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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1926-05-13, Page 6y. " a," ,a• ' ' -"" •- 117,' ":"`" - • BVSINES$ CARDS 144NOTQN 1W wruis,z xikxR Tastua..4wc CO' ea lished 184Q, •!"I 4 Offiee, Gupi, tlph Ont reasonable rates S. Agent, w• Flgbaro J. W. DODD inChishohn Block . • FIRE, LIFE, ACC.IbENT AND HEALTH -- INSURANCE — AND REAL ESTATE P. 0. Box 36o Phone 240 AV-INGHAM, - - ONTARIO DUDLEY HOLMES BARRISTER, 'SOLICITOR, ETC. Victory and 'Other Bonds Bought and Office—Meyer Block, Wingham • R. VANSTONE BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Money to Loan at Lowest Rates Wingham, - Ontario J. A. MORTON BARRISTER, ETC. Wingham, - Ontario DR. G. H. ROSS Graduate Royal College of Dental Surgeons Graduate University of Toronto 'Faculty of Dentistry . Office Over H. E. Isard's Store. W. R. 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Office oil Scott St., Winghara, •in the house of the late Jas, Walker, • Telephone 150. . ,,,....01,01,,,,oriwoom000loolookh000fflobool000000mit,, Phones.: Office 06, .,'kesid. 424 ri WALKER ruilmtruE bnAttlt • Ptil\ERAL DIRECTOR wh wINGHAliti • ONTARIO ri „ Pling Ruby" By J. S. Fletcher ventammti ADvAistcwoni s "We've ha'd a talk,' ahe sa think she 11 be able to aettle matters —satisfactorily.' If I were you, I should say no more, and do no more. Let the police follow their own ineth- ods—you keep quiet. Don't bother yburself, Slie'S no fear! Let things go on—aa usual." ' She went off, with anorner reassur- ing nod, Lady Renardsmere came out, "You didn't say a word to the no - id. "I tenla'ais Lady Renardsmere anywhere about., "She isn't!" I said. "Lady Renards- mere has gone over 10 ChilvertOu Downs, to Miss Manson's stables. I don't know when she'll be back. She may stay to lunch there. But— you don't want her?' • "That's just what we do want!" an- swered jifferdene, coolly. "That's what we've come down from town for. We must see Lady Renardsmere if we have to Wait all the afternoon for lice about me, Cranage?" she said. No? That's right, rny boy! Now then, just settle down. It's no affair of yours,'anyhow." I settled drawn—after a fashion. Three days went by. Nothing hap- Pened. Then, on the fourth morning atter my return, I opened the news- paper .and read --that Nearnore had been murdered, in Kensingtoe Gard- ens, in broad daylight, about three o'clock on the previous afternoon. CHAPTER XIV The Third Murder Because of the out-of-the-way situ- ation of Renardsmere House, the dai- ly newspaper rarely arrived ther fore noon, that morning they w little late, and when they came Renardsmere had gone out—to son Lodge, in her pony -phaeton. there I sat, with the papers and awful news before me, with no to talk to about it, and world what was going to happen next. That was the third murder wit week! Was there to be a fourth? There was not much about it in the papers. Lady Renardsmere took in three dailies and a couple of sporting dailies: the accounts in the dailies seemed so much alike that I conclud- ed they had been supplied by one of the news agencies: indeed, the word- ing in each was similar— "An extraordinarily desperate mur- der, of a character closely resembling the recent murders Maida Vale, and near St. Katharine's Docks, was corn - tinted about three o'clock yesterday afternoon in Kensington Gard The victim had been identified Mr. Percy Neamore, a- commis agent, of Ashmore Road, Padding Mr. Neamore appears to have b attacked in a quiet part of the gard and stabbed to death. His cloth has been searched and cut to piece the fashion. already familiar in tw tha rob the evi abl sorn wat het," "Why?" I demanded. "Because her name's come .into business.," he ' replied -promo "That's why!" "How has her name come into t business?" I asked, "and si when?" . "I'll tell you," he said. "There was no trouble about identifying this man Neamore—he had cards on him, and also he was personally identified with- in half -an -hour of being found. So his name appeared, d'ye see, in last evening's papers. 