New Britain herald., 1923-04-10
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Michael Savers Talks:


'As for me-" my companion con-
fessed. slipping his wine, my position
has never been SO difficult as yours
have run no risks like you.
have never stolen a penny in my life
or raised my hand in anger or strife
against any of my fellow-creatures."
you have made million or so by
those who have" reminded him.
"It is a trif1e, that" he declared
Let us speak of yourself, my friend.
You are in the prime Of life. You
have Just brought off one of the finest
coups which has ever been planned.
A hundred and fifty thousand pounds
to divide for the sale of those jewels,
and not single clue left behind.
What is going to take the place OF
these things to you in life?"
I shrugged my shoulders for in
deed I had asked myself the same
question.
'"There is plenty of amusement TO
be found" I answered.
"That is all very WELL" he pointed
out, ''but if you destroy for your
self, as you say you have done, all
the hundred and means of escape
which our ingenuity has evolved, you
will have to step warily for the next
few years"
"My disappearance" ! replied, will
ha vour task. Today we divided the
last installments of our recent profits
amounting, / think, to little over
two million francs Half a million 1
have placed in this envelope. They
will be yours in return for the service
,o,l are about to render me-"
1T is a difficult matter, this, then,
NV friend ?" he asked anxiously.
"On the contrary. it will give you
very little trouble indeed" l assured
him. You have, I think. among
your very useful connections
friendly one with certain French
hospital
..Your task, then, is simple"
explained SIN the bag which L lett
at your office yesterday are clothes,
iewelry. papers and other trif1es of ap-
parent insignifcance. The next un-
known man who dies in the hospital,
OF my height and build, will be wear
ing these clothes and will have IN
his possession the other trif1es | have
snoken of, which have been all care
fully chosen to establish my identity.
The authorities will notify the French
and New York police, Scotland Yard
and the press"
"And afterward ?"
s'There is no person breathing
told him, ito whom / shall connoe
my plan. / am in no hurry.
think you will agree that for GER
tain length of time, ] could move
about Paris without fear of being
recognized"
ut is, without doubt, true" my
companion assented, leaning back in
his place, and studying me thought
fully. II passed you on the bolue-
ward and here, in the entrance, with
out a single impulse of recognition.
/ did not know you even when you
spoke to me. I tell you, Michael"
my companion concluded with some
enthusiasm, that no artist upon the
stage or off it, in our day. is such
master of human disguise as you
II will not attempt to say that you
f1atter me, Lefevre," I replied, be
cause. as a matter of fact, I believe
that what you say 10 tliC " "'ii' 'N's
well, then, just as ] am / commence
so much as may be left to me of the
aftermath of life. Within a week
shall leave Paris You may never
see or hear OF me again"
A fortnight later read my obitu-
ary notice in a dozen papers. The
New York Herald devoted a column
to me, and the Continental Daily
Mail followed suit The Times dis
missed me with half dozen lines OF
small print, which seemed unk1nd
when one considered the quality OF
free sensational material 7 had af-
forded them. The Daily Telegraph |
seemed to think that Scotland yard |
was at fault in having allowed me to
slip out of the world according to my
own time and inclination. the i
Morning Post thought that society at I
large must breathe sigh of relief at /
the passing away of one of the worlds
greatest criminals. Only one French !
,,aper reported little incident which |
for a moment brought the fires OF
madness. and weakness Of which I