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The Clinton News Record, 1940-09-05, Page 2!'AGE .2 efirUBLISHED BY SPECIAL ARE ANGrEMENT THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD COPYRIGHT SIR TIMOTHY WADE: dabbed "Tim the Teaman" by the irreverent. Self-made millionaire, with hobby • of growing orchids. Nearing sixty years of age, but wiry. He is the victimof a kidnapping plot which, later Wolves his niece. sFELICITE DELBOS: Tall, slim and blonde; unexpectedly English in appearance and outlook, despite her French name. Sir Timothy's :sister ;tarried 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 Felieite, who returns his affection. MAJOR MOSSON: employed in the Legal Department of New Scot- land Yard. A pleasant man with- out mannerisms. Is called upon by the G.I.D. because his experience is valuable, and, in its early stages, the case requires very tactful handling. specialist in his particular way. 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. "The CIHIEF," alias "Mr. BROWN": 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 • The Clinton News -Record with which' is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION 41.50 per year in advance, to Can- adian addresses; $2.00 to the U.S. or •other foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are ',paid unless at the option of the pub- lisher. The date to which every sub- •,ecription is paid is denoted on the dobe!. 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CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS TIME TABLE retrains -wits arrive at and depart front Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Gilderick Div. • cf{oing East, depart 6.43 a.m. Going East, depart 8.00 p.m. 'Going West, depart 11.45 a.m. Going West, depart 9,50 p.m. London, Huron & Bruce eGoing Werth, ar 11.21, lve. 11.47 a.m. !Going •South ar. 2.50, leave 3.08 p.m. CHAPTER IX (CONTINUED) Caythers had really intended to let Major Mosson be in at what he be- lieved to be -the approaching end of the case though he was na longer permitted to play an individual part. The two CID. men who had been investigating the Marsh Hollow 14Ian,or end were detailed to accomp- any him, Cranley, a jovial London er, was -rather a social asset, but the habitual gloom of the Cornish Tredeger somewhat offset this. is.,th of them, however, were trusted of- ficers with high standing at Scotland Yard. Strangely enough; Tredeger got along far better with the Scottish authorities who must have sensed a Celtic blood affinity. At Choc Dearg, a gloomy stone house on the outskirts of the strag- gling town, they drew blank. It had been vacated four months previously. Upon the detectives devolved the wearisoome task of building up the identity of Mr. Felix Scrandon, until it became positive he was the same person as Mr. Jones of Marsh Hol- low Manor. While remaining a mys- terious figure he was not quite so nebulous when Cranley and Tredeger began to draw aside the veil. Five years is not a long time when it conies to obtaining a footing in a dour Highland community, especially when a newcomer makes little effort to establish friendly feelings. Neigh- bours' knew litte about the occupants of Cnoc Dearg except that'they wore all Sassenachs. Rumours had drifted around that their business associations were not entirely honest though this had never gone beyond the whispered stage. For weeks the house would be clos- ed, and the comings and going natur- ally awakened local curiosity. It was not as if the residence was in the more. thickly populated district;. On the edge of the town where there were fewer topics of neighbourly comment so unusual a household was bound to be noticed. "Fcurrr• men, look you, and na' a lassie tae help wi' the worrk," they were told. There was a Dr. McBrid who added a strongr colouring to the picture, for he had once been called in pro- fessionally, "'Twas a long gash in the forearm of the one they called Valentine," he said. "Being a Gias- gow man I can tell a knife wound When I see one. Falling on a broken bottle doesna' cut so straight and deep, as I made na' ado about telling the patient." But he had never found out the real truth. . Scrandon' was 'Mr. Jones," Valen- tine the grey-haired man: with bushy brows, Croombe the fair ,one with light grey eyes, and Willis the chauf- feur. These names were presumably genuine. Mosson was fascinated with the way his colleagues pieced together the fragramentaty serape of patient observation, unexpected interviews and_ a quality that was' akin to intui- tion. "MAN LIKE BROOME" Dnr.ng the course of their duties they went far' afield into the wild and impresive surrounding countryside. "Too much dahsed scenery," Tre- deger complained. "Give me a street of houses where you can go from door to door and getto know things without Mountains and lakes getting in the way." "I can't imagine anywhere more suitable for a hiding place," Mosson suggested. "That's where you -re wrong, sir. Strangers hereabouts • are as conspic- uous as an Eskimo in Piccadilly. Be- sides the boys have gone over the ground with a fine tooth' ,carrib." "They can't have examined, every bothy-and Meehan." "That's what' they have done, sir. Wonderful the way these wild parts are policed, and all done by kindness, as you aright say." Then we -can't do any more here!" "That I wouldn't like to say — yet. My experiene is that it is when ,you've sucked the deuton till you're ready to swear it's dry an extra drop of juice oozes out of a final squeeze." Thedeger's'words were prophetic. Dwelling in a tiny village south al- most to Loch Fyne was an old mars who had been bewailing the feckless- ness sof his brother in disposing of a fine cabin motor boat. New ones were hard enough to get and by the time one was in commission profits from