The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-27
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houss much aftsrwzrd gAyo II
Up. in fact, within the year.
7 heard you had Istt.- told him
You had no luck in your invosu.
cations. Sir sornan7~ he inquired.
Ahook my head Tho subject
was still a sore ono with mo.
Il had no luck at all. l confessed.
II came 10 certain conclusions which
carried me little way along the
road. but ali the clows ended alb
rupuy. Ye, I don't despair. al.
ways have the fancy that some day
or other shall sorys that mystery"
Tho waiter brought tho cocktails.
and We raised cur ElaNSsA
Il drink, then. to that day. Sir
Norman" my companion Said.
Il am with you" / declared hearth
ly.
We talked idly OF various matters
for n few principally OF
golf. which had been playing regu.
larly In tho south OF France. There
were several dinner parties being
given in the restaurant that eve.
ming. and somc very beautiful wo-
mon were In evidence. One in par.
ticuiar attracted my attention. She
was tall. slender, slim. beautifully
made. Her complexion was perfect.
altho a little colorless Her strange.
colored eyes had namelcss attrac.
ton. Her hair, beautifully coiffed.
was Just tho shade OF brown which
appealed 10 me. She bowed TO my
companion as sho passed. and Joined
little group at the farther end OF
the hall. The Last thing | noticed
about her was her wonderful string
Of pearls.
THAT Ia n very beautiful woman"
I remarked "Do you know who she
lH7"
n South American widow-Dc
Mendozn, her name is"
You know herr"
My humble apartment Is on the
same floor az her suite" my com.
panlon replied. "she il gracious
enough sometimes to remember tho
fact that we meet occasionally in the
lift"
My friends arrived. and | mado my
adieux 10 my erstwhile golflng &C.
aunintance. Somehow or other. my
meeting with him had left an un.
pleasant impression behind II. II
had forced my thoughts back TO the
humilintinF recolloctions OF the fact
that the murderer OF Richard Lad
brooke still remained undiscovered
and that the man who had called
himself Pugsley had walked away
from detection under our very eyes
ard had never been heard OF since
Among my fellow guests was nr
official OF tho Home Office, and our
conversation naturally drifted into
the subject OF social order.
Your connection with Scotland
Yard having long since ceased. Sill
Norman" no remarked 20 me, "yot
will not he oversonsitlve ms to facts
Tho epidemic OF crime which wa.
| THRlHF uDpul TWO yours HkO SNtlllu "
have broken out again with exact
ly the snme results. Thorc nro fou,
undotec,ed murders and five grca'
robbcrloH up TO the debit Of your lat,
department. Your people believe Tim
the same person is nj the hcad OF y
who planned all those robbcrlos II
months ago and escaped arrest by
shooting the Inspector"
affected TO take only n cnsun
interest in the information; but n,
n matter OF fact. was considerably
moved n the man who had lns
concealed his identity under the nam,
Of puRaloy. but whom strongl,
suspected 10 be the notorious MIchno
Snycrs, Ind really come ont Into IN,
open once more life would certainly
Possess new interest for me durlni
tho next few months,
! We were party OF ak that ovo