Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13
SYNOPSIS

AlL0T OdySTS D6duLllul HOuSSliidlQ,
Janet. saves him from Sir Norman by
shooting dead the officer sent to ar
rest him. Janet becomes Squires'
wife ana accomplish. In many ex-
plots, Michael escapes arrest by tax
ms desperate chances. Janet is an
able assistant, but because he greatly
admires the many good qualities he
recognizes in her, Sir Norman deals
with her as ~leniently as possible.
In the Leeds bank robbery Mich
ael (known to Greyes as "S~tanield')
barely escapes and has to flee the
eountry.
A. plot of Michael and another
criminal, Paul Cont. to ruin the po-
1itica1 leader, Philippe Lutrade, is
frustrated by Sir Norman.
Janet's Version
1t was about four months after l
! had been in the service of Mrs
Trumperton-Smith, that I decided
10 rob her. I first went to her be-
cause, day by day, I felt the need OF
, money for those luxuries to which l
had become accustomed. After my
disastrous visit to Paris, no news
whatever had come to me from my
AuSUAl0s n 6AoSh POAAS0
ut the dressmaking establishment
where I had been employed n l
was informed hat my services were
no longer necessary. l spent a month
ut a manicurist's and a few weeks at
1 Photographic studio.
Mrs. Trumperton-Smith advertised
In the Morning Post for a companion
and lady's maid. I won the post on
account of my ana appear
ance. My mistress was a lady OF
ample person and ample means. She
lived in excellent style and apparent
ly had plenty of money. h was a
widow about As years old, still good
looking in q ford sort of way, ana
we'll enough educated from the mid
dle-class point Of view. Men were
her one ana everlasting hobby.
We were staying at the Magnin-
sent Hotel at Brighton when the
idea which I have mentioned of rob-
hing my mistress, first took definite
shape in my mind. ! should have
bided my time, 1 think, but for two
One was thai the salary
which she paid me was absurdly
small and I saw no chance OF saving
anything, and the other was the
very imminent fear of being antici-
pated. Mrs. Trumperton-Smith was
not always so discreet as she shoulo
have been in her acquaintance.
1t the present time she was on ex-
oeedingly friendly terms with a Mr.
sidney Bloor, whom / put down,
from the moment I first saw him. as
an undoubted adventurer. He was
j. always dressed in the height OIL
fashion, and he had acquired
Nae %shibboleth of the u~p-to-date
lung man of the moment. he
Aade languid attempts to kiss me
zAheneyer he found me alone.
aHe found me one evening, some
sour months after u arrival In
Brighton, alone in the sitting room
AZ about the hour when Madam was
sometimes pleased to dispense COCK
halls. A spasmodic attempt at gal
lautry having been met and re-
pulsed, he fingered to watch me busy
repairing a hair-ornament which my
mistress desired to wear that eve-
hing.
"Where is the old bird?" he asked
ronhdentially. -,
MADAM is out playing bridge with
some friends" l told him.
"What little gewgaws are you
sending her down in ~tonight?' ;.
seWhatever she chooses to wear,
replied.
"Only last night" he remarked,
sshe told me that 1t was generally
you who made the selection"
"She usually does wear what l put
but" / assented. (which dc you
admire her in most, Mr.. BloorY
The young man scratched his chin
khoughtfully.
ut doesn't matter to me what she
wears" he sighed. ~ know a little
girl. though, who would look the
real thing decked out in those dia-
monds, eh?"
sI expect you have a large &C
n%uaintance amongst my SEX" I re-
piled demurely.
you're a cold young woman, Ja-
net he complained. my last eve
ming, too"
"Are you going away?"
Shack to the City tomorrow. I'm
my own master and all that, oil
course-take q week or two just
when / want it-but one has to pick
mp a bit OF the rhino now and then
IF it is really your last night
eaid, tell me what jewelry you
would like the mistress to wear this
evening, and I will put It out for
her"
"What about the diamond neck
Naace, them" he suggested.
My mistress came busting In q
Eoment or two later and busted her.
self in making the cocktails. / went
through into her bedroom to lay out
her gown. 1t was perfectly clear II
me now that II 1 were going to rob
Mrs. Trumperton-Smith at all, II
had better be done quickly.
The drinking of cocktails was con-
cIuded a little more quickly than
usual, and Mrs. Trumperton-Smitl
joined me in the bedroom, full o.
what passed with her as geniality
It was a quality, however, which
was entirely superficial, and in q
general way I found her disagree
able, selfish and Jealous to a degree,
She withdrew the key of her jewel
case from q bracelet and passed 1t to
me.
I selected the diamond necklace
earrings and bracelet, locked up the
case and returned the key. My mis-
tress' expression softened as she
fooKed at herself in the glass.
She picked up her gold bag, looked
inside to see that I had placed hel
handkerchief there, and turned
away.
"See that the fire is kept up in the
sitting room, Janet" she ordered
"Mr. Bloor and I will take u coffee
there"
I went into the stewards room
and had my supper as usual. and
also paid a visit to Mr.. Bloor's bed