The Ely miner., 1930-08-01


in private"
Then, saying that he must Low at
tend 70 his own business, klOop left
us. We three went ic lunch.
"Weli, we've got some information"
observed Maythorne as we settled
down al corner table We've found
OUT about those diamonds. figure
up the situation in this way: ,-aZaroff
sent the trst-Blue Diamond One, as
well call ito his London bankers
Now then-did he Scn0 II for safety,
until his coming, or. did he send t
that il might be shown to a likely
customer? think, 10 likely GUS
toner also think more, i'm view OF
that cipher letter think that-prob
ably for some time-Armintr then
AT the Imperial Banking Corporation
of South Africa in ondon. had not
only had charge of MaZaroff's cor
reSpondence with -he bank. hui had
correSpondec privately with MaZaroff.
| think that Arnintrade took charge
of Blue Diamond One till MaZaroff's
arrival with Blue Diamond Two AMI.
probably, during the interval male in
quiries for "a likely buyer of the pair,
"FrOm all | hear Ot him. MaZaroff
was an astu,e man. lie probably fig
ured that there was lot of men here
in England who, rightly Or Hongly,
have made vast fortunes out of the
war. Such men-aS We well know
want TO sci up in great style. or,
rather, they do set up i'm great style.
And the men have women-thereS
Lady Midas as well as Sir GOrgions.
Now what does Lady Midas want
diamonds! What is a fashionable
woman without diamonds? Her hair
may be false, and her skin as yellow
as parchment-but she's going TO have
diamonds glittering in one and on the
other Now | reckon that MaZarOff
knew all that. and that he considered
Lady Midas the customer he was look
ing for, eh?
"Well-no doubt you're not far
wrong" laughed CrOe. Now. it you've
got Lady Midas address in your
pocket?"
"At present" observed MaythOrne,
LADY Midas is found al a lot of ad-
dresses. In the meantime, there's
spade work to be done in another
corner
III strikes me there are several
| corners" said Crole. up to now,
we've had no light on that Mombasa
affair. There can b. no doubt that
| MerchisOn was on that ship, that he
slipped away from it, leaving his
things behind, and goi safely ashore
to disappear as Merchison and reap
pear as MaZaroff. Now. why?"
81 should say-because he wanted
TO cut clear of Mrs. MercbisOn, left
!, at home," said Maythorne, dryly. He
wanted her To think him dead what
did it matter as long as he was alive?
But tell you he was always bit OF
a mystery nan, and I'd give lot To
know where he went, and with whom
he talked, and so on. that day after
he and Holt struck tine WOOdcOck. He
saw somebody that day who gave him
some information aboEt Mrs. Elphin-
stone and Miss Mercnison-he said as
much TO you, didn't hep
"He did," | admitted.
"WelI-who was that somebody"
he asked THAT somebody who's
never come forward?"
Maythorne laid down his knife and
fork, and bent across the table TO us.
"SuppOSe." he said in a whisper,
meant to be mysterious and significan',
h?-suppose it was his
wifeT'
This suggestion seemed TO impress
Crole even more than ii impressed me
his mouth opened and he started.
But before he could say anything, a
young man came threading his way
through the crowded room and made
for him. He bent down, handed Crole
card, and whispered something.
CrOle looked at the card and towards
the door. misunderstanding" he
said. Bring him in here, Robinson"
Rollinson--on- of Crole's clerks
went o~, an Crole threw the card on
the table for us TO took at. 1t was a
very neat, beautifully engraved card,
giving the rame and address of Mr..
Adolf Frobenius, 50S Bond street, W.,
and a very neat, spick and-span gentle
man followed it.
Swell jewelers. in Bond street."
whispered CrOle, as Mr.. Frobenius,
ushered by the clerk, made his way
TO our corner; "cienr of mine, and
neighbor of mine, rOO-lives near me
uaIl
Frobenius 7" he continued as he greeted
his visitor. "Delighted you ran me to
earth Let me introduce my friends
Mr. Maythorne; Mr.. Mervyn Holt.
dare say" he added with sly
smile, you've he; rd of both, before
nov
"G Mr.. Maythorne, often," an
swere he jeweler, with a polite bow.
"And n. Holt-since | read in the
newspapers of the Mazaroff affair.
Which affair, Mr. Crole." he continued.
seating himself by the solicitor. lis
what have come to see you about"
81 thought So" said Crole. Guessed
ii at once We shall be glad of any
information. Did you know Mazaroff?"
Il have read great deal in the
newspapers about this affair. And
came along to see you, Mr.. Crole, be-
cause | am almost sure that not very
long ago. under rather unusual cir
cunistances. met Mr.. MazarOff."
"GOodr' exclaimed CrOle. But
you either did or you didn't. Why
'almost'?"
Because" answered FrObenius, 1.-The
man whom | met was not introduced
to me by any name. | just met him.
However, he was notable mainland
the description of MaZarOff in the
naners corresponds with nv recollec.