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Night swoop

in Soho

THE STORY la told by Ralph Brown, of Scotland Yard. A man called Piti, under sentence of death for killing a Soho gist, is trying to bargain for his life by offering to reveal the identity of a master by called Leonidos. Going over the murder trait, Brown meets a scar-faced Pola called Roshki. And at the Pist home Brown finds a photo- graph of a Russian diplomat, meets Rashki again and finds he is on friendly terms with Mira. Pist. .. He also finds that a secret atom-bomb device is missing from a research station. There is a further "surprise awaiting him. Mrs. Pitt is in his flat when he returns kome....

TOOK Antonia Pitt into my flat, sat her down by the electric fire, and fed her a whisky-and-soda. I had problema on my hands and I was worried sick, but it was relaxing just to look at her.

It had been raining outside, and

though she wore a scarlet raincoat,

she had not covered her head, so that moisture glistened on her

cheeks and in her hair, and gave

her the steamy look of someone just out of a hot shower.

She was flushed and agitated, slightly awry in

and, for once,

appearance, but it did not damage her attraction one bit.

the Pole...

find the 'Why not scurch me?' said vanished

atom plan

BUT THE SPY IS

STILL UNKNOWN...

I let her absorb her drink while I hung up my hat and telephoned the Yard. We were Scouring the country stil for the missing plan, but there was

FIFTH-DAY MOVES

IN THE GREAT HURT

Illustration by ROBB

В

was

He began emptying his por

with kels. "All I am taking me are false papers to help me with the Underground and that radio set to maintain communi-* cliun with London.

I went across LD the radio

the pack in

corner. It of British manufacture, typical mako of the sets we used to during the war for Resistance agents. I prodded about with it for a moment, and then turn- ed to one of the constables.

"See

if Superintendent Entwistle has arrived yet said. "It he has, send him up

1

no news. When I came back I the offices of the Anglo-Slavine. And tell him," I added, spid right away

Freedom League in Solo to bring his Geiger counter with "Mrs Pit. I warn you that 1

rounded, and anyone who tries um up to my ears in argent

work. If you have come to usk to get in or out taken into cus-minutes later Entwistle,

help for your husband, you will have to lenve. I am not al- lowed to discuss cases which have

been decided in the courts."

She made a gesture with a

that disposed slim hond

of

lody.

Get a search warrant. "Oh yes," I added, "and dig Superintendent Entwistle out of bed and tell him to meet me."

Robert Pitt mort effectively A

than any words.

S the cur sped us towards

tum Soho, the questions

in Eny bled over each other mind,

"I've come about Peter Rash ki," she said. "Oh, I know you have been inquiring about him. And I suppose you've guessed that Im in love with him, I Anglo-Stav want you to stop him from do-

room.

N-AMERICAM

FMATY

FRIENDSHIP.

TO THINA

PARTY

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Commings

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PARTY

ETALING

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PARTY

LIBERAL PARTY

ATTLEE PARTY

COMING SOON "There goes Clement Davies puffing out fla

chest-just because, be's, leader of the biggest single Opposition party,"

London Express Service-

TOP of the SCALE

The 'success charts of FERRIER and TEYTE show that there is

COUNSE

than one way for a singer to win the biggest rewards

expert on atomle the Yard's

into

more Üre developments, came

I sold, "George,"

alomic be an "should there

radio adiation in an ordinary tet like that?"

"Not unless you've got atom bomb hidden laside he sald,

That's just what I think is inside that set," I told him. "Or part of an atom bomb, anyway, Try your Geiger counter on it."

ап it."

Why had it not seemed sig

until

that the now nilleant

Freedom League ofices were in the same Soho Ing this fantastic, suicidal building where Yvette Saunders thing."

her had had her, flat and run

TE took the instrument out HE "And what might that be?" business? She look

of its case, and even be deep breath and So that Robert Pitt, the self-

could fore he goi close to the radio Soviet spy, sald: "Tomorrow evening Pelor confessed will be leaving in a plane that easily have kept in contact with it began the tell-tale click that will fly him to Eastern Europe the league while pretending to betrayed the presence of atomic

radition in the room. and once there he is going to visit Yvelle.

