Nogales international., 1930-06-10
Fourth Installnlent
SYNoPsIs

SYNOPSIS
Nafnssst Leferres brother Rex, has been found
Read With nees addressed 20 6S Gstef 0sstaal
dat be Ass bean ruined BY inVestnents recon-
hsaded By Luke Msddison, wealthy banker, &c
vkom MareaEss is snssSsd. Dsasy Moseli. rsthei
Asay character, infofns Madison that Rex had
esshed check for $4,000 pounds bearing Luks''
aK1assrs. Detective Bird. known as the sparrow
salis on Msdd;scn. who refuses 20 take any seton
SsAoush his signatvre was forged to the check
MsdAison docs not knew Of Shs dead man's acess-
1tion of him, Margaret does not know that her
broker ives forSsr. Her love for Maddison turns
70 hate but she decides to keep her promise 20
snarry him. She is desperately poor and Madison
makes over his entire fortune to her. everything he
possesses In the background of these events s the
hgure, still shadowy, of Gunner Haynes. famous
American crook, who had encountered MaddiSon
and Margaret, apparently by chance, the evening
before Rex's death.
After the wedding Luke is approached by man
named Lewing who brings him the news that
Sumner Haynes has been arrested and is In need
Of money. Madison gives LewinS ten pounds AT
two o'clock Luke Madison and Margaret are
married ar the Registry Office. She goes to her
house, where Luke joins her. She refuses TO let
rim kiss her, and asks to postpone their wedding
Journey Luke remembers that he has certain pay
ments TO meet which he had forgotten. he asks
his wife to give him check for $4,000 pounds out
of the fortune he has made over to her ohe
spuszes him by refusing, saying that he shall never
Ave !, cent of the money back: it belongs TO hef
and she will keep in revenge for his running 9si
broshet He is unable to reply, and leaves hsf. ne
,-ander, 20 the Thames Embankmens, trying to
guess what the trouble is. i>9t
t5s NOV GO ON WITH TIE STORY oa
Opposite the Temple station he
rested again. There was a narrow
street running up to the Strand-Nor-
folk Street, wasn't it? And his lawyer
had his Office there. Why not see him
and tell him all that had happened?
Il was the sane thing to do. But then
Luke Madison realized that he was
not sane. He was the maddest thing
in the maddest world.
He went on toward Blackfriars and
cane to a halt before the tram sta.
ton. There was q long queue OF
people waiting to board the cars which
arrived empty and went rolling along
The. Embankment crowded with hu-
1nanity. Husbands and wives, pos
sibly; young men going back to sweet
hearts who loved them; girls who had
faith in some men or other and were
ready to make every sacrifice for
them. To Luke Madison every car
that drew away was laden with happy
people, their days work ended, the re-
creations and pleasures of the night
before them.
Old men, young men; girls looking
trim and smart young men smoking
big pipes, with a newspaper under
their arms; bespectacled students
they hypnotized him, these great
blazing tramcarS.
, He was standing with his back to
the parapet, his elbows resting on the
stone. '"j@ W
"Are you waiting for anybody"
The voice had authority, though it
was quite kind. He looked up to meet
the suspicious scrutiny Of City
policeman, The City police do not like
to see men lingering indecisively, one
hand on the parapet, the swirling black
river belcw-especially white-taced
man, with tense face and an almost
mortified stare.9oo9i iia b1al m,1,naf1
yl"N-no," . stammered Luke, I'm M
Just watching. f.
The policeman was looking at him
curiously, as though he was trying
to remember his face. I'sl1hW
tBve seen you before somewhere,
haven't I?"3 .zy1a ia ~ ..e.,o,s, -.
o'I dare say said Luke, and turned
sway abruptly. '7''" ''i 'h '
He followed the homeWard- vending
crowd across B1ackfriars Bridge. It
'~ass dark and cold, and he struggled
:,.to the overcoat which he had been
carrying on his arm. He remembered
somewhere in the borough that he
entered a little coffee-house, redolent
G.: burning lard.
At eleven o'clock it began to rain, a
ine drizzle that very soon soaked
through the light coat. He was walk
:%g aimlessly along York Road in the
erection of Westminster. A man
al1ead of him was walking more
b4,Nly, a slouching man. with his hands
if. his pockets and his coat collar
tri:ed up. Luke was wearing rubber
Aei,:d shoes, and came up to the walker
bi:;.o-e he was aware of his presence.
a:c saw the night wanderer lurch side
WIS with stlarl, stoop forward as
though he were going to run, and then
Ass.e.hl1g in Luke's face or. appear
knc:4 checked his flight.
"IIulloI' he said huskily. Thought
So:' vas busy"
iA,ac recognized him.
ou're Lewing. aren't'you?"
The man peered into his face.
!"Blimey, if it amt Mr.. What's
sour-name ?-Maddison! What you
tioing down here? You should have
rou,e a:,l seen me down Tooley
SFe*: It's 1;..'t my pitch"
Siw:r* ~ l::vhcd Lack furtively over
Hta ssstc.::.: .:er.
Sc tbczs:.; wa3 detective?"
:,r thin Fps ct tAc man twisted in
t1tct's w'.-st .sc,l No, I thought
Hvu vas c.lc q Co3.or's lot. They
EAa,cd roe out Of Eo&hcrhithe tonight,
DaH I'd t,een 'nosins' On 'em. That's
x&C liza around here. Connor's crowd
0~Ara t.licks that someone's been nos
:e c.le Of his gangs dragged"
N&4:r:S;?? You mean spying?"
a. '>:i aNay to the police" ex-
Hiaine6 Mr., I~rx:;us. "C-ua.aiur's bro