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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-06-20, Page 2PAGE 2 PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL ARIL' 1NGEMENT TIIE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., JUNE 20, 1940 COPYRIGHT 1.11 CARGILL .SIR TIMOTHY WADE: dubbed "Tim the Teaman' by the irreverent. ,Self-made millionaire, with hobby • of growing orchids. Nearing sixty' years of age, but wiry. He is the victim of a kidnapping plot which later involves his niece. iFELICiTE DELBOS:. Tall,. slim and blonde; unexpectedly English in appearance and outlook, despite her French name. Sir Timothy's sister, married a Frenchman, but the daughter was orphaned at an ,early age and has been brought up by her uncle. PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS BELLAIR BROOME: Private sec- retary to Sir Timothy. Also tall, but dark. Precise in his habits until aroused, when he becomes a man of action. He is in love with Felicite, who returns his affection. Legal Department of New Scot- land' Yard. A pleasant man with- out mannerisms Is called upon by the C.I.D. because his experience is valuable, and, in its early stages, the ease requires very, tactful handling. th d m one of the fellow I" -d be happier," he exclaimed. - "Me, too. But kidnapping is bound to be undercover work. Up to now, I haven't had anything to do with it, and now I have, it isn't anytbdng to! Yet underneath the increasing boast about. Don't be too optimistic, strain was manifest in an unusual about Tomkins, either. Ten to one jumpiness. Hickley, recovered from we'll find him comfortably fixed up hie wound and thankful that only one in another berth." shot had found its mark, did his best "And if he isn't?" to smooth things over, but it was "Ah, that's counting chickens be- common knowledge that Sir Time fore they're hatched." ` othy's continued absence was not An interruption came from Felicite merely a matter of holiday -making. Delbos, less sprightly than a few I Whispers of illness•—death—and the days previously, and evidently feeling! worst of tragedieswere heard. the strain. A disturbed night, with "What is said indoors will be noes-' its attendant excitement, had not int- ed from the housetops before long," proved matters. During the period Major Mosson complained to the As of trouble she had come to rely more instant Commissioner on one of his than ever on Bellair Broome, who periodical visits to headquarters. P e es he could byI Caythers looked grave. "This' is spent as much tizii side. Ile was with her when ,she one of the occasions when we ease large household' continued as smooth- ly as if the master was still inresi- dence. MR. WICKINGS IS OFFENDED CAPTAIN CAYTHERS: Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner. Quiet, incisive, and efficient, but with a sense of humour, and known on occasions to employ unorthodox methods. Friendly with'Mosson,' and knowing just how much rope to allow his colleague. „ N CHIhP alias M r. BROW "The , Was a high Army officer in the war, but, after reverses and dis- appointments, turns his organizing talents to crime. Ruthless, but not cruel. With him are three other disgruntled Army - men, each a specialist in his particular way. SYNOPSIS OF APTERS OUS MAJOR MOSSON, employed in the legal department at New Scotland Yard, but also a successful "semi - amateur" detective, is told by A,sslstant Commissioner, +CAYTHERS, to go down to Fair the Clinton News -Record with which is incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION 11.50 per year in advance, to Can- adian addresses; $2.00 to the U.S. or -ether foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are ,paid unless at the option of the pub - Esher. The date to which every sub- scription is paid is denoted on the Label. 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Bur I am afraid it would =n- it to pretend that the matter would plicate an already awkward situation soon to be settled, when the next if the news became genaa111y known, move must come from the other side. more particularly in driving the kid - Realizing how great was the ordeal nappenrs to desperate measures." of suspense, Major Mosson felt how "Why don't they act," Mosson ex - essentially right were the strong me claimed impatiently. been living thods adopted in other countries in at Fairclough for the best part of a dealing with kidnapping. More even week. The i,urglary attempt took than murder, generally regarded in place four days ago and still no fuze Great .Britain as the most serious of. ther sign." all crimes, it ate deeply into the "Nothing surprising in that, old dough, the home of SIR TIMOTHY able. Now that it