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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-09-21, Page 6THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1933 THE EXETER T1MES-ADVOCATE T TINY CARTERET talking at once. BY SAPPER j said. “Which is more than we .... , ... x-J thought a little while ago." “Now you know, Tiny, that for some time past the police have had that club under close supervision. And there have been two or three strange incidents there. The other night, for instance, a man who was well known as a trafficker in drugs came to the club and was spotted by one of our men there, who tipped the wink to his companion upstairs There was no question of arresting the man—he was only one of the small fry: but as a matter of est they kept an eye on him. fellow downstairs was acting waiter, and so was not in the the whole ti,me. And it so happen­ ed that he did not actually see this man leave his table. But at some period during the evening he did so and he did not return. Moreover, he did not go out by the front door. “Your point is, then,” said Tiny “that there is some form of commun­ ication between the club and house in Gregory Street?’’ “Exactly. And my further is that it was to obtain this ment, which he had forgotten in the excitement of the moment, that our friend of last night returned. He knew the police would spot it as soon as they came to go through it care­ fully: and he knew that in a few hours the police must, discover the murders and take possession of all the papers. And so he came back to ■get it, only to find us in occupation.” “But where is all this to, Mr. Standish?” cried little impatiently. “It doees seem a bit mark, I agree, Lady Mary,” Standish with a smile, “but I’ve very nearly finished. You see it has put the gentleman in an awkward quan­ dary. Assuming — and one must make assumptions in a case like this —assuming he has the negative in his possession, his first instinct, real­ izing we are on the trail, would be to take it direct to Berendosi and pock­ et the money. Bu.t he now 'knows that we are in possession of this in-1 formation about 11 Gregory street. He knows that the Universal Benev­ olent must leave ed it be a matter that can be done in two or three hours. “And so, if you to the Fifty-Nine Tiny, you must go doesn’t, and you CHAPTER VIII he went." private room.’ come QJtje Exetrr ©iinra-Ahuaratr Established 1873 and 1887 Published every Thursday morning at Exeter, Ontario SUBSCRIPTION—?2.00 per year In advance.In addition we erf what was ob-RATES—Farm or Real Estate tot Bale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions, quent Insertion, tides, To Rent, Found 10c. per 1 Reading notices Card of Thanks vertising 12 and Memoriam, with extra verses 25c. said the other grimly. “We’ve go» one of them under lock and key now The Universal Benevolent Society still retained on its premises enougn drugs to dope an army. The rest they had got rid of this afternoon, as I told you, by taxi, found the remains viously a forger’s plant in a cellar off the basement. Damn it!” he continued, thumping the table with his fist, “if we’d been one ^minute earlier we’d have caught him. Or if the police hadi/t had to appear te act legally we’d have done it. You see you can’t force an entrance to t» place without either a warrant or some .very good excuse. So as we couldn’t get the first, we had to fall back on the second. A little straw was lit and thrown down outside the basement, and that gave us the pre­ text of : inside. “We 1 below, ting at manded him we fire, and at that the butt of one of those tiny cigaret­ tes Zavier always smokes. Moreover it was still youth had a mouth. “ ‘ Where here with you? “He denied it, and I pointed to the butt end in front of him. turned a when he tinned to he began to know by what right we dared to intrude. “ ‘Look at this, sir,’ sang out the sergeant to me, and our friend turn­ ed greener still. “ ‘This’ was a mass of charrea paper in the grate, in which quite a number of fragments were unburned And anyone could tell at that it was the paper used 1 terfeiting bank notes. “ ‘How came this paper possession?’ I said, but he shook his head. clerk, and knew nothing about it. “All this time I as wandering round the room trying to find the secona exit. That Zavier had been there just before we came in I know. He couldn’t, have got out by the stairs therefore there be another door. Ana afer a few moments I found it. There was a bookshelf in one corner and on closer inspection it proved to be a blind. It swung ba.cl< revealing a cellar beyond leading out of a pass­ age. The music from here was plain­ ly audible, and while the police 25c. each subse- Miscellaneous ar- Wanted, Lost, or line of six words, 10c. per line, 50c. Legal ad- 8c. per line. In one verse 60o. each. ped into the middle of the floor, “Ladies and gentlemen,” he call­ ed out, “ze police . . . .” “Quite so,” cams a deep genial voice from the stairs, “the police. A dead silenee settled on the room “I must ask you