Nogales international., 1930-06-24
Seventh Installrnent
SYNOPSIS

wealthy banker, after he has transferred to
her every dollar he has in the world. After
the ceremony he asks her for some money
with which to pay an Obligation. Pug lon Ine me re, :
cent of his money back. She discloses to
aim the fact that her brother, Rex, who was
found shot, had left a note saying that
Madison had ruined him, and Margaret
mad married Luke for revenge. She does
not know that Rex had forged Madison,
name to large check Madison leaves her
and wanders about London, trying to un-
derstand what happened, when he meets
Lewing, an underworld character who has
previously brought. him a message from
Gunner HAYNES, famous American crook:
The two are attacked by Joe Connors
gang, who think Luke Is detective whom
Iewing has put on their trail. Lewing Is
killed and Madison seriously wounded. he
RECEIVERS consciousness two weeks later ana
finds he is known in the hospital only as
"Smith." He decides to retain that name.
"A messenSE e from Connors calls at the hos
pital gives him SIS and the address OF
Mrs Fraser explaining that there is room
there for him and that the. gang wants to
make amends for its mistake in attacking
him.
Meantime Margaret has had telegram
from Paris signed Luke" saying he has
found consolation elsewhere and will let
her have divorce, She doubts that 1t rs Is
money. money She horri6es him by telling him
that she has given all the money which
Luke gave her back to his trustee, who is
making her an allowance to live on.
While they are talking Gunner Haynes is
announced. Morell begs her not to see
him. and when she insists, Morell hides in
another room. Haynes admits that he IS
Jewel thief and that he is just out OF prison,
but Luke Madison had once tried to do
him favor and he wantssto return 1t II
possible.
pany with fair-hsired girl. She does not
recognize her husband, with his beard, but
overhears a passer-by refer to the woman IN
the car as Jean Gurlay, the cleverest woman
crook in London. Luke in his new environ
He drives her to a famous jeweiry shop and
waits at the curb for her to come out: She
him to drive on at once. He does SO. and
is amazed the next day to read in the papers
away IN car driven By a bearded man. He
has unwittingiy been made an acconplice
Of thieves, and considers fleeing to Spain,
but realizes that he has no passport.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY.
Luke dismissed from his mind his
experience of the afternoon. That was
something not to be thought Of with
out a shudder-he was whistling
cheerfully when Mrs. Fraser came
with pair of bright, new scissors to
collect the gray tweed suit he had dis
carded, and to bring him a pair of
brown shoes, so hideously bright that
they dazzled him.
"Connor says you'd better. leave
your mustache," she suggested.
Where is Connor! Is he on the
premises?"
She shook her head.
mo, he phoned me"
Il didn't know you had phone
he said in surprise.
Mrs. Fraser smiled graphically.
We've got lots of things here that
people don't know anything about, T"
she said.
She came back little later with a
tube of shaving paste, a brand new
1ather brush, and a razor which had
evidently been purchased recently, for
when he opened the case he found it
still enclosed in oil paper. Shaving
was painful process in spite OF this,
but apparently the results were salts
factory, for when the woman brought
him some food later she stood in the
doorway and gaped her approval.
well, l should never have known
you,. Mr.. Smith," she said, "and I'll
bet your best friend wouldn't know
youp
AS to this Luke was perfectly con-
vinced. What an extraordinary change
a mustache made in a mans appear
ance! To him it lent touch Of the
sinister-he stood gazing, fascinated,
at his reflection in the mirror.
Mrs. Fraser seemed more inclined
to be conversational than she had been
before; asked him if he was married,
and before he could answer announced
herself as a widow
AT least, practically" she amended
the statement. my husband got a
1ifer two years ago"
She was quite cheerful about this
calamity, and Luke gathered that life
had not run any too smoothly for the
woman.
HE asked for it," she said. "Shot
a copper and nearly killed him; and
naturally, Connor wouldn't stand for
that Connor says guns all right
for the heads but not for the unders.
Fraser was that kind-hash! He
tried everything"
Had he been in prison before?"
She smiled amusedly.
why, of course! He did two
stretches"
Luke did not ask what a stretch
might be: he had vague idea that it
meant penal servitude.
"de did ore stretch" said the COM
municative Mrs. Fraser, "for swindle
up in Manchester-he and Dainty were
in it"
Luke's jaw dropped.
"Danty?" he said incredulously.
"Who is her"
He's a con man-you must have
heard of him. I think he's straight
now, but you can never tell. He lives
up west, knows all the swells, and has
got fiat in Half Moon Street. He
and Gunner Haynes used to work to-
gether-"
Gunner Haynes-you know him ~
asked Luke quickly.
From her expression and tone he
gathered that Haynes was a person