Evening star., 1936-04-19
April 49, 1896

She left around ten. The Selma BiOnlqnia
docked soon after and half an hour later
Akawa went ashore. A note was waiting for
him on the dock -
From Fane?"
II suspect so, changing the rendezvous, for
there's no record of any Japanese having
called on Fame at the Astoria that night
Moreover, around eleven, Fame received a
telephone call and Immediately checked out.
He was never seen again"
What about his luggage"
He had only travelling bag and he took
it away with him - the point has it's i'm
portance, as you'll see. The outside porter
at the Astoria goes off duty at eleven D. m.
and we haven't been able to discover, even,
whether the boy took a taxi -"
The police could find out quickly enough
The police will do nothing; as soon as the
Consul started asking questions. they shut
up. Fame was due back on the night of March
second He had left his man servant in Lon
don and, owing to the fellows being in a
motor smash, it wasn't ascertained until
nearly week later that, on the afternoon of
March second, in response to a wire from
Fame at Hamburg, he despatched two suit
cases of clothing to Fame, care of Thomas
Cook, Paris
Dallas nodded. "You said he had only a
travelling bag with him, didn't you?'
''On March third" the attorney went on
acting on letter from Fame mailed in Paris
f0ruarIaI tac c,,itr tr,t hal k,nu
room at the Care de I'Est, subsequently
handing the vouchers over to lady who
Fame had said in his letter, would be calling
for them. That's the last trace we have but it
shows at least that the boy was alive and in
Paris three days after he disappeared Mean
while, the Embassy was investigating the
young mans life in London. Some highly dis
turbing facts we're disclosed"
The girl struck in hotly Jimmy never
had any money sense, you know that, Will.
He has always exceeded his allowance. But
just because he's in jam again, to say he
sold those plans She was tremulous with
indignation.
''.SoM them?" The tone of the Englishman
Dallas was politely incredulous.
That's what the State Department told
Will"
Hastings wore haggard air. Those plans
were offered to one of our agents in Europe,
more than fortnight ago - for S75.OOO."
''Ahr said the other enigmatically.
They're very reluctant to speak of it at
Washington the lawyer went on but |
understand they've been stalling on the deal
until they get some light on young Fane's
part in the business. The intermediary was
Belgian called Bartels. Guido Bartels . :"
Dallas nodded darkly. II know the rat
One of Clubfoots men,
Meanwhile they have suspended Jimmy"
Miss Fame broke in, and the Secret Service
are trailing him. Before we know it, he'll be
arrested as spy against his own Country!'
1T looks bad for the boy' said Hastings.
Examination of his affairs in London showed
that he was heavily in debt - although that's
nothing out of the ordinary" He paused.
Have you ever heard of woman calling
herself Arlette Lassagne?"
The Englishman shook his head.
This woman had been living in London
for about month in furnished flat off Park
Lane - Fame used to visit her there They've
ascertaned that she left for Hamburg the
day after he did, taking the morning plane -"
The lady who dined with him the night he
Disappeared" asked Dallas
so it would SEEM
And where does Grundt come into thiso''