OUR NEW SERIAL
THE VANISHING VENGEANCE
CHAPTER XIV.
By DOUGLAS NEWTON,
Author of "Doulde Crossed," "Low Oclling","a "Green Ladies," &c.
Stroach called just before dinner, and Otte took him again to the little yew parlour in the garden to talk
unheard.
Stroach was telling Otto that he bad again been through Green- hayle--with a small-tooth comb, je phrased it and neither he nor the two men who worked under him had been able to find the slightest trace of Stannard.
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Mr. Fitzroy then went on to read a long statement made by the prisoner which was to the effect that he had been influenced by two men, Lau On and Lau Yat-tso, one of whom was a friend in his school days. In that statement words were included to the effect jakkerja.ffmjjaħ \_|~||~~~~||~that they insisted on his taking some medicine which made him better go to your rendezvous, hot and intoxicated, after which Stronch."
he took the papers. He had no "Yes," said Stroach, with the idea as to what the will con- tone of a man screwing him-tained, and he had no idea unifi self up to a desperate effort. "I' the present that the two other.
right now. And, by hell! I'll men were awindlers. Ket him."
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"Qulle," murmured Otto Rigg.) For, my dear Buficy, I fear it will be hell for you if you don't,"
Pien for Leniency,
Mr. D'Almada e Castro, jnr., nado a strong plea for leniency. The prisoner, he sald was 18 years of are. Punishment should be meted out in proportion to the crime, but, in considering that, one must consider the circumstances.
he
If
Joyce regained the house a prey to the most terrible anxiety. She "It doesn't matter," said Otto, kw that Streach had gone out on softly. "If you wait for his onto the Common with the object of the Common, as we have already urdering Martin Stannard. She arranged, it matters little what know that if she had been wrong house he hides in--for he won't about Mrs. Sonides, and her warning
had none amiss, nothing stood be need that house again.”
we Martin Stannard and death. Sitting in her room before the dinner-going went, she felt so again, afraid al desperate that, for akong and was educated at Sai- softly.moment, she resolved not to go
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dinner. She could not face Olto Rigg. She could not sil
"No-that's right" said Stroach, in a strangled voice. "But, you know, it goes against-"
"Need we go into that Sila Bulley" said Otto, " have to think of all of us. be on the Common tonight?"
Po straight there from here," through a meal without betraying
herself to him, Hat tune. anid Stroach, in a
lint when the gong rang through "You see, he must be faking you alt in turn. 11' be either Fedden or the house she rose, and, with a little Shauly or you he calls on next." gerture of courage, went down to 1-know how to deal with him,”} fuce the cold and enlenlating mon- said Olte, with a sudden touch of ster with the calm, cool bravery Rigg saw cold anger in his voice, "if he'llfo her. Kind: Ollo
nothing amie, she gave nothing only come straight to me."
He won't," said Stroach. "He'll jaway, go to one of the others first, I think," She was even fa complete control And he won't delay. 30 be to- of hersulf when Otto Rigg guld to night or
fo-morrow, night--some ser: "I want you to hold your- time soon. He'll want to get itself in readiness to come vnd with all finished while it's in the air, e this evening, Joyce.“ while it's making a din, while you're all in a panic."'-'
She did not bleuth. She agreed calinly, without showing that she Joyce listened, all car, Wasknew why he wanted her, even be- she going to hear something that fore he gave an explanation. would give her a clue to the whole
business?
WIN
"It's on this Stannard business,
one of us.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1928.
TALENTED PUPIL.
Little George Jowlit, one of Miss Violet Cappell's pupils, who will appear at the pend-. ing dancing displays in nid of the London Hospital.
was plonding for a man of mature age who had committed the offences with full knowledge of his yingpun School and Queen's nets, he (counsel) felt sure his College. When he left school, he
lens would be of no nvall.
seemed to have made some attempt The prisoner was born in Hong-to learn wireless, but he gave it)
up after some time and was. employed by his father. Up to that time he had been a model son and his father was grfof-stricken when he learnt of the affair. In the? transaction, of his father's busi- fess, the prisoner had been en-! trusted with sums amounting to $1,000 without any consequences whatsoever,
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of course, my dear," he said, softly, Sho
disappointed. Oto his little dyes watching her intently, anid, in-his cold, preciso voice: "We feel that Stannard will be out "But will he chose to-night, on the Cormou again to-night, some day soon? He'll know that meaning to call on we are all on our guard, and guard-Stroach is to wait for him, in the kept her nerve, and he helped her
hope of making a capture. If he keep it. That won't matter to im," succeeds we are to go in the car to
With the surprising quickness snapped Stroach, scornfully. "He's bring Stannard here--you know some big men have he had her out devil-Stannar. He'll Come want to have an interview with of the house and into the waiting
ed."
