Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21

She was clutching something that
looked like a piece of sodden paper.
I'm not going to take anything
from you he said soothingly.
She struggled and gasped.
Don't :. . want to go to my baby
The Colonel said"
Wade threw blanket over her, and.
in doing so, caught glimpse Of the
thing that she held. 1t was photograph
of child.
Heaven help u.s." he exclaimed
It was Lila Smith! A baby's face, but
Lila Smith.
WHO is this? he repeated.
"You shan't have I'll You shArl't have
IT." she struggled feebly. Her voice sank
to a murmur
Rush for the pier, Toller. think
she's dying"
When he tried to take the photo
graph from the clenched hand 1t was
squeezed into pulpy mass.
The launch ran under the pier. and
policeman tied 1t up. Another police
man brought andambulance, and
the woman was whisked to Westminster
Hospital.
Wade went into the superintendent's
room and found the Big Four in confer
ence.
"I'm sorry I'm late, SIR" he said. "A
lady decided to end her life right under
my nose"
chair and yawned.
What Is this yarn about the india
rubber mem" he asked "You say .
racing boat has been seen on the river
about the time of these robberies.
Who has seen it distinctly"
John Wade shook his head.
Nobody, sir-it has not been seen,
except at q distance. I have an IDEA
it is painted black; it carries no lights,
asd It goes at high speed. The first clue
- had Of 1t was when bargenen COM
planned Of the wash it made. It's been
heard. Of course, but whoever Is run
ming It has used mufilers. which Is
yery unusual in q motorboat. Only two
men have had view of her. One u
river thief named Donovan, whom ]
took for breaking cargo two months
ago. He said that he and another man
were In a small boat one night when
this launch came out of the blue, and
they had q very narrow escape from pc
ing run down. They could give no de-
scription ofythe boat except that 1t was
very short and hadn't the lines OF
motor boat at all"
jennings, Oie Va sAAC DAe ~A-S,
why should the india rubber men
take to the river?
There are 20 ways out Of London,
and the rivers the slowest. You can
90 from Scotland Yard to any part OF
the town in a taxi and not one po-
liceman in a thousand would dream
of taking the slightest notice. MY
opinion is that, after their last big job
this band is not going to operate again
A third member Of the party, who
was In control Of the Foreign Brancn,
interrupted here.
This is the work of an interna-
tionaI crowd. AS to their being
finished in London
The telephone buzzer sounded. the
chief took up the phone.
"When?" he asked. A long pause,
and then: "I'll come right away"
He rose from his chair.
1.-THE constable on point duty reports
that the lights have gone out In the
office Of the manager OF Frisoys
When they reached the bank po-
lice Gordon had already been estAb-
lished. The managers ONCE faced q
side street and contained the general
safe.
night, and the safe was visible from
the point where the policeman con-
trolled the traffic.
told. He was waiting for his relief.
and Big Ben was striking the laSt note
of IL. when he saw the ligh.s go
out He tried the door and then went
10 the window. He saw, or thought ne
saw. a man move into the shadow OF
the safe.
| for. arrived with the keys There was,
he said. a Waterman on duty and the
fact that he had not answered the
repeated knockings was ominous. He
unlocked the door and the detectives
entered.
search, Wade give Mr.. Wade gun, I
seid the chief.
| his hand and he plunged In. The
MANAGERS room was empty, but Sec
ond door was ajar. He pushed this
open stopped. -.
A bullet struck the wall and covered
his face with plaster. The second shot
came nearer. He thrust his hand round
the lamb Of the door and sprayed the
interior with ten shots. He did not
hear the answering fire, but his sleeve
was ripped to rags.
He demanded q pistol from the detec-
tive who had crept to his side, passing
| his own back AS he did so, he heard
footsteps. Again he put his pistol In
side and fred two shots. This time
| there was no answer.
It might be q trap, but he must take
the risk. In q second he was In the room.
It was small ONCE below the level
of the managers. In one corner was
| a steel door: behind that he could hear
the sound Of motor. He tried the door.
Il opened suddenly-he had q glimpse
| Of q car.
Rat-tat-tat-tatl
a car swept past and from its m