the transaction would long have beenspent in idleness. What made it worse was in selling to foreigners. Jock had, kept busy ply- ing betwen Mull and Jura, and some- times to outlying islands. From his they came again upon the trail of the kidnappers, only to lose it on the broken shores, "An island is a likely place," Tre- derger observed. Major Mosson waved seaward. "Take your pick," he retorted. "These waters are infested with them." An atlas verified this with a ven- vengeance. They ranged in size from the 30 -mile long Mull to tiny clots of rock. And some were so insignificant that only the sailing charts. took no- tice of their existence. if it was neces- sary to extend investigations beyond the mainland they were in for a tough time. So Cranley pointed out crossly. "More like a job for the navy," he added. Same of the places were hardly ac- cessible in normal times. Locally they were accustomed to rough seas for weeks at a time and it was notorious that only in periods of excessive calm could some of the barren rocks be reached. "Except," acording to only grizzled fisherman," by desperate men," Mos - son might have replied that they were certainly dealing with those to whom the description could be applied. Only once did they hear anything of the motor boat from the moment it left Jock's possessor, That was when it had put in for provisions at a vil- lage where there was a flourishing stare. • Mosson was able to divert a sea- worthy boat from its summer engage- ments among visitors, and in this they went exploring. . Before long Mosson was forced to the conclusion that this sort of pa- trolling was several degrees more sa- tisfactory than the proverbial look- ing for a needle in a haystack, The vessel was slow and unsuitable for the job. "What about flying?" Tredeger sug- gested as they nosed their way back to port. The major bad considered the pos- sibility of aerial reconnaissance only to turn it down because of the diffi- culty of spotting a small handful of people bent on keeping in hiding in. conditions favoring their intention. He mentioned it to Capt. Caythers during one of their daily telphonic talks, and. the assistant commission thought it might be worth trying. "I'll get a seaplane detailed," he promised. "Might get sight of ahem that way. Won't •doony harni, and it will be better than standing by doing nothing. Are you sure they've made for one of the islands?" "Not absolutely. If they haven't they must have gone right away from the district." "All right; carry on." From aloft the_ waters looked. crowded with odd pieces off the rag- ged coast, Below ahem excited na- tis turned out to wave, and it was surprising to find signs of, life on some of the quite significant islands. At other outpostswhere they drop- ped as low as they dared, • only the startled flight of disturbed birds greeted their appearance. Although the plane covered more territory in a few hours than the boat -could have done in weeks, the re - milt was negative, Mosson, however, decided to retain the machine for a few days. In the meantime London. reported. the discover of Tompkins, that em- ployee of Sir Timothy Wade whose disappearance had been regarded as rather suspicious, he had merely taken' duty with another wealthy meanwho had gone `motoring on the "Continent. "They usually find thein in the long ran," Tredeger exulted, pyrotid• of the great machine in which 'he was a cog. "Doesn't help us much." Mason re torted. But Scotland Yard had another sur- prise to spring. From Caythers came unexpected news of Bellair Broome or at least , a mare answerng to his description,. "Chartered motor vessel Pride o' the Kyles at 'Prom," the ntessabe'anounced. "Two others in crew, Keep sharp look -out." , CHAPTER X THE MISSING KIDNAPPER "Your trouble, Miss Delbos, is in possessing a, mercurial Gallic tem - permanent strikingly at variance with your typical English coloring." Felieite repressed a ' childish in- stinct to stamp her foot. "My uncle and I have been kept here as prison- ers far too long," she snapped. "Presumably the fault. of Mr. Broome." "Or that ether man you left be- hind." "I assure you we have endeavored to make you both as comfortable as possible. No messy adhesive tape about your 'eyes or mouth like some kidnapperd favor, I believe." • She had to admit a certain leniency in treatment. Quarters provided in a hut snuggled in the shadow of a rug- ged hill were reasonably cosy. For holiday roughing the experience would have been rather enjoyable but under detection made a big difference. "The Chief" remained as suave as ever at a time when the continued -ab- sence of his messenger was beginning to arouse anxiety. His courage and commanding presence held the plot- ters together. Without him they would never have carried on with the fantas- tic project. Underneath the polished exterior was a granite -like inflexibil- ity. Twice during their stay on the is- land he lad sailed Off alone in the ex- peetation of contacting the man on the mainland. Wade was no less dis- appointed by the delay, }Ie was pre- pared to rely on the • promise that when the additional ransom arrived their period of internment would be nearing an end. The kidnapers intended to . leave them marooned and announce their whereabouts in such a manner that a margin of safety would apply to both sides. As the days passed Mr. Jones could not overbook the possibility of a breakdown in his arrangements. His confederates were advising panic measure — sharing the loot and dis- persing. "A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush," quoted the' most retiring member of the trio, in this he had the support of the chauffeur, only Mr. ommismow Jones standing out for continued pa- tience.' Yet cut off as they were from ordinary means . of communication, news of the