Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-07
EIGHTEENTH INsTALLMENr.

LIT has struck me that Col Engle-
den, on his coming to BarowS-
baIrgh, made q discovery the
Il revelation of which on his part
would have been highly dis
concerning, unpleasant, and, indeed, ex-
tremely serious to certain persons"
johnson said.
And that these persons, accordingly,
removed him?" asked Francis Silver
stein.
That's about 1t, Mr. Silverstetn!"
every WELT Now, Harlington's not
far from Barowsburgh have news.
We know Of the sudden disappearance
of Mr.. Eanderson of Wraisdale Abbey
and Of his butler, Hewitt. Do you con-
nect-haye you connected them with
the affair? Let's be open and candid
st have, tl1eni From the very early
stage of my inquiries"
why, nova" #
wen. for this reason Col. Engie-
den, in his time, had been governor
Of the convict prison at Southmoor,
away In the extreme southwest Of Eng
land. While he was there two con-
victs escaped and have never been
heard of since. Their names were
Smelling and Hardle. believe Sander
son to be Smelling, and Hewitt, Hardle.
I believe, too, that they were recognized
by Col. Engleden as Smelling and
Hardie when he came 10 Barowsburgh."
"And-that they found out he had
recognized them?"
at suppose so-yes- Anyway, I'm
sure that he was murdered because he
had recognized them"
"1ut-not necessarily by them?"
Not necessarily by them. I've an
open mind on that point. The actual
murder may have been done by some
body whose interests would have been
materially pEejudiced by the revelation
which Cal. Engleden could have made.
"Exactiyt Your thoughts and mine,
Mr.. J0ans0n, run excellently in haTuea5
- harlnony, TO vary the word. very
well, now I'm going to tell you some
thing. You're not much acquainted
with these parts?"
mol Don't know EN- at all. Mr.. Sill
verstein. Intimately, at any rate" :
Have you heard anything, since you
foated, little time back, Of the North
ern a Imperial Mutual BENEFIT Society,""
"No-nothing! What Is it?"
Silverstein laughed.
big question that, Mr.. johnson. Time
Will shOw-perhaps pretty quickly. II
you asked my opinion, personally, I
should say damned swindle! But
that hasn't been-So far, at any rate
the opinion Of vast number of-what
should call gullible and misguided
people who have put their money In It'll"
AN affair that people can invest In,
eh?"
"Preciselyl-and appealing most to q
class that can't afford to risk anything.
Artisans, working folk who've saved a
bit. dareSay you know the style Of
thing, Mr.. johnson "a fiowery pros
pectus. ;. lavish promises, plausible
schemes, wheediing and pushing agents
-eh?" go.
'T comprehend Another Liberator'
or Globe But
what's It got to do with what we're
talking about? Just tl1is-Sanderson is
its chairman of directors and its NOV
ing spirit That's ALL"
johnson screwed his lips In q sharp
"Whewl' he let out. ITS like that,
l. it? And-who are the other di-
Now, I'm coming to things. There
are fives including Sanderson. Two are
London men-never mind them. In my
opinion they're make-believes, men Of
straw, with probably q one-share quail
ification each. But there are two on
the spot-on Sanderson's spot and in
close, daily, hourly touch with him.
444Cy AkE well AhkJWA 6A1VWD0u1 ga AAACAAS
each Is o fellow magistrate Of Sander
sons. And to come 20 names, one Is
Bratten, the linen-draper: the other ID
Sadler, the jeweler."
Once more johnson screwed up his
lips. But this time no whistle came
from them. Instead they slowly re-
Taxed until he was staring, OPEN
1nouthed, wide-eyed, at his companion.
Silverstein smiled at his surprise.
THAT gets your he said. you be-
gin to-see something, eh?"
johnson shook himself up.
81 see more than can quite take in,
yet" he answered. IAN right ~ I'll
come into full possession Of 1t, in good
time. Standardization, Ell?
And, you say, Sanderson Is boss? And
that this company has raked in con-
siderable sums?"
mo end of money has been entrusted
TO it!-chiefiy the savings of people who
are easily taken in by fiowery pros
pectuses.'
And who controls the money!"
what do you think? The three