Evening star., 1927-10-30
70 Checks for $5OOO Each Challenge Skill of Scotland Yard


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p'aCeu uluer arrest
ahscon1ed n San rranc;sco vber.
hv means cf forre3 +ostiy,c,,lsI. ha
became the c.radnntiaI secra.o-v n,
a wealthy man n3;~od Traad;ysIl
Fortune rla,eJ t,to lis i..rSs ~
after wt,jla .rrord,sau fon ~ .,I
his affairs yero 1,r~oiI- ;nf. IN MS
secrotarv TTe r,odo cost zee - his
tin,a and teforn ITO ,~,s,, ,an,e ba
had defrauied his employer Of nearly
half million dollars.
Then he esrana5 in r-n.-,.r7i ,,,,srs
ba lived rn,-au,. 'ri,,a car,a bnyr.
ever. when his fortune gave o,,f and
then he commenced !, Cannno;r-
against the london hunks qnd with
conspicu0us success 1Irtu L--onst b,.
came interested.
,rho r,.,,,at, st.. 49,. .,..,...u
whom tba rdc,tnr+ p,.t~ ,.IN 80. i,o az, g,
1arc,.b r.o,ot, -, ,,.9' ~
tectivas v-fth ba1f y L., .ra,,a,,,.'o.
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Sloana ar.rvonio.od - f,,.;,i,,, =,
resistance and c,,io.I,. s,,,,,.,r(;o..a1
Here tha "cnt,rtoss ,r,,,re..,. :, 1rn,+.
out Of the story amid food Of tears.
She. poor girl. like others. had beei,
the dupe of Sloane. She We0t back
10 her parents.
An odd touch Of rs,,,,,,,, ,,,.,,,.r,..,,,,,
marked the denar,nTa - ,h, fc,,,.c,.
from, French sbore. r,rcoyt \ Il br,;:.
acains. hin, a ra 80 to, rl,i,, f,c ,bc
extraditiou proceaIirge - - ,,n1,,I..
prolonged An or,Icr US .,,,,f. -,
he sbo1,Id hn barded ,,,.e, =, 10 rr,+.
ish authorities and I,r.ee+ ,,,s con,
TO Uayre to receive hin,
:.
IL vas 'Ioth dt h'sh, "Hen
= I'a1 ~ eISIou sdTiieu tte ma ooI
''" - n.,'t .ie,' '',e NeE>ei oh "hicn 'he
M, W. Dt tI.iSh uetscl,.e vas "aiung'
"dS squdd Vi so'dlers' dozeh
q, ~ ~" ee"'"' IileS eS anu Iour plain
t.".iiss me" airy Iils reNolFers' IN
, 49, mus W"S oio'he' hdhucuHed;
o"u Il" u"upt mummy amused ana
IidtleIeu at the IuSS' A suopretect
presented me prisoner 10 Froest with
lHe IelueSt iot u lorlhal receipt, hnd
meantime ahothef Ffench ofi1Cer pro
cee1eo 10 unlock the handcuHs.
One moment protested FfoeSt
belore You release this man L should
IKE 10 search MIN.
1t is possible that the Frenchmen
saw in this rca sonable request a yelled
reflection on their vigilance and ca.
pacity. 1t is possible that the sub
prefect was merely a wooden headed
stickler for forms. His instructions
were to hand over the man. What
F'roest did with him after was the
Scotland Yard mans own affair. But
no search should be made till the
receipt was signed and the prisoner
would then be handed over free from
his manacles. Sloane also protested
a the indignity and this in itself was
enough to make Froest inf1exible.
He brushed the subprefect i'm.
patiently aside and took a stem for
ward. At that moment the handouts
were removed. Sloane made bur q
feeble fight of it. for he was matched
against a man of great strength who
was always in perfect training. An
excited gendarme sprang forward
with drawn sword. Froest flung his
man behind him and the cendarme
looked down the steady barrel of a
T..
This is Illegal" protested tho sub
prefect. This man is still under the
protection of the French flag"
Tell that gendarme To Dut back
his sword" ordered Froest. his finger
still crooked on the trigger.
Interna tional complications were
imminent, for the Yard man was
determined not to give way. The
burly captain of the ship elbowed
his way to the front. 'This is a
British ship" he pointed out. IF this
officer requires assistance l shall see
that he gets it,"
A dozen stalwart members Of the
crew, spelling for a fight, were be-
hind him. and the French officers
capitulated with certain surliness.
They probably realized that they
were being led into doep waters.
FroeSt searched the prisoner without
further molestation and with shruG
VI tie shoulders produced Il knle