'Well lateish 1 this HOLMES BLISCK roartaSsishastwararia,,,,,,rir ' 'Thutoday, 4a 926 The new taritUreduction in ,Foid Car Prices, The lowdst price the iFord ear" ever sold for. •., , . ,,. . , 1926 MODELS ' -:- Touring , ....... , . . . , ........$476 • ,Tudor Sedan, with starter .. .,. -: .$732 Touring, with starter, ....... 562 Fordor Sedan, with stari.17, .,. : ,,,, : ..\ 796 , • Coupe, with starter .. . ... . ..... 705 •Runabout with starter 521 Tradtor with lenders .... . , ...... .. . . . .$580 ' We will have our show rooms 'open in the Holmes Block by Saturday, •shovving all these models. his rice t e be- night, a gentleman—man about to ere a and very familiar with the West E Lady --came to headquarters and gave Man- ome queer news. He said about So week or so ago, he was lunching that the Ritz one day, and 'he saw body more, whom he knew as a turf co Bering mission agent in a small way of be ness, lunching with Lady Renar hin a PATERSON BROS. • FORD SALES .111110•1111111111Millawii11111=111/1111111111;1;11. WINGHAM, ONT. ted to get assistance. "The first nofion of the police when they arrived was that it was a case of suicide, but they soon saw that it was one of unfider. A card case, found in the man's waistcoat pocket, • revealed his identity --but asti hat was still furthere e in- telY established a few minutes later. Before the police could remove the body, a young woman appeared on the cene, who said that the dead man vas a friend of hera, that she'd rnade wn, i End us a at ;warn here. This lot, Mr. Crana,ge, it's very evident, will stop at nothing 1—tudil we get hold of 'em!" I"Perhaps Mr. Cranage can tell us something about •'Lady Renardsmere and Neamore?" observed I3eacher, gi- ving me a questioning glance. "I sup: pose he 11 know -a- . • "You forget --or you don't know— that I've only been in Lady Renards- mere's employment a very short tinie," I answered, more determined si- his name, address, and occupation. So suggested jifferdene. "I've heard so: she commanded. "Tell him to -look 1 v r no to commit myself. Nothing!" saidI. ea: n appointment, to meet him there -,"You must a.41a questions of her." 1 I "Hand them over to Burt* Cran- . m- bouts at four o'Clock, and who gave l "Strong-minded party, ain't she" e, and tell him to give them lunch,",, ds- of course there's no doubt whatever E. ' three men at the Ritz. They want in- formation, Lady Renardsmere !-- they're 'working up their case." She sat silent for a 'while, drumm- ing her fingers on the desk before her. • "What time did they come?" she asked suddenly. "About half -past twelve," I replied. "And it's now nearly two— lunch time," she said, "Have they had 'any- thind" mere and two other men, whoin, from his description of them, I believe to have been Holliiltent •and Quarter- vayne. Queer sort of company for her ladyship, eh, Mr. Cranage?" "You know very well that you get mixed up witlayqueer company relation to turf niatters," I said. "L dy Renardsmere, as you're aware, an owner, and she probably had bus ness with these men." Every single man -jack of who has been done in, since!" he remar ed, with .a grim look at his compa ion. /'All right, Mr. Cranage! Bu CMS: we want to know what Lady Renard as mere knew about Neamore, and wha Sion she was doing there at the Ritz ' wit ton. him and the other two—we want t ecu w everything!" ens I "Lady Renardsmerei is a very mas ing terful and arbitrary woman," I said s in "She'll probably tell you to mind you the own business! If she had business— and racing business—with them, why not' shouldnt she lunch with these men itras What's that got to do with th6 be is r re —a terwaids. I sup- er- pose you agree there's such a thing es, as coincidence?" old "Ain't had any dealing with it in my de- areer!" he answered, sardonically. "However, I daresay . Lady Renard's- mere can tell us a bit. We'll wait for her, anyway. There's no denying the fact that she knew Neamore, • And Neamore is done in!" "I suppose you know all the parti- culars?" I suggested. "Was—was it • • lic, too, I've heard that. well