was accorded, an all emotion by reason of the dreadful man.'Don't forget these people want suspense I Y, WALS, self-made millionaire; in to intensive search could be organised moue not the person of Wade.Alive village of othy th in Surrey. over a wide area. His own Peat -len Sir Timothy has disappeared. Cranley was as good. as 'his word f he should ` be more valuable than . Sir Timothy's secretary, BELLAI-R would be greatly strengthened and, in exerting every effort to get to the dead.In all probability they are. SHAo air who is engp.ged to ' thr,- if necessary, Caythers would be able bottom of the mystery. The country- I wary because •of the evident police millionaire's niece, FELLCLTE' DEL- to allocate any,of his experts to the side for miles around was being activity. Maybe your presence is rsU'S, receives three notes in Sir Tim -ease. side combed. Possible hid- known and increases the scare." othy's handwriting, enclosed in en- Talking things over with Super- "Would it be bettor if I kept out velopes bearing laked pasttnarks, ing places were examined and close intendant Cranley, he suggested that watch kept on all suspects. Santo of of the way for a few days?" o which tell him not to worry, and a cheque for 325,000, with instructions the original scheme for following the the people who came under the eyes to hold treasury notes for this amu man who brought the message could of the police would have been eaten- of longer applied. . laked, for it only needed such a Another clue is that on the day of would likely the supposed kidnapping, a rare or- chid among Sir Timothy's calleetion I is found on the floor of the green- ! house, apparently having been torn I from its neck. Broome, after a little difficulty' with the manager, gets the money from the bank, and the same night there is the sound of shots, and Sir I Timothy's butler, HICKLEY, is dis- ount in readiness for further orders. 1 g beppl' d Thepresence of the police wo be r e y to keep • flimsy reason as being a stranger to him away. the neighbourhood to bring one into "I'm not n alsir," was the the ever -widening orbit of investiga reply. "Criminals s have one-track tion. minds as a rule. For all this crowd No trace could be found of the man knows, the postmarks have been ac- cepted as genuine. As for to -night's Tomkins. Since leaving the employ affair, there's no need for them to of Sir Timothy Wade he had vanish - think we believe other than that it's ed. Being a single man, without any on its own. Mind you, if it had come ties, this did not necessarily tell off things would be different." against him, as he had no settled "Sir Timothy would be released, abode apart from any position he for one thing!" happened to be in, and might well "Perhaps he would. You never have drifted into- another job un- know when people of this sort are known to old friends and acquaint - satisfied. Personally, it wouldn't have ancet surprised me if they'd have made an It is surprising how completely a additional demand, peetending that person can disappear from the scene the robbery wasn't anything to do so long as he prefers to keep his with them." movements to himself. "That's only surmise." On the surface life had resumed "So it is, sir, like most things its normal course at Fairclough. Everybody went about his er het task connected with this affair, all except as though nothing had happened, and the business of iunn ng H. T. 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"They're all right on the tin -opening theBroome stopped prowling about the stuff, but not up to this- electric weld- ing apparatus." I room to inquire why the burglar "First time I've see one, sergeant alarm had failed to function, some There was an oxy-acetylene blower what to the amusement of the sup left behind when: the Ferris gang °rintendent. He seemed to thin): it canto down from London. Before your would have been more remarkable time, I believe." had it acted. There was nothing per - "Stili at school in those days, but per - Amatory 'about the methods adopted E've heard enough about the mess by the makauders. Practically all the they made at the Murdon and Parkin glass in the lower part of the study window had been. works. Got away with a packet, n cut away and the didn't they?" pieces removed on birdlimed brown "Three thousand of the best. Only paper. Through the opening so made temporarily, as it happened. Nothing there would be no difficulty in break - to what this haul would have been ing. the connection before raising the if the butler hadn't disturbed them sash2tiere isn't a burglar-proof win - I'll tell you something . . I dow'in existence," Cranley observed. What he was about to impart