Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
DEAD MANS
PASSPORT %ah'm

IrHE safe is packed with rubies, emer-
aids blue ice white ice" said Walter
Marks blackmailer on his second visit
10 Gene Cabot. wanted for murder. Marks
stood near Annesley House home of the aged
and blind Mrs Annesey, urging Cabot to
make a haul there and demanding meanwhile
ten grand as the price Of his silence Cabot's
whereabouts
This episode followed other exciting Incl
dents beginning many weeks before in Shang-
hal where Bob Annesley. desperate and penni-
less had received letter from Ruth Allen
whom ne loved and who lived with Mrs. An
neslov his grandmother. that the aged woman
was dying and that she herself was going to
be married He persuaded Cabot like him
self an exile from America but noted for his
courage to try to make $4,000 by running
guns past the Japs Fatally shot, shielding
Cabot he expired begging him to tell Ruth
he hadn't died badly
Cabot promised finished the job. split the
1000 with Chin Chan, dancer who had
brought Bob to him and sailed with his bull
terrier Manchu, for New York, using Bob,s
passport Though stunning contacts. an Incl
dent on the trip resulted in cabled news that
Annesley was aboard When Ruth went 70
meet Bob she found instead Cabot who told
her his name was Krest and that he had
known Bob in China Discovering the pass
port fraud, Ruth kept silence on his promise
to pretend 10 be Bob to Mrs Annesley who
had fought off death to speak once more to
her grandson. His impersonaton was so eff
fective that the blind woman happily believed
Bob had returned To her, not the coward she
had thought him. but a real man. To Ruth
Cabot lauded Bob's exploits telling her he
was known as Jing Cabot in China, and try
ar,rr 30 oh ~. Ill
love. The day after Cabots arrival at An
nesey House, Marks first appeared asking
hush money Cabot paid what he could and
sent him away
A little later Ruth told Cabot that Mrs
Annesley wanted them to marry at once
I'm engaged to Charles Massey" she said
but explained she would pretend to break the
engagement, and he could then be called away
and she would write frtters to Mrs. Annesley
purporting 70 be from him
At this point Mrs Annesley gave Cabot
the keys to her safe with its fortune in Jewels
Ruth fearing robbery drew a sketch of him
and took it TO Dr. Lancaster, the family
physician who knew of the impersonatien
We can't have him arrested" she said, lit
would kill Mrs. Annesley The doctor agreed.
but engaged Arthur Blaine a clever detec-
tive to watch the pseudo Bob After Ruth
a
tanned CroiX dor, vicious horse Bob had
bought, but feared to ride
Blaine at once called on Ruth The sketch
had shown him who Krest really was He
admitted he was wanted for murder Asking
about Bobs connection with Krest he was
startled when Ruth told him Bob had been
known as Jing Cabot in China. Blaine prom
ised to send her man who could tell her
more about Cabot when she expressed curl
osity about his exploits Then Ruth asked
IF this Krest should rob the safe would you
be ready to arrest him? He Is dangerous
isn't he?" He's dangerous as the devil" he
replied, and if you're afraid we'll pop him
into jail But she assured him she would
keep him there as long as he was useful to
Mrs Annesley. The next day, a man sent by
Blaine told her thrilling stories of Jing Cabot
further disturbing and puzzling her
II was just after this that Marks reap-
peared demanding that Cabot steal the An
nesley jewels. Marks told him he would see
him at the home of Lyle Gregor. man thew
both knew who lived near the East River in
New York. Cabot aware that Ruth had called
for police aid, and that Marks might betrav
nm left a note to Mrs Anneslev saving he
had been called away and then rifled the safe
Meanwhile. Marks waited for him with
Gregor and girl known as Red. The big
boy viii never turn up" said Greeor. Il
dunno said Red there's a kind of scare in
Marks when he talks Of this Cabot"
She looked out Of the window Who do
you thinks just turned the corner" she asked
mat hlgh-poWered dick Blaine
Gregor and Marks jerked to their feet.
CAnd Now Go On With the story)