1936-03-20 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936

The Perfect Crime

(Continued from Page 11)

course you can't back a winner every day. I know I'll get it back. though-the chappie wão sold me: the system said it had never let him down."

If

Mr. Deerer's eyes gleamed. there was anything that satisfied every one of his requirements for a successful loan, it was an asi- monocle nine young man with a who believed in racing systems-

"I believe you mentioned some

Natur-i security. Mr.er-Smith.

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"Oh, I've got these jolly old bonds. I don't want to sell 'em, be-i cause they're having a draw this mouth. If you hold the lucky number you get a fat bonus. Sort of lottery business, but quite gilt-

"About eight hundred pounds Coolly Deever leaned over the edged an all that sort of thing”

But what with buzzing around and desk and smacked Simon over the He produced a large envelope having a few drinks and what not. month. The blow cut the Saint's and passed it across Mr. Deever's STEAMERS

Deever extracted a bunch don't you know-if you could make lip.

“A crook should be careful of of expensively watermarked papers it an even thou

Mr. Deever rubbed his hands his tongue," Deever said. artistically engraved with green

letter here, Mr. Deever," said the clerk, laying it

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"There's a

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ed them to be Latvian 1929 Pre-abysmal gloom. mium

Series) "A thousand pounds is quite on the blotter. "It's addressed to Loan (British

lot of money, Mr.-er-Smith. Simon Templar. And I found this Eearer Bonds; value £25 each.

The financier crunched them but of course if you can offer some as well"

at security-purely

business a

"This,” was another large between his fingers, squinted

velope, the exact replica of the one "Oh, I've got lots more of those in which Simon had handed over the ornate characters suspiciously formality, you understand... → through a magnifying glass, and

¡jolly old Latvian Bonds," said the Lis Latvian Bonds. Deever open- Rooked again at the Saint.

"I think I bought about ed it, and found that it contained Got to try a similar set of bonds; and when bonus somehow, he had counted them he found that they were equal in number to Mr. Deever nodded like a man-those which he had 'accepted for

"Of course. Mr. Smith, we don't Saint keep large sums of money on the two hundred of 'em. premises. But if you like to leave and pick up a these bonds with me until, say, what?" two o'clock this afternoon. I'm sure! we shall be able to make a catis darin. factor arrangement."

The

I've

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sily difficulties. That's all there was to it. But did anyone make an honest attempt to find out if there was a frand?””

security." Mr. Smith. Of "Of course,

"I see, Mr.-er-Smith." And it just happens that close-set eyes gloated. "So "Keep 'em by every manner of course.

repaid been considered worthy of the at- means, old bean," said the Saint one of our advances was airily. "So long as I get the jolly to-day, so I may be able to find tentions of the famous Saint And He pressed a bell on his you borrow money on some genuine dows to the three-thirty to-day.safe.”

desk, and a clerk appeared. "Mr.bonds; then you come back and you're welcome.”

Conveniently enough, this hap Goldberg, will you see if we can try to borrow more money on some pened to be the first day of the oblige this gentleman with a thou- more gennine bonds-but

I'm not looking you exchange them] Manchester September meeting.sand pounds?"

two The clerk disappeared again, and for forgeries. Very neat, Mr. Templar paraded again o'clock, collected his hundred came back in a few moments with Templar. It's a pity that man out- Simon side recognised you. Mr. Gold- Peter atla sheaf of banknotes. pounds, and rejoined

Templar produced another large berg, I think you might telephone their hotel.

of envelope, and Mr. Deever drew for the police."

the expert witness who came with rowed a packet of cigarettes. He "I have a hundred pounds

"You'll be sorry for this," said Brother James's money," he as-from it an even thicker wad of

tion. He examined the contents "If it's any help to you,” he said, nounced. "Let's go and spread it bonds. He counted them over and the Saint more calmly, with his him caused a much greater sense-lighted one.

of the two envelopes, and scratch-"the report of everything that hap- around on the most frantic out-examined them carefully one by jeyes on Deever's revolver.

one; then he took a printed form A police inspector arrived in a

od his head.

pened in Deever's officer is perfect- siders we can find."

