New Britain herald., 1923-03-13

Savers, noted criminal, and Sir Nor man Greyes, once of Scotland Yard after Savers beautiful housemaid Ja net saves him from Sir Norman b, shooting dead the officer sent to ar rest him. Janet becomes sayers' wife and accomplice. In many exploits Michael escapes arrest by taking des. perate chances, Janet is an able as. sistant, but because he greatly ad. mires the many good qualities he recognizes in her, Sir Norman deals with her as leniently as possible.
 In the Leeds bank robbery Michael (known to Greyes as "Staniield") barely escapes and has to flee the country.
 A plot of Michael and another criminal, Paul Cont, to ruin the po- litical leader, Philippe Lutarde. is frustrated by Sir Norman.
 Janct's Version.
 It vas about four months after 1 had been in the service of Mrs. Trum- rerton-Smith. that I decided to rob her. l first went to her because, day by day, 1 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 dress making establishment where I had been employed, and I was informed that my services were no longer nec- essary. I spent month at mani- curist's and few weeks at a photo graphic studio.
 Mrs. Trumperton-Smith advertised in the Morning Post for a companion and ladys maid. I won the post on account of my manners and appear ance. My mistress was lady of ample person and ample means. She lived in excellent style and apparently had plenty of money. She was a widow about 45 years old, still good looking in fiorid sort of way, and well enough educated from the mid- dle-class point of view. Men were her one and everlasting hobby
 We were staying at the Magnificent Hotel at Brighton when the idea which I have mentioned, of robbing my mistress. first took definite shape in my mind. l should have bided my time, I 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 anticipated. Mrs. Trum- rerton- Smith was not always so dis erect as she should have been in her acquaintances.
 At the present time she was on ex- ceedingly friendly terms with MT. Sidney Bloor, whom put down, from the moment I first saw him, as an undoubted adventurer. He was always dressed in the height of fashion, and he had acquired the shibboleth of the up-to-date young man of the moment. He made lan- guid attempts to kiss me whenever he found me alone.
 He found me one evening, some four months after our arrival Tn Brighton, alone in the sitting-room at about the hour when Madam was sometimes pleased to dispense cock tails. A spasmodic attempt at gall lantry having been met and re- nulsed, he fingered to watch me busy re pairing a hair which my mistress desired to wear that eve ming.
 where is the old bird?" he asked confdentially.
 Madam is out playing bridge with some friends I told him.
 What little gewgaws are you sending her down in tonight?'
 Whatever she chooses to wear,' replied.
 "Only last night" he remarked. "she told me that it was generally you who made the selection
 "She usually does wear what l put out" I assented. (Which do you admire her in most, Mir. Bloor"
 The young man scratched ms chm thoughtfully.
 Tt doesn't matter to me what she wears" he sighed. Il know little girl, though, who would look the real thing decked out in those dia- monds. eh?"
 II expect you have large ac- Quaintance amongst my sex re- piled demurely.
 You're a cold young woman, Ja- 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 q week or two just when I want it-but one has to pick up 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