re- mained unsaid owing to the reappear- "So long as we use• glass and there ance of Major Mosson and Bellair are diamonds to cut it, you can have Broome. all sorts of patent gadgets and they. "Hickley's not badly hurt," an- won't keep out a determined robber." pounced the secretary, looking re- "TOMKINS WAS SACKED" lieved. Dr. Wickars says he'll be as l Be did not believe there had been right as ninepence in a few days. We were afraid it was more serious." i an interior accomplice, especially "Well, it's a bad business, sir, I after a routine examination of the whichever way you look at it," the servants, which was conducted with superintendent remarked. "Sergeant a tactful efficiency that aroused Smith and I have been, taking a look Mosson's complete approval. round. Not that we've learned, much. From the superintendent's skilled No fingerprints likely. They're too handling of this pate of the invosti- smart" gation, certain facts did emerge "They?„ ( which might be of value — items Cranley indicated the welder, still liable to have .been missed by a less plugged in to a power socket. "Cum- experienced questioner. bersome stuff to carry around and I Wade was highly respected. if not wants careful handling I should say, always admired by those who attend - though I don't know a lot about it. ed on him. Nearly all the members Not much more than I do about pis- of the staff had been in his employ tage stamps, sir." : for years, a notable exception being Major Mosson chuckled. "We'll let the head chauffeur. bygones be bygones," he said. "You'- "Tomkins, was sacked," the new re head first into this business now." man explained. 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"It isn't a disadvantage in going to cram all that money in your a position like mine. People you drive safe I'd have done something special about like something simple, which about it. Seems to be something deep doesn't sound too serenity. My cred going ons' entials are above board, and I've got Cranley was an excellent man to 'a birth certificate if you'd like to see work with, full of energy as soon as it." he had something to get' his teeth Supt. Cranley shook his head smil-- into. According to his theory the ingly. "You'll do," he said. "That attempted. burglary had not' been will be all." fortuitous. From the first he 'scouted Mosson waited until the door had the notion that knowledge of the closed behind Smith before remark - consignment of the notes had got to ing quietly, "Tomkins'sounds inter - outsiders. esting." "This is all part of the same plot, "In a way,sir. Not that he's likely he concluded. "No' doubt a watch was to be. the chap with the letters. Sure kept, •so they knew when to break to be recognized." in. It was a safer way of getting "Oh, of course " hold of the money than trusting to it "No call to be disappointed, sir. being handed over more openly." I Dismissed employees 'aro always "You agree that Sir Timothy Wade worth looking up." 1 has been spirited away?"The' Major brightened considerably.. "Yes, I do, What's more, I shall' What irked more than anything else =mend calling in Scotland Yard, was the intangibility of the enemy. dealing made the cos,, extremely o no London,Huron & Bruce You;'' .Going South • ar. 2.50, leave 3.08 p.m operation was more and more desir "Ifozlywccould gets "And I'm ready to admit you weren't far wrong in the first place. About the faked envelopes, I mean. To tell you the truth I took the mat- ter up with the Chief Constable after grip °n Theoretically, yes—practically, Leaving Miss Delbos and the others alone would be cruel. Your support is psychologically valuable," "To them, perhaps." "The kidnappers will have to show their hand before long. A seeond attempt on the safe is improbable. Most likely there will be another note to Broome, this time instruct- ing him to pass the money on to a third person." "Surely they will have to come out -into the open?" "Not necessarily. Take notice of the careful way everything had been planned to make it appear as though Wade was actually making the ar- rangements of his own; free will. This is outside ordinary experience and suggests very intelligent direction. So does the magnitude of the ransom. Smaller fry would not think in thous- ands to such a large extent. Unless absolutely driven from cover, they'll stay firmly put, or I'm grossly in error. Therein lies what they con 'lIT'S THE BIG QUALITY GOO®IEAR as3e® 4T 4 NEW LOW PRICE/" • Yes! We'll put Canada's moat popular tire, the mile -eating "6-3': on year car, onthe easiest terms you ever heard of.. Drive in for details of ohr budget plan today! AAY fJ5 YOU RIDE! 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