1940-01-26 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 26, 1940

WHAT'S SPEAKING

(Continued from Paga 16)

able?" he said.

REAL LIFE DETECTIVE TRIUMPHS

THE FAMILIAR FRENCH

TRIANGLE

On Aug. 10, 1889, the body of an un- "Did you feel that, too," she began, known man was discovered in the blushed, and ended quickly, "Were woods about ten miles from Lyons, there any?"

France. The physician who examined "Too many. Sometimes they it said that the man had been dend seemed ten a week."

"How absurd," she laughed softly, and with forty-eight hours in between them."

"You darling," he whispered. "You hated the in-betweens,' too."

Her byes lifted and fell before

but fell too late. "But-but you did look away quickly," she said.

his

so

"But not until I had looked my fill." "Yet-why?"

"Well, I was an ass . well that you and Billy

I stood just behind you the I saw you.

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I thought, You see first night

"The night of the Pelican?” "Ah, you remember it

100. Well, you and Billy talked-about gas being left on in the kitchen stove. And it seemed-well, very_married.”

She looked at him steadily. "And you were as decent as that

I meant, not to look too much at

Billy's-wife?"

"I liked you too much for that sort of thing, my dear," he said.

The dance stopped. They stood by side, looking into each other eyes, smiling. Then with an impulsive movement Joyce caught and squeezed

his arm.

"I know," she said. "I saw all that .what you were, in the foyer of

the Pelican."

"And I saw what you ought to be, what you are going to be, even then," he laughed, and captured her hand.

Billy came up. "You people look as though little mattered but moonbeams," he grinned. "All the same that was the supper

dance and I've bagged a table for all of us. And

oh, Harder, may I introduce my-er-wife to be, Miss Marvin?"

Michael

"May I introduce mine," laughed, "Billy's sister."

Even Billy the live wire blinked then.

"By jove-quick work, Harder," he said. "Of course I guessed there was someone she came down to see me off for

But this is the first time you've spoken to her, isn't it?"

"What's speaking?" Michael smiled,

"We've been in love for months."

WEATHER

REPORT

The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone has regained consider- able intensity and covers China, west- ern Japan and the neighbouring seas. The depression remains in the vici- nity of Hokkaido.

Mrs. Cooper, of No. 3, Leighton Hill Road, has reported the loss of a wrist watch somewhere between the Pen- insula Hotel and her. residence yester- day afternoon.

́s cont looks'a complete

untily the

for several days. Marks around the neck indicated that he must have been strangled to death.

M. Goran, famous French detective Immediately made an examination of the list of missing persons on file in his office, and came to the conclusion that the dead man was M. Gouffe, a bailiff of Paris, who had disappeared

week before. A nephew of Goule hurried to Lyons and reported that he was unable to identify the remains. He said his uncle had short auburn hair, while that on the corpse was jet black and slightly longer.

The next day M. Goran heard that the body had been buried in the pot- ter's field near Lyons. He was furious over the announcement. replied that he had simply followed

By-

The coroner

GEORGE BARTON

the custom in cases where claims

no one photographed the remains and had cut a body. He had, however,

several strands

the corpse.

of hair

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from

M. Goran, hastening to Lyons, ob- tained the hair. He called for a basin of distilled water and soaked the black hair in it. After the grease and dirt had been eliminated it was proven that the hair was not black, but au- burn. He was now convinced of foul play and ordered the disinterment of the body. In a short time it was fully identified as the remains of M. Goute, The scene at the drama was trans- ferred to Paris. M. Goran made a norought investigation into the life he found that he had been carrying on of the dead man. As a result of this

an affair with a woman known as Gabrielle Bompart. He also found that Gouffe had a rival in the affec- tions of Mme. Bompart. Events as they were pieced together followed in quick succession. The second man in the tragedy was one Michael Eynard.

Michael Eynard had quit Paris that same night.

TREBITSCH

LINCOLN HAS A PEACE PLAN!

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. TREBITSCH LINCOLN, WHO IS NOW RESIDING IN SHANGHAI AS ABBOT CHAO KUNG, HAS "AC- CEPTED PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S INVITATION" TO RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO DISCUSS WITH HIM MEANS FOR PROMOTING INTER- NATIONAL PEACE.

He has addressed a message directly to the President, réquesting an oppor- tunity to outline to him "certain pro- posals which will bring about world peace."

tb

The Buddhist Abbot, known in appeared from Paris on Aug. 3, 1889. wants," has asked the President

M. Gouffe, the murdered man, dis-Europe as "the man no country

her usual haunts after the following in Shanghai to grant him a visa.

Gabrielle Bompart was missing from instruct the American Consul-General

morning.

"Your invitation to religious leaders of all faiths to go to the White House in Washington and discuss with you efforts to achieve world peace," Tre- bitsch Lincoln says in his message, "is herewith accepted by me, and I re- quest you to instruct the U.S. Consul- General here to issue to me the neces- sary visa.

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Putting these three facts together M. Goran came to the conclusion that it involved the familiar French trian- gle. All of the resources of the police were utilized in trying to trace the missing man and woman. Days and The weeks passed without any results. newspapers were filled with stories of the case and M. Goran publicly announced that he was at last on the trail of the missing man and that he hoped to obtain a confession within 48 hours.

"I am ready to leave for Washing. torr Immediately by the quickest route and lay before you certain proposals which will bring about world peace. What I have to discuss with you will require a two-hour discussion daily. during seven to ten days.”-Router.

PARKING OVERTIME

When M. Goran made a proclama- Mr. J. C. Menhinick, of the A.P.C., tion of this kind it was accepted by North Point, was summoned before the public as the truth. He had never Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, failed before; he could not fall this for parking overtime in Pedder Street. time. As a matter of fact his state-A fine of $5 was imposed. ment was simply one of the whenever - A similar fine was imposed on Mr. he found himself up against a blank C. G., Scicluna, of No. 22, Des Voeux wall.:

Road Central, for the same offence. But it worked! It brought him an anonymous communication which put been strangled to death by Michael him on the tracks of Eynard. He | Eynard at No. 3 Rue Transon-Ducody, South America and a detective learned that Eynard had gone to and that she had been an unwilling ac-

was complice. put on the trail.

Soon after this confession Eynard In the meantime M. Goran had an was arrested in Havana and brought unexpected caller at headquarters. It to Paris. He was tried, convicted and was a heavily veiled woman and when sentenced to death. But if the woman she lifted her veil he beheld Gabrielle in the triangle hoped to escape she Bompart. She told the detective was mistaken. She was given 20 years frankly and briefly that M. Gouffe had lin penal servitude.

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