ladies and gentle­ men, please to keep yopr seats. Ydu will not be put to any inconvenience I shall require your names and. ad­ dresses, and I may say that I shall view any Mr. Smith of Birmingham with grave suspicion. In the last raid I undertook there were six.” There was a general laugh as he came down the stairs, leaving two men in uniform standing at the top And the first table he stopped at was Tiny’s. "I need hardly ask your name, sir he said with a twinkle in his eye. “I watched you. too enham. If you see till I am talking to come up to me and go.” The whole sentence was spoken without the faintest change of in-, flection while the inspector was ap­ parently writing in his book. “I get you” said Tiny, in the same tone of voice, and the Inspector pas«- ed on. A general buzz of conversation had broken out: the Inspector’s jovial manner had put everyone in a good temper except Giuseppi whose agita­ tion was obvious. In fact, it seem­ ed to Tiny that it was out of all pro­ portion to what might have been ex­ pected from the anticipation of a hundred pound him closely, and he was shooting like glances at room. There was, a small there containing a table where, sometimes sat himself and beyond it was a door with frosted glass marked assumed now he a quick lay beyond that side of the room ' sir,’ And at that moment he noticed a bolt-hole, man with a small pointed beard sit­ ing at a table by himself not far from the alcove. To Zavier 'he bore not the slightest lamp supplied the resemblance as far as he could see j a soul was in sight, This man’s hair was plentiful while] a certain amount Zavier was bald: moreover Zavier was clean shaven. But those were trifles: wigs were easy to obtain What did count was, that whether- “What is your part in the show Ronald?” asked Tiny. “I shall be with the party at Num­ ber 11. It is essential that you I should mark one exit while I take > the other, because we are the only 1 people who know him.” “Always provided it is Zavier.” “Always provided it is Zavier," agreed Standish, getting up to go. “And somehow, Tiny, I believe we shall find that it is. This while business is too big for a subordinate Well—j must be off. And if I don’t see you again, be at the Fifty-Nine from midnight onwards. And—don’t build on it.” But it was well-nigh impossible to go. All through luncheon they fluc­ tuated between hope and despair, and the afternoon seemed to drag on leaden wheels. There was an account of the previous day’s tragedy in all the midday papers, but somehow nat­ urally it told them nothing they did j not know already. The police, as usual were in possession of a val­ uable clue, and further developments were expected at any moment. | At four o’clock Standish rang up “Developments, Tiny,” he said “and hopeful ones. There is consid­ erable activity round Number 11 Two car loads of suit-cases and pack­ ages of various sorts have been re­ moved, and have been followed tc their new destination, where we can lay our hands on them at any time." “Can’t you raid the place now?" asked Tiny. “Got no warrant. And no magis­ trate would issue one on our present knowledge. 'Cheer up, old lad: I'm feeling more confident.” At last midnight came. Their table was almost next to the foot or the stairs leading to the street, which they had insisted on having .much tc the_ amazement of the head waiter who pointed out that it was the worst in the room. The cabare show was just starting and having orderea kippers and a bottle they tried -to watch it, without success. Apart from ‘[the fact that they had both seen it before, they were far too keyed up to pay any attention. “What happens in a raid, Tiny?” a^ked the girl. "My dear it’s a perfectly harmless- proceeding. Some large men will ap­ pear on the stairs, and other large men will walk gracefully round the room taking our names and address-' this man was Zavier or not, he had Hullo, do you see that waiter not been at that table ten minutes Of that fact Tiny was ■He had happened to notice on glancing round the room earlier ~___~___ ______________ that the table next to the one this At a little before one there' ed and caught Tiny’s eye. It was the man now occupied contained a well- known actress in the party, and lx had momentarily attracted his at- inter- Our as a room i this j point docu- leading us the girl, a beside the said Society has served its turn and close down. Dare he therefore the country until he has clos-| down? Which is not likely to,I want some fun, go to-night. Anyway even if Lady Mary must get a table es. threw himself he noticed it was Tiny. “All together an admirable pro- Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association often at T'wick- your man, wait him, and then ask if] you may tine. He watched soon he noticed that continual little bird- a far corner of the alcove he man had disappeared. And after a pause of stupefied silence, everyone near them began “Up there.” “That’s where “Towards the One of the constables had running down the stairs, but it was Tiny