after thern—I know what those bout his identity. And I may tell ,However ---we've got to be listened to, fellows like. ‘See that th• ey have anY- -ou Mr. Cranage, that list evening I 'eh, 'Beach ?" er . thing they fancy in the way of drink etched that landlord from the Warr -I "I believe you!" asserted Reacher, —cigars, too. Afterwards—I'll se ngton Hotel in. Maida Vale, and he with corrviction, "not 'half!" about it." dentified him as the o f 1 I Lady Renardsmere presently came I went back to Jiffer'clene and,Be do who'd been in his house with Horn- . back. I eftkthe detectives I/in my cher and without committing myse in tient. There's • no doubt about that, iroom, and went to her. She held up' to any engagement on Lady Renards a- itherl—nor that Neamore, is nent and Quartervayne had been, a Hollija hand as soon as she sa- me. mere's behalf, invited them to luncl 'I'v h d II b ' " e • "Her Ladyship's gone, Mr. Cran- age," he whipered. "Gone a good, hour ago—with her maid. I don't know where she's gone—I should say ,to town. Walker took 'ern from t garden entrance, quietly—no luggage. And she left a message for you with me:a-there's no need for those two • gentlemen io wait—she's nothing whatever to say•to them!" . - (Continued in our next is e) SCHOOL REPORT • Report of S. S. No. ro, Kinloss,. Sr. IV—Eliza Wadel, Russel Moo- re, Clarence McCleneghan, Charlie. Henderson, Robert Henderson (a),, Roy Sr." a_ Sr. III—Merle Gaunt, Millan Moo -- ]f re, Ruth Moore, Athol Purdon, John _ Garton, Gerge Rss, Ella Wadel, Ed- ' 3, na Wadel; George Garton, James Ri- tier:, ch 1I1—Lorna • jarr.dsn. McInnes (a). McClenghan, James, Henderson, John Morrison (a), Wilda - II—Velma Scott, Janet Craig, Stan- • ley Afoore, Thomas Wilson (a); Nor-. ma Morrison; Edward McCleneghaii. _ Sr. I --James Wadel, Hector Purd- on, Russel Ross,' Jack Gillespie. • Jr. I—Olive Garton. Sr' Pr.—Agnes Gillespie, James- , ranage and carred therrx off to the bu Renardsrnere at the Ritz Hotel." 1- ouple of days previously, with Lady she exclaimed. "I saw a newspaper who presently installed them in a qui m I "Tell hiin of that second at Peggie Manson's. And I m not go- et little room, and—after my whisper reason ling to discuss it! You're .safe here, ed and particular instructions—pro k-, why we want. Lady Renardsmere,"jand—" ceecled to serve them with ver gen n-1 uggested Beacher, who seemed to be "It's ncit that, Lady Renardsmere, erous hospitality. t a silent sort of man. s- 1 "Aye, just so!" A i ' ' 'and I wasn't going to say anything "Lady Renardsmere," I said, as resPondea Jiffer- about rny own safety,"' I retorted, left them, "hopes that you will consi t dene. He glanced at the door as if feeling rather nettled by her tone. der yourselves at home and enjoy h to assure himself that it was shut, ancl,"I'll contrive to safeguard myself, as yourselves—I'll see ' you after a ral winks. "You know, Mr. Cranage, 'not why I came in. There are two I lunched as usual; in my own . i ain sirnilar features? Well, theywant to see you." come of all this. Would Lady Ren- o murders referred to above, t a quest for some object and. bery of money or valuables' murderer or murderers' motive deuced by the fact that a consid e sum in Bank of England not e fine diamond rings and a g ch and chain remained on the man. As far as the police are re, no one witnessed any' attack scuffle, and at present there is no . What appears to be plain is this is the, third of the series of ders which began with that of the Holliment in Blonafield Road, a k ago. Great activity is being wn at Scotland Yard, but its offi- are unusually reticent." read and reread that, staring at it I were fascinated. And all the there was ding-donging in my a 'over and over again the ques- -who next?—who next? --who ?' The fact was, my nerve was g way, and it was little wonder I jumped violently when a sud- knock sounded on my door. footman entered. He gave me a us, side -long glance. wo gentlemen asking for you, he announced. "They won't give lames—one; said you'd know him you saw him," uria.ed out. Jifferdene !