"That sellles it," I sald. And But if it was so convenient, to the constables: "Rip that set drop by parachute behind the

why had he killed her? And Iron Curtala."

By FRANCIS MARTIN

for

WAS In a

tho needy,

nothing. "My cashire earnestness, famous English ing her nwo

had Important thing singers have reached musical education, it

paid for it in full, would have household. or are nearing mile cost £2,000, say £8,000 to

At 14, Kathleen was paid £10,000 at present rates," stones.

3d, a week for addressing tele

Blackburn Then out into the sharp- gram envelopes in 1. After eight years of (mainly) concert celebrity, toothed, competitive world. At post office. When she fell to

Monte Carlo opera she

later sang marry nine years

(tho Kathleen Ferrier, of the two Zerlinas in "Don Giovan- marriage was ennulled in 1840), golden contralto, has been n" at 500 francs cach, with the che was getting £2 38. as a

witchboard girl. starring for the first time at franc at 25 to the £. Covent Garden, where her The Opera Comique groomed Music had not been al

controversial other exchange girls to

work singing of Gluck's Orpheus, her to follow Mary Garden as together forgotten. By paying interrupted by illness, will Melisande in the

new Debussy opera, "Pelicas.” half-hours extra at the begin-; be resumed in April-May. But first her singing had to be

end of their duty ling and checked over by the composer, shifts, she bought suficient 2.--Some lime this year So she went to Debussy's house, time off to sit for plano-play- "WHAT!" I got up and slood

(exactly when is unrecorded)

a small, thin 18-year-old. De- Ing exams and win two key. over her, "Who told you this?"

hal, knowing his record as a Entwistle, "What d'you want to Maggie Teyte, whose resound, sight. He had expected the petition she won a "He did."

his Alier, "Don't make me laugh," I

pro-British

do, kill us all off by radiation? ing soprano career was helpeti said. "If your boy friend has sound, jolted me.

the French composer. decided to make his peace with With the minimum amount of Whatever it is in there it had by the Peoples Democracies, why fuss the pollee had cordoned off better be opened in a labora-Claude Debussy, made her first doesn't he go home by train? the block of Soho buildings, but tory. I advise you to have it public appearance, singing Tos- charity would have guessed sent to the atom stalion, where ti's "Good-bye," at a Why the melodramatic para- no one

what was going on.

concert in the Roman Catholic they know how to handle these chute?"

What on earth is 1, Church, Malden Lane, W.C. In the back oflice [ found things. Peter Rashki sitting at a gas anyway?"

The success charts of Teyte said: "It's part of the atom fire with two other men. They bomb we exploded at Monte and Ferrier are parallel AOR a moment I thought the sprang up when I came in, but Bello last winter. And there's some ways, divergent in others.

seemed be more startled than

something else in there was going to slap me, or alarmed."

I'l

-the plan of the throw the dregs of the whisky

wager -

the bomb. This

did this news mean that Peter open and let's see what's

Rashki, too, was a Red agent? side

"Just a minute," interposed will be half a century since bussy at first doubted his eye diplomas. In a national com-

back.

So you've found out about

100,

£1,000 purse

έτσ

Molden

T the time of the on Peter A Lane concert Maggie was

in my face. Instead she said; Us at last, said Rashki, his secret new cartridge we used brave "I don't approve of what Peter face breaking into what I can

added. does, but at least he is brave only call a rueful grin.

man here," "Does young and not afraid to take risks. It shock you, Inspector? Well, turning sarcastically

"He is not going to Eastern what would

Itashki, was leaving for East- you do if your Europe to make his peace with country were taken over by the crn Europe this evening with 11 or 15. Father, a wine mer-

the unwitting help of one our allies and was planning to turn the secrets hidden inside Commu- that set over to the nists."