who headed the pursuit, closely followed by the Inspector. They dart­ ed along the passage to find a fright­ ened waiter cowering against the wall. “Where did he go?” shouted Tiny “In there, sir,” stammered the man. And even as he against the door Number 7, “Locked,” cried boys.” Which proved phecy. For at the precise moment they charged the door, it was openea from the inside. And once again the1 Inspector and Tiny found themselves' on the floor, with the addition this time of a large constable. They picked themselves up: confronting them was a vacuous-Jooking youth with an eye-glass, while at the table sat an extremely frightened girl. “I say,” he bleated, “has the whole place gone bug house? First of an there comes a man with a beard who locks the door and vanishes through the wall . . .” “What part of the wall?” snappea the Inspector. “Just there: by the fire-place . .” In a couple of strides the Inspec­ tor reached the spot and hit it with his first. “Hollow,” he cried. “Once again sir: all together.” They felt it crack under their weight, and with the third charge it gave way, revealing a narrow brick passage. “Careful, sir,’’ said the, Inspector warningly, as Tiny started along “He’s probably a dangerous custom­ er.” He turned to the constable. “Get everyone out of the room, except the two who were in sir.” Cautiously they The room behind light to begin with, but after awhile the passage bent left-handed and al­ most at once they felt cooler air on their faces. With a .grunt the In- there first. Now fire. It also gave the alarm forced a window, and rushed A pale-faced youth was sit- a table, what we s thought who rose and de­ wanted. We told the house was on moment I noticed s,mouldering while ■Gold iFlake in is tlte man who ?” I cried. the his was He gills con- fact bit green about the saw it, but he still stick to his story. In to bluster, and demanded a glance for coun- in your merely He was only a paid ................................................... Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, &c. Money to Loan, Investments Mad® Insurance Safe-deposit Vault for use of our Clients without charge EXETER and TIEN SALL CARLING & MORLEY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, &c LOANS, INVESTMENTS INSURANCE Office: Carling Block, Main- Street, EXETER, ONT. At Lucan Monday and Thursday Dr. G. S. Atkinson, L.D.S.,D.D.S, DENTAL SURGEON Office opposite the New Post Offic® Main St., Exeter Telephones Office 34w House 84J CLOSED ALL DAY WEDNESDAY Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S..D.D.S. DENTIST moved forward gave them some Office: Carling Block EXETER, ONT. Closed Wednesday Afternoon frosted He had always j it was Giuseppi’s office but spector hurried forward: in front ot began to wonder. He made them was a chink of light, calculation: Gregory Street' “The damned fellow has done us - - - 1 r:r,” he said. “There was a third' V . ... I. „ I “Private.” They entered into a deserted mews An old lean-to shed covered the en­ trance to the passage: a solitary gas searched the cellar I tried to find the illumination. Not' though there was of traffic in the! The spot where a cul-de-sac, and JOHN WARD CHIROPRACTIC, OSTEOPATHY, ELECTRO-THERAPY & ULTRA­ VIOLET TREATMENTS PHONE 70 MAIN ST., EXETER from which you pan command a view.t5iere ‘^e one attending^ to the wo- previously, of the staircase. At one o’clock the club will be raided, though I prom­ ise you that your names shall not ap­ pear. — _ ____ ____ — ------ will be a certain activity round the] flicker office of the Universal Benevolent rather man with magnea hair? He is police certain. ■' —one Dexter by name.’’ And at that moment the man turn­ of an eyelid that he gave than a wink, before he re-j Society, which I hope may bolt the sumed his job, but it was vaguely ‘ tention in that direction. And he was badger. And even though a raid is1 comforting. It seemed to establish convinced he would have noticed this on in the club he can only bolt that ! a sort of liasion with the impertur- bearded man if he had been there as I hope and believe, our* able Gillson and the powers that be Zavier himself, you will] him. Then tip the,wink way. If, badger is recognize to the Inspector in charge of the raid! we’ll do the rest.” “But is he likely to have the nega­ tive on him, Mr. Standish?” said the girl. “More than likely. What safer place could there be from his point of view? There is nothing criminalj about it. But if by chance we pull it off, I fear that an accident will happen to it.” “By Jove! it sounds possible, old man,” cried Tiny. “I’ll be there.” “So will I,” said the girl excitedly. “Easy does it." warned Standish with his second in command, while “Don’t for Heaven’s sake lets build the waiters in their vicinity listened on it. It may come off: there’s a1 eagerly. Then abruply the band bare chance of it’s coming off—but'stopped, that’s all." “Anyway there’s a chance,” my imagination, Mary,” after awhile, “or is there tension about the place? generally. , “Is it said