The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-16

Vendetta begins between Michael
Saycrs, noted criminal, and Sir
Norman Grcycs, once of Scotland
Yard, when. Sayers' beautiful
housemaid, Janet, saves him from
Sir Norman by shooting dead an
officer sent to arrest him. Janet
becomes Savers wife and accom-
plicc.
In many exploits Michael escapes
arrest by taking desperate chances
Janet is an able assistant, but,
because he greatly admires thc
many good qualities he recognizes
in her. SIR Norman deals with her
lcnicntiy. In the Leeds bank rob
berry Michael narrowly escapes
capture and is forced to flee the
country Janet hires out to It
wealthy widow living at the Mag
niicent Hotel at Brighton and
plots to steal her mistress dia-
monds. Her plans, however, arr
frustrated by Sir Norman, who
tells this. episode:
know moth :ng Of psychology, or
any of the mental or nervous phe-
nomcna connected with the study
of this abstruse subject. What hap
pcned to me during the autumn fol-
lowing my visit to Paris remains IN
my mind unexplained and incXplic-
able. | shall just set it down, be
cause it becomes nart to the story.
A strong man, is in the possession
vigorous health, living an out-ot
door lie in quiet country neigh
bcrhoo1, suddenly became afraid.
I had the strongest conviction that
some terrible disaster was hanging
over me. Every morning, when |
took up my gun for a tramp or step
ped into my car for any sort of ex-
cursion, | felt chill presentimcnt
of evil. 1t was not that ! lost my
nerve. I was still shooting and play
ing golf as we'll or better than ever.
| drove my car and went about the
daily pursuits of life with an even
able, and it really seemed as though
they reached me through the BRAIN
rather than the nerves. | felt evil
around nc, and | looked always for
an enemy. woke often in the night
and | listened Cor footsteps, unafra!d
yet expecting danger. | altered my
will and sent it to the lawyers. Sew
cral matters connected with the let
ting of my farms cleared up al
most hastily with my agent. was
conscious of only one enemy in the
world, and it was practically i'm
possible that he should be in Eng
land. Yet expected death.
] was living at the time at Grcyes
Manor, the Small but very pleasan,
country house which had come t,
me with my inheritance. My estab
lishmcnt was moderate, even for ;
bachelor. There was my housekeepel
Mrs. Foulds, who had been in the
service of my uncle, an elderly lady
of CD who had lived at Greyes al
her life, was related to half thu
farmers in the neighborhood, anc
was "a pleasant, high principled ant
altogether estimable person. Adams
her nephew. was my butler and per
sonal servant. There was boy un
! der him, also Of the district, q cook
and three idscvants, whom
seldom saw.
The only other member of m.
| household was Miss Simpson, a sec
| rotary engaged for me through
well-known Office in London, t.
whom l dictated for several hour
day, material for the work o.
crime which l had made up my min
to write, directly I had felinquishe'
my post at Scotland Yard. She wa
woman of about nifty years of ag
and small, with gray hair parte
neatly in the middle, the only siste
Of a clergyman in Cambridgeshirt
an agreeable and unobtrusive per
son. whom ! invited to dine down
stairs once a week, but whom
otherwise never saw except whe
engaged upon our work, or in tn
! distance, taking her daily bicycl
ride in the park or the lanes arount
Out Of doors theresAwas Benjami