Nogales international., 1930-07-22

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| know that there was a burglary a
his fiat, and that when the police ar
rived they recognized the man wht
had been concerned in a robbery tina
afternoon. I know that among tn
things stolen from his fiat was a pass
port-I interviewed his servant subse
quently, and he told me there was /;
passport in one of the drawers of th'
desk. Now, if there were any chance
and it seems one of those fantastic
theories that writers make a lot O
money from-that this man is Mr.
Madison, the best people to help hin
are the police. I know him vel
enough to be sure he wouldn't hole
up Taffanny's. If it's a question o.
impersonation-we can be more thar
useful. Won't you tell me, Mrs. Mad
! ldison1"
She was silent. With shake of
his head the detective took his de-
parture, carrying with him the suit of
clothes and a very deep-seated con-
viction.
1t was curious coincidence that he
should have brought those crumpled
garments to the house when, neatly
packed away in a new suitcase in her
bedroom, was the change of garments
she had arranged for Luke.
She was puzzled as to the arrange
mentS she could make that would be
most convenient. She decided ulti-
mately upon leaving the suitcase at a
railway cloakroom. The ticket could
be sent to Luke as soon as he was dis
covered. She waited for the night to
come to carry this plan into effect.
The night brought its problems for
Dainty Morell. That afternoon, after
Margaret Madison had left him, he
made discovery which turned him
sick with apprehension. He had lost
his hold on Margaret; at any moment
she might go to the police, and just
then he was most anxious not to renew
acquaintance with Scotland Yard.
Things had gone badly with him; he
owed very large sum of money
which had to be paid in the City on
the following day; and now, with the
added possibility of police intervention,
his position was perilous.
Danton Morell was in some ways
careful man. However extravagant he
might be, he had reserved for himself
a fat nest egg in cash which, in spite
of all temptation, he had never
He had collected the money
that day from two or three accounts
which he ran in an assumed name. |
Nothing was needed now but to follow
the line of retreat he had planned |
There was "a small aerodrome on the
outskirts of London, from which ex-
1ibition flights were given. Dainty had
found it expedient to finance the small
company which owned the airplanes,
ard by telephone he arranged his
flight. This was facilitated by the fact |
that the company had recently &C
4uired big rebuilt monoplane which |
was capable of long flight. Dainty,
who had decided upon Switzerland for |
ais first hop, gave orders for the stor-
age of petrol and necessities for the
tourney. He certainly did not antici-
pate taking companion with him, but
ne was not the only panic-stricken
nan in London.
Dainty made very quick search for
papers which, left behind, might have
awkward consequences, and his first
attention was directed to the little box
n which he kept the most dangerous
of his correspondence. He brought
his into the dining room before he
discovered that the lock had been
orced. With an exclamation he threw
1p the lid, shook out the contents
The one packet of letters that he had
been mad to keep was gone! And
he little telephone slip-that also had
disappeared.
His hands were shaking SO that he
Gould hardly hold the papers he was
examining TORye was no need fn