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A Matter Of Minutes
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caaled attugice points in the 1 to bring into action not
only continuously ringing
ide the building, but also a signal light at the police station a mile away. For the sake BHity, this system had been to operate from the service swhich, from Mr. Maldon's of view, was a very sensible
ement.
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Stanley Prystup (above), anem- ployed Brooklyn,g NdY, SWAT veteran," wrote to Governo Hoffmann of New Jersey offeri to die in the electric chair in place: of Bruno Hauptmann, If the latter would pay 36,000 for the support
"I must ask you, Mr. Stanton; good enough to move over that clear space a little behind
thank you. The swung round to cover the ger, who had made "You will please stay exactly you are for the moment, and
the gun pointed at cashier now-will stop
more ingenious was the your energy pressing tha
strong room in the basement, to bell--if you'd think s
which Mr, Maldon was now, wead- realise it's as dead as mutton now ing his way. It followed orthodox the current is cut off-and-join lines inasmuch as the room itself Mr. Stanton That's right" was completely enclosed in thick A knock sounded on the door, reinforced concrete that nobody in and the three men looked up eager their senses would attempt to tun- ly, Mr. Maldon smiled. That nel through; but the great thing will be my assistant," he said. about it was the door mechanisms "Or, if. It happens to be a caller It carried no cumbersome combin
in fact, at the pro- my assistant will be with him. Tation locks arranged for him to knock exactly per time anyone could open it one minute after the lights went after, inserting and turning two out. You will open the door to quite small Yale pattern keys him." He pointed the automatic at But only at the proper time. Be- tween the massive steel plates was the messenger..
The man hesitated and glanced housed clock-controlled gear oper
which withdrew ating mechanfam across at his chief. Mr. Maldon
(Continued from Page 3) spoke again, and his voice had the massive bolts at 9.30 each
week-day morning, and shot them West player of course now had no suddenly become
brisk. Look blck into position at 10.30-re good lead, and, hoping against hope sharp about it," he said. "Do you think that after spending the best eating the performance in the that he might find the King in his part of three months planning this afternoon, so that the strong room partner's hand, chose to shift to a little affair I'm going to let any was available between 8 pm and heart. He led the heart seven, thing go wrong through being pim. On Saturday afternoons feeling that a normal fourth-best and on Sunday the withdrawal lead might fool the declarer more afraid to shoot?"
with almost human fatelli than a tricky lead. Mr. Fry, how- Evidently the messenger didn't, ear, He moved over to the door with ence, went off duty, and the door ever, had a reasonably good count on the hand at this point, as he alacrity.
The time which Mr. Maldon had knew from West's failure to lead at his disposal was necessarily another club the East must hold short, but it was long enough nine cards in the sult and further When one worked to schdule there that West on his three-heart bid was no need før fury. The hands almost certainly had all six hearts, that inserted the two keys were as He won the heart lead with the steady as rocks, and their owner ten-spot in dummy (winning with pulled open the heavy door and the eight could not possibly have
"No. Take the chain off first- right off. Now stand at the side that's right and open the door. Stay where you are."
In a second the door was shut again, and Mr. Maldon's chauffeur was standing inside!
"All right, Jim... Trass them up.
remained Jacked,
of his family.
BRIDGE NOTES
walked quite unhurriedly into the done him any good) and now led Do the feet first."
"The Idea of tying your feet up strong room, He did not even another diamond. East of course first," explained Mr. Maldon kind trouble to turn round as the door now played low, and South, "guess- ly, when Jim had completed this closed with a gentle swish behind ing the situation correctly, played part of the work, "Is that the cure him. Until 4 o'clock it could, he the Jack and not the King. West rent la only off for five minutes knew, be opened with a push, and won with the Ace and now had no When my man outside makes the there was no need to prop it open, choice but to lead the heart Queen. 27th Apr.
connection your very admirable for the ventilation arrangements, South won in his own hand, picked 25th May
system of alarm signals will be in the papers had assured him, were up the remaining trumps by an- other finesse against West's Queen- 11th Apr.
working order again, so it wouldn't adequate. E8th Apr.
What the papers had not told eight, and then ran the rest of his do for any of you to be able mové 6th May
about. We can now take our time him, but what Mr. Maldon, with diamonds. He thus fulfilled his Honolulu.
over securing your hands and is usual thoroughness, had suc-doubled contract with an overtrick can't ceeded in finding out in conversa for a plus of 940 polats-500 for 8th Apr.gagging you so that you
make a noise Aht here are the tion with one of the men who had game, 240 below the line and 200 lights. Rather well worked out.been employed in the building of for the overtrick. The 940 plus of Isn't It?"
the strong room, was that if that Messra- Maler and Fry combined door were propped open and with the 500 plus of Messrs. Hymes "You see," Mr. Maldon was the average interloper with his and. Watson resulted in a swing for feeling in an expansive mood," it claustrophobic tendencies would the team of 1600 pointe.3
This Week's Question would no doubt be simpler to leave be pretty certain to prop it open
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Nobody answered him.
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the current off altogether, but the alarms would automatically East, dealer, East and West not understand that in such a case your be set off after a few minuten. A vulnerable, Bid both hands. strong-room door could not be very neat little trap, that, he ad- West
also. guarded opened which wouldn't suit me mitted and it
against the possibility of anyone at all.
While he had been speaking, propping open the door to prevent Mr. Maldon had been wandering the bolts from shooting home! about behind the counter pocket at closing time with a view to ef. ing the few bundles of notes that fecting an entry later on during had not yet been cleared from the the "closed" hours.
Until this information had come cashiers tills he hated missing anything. Now he stooped down into his possession, Mr. Maldon and gently lifted Stanton's keys had intended to adopt these very from his pocket. "I'm going along tactics. Then he had worked out
2 8 Pass there now," he added. "You might a scheme whereby the electric sup come and give me a hand when ply would be permanently cut off
The bidding in quite simple and while he was operating, thus keep needs little explanation. East is you're through, Jim.".
"All right, chief, I'll be along." ing the alarms out of action, only not strong enough to jump to game The newspapers had very kindly to discover that in these circum over his partner's single raise, but 7th May furnished Mr. Maldon with full de- stances the strong room door having considerably more than a tails not only of the novel alarm would remain locked for the minimum, he must bid again, in case arrangements, but also of the withdrawal mechanism was clec West had a strong single raise. burgler-proof strong room that hadtrically operated.
West, having a minimum two-spade After that he had tried to devre, bid, passes East's invitation. 23rd Apr. been installed at the Burchester Fist May Bank. For on two previous occa-ways and means of stopping the aloas this particular bank had been clock so that the door would not the scene of hold-ups, and Head lock at the appointed hour -- but Office had taken steps to see that there was no way of getting at such a thing could not possibly that clock. It was securely tuck- 4th May happen
Again. Unfortunately, ed away behind steel plates, And ard Jun.
though, the directors had not was driven by spring gear which counted on the ingenuity of Mr. Was self-winding every month, No doubt some provision was made Maldon
Burchester happened to be the for Inspecting the dial, but that
wouldn't help much
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