Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
Wade was wide awake now.


"She was bailed out by Lord SIM
ford? Did he know her?"
Apparently, and she knew him
called him Tommy, or something. !
wouldn't have called you up II 1t hadn't
been for the ring"
When wade reached Scotland Yard
the ring was lying on Elk's table.
why did they let her out on bail?'
1.-THE ring wasn't identified until she'd
gone. The sergeant happened to ex-
anime it and remembered the report"
Wade knew Lord Siniford by repu--
tation. He lived In an expensive nat
In st. James street, and was q member
of several clubs that were not parccu-
lar as to the character OF their mem
bership. He had neither land nor
money. and his marriage to an Amer
ican had not proved successful. He
had appeared on the boards Of q few
minor companies, had been so constant
Iy in the county court that he had be-
came an institution, and had even been
reduced to sleeping on the Thames en-
bankment. Then, Unexpectedly, money
had come to him, nobody knew whence.
His debts were paid, and 1t was gen.
orally believed that, while he had no
great wealth, he must have fair In
come.
He was not in when John Wade ar
rived at his fat, and his servant could
volunteer no information.
HAS he got carp" asked Wade.
eyes, but don't know the name OF
the garage in which he keeps It,"
Then remember, will ycu?" snapped
the detective.
The servants memory returned, con-
veniently, and Wade went on to a ga
81 oY1A learned that
the car had been taken out just before
midnight.
He had finished his inquiries and was
in the street again when he saw 1T
tie car approach, slowing at the garage
entrance. A man got out, and WADE
recognized In Lord Siniford the man ne
had seen at the entrance OF the restau-
rant the night Lila Smith and her mys-
FERROUS companion had dined there.
He lost no time In preamble.
"I'm a police officer, Lord Siniford;
my name is Wade"
Siniford stared at him.
"Oh. know you. You were the
bird / saw the other night. The COM
nissionaire told me who you were.
What do you want?"
Il want to see the woman for whom
you stood bail"
"Oh, you do. do you? Well. my dear
fellow. you'd better go and find her"
IT believe she called you Tommy
You knew her?"
"Don't ask me silly questions, my
"Do you know her?"
mot from a crow" said his lordship
cheerfully.
"Then why did you furnish bail and
tell the notice sergeant that you had
known her for years."
The question took his lorship aback.
"Well, do know her. She's an old
servant of our family-Anna Smith. "
Where have you taken her?" asked
Wade.
her house in Camberwell,' was the GLIB
TT doesn't take you two hours to get
from here to Camberwell and back, does
it?"
IT refuse to make any statement to
the police" said Siniford. 1--WE simply
taken her to her house in Camberwell."
"She stated at the police station that
Lord Siniford, you would be wise II
you told all you know about this woman
I have a very special reason for asking
A ring found In her possession was
stolen a few days ago from police
station. It Is necessary that I see her
at once"
"a ring?" Siniford was obviously
puzzled. IT don't know anything about
ring. She didn't tell me-" And then.
determinedly, II can't tell you any more
about this woman than I have told you.
She lives In Camberwell. At least, that's
where dropped her. She'll appear to-
morrow at the police station, suppose,
or it'll cost me a tenner."
John Wade smiled in the darkness.
Suppose you've taken her to some
place where We can't see her and can't
question her?"
Lord Siniford was aroused.
You're very irnpertinentl" he said
loudly. "I've simply done q good, kind
er-Christian act for an old servant of
the family-dash til Could q gentle-
man do any less? And here you're tell
ing me that I'm helping a common-er
thief, who steals rings! It's disgrace
full I shall see the chief commissioner
in the morning."