New Britain herald., 1923-04-03

Vendetta begins between
 MICHAEL SAVERS, noted criminal
 and
 SIR NORMAN GREYEs, once o
 Scotland Yard, when Savers beau,
 tiful houscmaid,
 JANET, saves him from Sir Norman
 by shooting dead an officer sent tc
 arrest him, Savers rescucs Lord
 kindersley and his daughter, Bea-
 trice, when their auto runs wild
 and they take him as chauffeur to
 lloulogne.
 Michael learns that Janet is about to wed Sir Norman, so he decides to attend the wedding reception Dis Guised as Colonel Escombe. he steals pearl necklace given to Janet by Sir Norman. While detective is in- vestigating, Beatrice asks permission for Michael to leave with her on tho plea that he is an old friend. Michael gives the pearls 10 Beatrice, who returns them 10 Janet
 It has always been my custom, as a notorious and much -sought-a ter criminal, to give special care to the building tip of new identity. II is my success in the various imperso- nations 1 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 reer as Colonel Escombe, Of the h. dian Army, I determined upon d com- pete change Of characterization and circumstances. I established myself in modest rooms at the back of Rus sell Square took small office at the top of a block of buildings in Hol- burn, had cards and stationery printed and brass plate engraved, and made q fresh appearance in the metropolis of my fancy as Mir. Sidney Buckross jobbins stationer. l cannot say that my operations made very much inn prossion upon the trade which I had adopted, l transferred q thousand pounds to my credit at well-known London bank, wrote myself several letters day, which l opened and re- piled to at my office, sallied out with small black bag. soon after ten, and with the exception Of leisurely hour for my midday meal spent the rest of my time in the safe secusion of the British Museum,
 I established 2 new hobby In She intervals of idlencss which the spasmodc activities of my profession had entailed l had always been fas- cinated by the subject of ciphers. I knew quite we'll for instance, that half of the advsrtisem in the per sonal column Of the Times contained. i to the person for whose eyes they were intended. meaning utterly diff ferent from their obvious one. For example. one afternoon. after having wasted a score of sheets of paper and an immense amount of ingenuity, l was able at last to find the real mes sage conveyed under this absurd med ley of words;
 Charles What you may require may be found in l749. Laughing Eyes bids you have courage. Bring James,
 With only one word of the cipher at first clear to nte, l looked upon It l as something Of a triumph when was able to extract from this rubbish | the following messaSe:
 Lady in green. man dinner jacket and white tie. l'rascati's o'clock [ Monday Will bring documents Have currency
 The announcement interested me. | If these documents were worth money l to the person to whom this invitation 1 was addressed they were probably | worth money to me. d"clGeu, | without a moments hesitation, that would meet the lady in green and the gentleman in dinner coat and | white tic on Monday at Frascatis, the shock 10 my sar- torial instincts which the costume Of the latter was likely to iniiict My only trouble was not to clash with the person for whom the advertisement | was really intended. At this I could only make an attempt I inserted