He inspected the

"Is this a joke?" he demanded. ¡ly true. I went to him for some They went to the races, and it from a drawer, and, unscrewed the few minutes. so happened that the Saint's luck cap of a Woolworth fountain-pen. two envelopes and nodded.

doubled

That's an old trick, Mr. Deever," "Every one of these bonds is per-money, and then went to him for Mr. "Now if you will just complete was in He had

excellent security: I behaved my- Singapore, Penang. Rangoon and Deever's hundred pounds when the our usual agreement, Mr. Smith-" he said. "It's lucky that you were feetly genuine. There isn't a for- some more. Every time I offered

Through the glass partition that warned. Come along, you put sexy among them”

The local inspector's eyes popped self like a law-abiding citizen

call yourself “Why did you the board-but Mr. Deever would divided Mr. Deever's sanctum from your hands out”

Simon looked down at the hand-half-way out of his head.

Smith 7 "Are you sure?" be blurted not have been seriously troubled the outer oficer there suddenly

Five hun-larose the expostulations of an ex-cuffs.

"Of course I'm sure," snapped"Why shouldn't. I? It's a grand if be had lost the lot.

Raised "You don't need those," he said.

And I always ¡dred pounds worth of Latvian traordinarily loud voice-

"I've heard about you," said the the disgusted expert "Any fool old English name. Bearer Bonds had been deposited in a particularly raucous north- as security for the advance, and country accent, it made itself beard inspector grimly, "and I think we can see that with half an eye. Did understood that you could call you- I have to give up a perfectly good self anything you liked so long as Come on, now, and no non-

you didn't do it with intent to de- day's golf to tell you that?” in spite of the artistic engraving so clearly that there was no chance do.

sense."

Chief Inspector Teal was not fraud Go and tell Deever to prove on them there was no doubt that of missing anything it said..

For the first time in his lifel "I tell you, I'd know thaat maan

of interested in the expert's golf. He the fraud -just had they were genuine. The interval

in Simon felt the cold embrace between Simon Templar's visit to anywhere. I'd know 'im Mr. Deever in the morning and daark room if I was blindfocalded steel on his wrists: A constable sat on a bench and held his head some cash to go to the races, I had the time when the money was ac-It was Simon Templar. I tell you put his hat on for him, and he was in his hands. He was not quite those Latvian bonds with me, and tually paid over to him had been I saw 'im coom in, an' I says to marched out into the street. A certain how it had been worked, I thought that if I gave my real devoted to an expert scrutiny of myself, "That's Saaint. thaat is.' small crowd had collected outside, but he knew there was something name I'd be making all sorts of

of his very wrong somewhere. the bonds, coupled with inquiries I sad wife an' loogage with me, and already the rumour

Fresently he looked up. *And Deever struck him in the at Mr. Deever's brokers, which so I taakes 'em into 'otel an" cooms identity was passing from mouth

their straight baack. I'm going to see to mouth. had definitely established

The local inspector did not spare office that isn't denied

"No, sir," admitted the local

"I see," said Teal again--and authenticity-and the Saint knew thaat Saaint if I waait here twol

him. Simon Templar was a cele- "I wonder," Simon Templar was The battery voice of Mr. Gold-brity, a capture that every officer inspector. "Mr Deever said he really did see.

"And "you marched Templar "They did not," said the Saint saying as they drove back into the berg could be heard protesting in England had once dreamed of

the north-country voice making, even if of late it had been through the streets in broad day-in a pained voice. "What town, "if there's any, place here Then

found impossible to link his name light, handcuffed to a constable?" pened? I was assaulted. I

handcuffed and Yes, sir Knowing what I did abused. I was where you could. buy a false beard. drowned it again.... With all this money in our pockets, "Then if you won't let me in with any proven crimes; and once

marched through the streets like by "I'd better see the Saint," said a common burglar, followed why should you wait for Nature I'll go straight out an' fetch police-arrested he was an exhibit to be about him"

proud of The police station was! man. Thaat's what TT do." to take her course?”