bearer of the money could not reach them in advance., That vias the great weakness of retir- ing to such an isolated spot. Slowly'a new thought took root, beginning with vague doubt and burf geoning into the full flower of a sus- picion that affected each of them in a different way.. The responsibility of being double-crossed filled the kid- nappers with fierce anger. To Felieite, it brought dreadful suspense. For the sirup l'e s t explanations suggested Broome's eliminaton prior toy the spiriting away of the money. Never before had she realized how empty life could be without newspa- perm, postal facilities, the telephone and other -civilized amenities which would have brought knowledge of the worst of the best, in a few ours. Alternately to the man having played his awn dirty game was the passibility of police interference. Acording to The Chief "Jim would- n't talk," but the others weren't s'o sure of silence on suoh pressure be- ing brought to bear which they be- lieved the authorities eapable of ex- erting. Perhaps they knew how quick- ly they would find themselves crack up under skilled questioning. All of them had been, undergoing a Yong period of nervous strain which was not alleviated by days of tense waiting. It came to a point where Mr. Jones was forced to strike a bargain. Un- less they got -in touch with their col- league by Sunday the original plan was to be scrapped and it was to be every man for himself, "Can't sneeze at £25,000," the chauffeur said, rubbing. his hands, "Split threeways it'll make some nice nest eggs." Mostly these matters were discus- sed freely n the presence of the ap- tives, thaugh sometimes they drew aside and began whispering. "I don't altogether like the latest attitude," Wade remarked on on occa- sion. "What fresh mischief could they get up to, uncle?" "Quite a lot, my dear," Felieite had been more troubled on Broome's acount, but the warning of a closer peril impressed her. "We're not so heavily outnumber- ed," she pointed out, "Only three to two." "An old man and a young girl, un- armed, against ruffians with guns." "What if we shortened the odds? I mean getting hold ofthe pistols. Then we could hold theist up, seize the boat and escape." "Far too hazardous." "We've nothing to lose and every- THURS., SEPT. 5, 1940 plooMINIV thing to gain, Bili w -would have been here ;'jay now if no harm had come to him and. , . "And you'd rather enjoy an orgy of revenge. No, my dear, if it came to the point of shooting wouldn't be a pleasure and I doubt whether we cenld manage the boat between; us." "All right." Sir Timothy placed an arm around her shoulders, "Promise me you won't make any effort without con- milting me again," he said. "I promise. Hullo, what's the mat- ter now?" •.ESCAPE TO NOWHERE Twq of the men were rushing to- wards them and simunitaneousiy they became aware of a humming sound out to sea. Felieite began to wave fur- iously skywards, but before the on- coning, aeroplane was close enough she Was dragged to the ground, "Make ro nd,"Make a move and you'll get a cosh on the head." She was under no de- lusion about this happenin<, if the in- junction was disobeyed. Lower and lower swooped the. questing pilot, his machine circling overhead for some minutes until it seemd impossible for hila not to no- tice what was going on below. Even- tually the 'plane went off, but its ap- pearance gave the kidnappers some- thing to think about, They were seriously perturbed, even to the extent of doubting the wisdom of remaining until the end of the week. Simultaneously their attitude towards the prisoners hardened, Ali - cite could hear them in .earnest con- versation long after the usual bed- time. Occasionally she heard her own name mentioned. Straining her ears she caught the gist of the discussion. Mr. Jones wanted to take her with theist. Where she could not make out, only he was arguing that it would be an advantage in future bargaining. "Can't we make do with the cash we've got?" another voice broke in. "I wasn't thinking of money in this instance." "What is the big idea?" "While we keep Wade's niece there wll be no rough stuff. At least not by the police." "Meaning?" She heard the suggestive gurgling sound and could imagine the accom- panying gesture of finger drawns across the speaker's throat. * ;, " * * 1 * Sir Timothy Wade was made of the stuff of adventurers, Immediately Fe- lieite had told him the purpose of the senversation he was on the alert. "The great thing in our favor is the fact they are on the run," he mur- mured. "So if we run in the opposite d'ir'ection they are likely to decide that IT'S CANADA'S MOST POPULAR TIRE AND AT A LOW PRICE ear ff-- cJ • "G-3" is the tire to buy for safe, long -wearing, mile - eating service. It's a new "G-3" improved in every way .. stepped up in quality and you can buy it here at a low price! Drive in and see it today! Brownie's Service Station Clinton Ontario time is too precious to waste on play- ing hide-andseek." Escape would have been futile ordie narily. Ghost Island was hardly a quarter of a mile across the widest part so eventual discovery was almost certain. But if they were ie. a hurry to get away the villains might very well prefer the substance to the shadow. They had the money and the motor- boat, favoring darkness and by no (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK) %/:circ cd no. oL.Ph Gcrracecx JUST LIKE Drafts Badges Dodgers Receipts Vouchers Bill Heads Catalogues Post Cards Note Heads Menu Cards Milk Tickets Deposit Slips Order Blanks Laundry Lists Visiting Cards Show Printing Business Cards !Store Sale Bills Posters, all sizes Auction Sale Bills Admission Tickets Wedding Invitations Acknowledgement Cards Wedding Announcements Envelopes, all sizes & kinds. 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