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wish I knew who it'd be said Otto, with cold savagery. "Fedden or Shanly, I suppose."
he
ing
A Fast Life."
some
While the prisoner was engaged in his father's business, he fell Into the company of so-called! friends whose influence was ren-1 dered the more malicious by the fact that one of them was a friend of his schooldays. These friends ¦ begau very.cunilingly. They took the prisoner to West Point, that haunt where the qttractions, in the main, consisted of cards, wine, women and opium. They there installed into him the living of a fast life and for this!
developed a atrong Jik- The natural consequence was that he ran into debt and, once in that position, it was easy for his friends to persuade him to commit the crimes. The prisoner car. In remarkably quick time naturally cast about for right in on you, and either of them him."
they were tearing through the night means of finding money, and it others, though they have a police-
Joyee wanted in leap up, and towards the Common.
was then that the other two mon man standing in the porch. He denoimee him for the cold-hearted
The moon was up in its glory and approached him. They were very understands the effect of breaking lar and murderer he was. She showed the
Common bare. They glib in their explanations as to how through the guard, and that's what merely nodded, said in an he's after. He's going to make the voice: "I understand-you would along a pale, flat sea. They lift him to the chambers of a local even rushed into it, as though rushing he could "get money and took maximum display at the right time, like me to drive the une so as noted to a little hill and saw the Dark barrister-at-law. No, he'll get the next of you soon bring the servants into this?" House on the further hill, the Dark
Mr. D'Almada e Castro then an' I think it'll be to-night."
"You are invaluable, Joyce," he House without lights. And under traced the various stages result- purred. "You understand at once. them was the flat, milky pule Coming in the issue of probate of the Yes, that is it. The car will be mon, and lying out on it sprawled prisoners father's estate, under the ready at the front of the house- an unmistakable, figure of a man. induence of the other two men.
have given Instructions. We will Otto, beside Joyce, let go a pious saying that the prisoner's position.j wait until we hear from Strench-My God." He stared about the was in the nature of a calspaw. he may send a man, or telephone, empty-Common, and then even his lt was perfectly evident that he or even fire a pistol shot. I have callous calm quavered. "My God," did not realise the gravity of the ranged to start immediately one he muttered again. "One only crimes, because he continue to live of these things warns us. You-he's got Stroach, the swing!"" in his father's house after he had don't mind
It looked like that; no other man, "Of course not," she answered, living or dead, was in sight. with a calmness which astonished They stopped the car, began to herself. For inwardly she was not run across the Common. They realm. The mere mention of the heart shouts and the noise of an- pistol shot had raised in her a fury other car putting on brakes. Away
Promise of Reform. which was almost beyond her con- to the left they saw another car, trol.
His father had pleaded for and men running from it. And yet, despite her fury, she They got to the prone figure first. leniency for his son. In view of could not help appreciating the A alim
man, not Stronch. Not that fact, and because consummate cunning of this cold Stroach: Joyce's heart was in her under strong Influence, he asked "She told me so when she came and unscrupulous 'creature.
throat. She was very near scream-that the prisoner should not re- in," said Otto.
Just that simple order to her bading. Not Stronch-a smaller cive a severe sentence, as it would "Im!" muttered Stroach, molli-put the seal on the complete suc-figure, with a great stain on the handicap him in after-life and fied. "He was asking her ques-cess of his plan he thought. He shoulders. The stain from a wound place obstacles in the way of his tions, particular pointed questions." made certain that she should keep in the back.
reform, a course which he had "That's more than likely. It's in the house, so that she
decided upon. could Otte was down on one kage. In what he is here for. Did you over-neither warn Stannard that they the moonlight Joyce saw his face | His 'Lordship said he supposed hear those questions and her were out after him nor be a wit-well, his hateful face. It was all that the wine shop had lost the answers, Stroach ?"
ness to the murder. He had ar- eagerness, all satisfaction. He saw money it had paid out. "No," said Stroach. "I couldn't ranted that she should be at bandit. wasn't Strough. A string of get along in time. He went off." to islentify the body of the prowling "Ah! Ah! Ahs!" was coming from
"In a huff?" suavely from Otto,tranger who had forced Gamlin his lips. Chuckles almost. "Yes," mattered Stroach. "He to suicide. He had, by telling her seemed in a huff. She told you that they intended only to capture that?"
Stannard, turned her into a witness
MrFitzory said the wine shop "She told me freely what you who would help to cleur Straach of
did not consider that they had lost neen reluctant to tell, Strench," any guilt of murder if suspicions They were both looking down at the money as tho money had been said Otto, with a cold chuckle. were arcused, and, above all, he had a face they know the face of the paid and the depoall receipta turn "She told nie of your arrival.". drawn her definitely into their con- weary Mr. Dudley.
"Well, I will say she seems to spiracy, so that henceforth she They stared down at him petri- net straight," agreed Stroach, would have to share the guilt with fied. They could not move. Mr. "But I ain't so sure that she's not them.