Tiny an air of Giuseppi has been in twice talking, to the head waiter and it strikes me the staff seems uneasy.” H6 glanced at his watch. “Quarter of an hour to go, Gad! j I wish I knew what was happening' next door.” The show was over: dancing had started again. And now there was no mistaking it: something was in the air. Giuseppi had cQme in again | and was gesticulating in a corner J The head waiter issued rapid ord. shejers to his underlings: Giuseppi step. Watch Your Kidneys If Your Back Aches and Pains Many people fail to understand the significance of a weak, lame and aching back. Backache is simply kidneyache—the cry of the sick kidneys for help. On t the-first sign of a backache Doan's Kidney Pills should be taken immediately. They go right to the seat of the trouble, heal the delicate membranes .of the kidneys, and make their action regular and natural. For sale at all drug and general stores; put up only by The T. Milbum Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. It was the wildest guesswork: he realized that. The man might have been away for a moment, or danc­ ing. But no: he couldn’t have been dancing. The cabaret show had been on most of the time. And suddenly he made up his mind. “Mary—I’m going to chance it," he said. “It may be the -most ungod­ ly bloomer, but I can’t help that.” “Do you think you’ve spotted him she cried eagerly. “It’s that bloke over there with a beaver, sitting next the table where Paula Rayne is. I swear he has only just sat down there.” “Go on, Tiny: it’s worth it every time.” He waited until the Inspector was about to reach him: then he hose and crossed the room. “I say, Inspector,’’ he remarked “is there any jolly old reason one shouldn’t push off?” He glanced at the man, who staring at him with unwinking eyes. “Are you quite certain you want tc go, sir?” said the Inspector quietly “I’/m never quite certain about anything, dear old lad,” laughed Tiny, and at that moment it happen­ ed. He had one glimpse of a face distorted with fury glaring into his: then both he and the Inspector were on their backs on the floor with the table on top of them and the table cloth around their heads. They scrambled up swearing: the why was blue j vvi lctlil ctiiiuuiiu street at the end. they stood formed once again the Inspector swore under Jiis breath. “Staffordale Street,” he said. ‘And we’ve lost him right enough. Haven’t got anyone posted there at aU. How did you spot him, sir?” he added curiously. “I took a chance,” said Tiny. “I knew he had not been long at that table: in fact he suddenly arrived.” “Well he evidenly was Come on sir: we’d better back. Useless going along he’s got clean away. ” They retraced their steps along the passage. The vacuous youth was still declaiming loudly against lite in general, and even Tiny, sore tho’ he was at being baulked, couldn’t help smiling. To bring a girl out to supper in a private room and then have dozens of people playing leap­ frog through it is a trifle disconcert-! ing, to say the least of it. “Got away, Mary,” he said gloom­ ily as he joined her. “There was a secret door in Number 7—the room where you fed with Blake. And he did a bolt through it. Of course that beard was false and the wig too.” “You’d better wait, sir/’ said the Inspector, coming up to their table “I’ll soon have finished with the rest of these people, and then we’ll clear the place. Mr. Standish is here: I’ve told him about it.” And at that moment they saw him threading his way through the tables towards them. “Pretty sickening,” he said. “Es­ pecially after you’d spotted Tiny. Evidently Zavier right enough: the Inspector mentioned those light-blue eyes of his?’ “What are you going to do now Mr, Standish?” asked the girl. “Keep a watch at every port for a man with eyes like that,” he answer­ ed. “Nothing else to b6 done.” “How went things with you, .Ron­ ald?* said Tiny, “Did you find out anything?” “Enough to jug the whole lot? it was con­ that door Tiny. our bird be getting ■the mews: communicating door. But cealed too well.” “I’ll bet it is behind marked ‘Private,’ ” said “Probably. Anyway we’ll get it from this side once they’ve emptied the place. They’ve had months, you see to make a good job of things.” “What chance is there of catch­ ing Zavier, now asked the girl. “Not so good as half an hour ago, I’m afraid,” he admitted. “No good blinding ourselves to the facts. From one point of view this raid has 'been a brilliant success: but from the point of view that concerns us most it’s been a failure. He slip­ ped through our fingers once again. And the only ray of comfort that 1 see is that he is bound to try ana leave the country sooner or later with the „negative with him. He would never dare risk sending it by post to Berendosi. He’ll want to see the colour of his money before he ■ hands it over.” The table. “I’ve he said, say a thing. He is terrified out or his life. Swears he knows nothing about the house next door,.” (Continued next week.) 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