ls and
SIR NORMAN GREYES, once of
Scotland Yard, when Savers beau
tifnl houscmaid. JANET. saves him
from Sir Norman by shooting dead
an officer sent to arrest him. Say
ers rcScucS Lord KindcrSlcy and his
daughter, Beatrice, when their a,l-
to runs wild and they take him as
chauffeur to Boulognc.
Michael learns that Janet is
about to we'd Sir Norman so he de
cideS to- attend the wedding rccep-
tion. Disguised as Colonel Escom.
be. he steals a pearl necklace given
to Janet by Sir Norman. While a
detective is investigating. Beatrice
asks permission for Michael to
leave with her on the plea that he
is an old friend. Michael gives the
pearls to Beatrice. who returns
them to Janet.
II has always been my custom,
as 4 notorious and much sought =
after criminal, to give special care
to the building up of new identi-
ly. 1t is my success i'm the various
representations | have attempted
which has enabled me for many
years completely to puzzle that
highly astute body of men leagued
together under the auspices of
Scotland Yard.
After my brief but successful ca
rccr as Colonel Escombc, of the In
dian army. determined upon a
complete change of characterize
tion and circumstances. cstab-
lishcd myself i'm modest rooms at
the back of Russell Square, took Il
small office at the top of block
of buildings in Holburn, had cards
and stationery printed and Il brass
plate engraved, and made fresh
appearance in the metropolis of my
fancy as Mr.. Sidney Buckross. job
binS Stationer. cannot say that
Interpretations made very much i'm
! preston upon the trade which had
adopted. | transferred thousand
pounds to my credit at we'll
several letters day which | opened
and replied to at my office, sallieC
out with Il small black bag. Soor
after ten. and with the exception
of a leisurcly hour for my midday
meal, spent the rest of my time il
! the safe Seclusion of the British
! Museum.
re-cstablished a new hobby. II
the intervals of idlenesS which tn,
spaSmOdic activities Of my prOfeS
sion had cntaiIed had always beer
| fascinated by the subject of ciphers
| knew quite we'll, for instance, that
half the advertisements i'm the per
sonal column of the Times con
tained, to the person for whose eye
they were intended, a meaning ut
terly different from their obviou
one. For example, one afternoon
after having wasted score o
sheets of paper and an immcns'
amount Of ingenuity. ! was at las
to find the real message conveyed
under, this absurd medley of words
"Charlcs. Wha you may require
may dc lOunu III IJ4J. l.auSnln
Eyes bids you have courage. Brin
James"
With only one word of the ciph
cr at first clear to me. lOOke'
upon it as something Of triumph
when was able to extract from
this rubbish the following mess
age:
LADY in green, man dinner jac
kct and white tic. Frascati's
O'Clock Monday! Will bring docu
mentS. Have currency"
The announcement interested mt
IT these documents were wort
money TO- the person to whom thi
invitation was addressed, they wer
probably worth money to me. de
cidcd, without a moments hesita
ton. that l would meet the lady j
green and the gentlemanNin Dime
coat and white tie on Monday q