"I wish I know too," snapped Stroneh. "I'd be ready for him where there was more cover than "But you'll find cover, Stroach?" "Ayo, I'll find it 58 I found it
on an open common."
when I followed the girl larst night. An that's another thing, Mr. Rigg. Wot about that girl
Joyee's heart almost stopped beat ing.
"What about her, Stroach?" anid Otto, silkily.
"Well, seents to me she knows a little too much. You know she was talking to the Public Trustee's nark this afternoon?"
With deft hands he swung the limp body over.
"My God"" he shouted, "My
God
committed them. It WIS only when his father returned that he prisoner) bazan to realise the enormity of his crimes.
he wax
Mr. D'Admada o Castro replied that the money was handed to the prisoner, but he in turn handed it to the other two men, who had vanished.
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His Lordship said the prisoner more fly an' sharp than wol she Yes, it was a piece of diabolical they had thought of.
had pleaded guilty to a series of Яcemя. I think she wants watch-cunning on Otto Rig's part, and as Feet came hammering across the acts some of which could be pun- ing."
she waited, pretending, to rand, she close turf. Men calling out. Men ished by a sentence of imprison- "Leave Miss Alleyn to me, was torn alternately by her anger demanding explanations. Joyce re- ment for life. He was, however, Stroach," said Otto. "I will answer at his trickery and fear for Martin cognised one volee. She looked up, going to give great consideration for her discretion.".
Stannard's safety.
It was the sergeant of the local to the fact that he had planded "Oh, I know that, Mr. Rigg, The hours of waiting were al-police, running towards them.". But well, it seems to me some most unendurable. Time and time
guilty and to the forcible way in Mr. Dudley suddenly moaned and which his counsel had appealed times that perhaps she's a little again she felt she must scream out stirred. His glazing eyes opened, to the Court for mercy. He soft on this feller Stannard." ...under the strain. It was only by fixed themselves on Otto and Joyce, would also take into consideration
Joyce gasped and blushed and a tremendous expenditure of will- His lips began to move
the resolution to do better in the then froze, Otto had said: "I know force that she held herself regson- The sergeant arrived with a future, which counsel had said the it, Stroach. Leave her alone. Inbly calm and sane all that time. clamour of questions.
prisoner had decided upon. Al- can handle her."
With Otto Rigg there seemed to Oito Rigg raised his hand. com-though the prisoner was only 18 Strowth you can," said Stroach, be no need of this effort. He sat mandingly: "Quiet!" he com years old, he had cómo to an age of with a note of admiration. "I'm solid and content, reading a volume manded, he is going to speak." discretion when he ought to know remembering how you dealt with of Theocritus, and occasionally Mr. Dudley struggled, raised him the difference between' right and that little book-keeping wench, smiling at the exquisite fancy of golf on his elbow. From his mov-wrong, He had made use of the Annie Purvin,"
the verse.
ing lips came abruptly a clear, forms of the law to perpetrate a "Even so," murmured Otto,
Quite buddenly a single pistol sharp word. * "Otto Rigg." cried Stroach, be-shot, and then two others, rang out.
"Stannard," he said, and again, circumstances, he could not be al-
very serious fraud. Under those were very serious offences and lie reniarked that he had always under- tween horror and admiration,
Joyce sprang to her fect. Otto "Martin Stannard." His lips con-lowed to go unpunished, and, having could not grant the request. "you're a living devil from hell Rigg looked tip, put his book down tinued moving as though he were regard to the facts that had been That poor little kid is stil—”
calmly, stood up.
making a statement, but no sounds urged in his favour, he would son-
No Hard Labour, "Leave her where she is, Stronch. Three shots," he said, with cold from them-then, "shot me," came tence the prisoner to ning months' She's had time to reflect on the folly "yebrows up. That's wrong. clearly, bitingly. "He shot me imprisonment, with hard labour. of trying to cross Otto Rigg. One was to be the signal. I hope Joyce Alleyn may have quite as I do hope that nothing untoward He heaved himself up, toppled much time for reflection-or less,” has happened.”
sideways into Otto Rigg's arms,
got Martin Stunnard.”
The cruelty of his tone appalled Joyce could have Acreamed and was dead. Joyce. "And.now I think you had "Murderer!" at him then, but sho
• (To be continued,).
stood that barð labour was an ad- vantage to a prisoner
Mr. D'Almada e Castro:-Win your Lordship date it from the date of his arrest?
Mr. D'Almada e Castro then said that in view of the father's plea he The prisoner's father then came forward and asked for a reduction would ask for the sentence to be of the sentence, saying that he him. reduced by making it without hard have given you every consideration self was the sufferer.
labour. His Lordship replied that they
His Lordship-Im afraid not. I
To this his Lordship agreed, but that I possibly can.
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