SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1931.
TRANSATLANTIC
Exciting story of life on an ocean liner '
by Guy Bolton.
In the first few hours of the toward Transatlantic's progress Europé Monty Greer, who had slip- ped on board disguised as a porter, had managed to inspect the quarters of Henry Graham, the banker: had Introduced himself anew, to Sigrid Carline,
"I also asked you to give me, a clear fuld."
"Well, haven't 17"
"You start by making passes at Mrs. Graham. Last night you were in the Graham cabin-on business." "You haven't been spying on a Graham's mistress; had pal, have you?' asked Monty lightly. I know every move you make." struck up an acquaintance with Judy!
"Anything further, Handsome?" Kramer and her father, and had set
"You've heard my lust word. out in a serious way to find out why Handsome and his gang were so Monty." Interested in Graham.
ww
Greer looked at Handsome intent Handsome had suggested to Montyly through half-closed eyes.
forces, at Monty "I have been hearing your last! that they join
word for a long tune, Handsome,' preferred to work alone.
Monty cherished a friendly feel he said slowly. "One of these days May it. Mrs. Graham for you're actually going to toward ing
hear there to
it. done Maybe I'll be she hai favour Come
live
before years
in Happy day." him Havana. Purposely to
break
UP
the affair between Sigrid and Graham he invaded Sigrid's room a few moments before he kalew she)
Monty left the cabin. Handsome turned to the members of his gang aboard.
To-night we work in Graham's had an engagement with Graham cabin," he said, "Monty The banker found them together.
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"I am sorry," said Graham, "but
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I have an engagement this evening! -with my wife."
Sigrid looked directly at Mrs. Graham.
"I don't think I have had the
insinuated.
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Mrs.
League II. 3.45-6.30 p.m. (approx.)-Bun-
"I'll go along, Henry," she said. "The Mercers are waiting for us toning Commentary on the Football play bridge with them."
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Outside Bis stateroom Graham paused.
"Do you mind asking the Marvers to wait a little for me?" he said to his wife. "I must get off a few radiograms."
"Of course not, dear," said Mrs. Graham, and she left him as he en tored his stateroom.
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Monty wandered about the ship. the storm suiting his mood. Hand-
tempt upon Graham. He determined some and his gang had made no at- to keep an eye occasionally upon the Graham cubin.
nt a relief to his He was glad mood when he encountered Judy. The girl seemed genuinely glad to see him. It was as though she relied upon him as a friend.
"I am so glad to see you," she
"Why what's the matter?" "My father."
Monty. If he interferes I'll know said. As Monty, watched Graham with what to do." jeering eyes, the banker's faded to a cold scorn.
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"Ever since we learned of the Song something to remedy the threaten- ing situation. Kramer sought the failure of the Gralam bank-you know all our funds were in it-he banker in his lateroom.
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Sigrid made a flying leap the bed and toward Graham,
"Oh, Bunny," she exclaimed. Graham turned a shoulder toward)
her.
"I beg your pardon--I seem to be a trifle early," he observed coldly, "But can explain everything," Sigrid hastened to interjert.
But the banker was still unrelent- ing.
"No, I am very sorry but I don't," said Graham..
"My name is Kramer. Last night the other night in the cafe we had
"Somehow, 'seem to have heard a little talk." those words before," he said. Then he, turned abruptly and left the room. Monty grinned at Sigrid.
"Sigrid, did I do wrong?" he said with his satirical tone.
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"My dear Mr. Kramer, in the Graham's
his dusk lay Graham. A "Rose Marie". of my daily life i meet u course great many people and I find it quite revolver was near him. Standing impassible to remember all of them," tiazally, close to the figure was
"Yee, Mr. Graham, but for years Kramer. He seemed incapable of "Countess Maritza", "Oh, you beast, whe did you do I've saved and---"
Get out. I never want! this to me.
to see you again. Get eat, or i shall
stream."
He stopped for a moment,
"Oh, will you put a candle in your window to-night? I think your daddy's coming home. Good night."
"Mr. Kramer, the man who saves is the man who wins in the end, Will you have a cigarette?"
"But your bank, Mr. Graham, it
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Mr. Graham. "Well-well, failure is
8.15-8.3 p.m.--Orchestral. Monty encountered!
#alatary evil. It is the the acid Quick-hurry up-quick."
Judy, leading the dazed Kramer, Pomp and Circumstance (Elgar).
Royal Albert Hall Orch. test, so to speak."