—as I had dy guessed. With hirn, another a stranger, but obviously of Jif- ne's profession, me in!" said I, and ushered into Illy room, pointing them to near my desk, on which one of apers lay outspread, I pointed big letters annouecing the mar - "I've read it!" I observed, nod_k • jifferdene. "That's the third! odl—how long is it going on?" hout answering that he waved a towards his companion. y friend—and associate—Detec- ergeant Beacher," said, cher and I exchanged nods. But not interested in Beachea—jUst and / turned jifferdene. hat have you come here for?" I ded, querulously, daresay "I fit I wasn't wanted until--" ven't said wanted you, yet!" in ted jifferderte, good-hurnotireda Don't you let yourself get up - r, Cranage --that'll do no good. 'a bit nervy, aren't you, TOO' 6 wouldn't be?" I retorted. all this-4tid now another -9 11 -we11 it t 40*t. gO 011,tiht ev- tt said, philosoptically•, but o uFned to me with one of his confiden- f , somehow, But that's - bat -in the nther cases there were cer- 'men 'here, waiting in my room; who room, wondering what was going to r were present again here! To be sure, A portentous frown gathered on the ardsmere tell these two men old lady's faee his time, as in Quarterva ne's they bad taken whatever cash Id , g ? and silver, Neamore had on him. But - they'd left untouched a wad of bank- notes, representing several hundred answered, brusquely, and. keeping a from her that she didn't care to give. pounds, a gold watch and chain, two Ishary eye on her. "I know one, De- To me the question' was—what was or three diamond: rings„ and a dia- ad awa or clue that mur man wee sho cials as if time braii tion next givin that den A curio "T sir," any wheii Ili alrea man, ferde "Co them chairs the p to the der. ding My G Wit hand tic -S 13ea. I was thee, rpw demi thou terrup ly. • " set, M Yoti'ae •.a. ivi.6tOr Equipment frAfter iffititfitommiliouffithronototootiiffiesiofinialsoknotokooF et • , , , • , , I ike,,the other affairs?" Like and unlike," answered Jiffer- a dene. "For calm, cool, daring impu- dence, as a murder, I should think it never was equalled! Beacher and I, we were talking about it comin down, and we agreed that we'd neve heard of anything like it. Broad day • , g ! an t at between them there are stretches ad turf and trees, and "Public pak, too!" muttered-Beah r. "Kensington Gardens! Incredibl I call it! And yet—done! No gett ing over that." "How was it?" I asked. jifferdene settled himself mor comfortably in his easy chair. "Wll," he said, "of course, you kaow Kensington Gardens? You know where the Lancaster Gate . en- trance is, on the top side, near the Fouatain? Know it all well etiough, eh?—very well, then yu'll know that between Lancaster .Gate mid the Round Pond theare paths and i'pada Morrison. • Jr, Pr.—Mervin McClneghan, leneghan Katherine Mowbray, Law- rence Henderson, Robert Richardson. thing. I knew well enough by that Those marked (a) missed one or. • "Men? To see me?" she exclaimed. time what a queer masterful woman 'more examinations. Number on the "What men?" she was, and what difficulty anybody "SCotland Yard men—detectives," I would have in extracting inform t' roll 37; averagEe.astt,eiFideallnsce te2aCher., tective-Sergeant jifferden." the precise nature of her Aransactiop mond scarf pin—he was a dressy man, "What do they 'wnt with 'me?" she with the three xnen who; almost lin poor fellow! That they'd been dmandedoneangrily. "Whp sent ,them? mediately afterwards, had each been he search again was proved by the you aaaena said anything Crnge? brutally murdered: Would she tell? act that they'd ripped his coat to 'You said the other da Y that you had- At three o'clock, I 'wnt clowe to rags at the shoulder—and so on, just r nt! You know what 1 mean?