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Tiger Standish, ace of British secret agents, foils a Nazi scheme to parade the First Lord of the Admiralty in the Unter den Linden in chains
NIGER STANDISH WAS
TGENSTAND QUIET
EVENING at home-if "quiet" is the proper term to describe a very rowdy drinking party of four uproariously merry malca,
Running across his old friend, Tony Wilding, to whom, after the Caesarine night-club episode, he felt he owed a debt, he had invited the Wing-Commander round to Chapel Street for a yarn and a "spot" if he had nothing else on.
Wilding had instantly accept- ed.
"As a matter of fact, old boy," he said, somewhat lugubriously, "I'm almost 'Hearts of Oak, and, with all the cash gone, I shall be glad of a quiet 'last' night. I'm going back to the 'Bother' to-morrow, you know."
Wilding may have been shy of cash but his passing impecuniority had evidently not affected his high spirits. At half-past seven that
If only
HA! HA! TO
HAW-HAW!
By
Horler Sidney
inorate if we lost Chartney Wilton?" dish left his superior officer.
he regained the street, he was be asked.
Standish, taking the pipe out of the very serious, his mouth, softly smiled.
"You're about as cheerful this morning, B., as a carbuncle," he re- joined,
*
*
When look
of
a brilliant strategist, and it was in tolerable to think that his new plans, to which he had given so mony hours of concentrated thought, should be frustrated just when it seemed that they might bear brilliant fruit,
The wine course was to submit. blood Consequently, although his boiled, he kept his voice steady as he spoke, still looking straight in front of him.
ly
"Perhaps you would tell me exact-
that
you intend to do with me?": "It won't be pleasant hearing,
Wilton."
Mr. C mind! I'll try to stand it?"" }
the Ber-
and, unconsciously, as he spoke the famous chin fulted out at its well- known angle. How his admirera in the House of Commons would have cheered could they have seen that Mr. Chortney Wilton, Feature you're shortly going to be taken out of this car-your chauffeur won't bo able to help you because he has a gun to his own neck-and transferred to another. Then you'll be taken to a IN THE USUAL WAY.
place on the Sussex coust. MR. corto
before midnight you will be WILTON, THE "Answer my question," returned CHARTNEY
bont! 1 "Er
One of those Bellamy firmly. "I'll put it again, FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRAL put on
can you imagine what would hap- TY, never left London unless to visit that, with all your brilliant scheming,
has not yet been sunk!" pen to the morale of this country if an important naval station, or to
It was dimcult to believe that one Accompany the we lost Chartney Wilton?"
other British repre-
tury night, as arranged, he turned up, "Well," summed up Standkh, "it sentatives of the supreme Allled numan volce could hold so much devilish and concentrated having a naval officer and a captain would be pretty roddam. 1 ugree War Council when
ctossed to they in the Tank Corps in tow.
house in Wilton's not only the best First Paris. His country
Sussex malice.
"And when I am in the 'U' boat?" "Hope you don't mind, Tiger," he Lord of the. Admiralty we have had had not seen him since working our !U boal base; from there you the outbreak "You will be taken to Cuxhaven, explained, "but I saw these lads since Jackle Fisher, but he has won of war; but,
after roaming round the West End this the admiration and the affection of
terrific préssure for a period afternoon, and, ofrald that they the country in a most remarkable ninety-six hours during which time will go to Beriln were going on the loose their roving way. As the Yanks would say, he's he had snatched only a few brief liners will be glad to see the man eyes were all over the place tops."
intervals for sleep on the camp-bed whe has boasted of staking so many
of underseas Alcall"
our un the ante-room adjoining his thought I'd bring them
"Exactly! In short, Tiger, he's the in
Now it was the other man who to keep 'em out of mischie
une outstanding man of the war. private room at the Admirally-he spoke, and he addressed himself to Standish ran a quick eye over the Right?"
felt that he must have a break. Be
the chauffeur. sides, in the safe in his Sussex study strangers and, deciding that they "You're perfectly right; but what's there were certain private papers it's about a hundred yards. oliead; no "Stop at the Cuckfold cross roads, were both prospective members of on your mind, B. Why spoil my day which he wanted to consult.
Chart-
and bulness, mind," his own lodge, grinned in greeting.
like this?" "Only too pleased," he replied.
ney Wilton was a man of extra- funny Bellamy picked up tlin "You'll have to put up with
Ivory ordinarily wide interests; he would driver felt the weapon pressed deeper scratch meal, though my missus is puper-knite again.
world fame at almost into his neck. "I've got nothing definite to 50 every one of these, but the most away."
