Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-15
TwENTY-sIxTH INsIALLMENT.

<lVY YELL, gentlemen" said
SA Madison, dropping into
NV chair and rubbing his
hands. I've had some
luck, after all. Very
fortunately for my purposes, the chief
constable turned up here tonight. and
I made him fully acquainted with all
that was going on and of our suspicious
about Sadler and Sanderson. He not
only agreed with me that We must
endeavor to get some information from
Bowling, If he had any to give, but
consented to go with me to see Bowling
And--we've seen him.
And come away with a good deal Of
news. no doubt?" remarked Shoreham
We've got information that surprised
me, can tell you!" replied Madison
"Of course, at first, Bowling didn't want
tc tell us anything-pr secrecy,
and all that, you know. But, when we
put the matter fully before him, his
tone altered-and between you and me-
it's my impression that he wasn't sur
prised when I said that there was
good ground for suspecting Sadler and
Sanderson had made off with the
funds of the precious society. How
ever, this is what we learned-and I'm
bound to say that it doesn't affect
Sanderson so much as Sadler: to be
sure, Sadler, according to my infor-
HldllOIl. WAS lIGhSuTGT Vi lllG SOClGly.
We'll, this is what we got, say
Sadler had three accounts at Barows-
burgh and District Bank. One was mis-
trading account-both were of long
standing and there was nothing re-
markable about them But some little
time ago, when. evidently, money was
pouring into this society. he opened an
other account-in his own name, mind
you-into which he paid what l should
rail- And--harpfc the
pcint--through the bank and its brokers,
in London, a very considerable portion,
more than two-thirds, at any rate, of
these sums. was from time to time in
vested in Sadler's name. And in what
do your think, gentlemen? Chiefly, in
fact. almost entirely, in South American
securities-Argentine stock. Brazil and
Peru stock, and the like! All in
Sadler'S name-all the scrip and so on
In his possession! Why
A waiter knocked at the door and put
his head into the room.
Beg pardon. Mr.. Madison, but
there's one of your men down stairs.
He says you're wanted on the telephone
--urgent!"
Madison ran out-within five minutes
he was back, wondering and excited.
That's from a man named Silver
stein, at Harlington!" he exclaimed.
"He says that he's had dependable in
formation that SadIer is at or near
Starrick Priory, hiding. He says. too,
that your man, Johnson, Mr.. Engleden,
has gone there tonight. and that he
may be in danger, and that I ought to
take some help and get over there at
once. So I've ordered out two cars and
half dozen of my men-youll Gomez"
Three-quarters of an hour later the
police cars bumped their way up the
track between the highroad and the
paddock outside Starrick Priory, and
their occupants raced up to the
house to find flames bursting from
certain of the lower windows, and in
the living room Silver5tein, himself
bleeding from a flesh wound. trying 20
drag the unconscious johnson from the
flame and smoke amidst which two
other men lay dead
For the next quarter of an hour 1t
seemed to Engleden that he had been
pitched head foremost and without the
slightest warming into particularly
hot and lively bit Of real warfare. the