1935-09-16 — Page 11

P2O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND

THE CHINA MATE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1935

A Lesson In Crime

(Continued from Page 10.)

The stranger retained his posi- tion a little longer, still smiling gently to himself. Then he rose, removed the pillow from Newton's face, and, after a careful survey of the body, undid the strap. Next, he picked up a half-smoked cigarette and threw it out of the window, folded his rag neatly, did it and the pillow up in the strap, and opening the door into the corridor, walked quietly away down; the train.

"What a pity!" he murmured to himself as he wert.

"It would

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am afraid the poor fellow will never have the sense to write it.".

The body of Joseph Newton was

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Roderick Newton, no pleasant sight and in-Honourable

Dominic prompted the murder. "Their "in- dubitably dead, stretched out upon Acres Noel, had bet him fifty quiries show that. If they would PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS the seat where his companion had thousand pounds to a penny hefdevote more attention to thinking

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could not solve the problem, and what the motive was, and less to Without waiting to do more that he, who had the title but not the the accumulation of useless in- make sure the man was dead. be money, would be very willing to formation, the apparent complexity scuttled along to fetch the guard lay his hands on fifty thousand of the case would disappear. The A brief colloquy of train-officials pounds which his uncle, who had truth is usually simple-too sim” then took place in the fatal com- the money but not the title, would ple for idiots to see. Why was

to never miss Asked the reason for Newton murdered? partment, and it was decided

Answer that. stop the train short of Newbury so unusual a bet, he replied that and it will appear plainly that only Station, and send for the police be-the reason was Uncle Roderick, who lone person could have murdered fore anyone had a chance of leav-was always betting on something, him. Motive is essentially in-

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Only those travellers who had case out of his head. In common self in any way, only to let me have been actually in the carriage of with everybody else, he had pazzled a couple of men standing by. which Newton's compartment had his brains over it at the time; but Don't you see, the whole point formed a part were kept back for it was weeks since he had given it about this extraordinary letter is further inquiries. But Newton's a thought. But now here it was the way it stresses the question of companion was not among them again--bothering his mind. motive? And, more than that, Having given his correct name ́zndi Hang it all, it wasn't reasonable suggests that the writer, knows addess to the police, he proceeded it was against nature--that a what the motive was. Now, how quietly upon his journey in the man should be able to murder an-could he do that unless empty first-class compartment two sther man and get away without But if that's so, carriages farther back to which he leaving any clue at all So, at any mad!" Blaikie protested. “Who- had moved after his successful ex-rate, the Marquis's crazy old un-ever heard of anybody murdering periment in simplicity.

cle seemed to think, unless, indeed, a complete stranger just to show There were four hundred and he was merely crazy. Most likely him? ninety-eight passengers on the he was

Well, he certainly is mad, isn't Cornish Riviera express whose

Wilson could not say exactly at he? You said so yourself, and his names were taken by the police what moment he decided to have family's notoriously crazy. ** at Newbury: or, if you count New-one more shot at this impossible "He'll have to be pretty well off The train had not yet gathered heavy sweetish taste confirmed him. ton, four hundred and ninety-nine. mystery. Ferhaps it was when he his rocker." Blaide remarked, "if its full speed when the soliary fears. Add guards and attendants, re-recollected that, according to the he's to be ind enough to come and traveller became conscious that Fortunately, however, it was staurant-car staff, and the oc-Marquis, Mr. Acres Noel had him shove his neck in a noose for you someone was standing outside the hardly alight before the other ro cupants of a travelling Post Office self travelled on that train to Corri- “One can but try," Wilson said, compartment, and staring in at and went to the window. van-total five hundred and nine-wall It might be that Mr. Acres-"If you won't help me I'm going him. He raised his eyes from the "You won't mind my pulling Noel had noticed something that to try alone. I must have one shot magazine he was reading, and down the blinds, will you?" he

!teea

wamed away by the station off-hesitate now.

cisis.

suffered Mr.

Acres-Noel to light it and the

"Ever since our chance meet the rug over his knees, and the ing a few months ago, I have trap on the seat beside him che

Then he closed bis been thinking over the very ·in! Wilson did teresting demonstration you I was nervou were kind enough to give me on

his cue. But by that occasion. May I confess, he was right. however, that I am still not quite chance had come out. satisfed, and I should be eres

Of these one hundred and the police had missed; he was just at getting to the bottom of looked back. Slowly, the new-aid and Wilson took advantage of twenty six were women, one him- the sort of old gentleman who And eventually Blade agreed comer pushed back the sliding door, his movement to effect a lighting dred and fifty-three children, and would enjoy keeping a lit-bit of The upshot was that Wilson, entered the compartment, and sat exchange of the suspicious cigar- the rest men. That allowed for information to himself. At any immediately after his interview, down in the far corner,

lette for one of his dum: xThis was quite enough possible suspects for rate, it was one thing one could arranged for the posting of the

He was a little old man, with a

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following letter, forged with ex-straggling heard, wearing very some signs of being affected by it. followed up, exhaustively. But it Wilson rang up his old colleague, treme care so as to imitate the shabby clothes. He flang down on Sleepiness seemed the most likely did not appear that any single per-Inspector Blaikie, at Scotland Yard, handwriting of the supposed the seat beside him a rug and coe." He Jawzed. sydney son among them had any acquaint and Blaikie guffawed at him. author. It was dispatched from pillow tied up in a strap. Vado *You follow me so far. I trust. ”

ance with Joseph Newton, or any "Solve it, by all means," he said the pillar-box nearest to Joseph ing his bundle, he settled himself the other. connection with him "Save as "We'll be delighted. We're sick of

Cornish cottage. It said with the pillow behind his head,

said Wilson slowly. readers of his books. Nor did a the sound of Newton's name..

"Dear Mr. Acres Noer,

Slowly his eyes. meticulous examination of New-Yes, old Acres Noel was on the

and his head began to wag. ton's past suggest the shadow of in-I don't know anything more

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Three days afterwards. I their best to assist, for the mur think Shall I have it looked up der of a best-seller, by a criminal for you?... Right you are. Let who left no clue, was enough to know when you catch the mur excite anybody's imagination

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Wisen sent for his own file of thusiasm, went so far as to confess

the

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It was more than three montha later that the young Marquis of ton Mystery

Queensferry-called-upon

Wilson, formerly the chief

of Scotland Yard; and now the

most private detective

His modest request- son shomiri-solve för

oseph. Ne

Ewa

than

fence)

The

more deeply obliged if I could The train flashed at length

seemed hours - through As it duce you to repeat it.

head Station Suddenly the happens, I shall be returning to | man spoke, vig -London ** this week-end, and

"Talking of murders," "be travelling down again to Commit is my turn to apo wall on the Riviera express next afraid I bungled it last Wednesday. If you too should chance to be travelling that way, -perhaps we may meet again.

"Yours very tanl

Someone remi Late Joseph

that his voice would not give zwazy" "but if you just show me "with pleas

the man

He moved wit corner opposi Gor-his

the case, and profe

somethin and it

olice have to

Ben poisoned.

not

However,

Is the next he said, upting to cast it over Wilson's But Wilson spraz to his warded off the str and Ia button beside him which sen fixed to communicate with joining compartmen

he grappled with hiz

tagonia

his aid Mr Acres:

rotesting gile in shrieking with wild soon safely secured. down and stopped station of Newbury

captors and

moticed

most