Nogales international., 1930-07-15
Eleventh InstalIment
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
Rex Leferre forges the name of Luke
Madison, wealthy banker and his sister
Margarets hance, to large check. He is
found dead with a note in his handwriting
accusing Madison OF having ruined him.
Margaret marries Luke Madison, after
he has given her everything he owns. She
leaves him, telling him she has ruined him
to revenge her brother. Luke, bewildered,
wanders about London, is attacked by thugs
who take him for detective, RECEIVERS IN
hospital to find he is known as Smith. =
In this new character he becomes involved
with the Joe Connors gang. who mistake
him for an Australian crook named Smith,
Jewel robbery. He does not know that Mar
Earet has relented and has returned to his
bankers all the money he gave: her, to the
dismay of one Danton Moreil, her dead
Haynes, an American jewel thief, whom
Madison had once befriended, has been
making inquiries. Detective Bird of Scot
land Yard, known also as The Sparrow, IS
likewise interested in Morell. Madison goes
to his own old bachelor quarters, IS taken
for a burglar, escapes from the police and
Stries to get in touch with Detective Bird.
The Connors gang learn of this, sandbag
and imprison him in underground cell
near the river where he is certain to be
Margaret revisiting Luke's old rooms, fnds
a sheet of paper on which Luke had begun
a letter to his friend and lawyer saying that
he is in desperate trouble. Margarets Joy
over the discovery that Luke is alive and IN
London is tempered by the statement OF
Detective Bird that the man concerned IN
the Jewel robbery, whom she now knows
was Luke, had been going around tor two
years with the woman whose accompllce ne
was.
Gunner Haynes drops into Joe Connor's
bidinp-place lust as Connor's men are
fastening Luke's feet with chains to large
block of rock salt, intending to throw, him IN
the river, where the salt will dissolve, the
without marks of violence. Haynes dehes
the Connor gang and takes Madison into
the yard pauslng as he sees two men climb
ing the fence.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Returning as quickly as he came to
the place where he had left Luke, he
lifted him and went cautiously and
ginger1y down the slope toward the
water. There would be boat here.
Presently his keen eyes discerned the
dim shape of it as it moved uneaslly
on the rising tide.
He had considered the possibility Of
leaving Luke to be discovered by the
police, and had rejected that plan. He
owed a debt to this mamie could not
leave him to discovery and disgrace.
If what Connor had said was true,
Madison, in his capacity Of brigand,
was as much wanted by the police as
Connor himself.
He drew the boat to the broken
stone causeway with the heel of his
boot, and put Luke aboard by the
simple process of laying him level with
the edge of the wharf and rolling him
onto the boat 1t took few minutes
10 balance him. AS he himself stepped
astride of the man, he heard the sound
of voices in the yard, saw the flicker
Of electric lamps. Untying the painter,
he pushed off with his hand, dragged
an oar from under the reclining figure
and padded his way to midstream,
keeping sharp lookout for the river
police.
He saw the launch coming down
stream at full speed, and drove his
boat into the shelter of two moored
barges as the tiny steamer swung IN
semicircle.
"a bit late" muttered the Gunner.
He was free from detection now,
unless he met another patrol, and find
ing the second oar, he pushed Luke
down between the two seats and sit
ting, rowed steadily downstream.
In an hour there would be daylight; !;
already the eastern sky was whitening.
The Gunner knew a safe landing near
he 4t1a x1,oS %11rof1o and
would, he judged, carry him to safety.
He judged wrong, and saw, before
he had reached London Bridge, that he
could not make his destination in the
darkness. He took his decision quickly.
STOPPING over the side of the boat, he
filled his hat with water and dashed it
in the face of the slumbering man.
Luke shivered and groaned, and the
Gunner repeated his experiment. He
heard the moaning voice Of the man
at the bottom of the boat.
my head ="
Keep quiet" Kissed Haynes. "I'm
taking you to London Bridge Stairs" q"
There was no answer, and the Gun
ner prodded with his heel at his un-
easily moving cargo.
do you hear me?"
eyes, I hear you. What has hap
pened?"
Haynes did not reply, but pulled at
his oars, and in minute Luke heard
the jolt of the boat striking against
the stone.
Can you get up?" The Gunner's
hand gripped Luke's wrist and drew
him to sitting position.
With the boathook he drew the little
skiff against the steps and came to
land. 1t took FIVE minutes before Luke
could follow him. His knees gave un-
der him, and he wanted all the sup
port that his companion could give
him.
"Sit on the steps," commanded the
Gunner, and Luke obeyed. "Now try
to stand"
For FIVE minutes Luke sat crouched
up, his face in his hands, and then
the Gunner's voice aroused him.
There are too many people passing
over the bridge to please me" he said
''We had better get up before it's
light"
~ assisted the half-unconscious