The meal did not prove to be so on," he stated, "except a hunch Important of his many hobbies was "scratch" after all, Bates having and you have known me long enough his work as an amateur bacteriologist.
now to know that when I got a "I shall spend the right at Foynes," THE TRANSFER OF THE TWO worked his usuni wonders, and hunch I'm usually right. Remember he told his principal secretary as he PRISONERS-it had been ́ de-) "having taken on board the cargo, that business at Vigo last year?" wished him good-bye of nine o'clock elded to take the chauffeur along as ns the naval officer put it, they were now ready for the serious business I can remember a good many on this particular evening; you can well-having been completed, the
that Vigo expert me back other instances beside
here by ten to second car drove off at a rapid pace in the direction of the Sussex coast. In the usual way Standish was doin
very well,"
This time, one of the Nazi sples was abstemlous in civil life his favourite
The First Lord looked at him in at the wheel, with the First Lord's sport made this necessary-but to
shrewd fashion, chauffeur al his side. Wilton him- night, feeling in the mood, he had "I've had it ever since I saw Hol- characteristically rather let himself go. So, as already Ilster of the Yard. That must be "Worried about anything. Steers? self was seated between two fallera in the back of the car. His wrists, hinted, it was a very merry party about ten days ago. Hollister put Any trouble of any kind?"
The secretary hesitated before like those of his chauffeur, were that was gathered later on in the the wind up me by saying how care- half-library, half-den at No. 101 less Wilton is; haies to have the de- replying; then, knowing that he handcuffed.
to would be forced to give answer, The reflections of the First Lord terlive who has been allotted Chapel Street, Mayfair.
on. he said. "You're sure you'll be all were so unpleasant that ho deter- BC- Gings in hand, Bill Cossor, "the him hanging at his heels, and so on. right, sir?" `
Tries to elude the chap as much as
mined not to dwell on them. Navy bloke, stood with his back to
All right? Of course I'll be all cause, now that they had won the the fire, looking impishly mis possible. Now you know what the
right!
And, as though first round, Why not?"
these damned Nazis think of Wilton; we've heard
spics chievous.
some specimens over the wireless he could not be bothered with dis- might very well carry their threat "I Boy, Standish, what about
cussing such
matter, the statesman into execution; orice he was on board listening to that joker Haw-Haw?" night after night
walked energetically awny. "Stop!" said Standish, putting up
submarine, nothing could save He's about the only bright spot we
His car was already walting, the him-unless it was a depth-charge have when we've at sen; you should his hand like a policeman on traffic chauffeur holding open the door from one of his own destroyers. hear
duty. Us in the ward-room in
always in a hurry "Thunder"."
"What's the matter with you?” made
furious and delay Well, in that case he would have the Wilton
two men, satisfaction of knowing that a hun-
of the evening.
A
ld you begin to get this confounded hunch?"
It was a good set, and very quick- "I've got something belter to do ly the unnistakeable tones of the with my time."
have won
sir
that
the
The suggestion was quickly taken "You're not the only one to have both in plain clothes, standing near dred or so Nazis would be blown to up by Wilding and Laidley of the hunches, B.," returned the secret him. One of these men Wilton re- bits with him. Tanks; and, anxious to oblige, Tiger agent: "do you ever listen-in, by cognised the regular Scotland It was Tompkins he felt sorry for. went over to the corner, did a little any chance, to that poisonous swine, Yaid detective who, since the out- Tompkins had a wife and a couple knob-turning, and then returned-to-Haw-Haw?"
brenk-of-war-had-been-detailed-to-of-kids, one-only-nine-months old. his seat,
The Intelligence Chlef growled. nct as his bodyguard.
It was while he was in the middle It was this man who now spoke. of
received another shock. The Commissioner's compliments, First depressing reflection that the man who nightly provided Britain "You're a wise ok bird in some sir, and we have both to go down Tompkins was talking to himself, a with so much ribald mirth, could be ways, B., but occasionally you slip into the country with you to-night," habit which he had never known the heard filling the room.
up badly. Very badly."
The First Lord made a sound fellow to possess before, or he was "If you in Britain think that you "Oh, I do, eh?" was the challeng- suspiciously like grunt.
trying to convey to him, his master, are going to enjoy much longer the ing retort.
"Very well, but I think it's all a some kind of message. In any case, freedom from disaster of the last "You ought to have listened to damn nuisance. Get into the back the experience of that night had six months; let me tell you that you How Haw last night, at any rate," of the car, then," he went on, and seemed to affect his brain because aire very much mistaken," The he was told.
walking round the bonnet, took the the words he uttered were very over-ripe, fruity volee of the broad-
seat by the side of the driver. He queer.
caster seemed to vibrate with sup- pressed passion.
last night?"
"Well, it be wrong, but two then noticed that his chauffeur had "Guv'nor, I araks yer, why one is things seem to link
up."
That simple soul, BA Cossor, "What two things?"
rolled grown
1
the.
thick woollen scarf wrapped round 'ere?" his throat.
