Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-10-30

a knife And even that was mild TO
what they found downstairs, Support
ed against the wall was a red-headed
man stone dead A bayonet fixed to
rifle had been driven clean through his
chest, and stuck six inches into the
Wall behind him. And on that the
body was supported
But, my dear fellow" sputtered the
cabinet minister you can't expect me
to believe all this. You're pulling my
leg"
Never farther from 1t In my life,
Haverton," said the other. Il admit
it seems bit over the odds, but every
word I've told you is gospel. To re-
turn to the discoveries. McIver found
that the house was the headquarters
of vast criminal organization. There
were schemes Of the most fantastic
descriptions cut and dried in every de-
tail Some Of them were stupid some
were not have them all here This
one"-he glanced through some papers
on his desk-"concerns the blowing Of
large gap in one Of the retaining
walls of the big reservoir at Staines
This one concerns q perfectly-thought
out plot on your life when you go to
Beauchamp hall next week. You were
to be found dead in your railway car
riage."
"What?" roared Sir John, springing
to his feet.
"It would very likely have failed"
said Sir Bryan calmly, but they would
have tried again They don't like you
or your views at all-these gentlemen.
But those are the least important.
From time immemorial wild fanatical
youths have done similar things: the
danger was far greater and more sub
tie And perhaps the most dangerous
activity of all was what | have spoken
about already-Maybrick hall was the
headquarters of these poisonous pro-
letarian Sunday schools But in addi-
tiOn to that there was forgery going
on there on a big scale: money is
necessary for their activities. There
We're also long lists of their agents in
different parts of the country, and de-
tailed Instructions for fomenting in
dustrial unrest. But you have 1t all
there-you can read 1t at your leisure
for yourself. Particularly l commend
to your notice, the series of pamphlets
on Ireland, and the methods suggested
for promoting discord between Eng
land and France, and England and
America"
Sir Bryan lit cigarette.
ITO return to the personal side Of 1t.
McIver, engrossed in his search, paid
very little attention to the row Of
mummies in the hall. They certainly
seemed extraordinarily safe, and one
can hardly blame him. But the fact
remains that at some period during
the morning, the Italian, who, If you
remember, was padlocked in a bed
room upstairs, escaped. How l can't
tell you: he must have had d key In
his pocket. They found the paddock
open, and the room empty. And going
downstairs they found the chairs re-
Gently occupied by the clergyman and
Miss Janet empty also. Moreover from
that moment no trace of any Of them
has been found. 1t is as If the earth
had opened and swallowed them.
Which brings US to the packet en-
closed with the letter from the leader
of the Black Gang"
He crossed to a safe and took out
the little chamois leather bag of dia-
monds.
mice stones" he remarked quietly.
Worth literally kings ransom. The
pink one is part of the Russian crown
Jewels the remainder belonged to the
Grand Duke Georgius, who was MUIR
dered by the Boishevists. His son,
who had these IN his possession, died
ten days ago of an overdose OF
sleeping draught in Amsterdam. AT
least that is what | understood until
received these. Now [ am not so sure.
would go further, and say am quite
stare that even If he did die of an over
dose, it was administered by someone
else. And it was administered by the
benefcent clergyman calling himself
the Reverend Theodosius LOngmoor-
the most amazing international Grim
inal Of this or any other age-the man
who, with Miss Janet and the Italian,
has vanished into thin air, right under
McIver's nose"
And you mean to say this man has
been in England and you haven't laid
him by the heels?" said Sir John in
credulously.
unfortunately that is what | mean"
answered the other THE police OF
four continents know about him, but
that's a very different thing from
proof. This time we have PROOF
these diamonds: and the man
has vanished-utterly and completely.
He Is the master mind who controls
and directs, but very rarely actually
does anything himself. That's why
he's so deyillshly difficult to catcA But
we'll do it sooner or later"
The cabinet minister was once more
studying the typewriter communica-
tion from the leader Of the Black
Gang.
"Jt'S tho nnoSf astounding affair