Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-13

wife ana accomplice. In many ex-
ploits, Michael escapes arrest by TAX
Ing 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 "Stanfield")
barely escapes and has to flee the
country.
A plot of Michael and another
criminal, Paul Cont, to ruin the po-
litical leader, Philippe Lutrade, is
frustrated by Sir Norman.
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~ Janet's Version
It was about four months after I
had been in the service of Mrs.
Trumperton-Smith, that I decided
10 rob her. l 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
husband. A slack period had set in
at the dressmaking establishment
where 1 had been employed and l
was Informed that my services were
no longer necessary. I spent a month
at a manicurist's and a few weeks at
D 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 and 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. She was a
widow about As years old, still good
looking In a florid sort of way, and
well enough educated from the mid
dle-class point of view. Men were
her n and everlasting hobby.
We were staying at the Magnih-
cent Hotel at Brighton when the
Idea which I.have mentioned of rob-
bling my mistress, first took definite
shape In my mind. I should have
bided my time, 1 think, but for two
reasons. One was that 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 should
have been in her acquaintance.
At the present time she was on ex-
ceedingly friendly terms with a Mr..
Sidney Bloor, whom l put down,
from the moment l first saw him, as
an undoubted adventurer. lie was
/, always dressed in the height OF
fashion, and he had acquired
he shibboleth of the up-to-date
lung man of the moment. He
JADE languid attempts to kiss me
Whenever he found me alone.
b 3de found me one evening, some
Nur months after u arrival in
BRIGHTON, alone in the sitting room
at about the hour when Madam was
sometimes pleased to dispense cock
tails. A spasmodic attempt at gal
lantry having been met and re-
pulsed, he fingered to watch me busy
repairing a hair-ornament which my
mistress desired to wear that eve
ming.
E~onhdentially.
MADAM is out playing bridge with
some friends" / told him.
What little gewgaws are you
Sending her down in t~onight?'
"Whatever 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, 1 assented. (which do you
admire her in most, Mr.. Bloor?"
The young mar scratched his chin
shoughtfully.
ut doesn't matter to me what she
wears" he sighed. 81 know a little
girl, though, who would look the
real thing decked out in those dia-
monds, eh?"
"I expect you have a large ac-
nuaintance amongst my sex" re-
piled demurely.
you're a cold young woman, ia
net" he complained. "My last eve
ming, too"
Are you going away?"
Back to the City tomorrow. I'm
my own master and all that, of
course-take a week or two just
when I want it-but one has to pick
hp a bit of the rhino now and then"
"If it is really your last night |
said. tell me what jewelry you
would like the mistress to wear this
evening. and / will put 1t out for
her"
What about the diamond neck
ace, then?" he suggested.
MY mistress came bustling in q
TIOmenL or TWO ldLef ana puSled ner-
self in making the cocktails. | went
through into her bedroom to lay out
her gown. 1t was perfectly clear to
me now that If 1 were going to rob
Mrs. Trumperton-Smith at all, 1t
had better be done quickly.
The drinking of cocktails was con
Guided a little more quickly than
usual, and Mrs. Trumperton-Smith
Joined me in the bedroom, full of
what passed with her as geniality.
1t was a quality, however, which
was entirely superficial, and in a
general way I found her disagree
able, selfish and Jealous to a degree.
She withdrew the key of her Jewell
case from a bracelet and passed it 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
cooked at herself in the glass.
She picked up her gold bag, looked
inside to see that I had placed her
handkerchief there, and turned
away.
See that the fire is kept up in the
sitting room, Janet" she ordered.
mr.. 9Bloor' and I will take our coffee
there"
I went into the stewards room
and had my supper as usual, and /
also paid a visit to Mr.. Bloor's bed
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