"But at my age, Mr. Graham." left the stateroom. Monty shot the
9016. "Age, my dear nuan, is merely a bolt, in the door.
took a towel and wiped from the Potite Suite-Due (Bizet), condition of the mind."
"Mr. Graham, I want to know revolver any possible finger prints. Petite Suite-Berceuse and Galopi
Still holding the weapon with its (Bizet), what you are going to do about it."
"Oh, you do, do you?"-Graham muzzle wrapped in the towel, he opened the door and saw a steward pressed the revolver repeatedly into here. the hand of Graham, closing the. nearby-"oh; steward, come
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The next morning the shipboard newspaper, the Transatlantic News. contains a story radioed from the city they had left of the failure for $20,000,000 of the Graham Invest ment Corporation.
Mrs. Graham sought out her leg band in his stateroom as soon as he had read the story.
"This dreadful news," she said, "Is there anything I can do? know how distressed you must be Whatever money I have is ut, your disposal if you need it.
Graham looked at her intently, "In spite of everything?" he ask
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Then he turned again to Kramer-hand in an effort to get Graham's Piano Solo
Next he took a length of twine I'll show you what I am going to dojown finger prints upon its butt. about it. You burst into my cabin and make yourself extremely tire-from a sewing basket and tied one
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The steward had entered and to him Graham directed: "Kindly show
Monty then stepped out into the Violin Solo-- this gentleman to his cabin and see that he doesn't annoy me any more."!
Meanwhile the sea had become corridor, firat opening the transom over the door.. He locked the door stormy-to such a degree that the with the key from the outside. The ispeed of the Transatlantic was re-twine still attached to Graham's "In spite of everything," she said duced by nearly a half. But in spite anger had been led over the tran
tof the rolling of the ship, Sigrid]
Taking the key "That's very nice of you," he said, was entertaining in her cabin. For "but, my dear Kay, there's no reathe "musement of her guests she did Monty passed the free end of the son for us to be disturbed-not the a dance which uncannily adapted twine through the ring of the key: itself to the movements of the ship.! slightest-not the slightest."
over the transom string, easing it But in the Kramer quarters the Her skill enabled her to fit in each Then he left it slide down the news was not so lightly dismissed. lurch as a part of her own whirl-until it lay close to the hand of
so long Graham. Judy had sent for her father to take ings. The applause was breakfast with her. She in her joy continued that Sigrid felt the need
A quick jerk of his hand upon the the knot from that their long-planned trip to of making an exit as though on the twine released Europe was actually under way, was stage. She could exit only into the Graham's finger inside the cabin. 9.30-11.30 p.m.-Dance programme, determined to breakfast for once in corridor as every port of her own Monty then had only to withdraw Fox Trot- bed on strawberries out of reason quarters was occupied by guests, and other luxuries. Her father. humoured her though he had read the
realised that Graham. the
and news
So when she grandly swept into corridor ake encountered
the twine and put it in his pocket. Inside the stateroom Graham lay sprawled over his table, close to him la revolver with his own finger In spite of the fact that one of prints upon it. And near one hand stateroom key, na credit her guests, a millionaire from the lay his own was valueless. Judy finally learned Argentine, had been paying her though Graham had locked the door the truth when the newspaper devoted attentions both at her re- himself.
· their savings were gone, that!
· their
of letter very
Kramer had hidden under his coat ception and elsewhere on the ship, The young man drew himself to slipped to the floor. Judy could only and in spite of the fact that Sigrid an erect position and sighed with counsel patience.
had hopes of being lavishly enter-relief.
"Thus far in my life I have been tained by the Argentinian in Paris Then at sume sudden, undefined patient," said Kramer, "but how I and elsewhere in Europe, the dan-sound he looked down the corridor.
Within a few feet of him, watch-| am on longer patient."
cer was slow to relinquish such a With the daring which character-financial advantage as Graham had ing him intently, was Sigrid. ised him, Monty dropped into Hand-been.
some's cabin to find the leader andj So she rushed up to him.
his men at breakfast. Neither "Ok, Bunny," she exclaimed cor-} Monty nor Handsome made any re-dially, "darling, I've been looking ference to the late unpleasantness. all over for you. I have not seen -Monty was merely spying out the you all day,"
land to see how the news of the "Indeed" said the banker, with no *Graham failure, affected the crooks. cordiality in his tone..
"Graham's banks' falled but not "You're not really angry about|
(To be continued.)
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