There was an eruption without not far away, and the Saint was Teal "If I'm not mistaken, some shop girls and guttersnipes, snap- - Nevertheless, it was not with the

shoved in a cell for 48 hours, and air of a man who has collected alas of someone departing violently compelled to walk to it. with his one's going to be sorry they knew ped by press photographers. I was He was shown into Simon's cell, I wasn't even allowed to send for hundred pounds over a couple of into the street; and the Saint look-manacled wrists chained to the so much." well-chosen winners that the Sainted at Mr. Deever. Simon's hand burly constable on his left, and the

of fat-footed zincompoops told me 7,000 3rd Apr. Manila, Raban, Brisbane, order went to Mr. Deever the next day. was outstretched to grasp the pile inspector striding on his right and the Saint rose languidly to a cleat pair of socks. A bunch

he saw banknotes-then

He was charged with attempting greet him. It was Saturday, but that meant of nothing to Mr. Deever. He was a Deaver's right hand come out of to obtain, money under false pre-Hallo, Claud, he murmured when to get up, when to eat, when man who kept only the barest a drawer, and a nickelplated re-tences; and when it was all written "I'm glad you've arrived. A gang to take exercise, and when to go down they asked him if he had of these local half-wits in farmy to bed again—just as if I'd already much volver with it.

hety"

been convicted. Deever's story has minimum of holidays, and

**Inst a moment, Mr-er-anything to say

"Never mind that," said Teal been published in every paper in good business might be done with

"I "Only that my right sock Is temporarily embarrassed members Smith, Deever said slowly.

the think you're in too much of a wearing a bit than at the heel, bluntly. "Tell me what you're the United Kingdan. And d'you

know what that means?” answered the Saint "D'you think getting out of this.” huzzy."

Teal did not "answer, Simon pondered" He touched, the bell on his desk someone could beetle along to my shouldn't accept anything less Sainte-forefinger tapped him just again. Mr. Goldberg reappeared hotel and dig out a new pair?”

He was locked in a call to be than ten thousand pounds." he said where his stomach began to bulge. "I don't know how the. horse mopping his swarthy brow. There

tapped him debonairly in the finally,

The light in Chief inspector Thythm of the Saint'e seraphic so- managed to lose," said the Saint was a glitter in Deever's greenish brought before the magistrate on mournfully.

eyes which told Simon that the the following Monday. It was "Dear me!" said Mr., Deever revolver was not there merely for Simon Templer's third experience Teal's understanding strengthened cents, in a gesture that Teal knew

Did the purposes of intimidation. The of that, but he enjoyed it no more slowly. He turned to the local in-only too well t

spector, who had accompanied him "It means that there's one of the unctuously. "Dear me!

than the first time. : Saint sat quite still

"By the way," he said, "I sup swellest legal actions waiting for During Sunday he had one con- "Look, In this gentleman's

divert pose you never found that man me to win in an action for dim- "I don't understand it at all pockets, Mr. Goldberg, Perhaps he solation. He was able to The chapple who sold me this sys has some evidence of identity on himself with thoughts of what he from Huddersfield, or whoever it ages for wrongful imprisonment, could do with about ten thousand was that blew the gang defamation of character, libel, Item said it had rever had more tim.”

"No, sir. We've made inquiries slander, assanit, battery, and the The clerk went over and began pounds. For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc., apply than three losers in succession to The Agents:---

And the stakes go up so frightful-a search. The monocle had vanish-Monday morning brought y fast. You see, you have to put ed from the Saint's right cye, and visitor to Manchester in the port-have disappeared. I've got a sort wouldn't take peany less than man with a want more. And do you think on more money each time, so that the expression on his face was shape, of Chief Inspector Cland of description of him a fairly tall ten thousand pounds." I may even

Eustace Teal, who automatically broad-shouldered

James Deever won't come across?” when you win you get back your anything bat vacuous. bosses as well. But it simply must "You kthy miser!" he binied came north at the new of the beard-IN

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Simon-dipped into the local in-ply. He knew Deever would pay.

bor- or's pocket, and calmly

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of the racing fraternity on

second day of the meeting.

It appeared very likely on this

Occasion

loset":

The Saint nodded.

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was

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at all the hotels, but he seems to Lord alone knows what. I