That was what Tompkins had said, in his chair, like an over- "First, I hear over u German
"Got a cold, Tompkins7"
and at first the words appeared to schoolboy being physically broadcast that this country is going The answer came in a sepulchral have no meaning. Then the quick tickled.
to suffer a terrible loss
lone, as
though the speaker was brain of the First Lord seized on "My God! He's a
wait a minute," he went on suffering from
fashionable the Inner significance of that strange peach, that seeing the mocking expres- pharyng fellow!" he screamed.
plaint. For one thing. rochains had always prided himself "We "Shut up, Bill," admonished Wild- sion on his listener's face. ng; "we can't hear what the bligh know that the Nazis are always
"Oh! Well, I hope you'll soon be on grammar-school education; ter's
saying."
threatening sudden deaths and other better." One of Chartney Wilton's lapsing st
any time
Into Cockney Comparative silence having been kinda of blitzkrieg and unpleasant many good polats was the habitual speech he would have regarded as restored, Haw-Haw could now be nesses; but Haw-Haw last night, was kindness ho showed to all who a personal degradation. heard again.
serious—at least, he sounded serious." worked for, and with him. Then, He'd wo
got ! The man was not Britain will shortly "I'm surprised, Tiger, at a fellow becoming once more absorbed in his Tompkins at all! If he had not been suffer a terrible loss. You have been like you being affected by that thoughts, he settled himself into his so absorbed in his own thoughts warned."
pig's-wash, Terrible loss my foot! sent and the car moved off. Laidley, who had been the more he was just trying to frighten the serious member of the party, looked life out of the simpletons in the across at his host.
country villages. According to that
after leaving the Admiralty that
night, he would probably have
noticed that this man, although about the same build ne
Then
I was not his usual chauffeur
***I don't think you ought to indulge fellow Rakes, at Broadening House, IT WAS ABOUT AN HOUR LATER there could be only one explanation:
coarse tastes of Cossor any that's one of his pet stunts,**
that he was jerked out of the the man masquerading as his chauf- longer," he said; "as a matter of "Perhaps it is; but listen to me a fact, that fellow always makes me little longer. Point No. 1, as I have Grst intimation he had was feeling agenti
contemplative into the actual. The feur was really a British Intelligence feel like murder,"
already stated, consists of a threat
sorry, Tompkins, for getting
"Well, since you put it that way, mude over the German wireless; something cold pressing against the
brick of his neck. Then a voice vo Laidley and Standish, irritated that in itself might not appear very spoke,-horsh, menacing, and ob. you into this mess," he said, playing himself, walked across and switched important: I'll give in to you to that flowmat you feel is a revolver, Mr. again I arska yer, why one is 'cre?" It's all right, Guv'nor-only orice hour but, dash it all, only a few
over to the Forces programme.
very determined.
lon," he heard; "and to go off. So don't
Y.1.
later I come along to you
and Charincy you
are dressed practically from
1 quile head and foot in crepe. Now I ask
Yes, he was one of Bellamy'a - boys mako any RE DEPORTING, AS USUAL, THE You, B., what greater loss could this
FOLLOWING MORNING, Tiger country have than If we last Chart- strange pronouncement, he leard the
Before Wilton could reply to this all right! found Sir Harker Bellamy pro- ney Wilton?"
croaking voice of his chauffeur whis- occupied.
This time Bellamy did not scoff. per: "They're a couple of Nazis, air What's the matter, ple-face?" he "If they contemplated anything in
I've got a gun at the back ANOTHER HOUR HAD PASSED enquired sympathetically. "You look that direction, and it's not beyond of my neck, tord was a brave mas. The two prisoners could now be
A
and again the scene was changed. of course--you remember I'va as if you've got a mixture of jaundice them, before about the German Physical courage had been a char. seen;'sitling" on- n. low" couch : in af
lockjaw." The Ch
Chief of Y.. put down the plot hatched In Switzerland in the aeterisile of Helife during the past, theanly-furnished bungalow at Bir phper-knife with which he had been last war, which had as its object the forty years. He had shown it not ling Gap: They knew it was Birling
wholesale assassination of all the the field of battle, during a Gap, because their
and
told you
too."
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CORS with a altuation that might well end Sussex. yours, taking a long, fint tin from "Not to give details, of course, but in his death, he had a momentaryOpposite the First Lord and the a drawer in his desk and pushing it don't you think: It's very singuins sensation of dianay. Not for him- man in chauffeur's uniform, the two
Standish, alling a
that this threat should have been self-he had lived his life, and, men who had passed us Scotland them Yard detectives were regarding after all, death in self had never well-smoked made only twenty-four hours after whid any terrora: for} him—but he with open and blatant: triumph.y- briar with the cut plug, lit up, and Wilton had broadcast himself, giving
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I'm afraid you're there was no one who could adequate. Not that there treating his particular problem in a not your usual bright little sell, this is take his place. Although not the British Secret Service coming. here!" andered the obvious" leader, required the Bow, born to the way he BBC! *** *Have.. you ever thought, what It was not until
happen to this country's minutes, bad phased that Tiger. Stane months of the war had proved him TURN to Page 14, Column Threa
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