Russia, Inspector, but to fight Reds? them. Members of his league have been doing it for months

sabotaging, organising,

chuting arms and information."

"His league?"

para-

repeated.

"What league?**

FERRIER

TEYTE Something to sing about

78-gulnea

upright and carned up to a pound a week by giving two-shilling les- sons on it in the front parlour.

Nobody ever asked her to sing. But one day entries

having

opened for a local song

festival,

"dared"

#1 friend

D

her to

try,

Kathleen won a guinea

and a sliver rose bowl and As top contralto

best

all-round singer

of the day. That was in 1937. She did not bother taking singing lessons until 1940. Since then her cres- cundo has been a fol- lows:

in

of chont, had recently Bled, leav- ing little. Maggle was taking three plano lessons a week at the Royal College of Musle, but much not doing

about her

From 1941, CEMA tours of usual 170lb. prima donna. But SAID: "I understand you are

voice.

then she began to sing, and all village halls and factories. She learning planning to leave this country

the sang classical songs, A muale loving stockbroker, was well. After that all "The Anglo-Slav Freedom by an unauthorised plane this

open them, as she went along, usual- hearing Walter Rubens,

her opera house doors few League," she said.

evening, sir. What is the pur-

ASHKI shouted: "It's a lie, Tost; performance, said to him- Philadelphia, Chicago, the New ly in the train. Pay: 18 guineas RA

fantastio "Officially It's nothing but a pose of your journey?"

It's a lie. I knew nothing self: "Here is a singer with a York Metropolitan, Covent Gar- a week ("amazing, society for

money." keeping

"am going to parachute int about this. I swear it. Enstern

I am a future. I must help her along." den. European emigres together. I Poland and fight back against friend of Britain, I tell you! A

Beitled with widower-father

sister

her He took Maggie to influential Those were the vintage pro- and Government the enemies of my people," sans friend! know the Brlish

present who bate the Reds

her 1014 years. Opera

was Hampstead flat, moving in on would ban it if it knew it was Rashki. "Why do you want to have taken over my country!" Belgravia houses and let

show off her vocal paces. still an affor of tiaras and Christmas Day 1942. By 1945 anything else. That's why the stop me?"

"Nevertheless." I said, "I am

wives three-inch Because, sir, I have reason afraid I shall have to ask you league kept

diamond Duchesses, and bankers'

collars, her London agents were book- about so secret what it is doing, and never ask to believe that you will be do- and these gentlemen to accom- were impressed. They sub "And now!....At Covent Garing her anything up to 25 en- ed help from us.

ing no such thing. I have rea- pony me to Scotland Yard and scribed a "purse" (Miss Teyte den there are pipes,, knicker gagements a month at fees that who son to belleve that you will be answer a few questions." "But there are others

Terrible rose from 12 to 25 guineas a Is not sure how much, but says backers, check caps." aren't so scrupulous, who don't carrying secrets out of

probably £1,000) so that she looking people I know all the concert. ("My bank thi

We went out of the room and mind encouraging political op- country liable to be of use to a

First operatic ponents of the Reds to stir up foreign Power that you are, in down the stairs to the street. I could train in Paris under the dificulties, travelling by Tube, grew considerably).

etcetera. But why do they look

appearance, the intepensable Jean de Reszke, tram could have sworn, trouble behind the Iron, Cur- fact, sir, acting as a spy on be- look on their faces, that Rashki

half

As do Reszke's fee was eight like peasants' wives with anti- 1843, when she created Lucre of potential enemy."

lied

their tia in Britten's "Rape of Luere- round machssars stupefled "Peter and his friends

Nashki went con

white.

pounds for a 15-minute lesson heads? If they can afford fie- tia" et Glyndebourne, Shrill at the discovery we had made, and there were board, lodging kets you'd think they

could from the always rely upon then to send protests came

mer Are there men spies or aren't

and French lessons to pay for afford a gown as well." as well, Magale needed every penny, of her £1,000,

taln.