—about the twodetectives The had d .s in the other cases we er, think they gat something, this time." "What?" I exclaimed. "Well," he answered "there was small leather box, velvet -lined, lyin in. the grass close by, empty. It In 'evidently contained something whic the murdered had extracted befor. Neamore coming here? You haven't ly done themselves very well, indeed, Mentioned that—or me—to any Of in every way, and between the last these pope?" whiffs of a choice Partugas T. sai one woid about you dene voiced their joint warm sense of glor Neamore to any of them, Lady Re- Lady Renardsmere's lavish hospitali- dinardsmere" I replied. "1 teld you rty. It hadn't, I think that their visit ---from "Bet it's ea 1 hrowing the case aside. And ther was a pocket -book, a rather big on hrown aside, also empty. Now thi _ young woman who came up, and wh knew Neamore well, says that he al "Well?" I said, as he paused, look- ing significantly at me. "What's your Inotion about that, Jiffeidene?" "We think it highly probble, eon- sidering our1nowledge of the fact that Lady Renardsmere tindoubtedly knew Neamre that these fellows, hoever they may be, have got her lw •naine and address from these stolen papers," he answered, "In addition to wanting to get seine information from Lady Renardsmere,pwe want to e, rwith Neamore, Holliment, and Quer- l• Outside, in the lower hll, I found , , ranage, what they've said to me—arises out he concluded, pulling out hiS, watch. of yesterday's affair,. out of Neamore's "We want to be getting back to town.' nurd.er. They know something. They When will her ladyship see u?" mow, for instance," I Continued,. 'wat-j "I'll see about it," I answered. "Ill hing her narrowly, "that you lunched enquire now." - ways carried a lot of papers in that ter e pocket-book—it wsn't really so much _ a Pocket -book as a letter case. She says that she'd often seen Neamore ipull it 'out, and consult 'papers in it, e arid that it was always bursting with papers. Well, there wasa't a paper in it, nor on. him! They'd a Iaken the lot!" Jere and there shrubberies. •You'll know, too,' that there are chairs about, under thetrees, and so on for which you pay a copper or so—" "1 know Kensington Gardens and all about it as well as any man liv- ing?" I interrupted, "Used to live close by!' "Weil," he continued, "that simpli- fies things. About twenty minutes to four yesterday afternoon, a mail wile was aollecting copper for the chairs was passing acroSS a streteh of turf, about half -way between Laecaster Gate and the Potirid Pond, vvhen tiotice4 Imo 'who was sitting in a peculiar attitude at the foot of a, bee - h tree—one of a little grove of trees in a quiet spot. The attitude was s� peuliar—propd up • agailiat the' trunk, with artris putstretched—that Went to hint ' had once saw that the iiai *as dad,, and he :burr • GEORGE A. siDDALL Phone /3. Lucknow, Ontario. IVIoney to -lend on first and second mortgages on farm and other real es- tate ptoperries at a reasonable rate of interest, also, cm first Chattel motga, gOS Oh 4tOir and on personal notes. A few farina on hand foi sale be to rent on easy terms. G11.1t101/12, • —Agent P'or CUI.40SS I/RE /NSUIZANCE Itittnte in a Good Sound t�tftnthu vayne ,the Ritz Hotel about a Burton He dre , • a week or so ago," knowing look. That told.' ,She stared at me, • al: most incredulously, for a full minute. "How do they know that?" she ex-: claimed, • "I suppose a great many people know. you, Lady Reeardsinere," I said. "Your town hone, in Park Lane, isn't so very far away from the Ritz, is it? I imagine that somebody who knows yoa saw you at the Ritz with these men and, when enquiries began to be made after the murder of Neamore yeterday, tald the detect- ives. These things come out." poin slig he sucldenlY lifted her hand and ted to the door which I had left htly -open. • hut it!" she said, peremptorily. S t dwn, Cranage. Now then, My lad, What do these fellows want?" "I think they want to ask you some uettions, Lady Renardsmer," I re plied. "Aboat what yea knew of Nea- more—and the other two." "Have they told you anything?" she asked, "1 mean --since they tame here, this morning?" "About Veatere's murder, a good deal," ansWered. 'The circuinstan- She waved her hand imatiently., • "No—tor she exclaimed. 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