The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-31

the Rouse OF commons. 1t r6a0.
my dear Mr.. Kendall:
This letter, which 1 am dispatch
ing by airplane messenger will reach
you, L trust, before you address the
meeting this evening. The matter
with which 1t is concerned cannot be
dealt with by the Federation of Ship
owners, but confirming our recent CON
versations Sir Philip Richardson and
/ are willing. between Us, to advance
tomorrow5s bank-notes to the value
Of $4,000 pounds. to be paid 20 the
funds Of your cause or to be made
use. of In any way you think fit, pro.
vided the strike threatened for tomo'-
row does not take place.
Faithfully yours.
"GEOFFREY KINDERSLEY.
"P. SIN your own interests, as
well as ours, I suggest that you i'm.
mediately destroy this letter"
LAS a matter of curiosity" I asked.
why did your husband not take Lord
Kindersley's advice and destroy this
! letter?''
He told me to-" she replied. "As
matter of fact, he thought he saw
me tear It up. It was just at the time
1 was beginning to have my suspicious
Of Master Ted; so tore up a circular
instead and put this by for a bit"
"A pretty clever stroke of work
too" the man opposite murmured with
an approving grin. You put rot
In pickle for Ted that day, Lizzie.
"And serve him right. too the
lady remarked. CHANGING in her NH
-
rangement of her coiffure.
There was a brief silence. The NAH
drew his chair a little closer to the
table and addressed me with a bust
nesslike air.
Now. Mr. Martin. or whatever
your name is. let's finish this job
up" he proposed You've got
copy of the speech that Ted Rem
dali promised his pals to deliver at
Liverpool, typed at Mrs. Simons
office. No % Dale st. You've got
the original letter from Lord
Kindersley, proving up to the hilt
why he didn't deliver It; and" he
went on, striking the table with his
fist. Il am now going to tell you
that that $4,000 pounds was handed
over to Ted at the National Liberal
Club. the following evening at s
O'Clock. and was paid in by him. to
his own credit, to five different banks
on the following morning. The
names of the banks are there. in
pencil, on the back of Lord Kinder
sley's letter.
leaned back in my chair and felt
nv way a little further
IF we make a deal and you part
with these documents to me" l said.
what use do you expect me to make
of them?"
We know pretty we'll whom
you're acting for" the man put in.
with a knowing grin. Il guess it
won't be long before Charlie Payton
handles these documents, if we come
to terms"
You have no conditions to make"
I asked.
None the woman snapped. I've
! finished with Ted He's a cur. You
can publish the whole lot in the
Daily Mail if you like, for all
! care"
Then there remains only the
/ question of price" I concluded.
/ The flush of wine and the mo-
/ mentary expansiveness of good feel
/ ing seemed to pass from the faces Of
/ anxious cupidity took its place They
| feared to ask too little; they were
terrified lest they might scare me
away by asking too much.
They'd be worth a pretty penny
| to Ted the woman muttered.
You don't want to sell them to
him." pointed out.
4 don't, and that's a fact" she
admitted. Look here, Mr.. Martin,
they're yours for a thousand pounds"
A thousand pounds was precisely
the sum I had brought with me.
without remark. I counted out the
notes and pocketed the documents.
/ The man and woman seemed very sur
prised at this uneventful finish to
the proceedings. The latter tucked
away the notes in her handbag, while
1 paid the bill. When I rose to take
leave of them. could see, standing in
the doorway and looking at us with a
puzzled expression, a middle-aged man,
who I decided at once was the individ-
ual whom I had impersonated. 1 said
at once:
The business is over, and, trust,
pleasantly. Forgive me if I take my
leave. There are others anxious to
hear from me-"
The woman clutched her bag with
her left hand and extended her right.
well, I'm sure you've been quite
the gentleman, Mr.-Mr. let me see,
what was the name?"
We'll. it doesn't matter, does it?"
1 replied. especially as it was only
assumed for the evening. Good night
and good luck to you BOTH" I added.
as I made my escape
There was a fine rain falling out
side, but 1 walked steadily on, OBJ
sessed with the sudden desire for fresh
air. The atmosphere of the place 1
| had left. the character of my compan-
ions, the sordid ignominy Of the trans
action which 1 had just concluded,
had filed me with disgust. Then l
began to laugh softly to myself. It
was a queer anomaly, this-that I, for
whom the police of the world were al
ways searching, should feel distaste at
so ordinary an i'll deed. had robbed
| and struck ruthlessly enough, in my
| time, at whomsoever might stand in
my way. but as A matter of fact,