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THE CHINA MAIL.

‚HONOUR AMONG THIEVES

(Continued from Page 9).

"Directly the bracelet's missed a reward'll be offered. You bet the old Duke won't ask any questions provided 'e'gets the bracelet back. We produce the bracelet an' split the reward, an' Alonzo Ferrers gets nothin', an' maybe we can drop a word to the "splita" as to 'oo pulled the job. Ferrers'll get time. Well, what do you say, boys?'

"Jack the Rattler and Freddy Jacquard thought the Iden was: great, and they discussed details of the job.

"Alonzo, standin' outside the door, just grinned to 'isself, an, after a minute or two, crept down the stairs an' letisself quietly 'out.

"E went straight back to 'is flat in Knightsbridge an' sat down an' wrote three letters marked 'Urgent and Confidential.' One Was to Phelpy Trimmett, one was to Jack the Rattler, an' one was to Freddy! Jacquard. Then 'e went to bed an' slept like a baby who ain't ever "nd time to do anythia' wrong.

*

*

*

"Four weeks afterwards, on very dark an' windy night, there was business afoot down at Lark: holt Manor. If the old Duke 'nd known what was goin' on in that) l'ouse 'c'd 'ave 'ad a fit.

"Phelpy Trimmelt 'ad let Alonzo Ferrera in by the side door an' 'ad|

butler's gone back to 'is

pantry while Alonzo got the door of tho strong-room open. After about arf-an-hour Alonzo comes along to

Austria Guards Frontier.

A traveller, crossing the Austrian border from Bavaria being search- ed by an Austrian frontier guard for arms and literature. Special pre- cautions are now being taken by Austria against the "Nazi menace”, and the entire frontier between Germany and Austria in north-east and north-west Tyrol is now care fully patrolled by guards of both nations.

List of Guests at the Peninsula Hotel.

Mrs. E. Austen-Hofer. Major R. A. Bagnold, Mr. C. T.

Comdr. and Mrs. H. A, Packer, Mr. A. M. Parker, Mrs. Potts.

the pantry an whispers to Trim-Barr, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Barnes, Mr. T. A. Randell, Mrs. F. G. mett to come along with "im an' Miss B. Beesicy, Capt. and Mrs. W. Reinicke and Children, Capt. T. E 'elp 'im get the bracelet. 'E takes G. and Miss C. Benn, Mr. and Mrs. R. Riggs, Mr. P. A. H. Rohling. Trimmett by the 'and an' leads im R. H. Bennett, Capt. and Mrs. Ben- Mr. P. Schmidt, Vicomte, de along the dark passages an' into the son, Mr. and Mrs. R. Bigazzi, Col. Sibour, Mr. and Mrs. H. Skott and steel-lined strong-room next to the S. and Misses H. and J. Boyd, Lt. Daughter, Comdr. and Mrs. G. G. library.

Col. Boya, Miss P. W. Brown, Mr. Slade, Mr. E. Grant Smith, Mr. T. "When they get there Alonzo B. G. Butler.

Sparshott, Mr. L. E. Stone, Mr. A pushes Trimmett into a chair an' Mr. and Mrs. A. Cameron, Mr. A. V. Striker. whispers in 'is ear that 'e must stay L. Caplan, Mrs. J. R. Chadwick, Col. and Mrs. J. H. Thom, Mr. J. quiet for a minnit while Alonze gets Mrs. E. Cogan, Gen. M.A. Cohen, J. Thomson, Mr. G. Travers, Mr. the bracelet. Trimmett does what Mrs. R. C. Creer, Mrs. C. H. Crich- and Mrs. G. W. E. Trus, Major W, 'e is told an' takes no notice of some ton, Mr. M. C. D. Cunha.

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25th Jan,

E naturally thinks it is Alonzo. 24th Feb. Then all of a sudden an electric ght is switched on an' Trimmett gets the surprise of is life.

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Fahnestock, Mrs. E. Feeney, M. A. Firth, Mrs. G. E. Frisque.

"Sittin' in a chair on one side of the strong-room is Freddy Jacquard, 5th Feb.sittin' in a chair on the other Aide

Col. and Mrs. A. M. B. Gage, Mr.

5th Mar.

of the room is Jack the Rattler, an H. Geare, Mr. L. L Gilson, Mrs. standin' at the door of the strong-W. S. Ginn, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gould,

C.) room with an automatic pistol in Mr. T M. Gregory, Mr. L one and an' the Duchess's bracelet Grover, Mr and Mrs. B. A. Guerra. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hall, Mr. M. in the other is Alonzo Ferrers, cool Halberg, Brig. G. P. Hamilton, Miss

as a cucumber!

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Mr. A. Hanson, Mrs. says Alonzo. "There's an, old. pro Hausumann, Mr. J. Heertjes, Capt. village near Cairo looking for some- E.white beard wanders about a native verb which you ought to know. It's

J. L. Henderson, Mrs. G. A. Here-body to recognise him. called "Honour among thieves." ford, Miss H. M. Hill, Capt. and 30th Jan. An' you're all a lot of dishonourable, Mrs. A. J. Holland, Miss S. Hooper, Rip Van Winkle.

He in Younes Tolba- crooked crooks, that's what you are. Mr. E. L. Hosle, Mrs. H. A. Howes,|

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of you a letter tellin' you that I Miss L. R. Mackay, Miss M. was after the bracelet, but that I|Manuk, Mrs. D. Mather, Mr. E. J. wanted some "elp an' was prepared McGann, Mrs. H. D. McHenry and to split fifty-fifty with you if you Children, Mr. W. L. McKenzie, would give me a 'and. Sure as a Mra. N. E. Millar, Mr. T. .C. gun, each one of you came an' saw Monaghan and Family, Mian C. me, split on the others, an' agreed Montelibano, Col. J. H. Morris. to do what I wanted for a fifty per Surg. Comdr. R. P. Ninnis, Mr. cent. share,

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"So I arranged with each of you that you should pretend to carry out your original plan, but that I would pick each one of you up in- dividually an' the pair of us would go off with the bracelet, leavin' the other two to find out what 'ad hap pened. So to-night after I'ad got the bracelet, I just led the 'ole lot

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Now, I'm just zoln' to step out o this strong-room, shut the door an' go off with the bracelet, an' when ends. I get up to London I'm goin' to ring No claima will be admitted after the up the ol' Duka an' tall 'im that Goods have left the Godown, and ali 'd's got the finest collection of cheap foods remaining undelivered after the

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