Д

and the others were

a plane slightly off its course surrounding him. You damn they? whenever the league wants an agent dropped in Eastern never. Europe."

★

CHE got to her feet. "I pro- mised I would never tell anyone about this, but now that Peter is going I just can't keep silent any longer.

"To hell with the Cold Wart To hell with your stupid men

and your polities and intriguesi

ed lool," said Rashki. “I woulo ***

botray this country. Never, never. Search me secrets. See."

for

Tomorrow: The Climax

When the purse was empty

de Reszke went от teach-

DOLLAR EACH FOR HIS WORDS

Now York, na makatan

WHA

X/HAT are your memories

worth?

Hang my husband, do what you Colonel Charles A. Lind- like with bum! But I want bergh would answer: "One Peter Rashkl. back!"

AMERICA COLUMN

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strongly and stylishly still. She Fees Soared:

From 1947: International alatus. Sang វព Amsterdam, Salzburg, Vienna, Milan on blg in cccasions. Toured America 1043, 1940, 1950. "Haven't the remolest idea what I earnet. Im still getting, forms from AT 04, twice married (the the Treasury! In 1950 alone I A divorced her second husband paid 1,000 dollars in American in 1931), Miss Teyte is singing tax on three months' work."

made an American' comeback 1032 kidnapping and murder of in 1945, putting on "eight

fees had his 10-month-old son, Charles A, nine radio programmes of two MEANTIME, Lindbergh jun.

soared high above the 25- each at 3,000 guinea rate: But, to keep her March 2 was die 21st anni-er three songs versary of the kidnapping. dollars a date. Such fees aren't volee in trim, she cut down really I don't enyn much more. LOGGING in the riskiest kind paid any more. I stayed at the engagements to 12 a month, "so

work in America, say the Waldorf Astoria and had

In any case, I have wonderful time." She plans to

to spend have carned him his adventures as a poor young

Insurance companies,

more for, Mrs Pitt, Tell me, where £35,000, with more to come, parachute jumper and stunt You would never guess that go on singing until 1950, when

More on dresses, among other do these brave Slav dighlers for

the safest industrial job is in jahe celebrates her professional things. During the first Lontion To get such a price for tier. freedom take off on their peri- memories you would have to be, Book and film rights will boost an explosives factory. So many jublice. After that, using her years, with clothes rationed, her loug dights?"

as Lindbergh was, the first man the total memory carnings a Jet. test pilots can get no quarters, she will teach, teach, from cutan

safeguards, perhaps.

Maida Vale house os head- sister made dresses for herf

"materials, "Somewhere in Lincolnshire. to fly the Atlantic in a little above the £35,000 for paid by

Now I don't know exactly where,"

teach.

the always has a dozari concert sho cald, "But I know where day standards, as

monoplane as frail, by present a national weekly for domestic Insurance at all.

u dresses. You have to ring the But FBI. agents pay only the serial rights. Peter will be for the next fow

Ife Insurance rates of ordinary Over to Kathleen Ferrier. changes. 1 sing in Manchester ample That was in May 1927, It has And he still has an hours. He's at the offices

a perhaps, five times a - sennois. For years her voice, was taken

hunk of gold that lay around That him 14 years to write stock for later sale if he can non-gun-toting civilians,

means Ave different the league."

them ANGRY Indeed is the State unnolleed. At the family fire dresses. It would never do to I picked up the telephone and these memories, to be called In bring himself dialled Scotland Yard. Then serial, Thirty-three Hours to down..

she wear the same trees twice.!! Asenator from Crook County, sido (Blackburn,::-Lanes) smali Pariz,

her: But why? It would make no when his Wyoming, angry with the news-sang in quariots with visit," I_maid to her, and then As these hours pass in the wheels touch down at Le Bourget papers. Always they print his mother, sister and schoolteacher difference to me if Ferier mang to the Yard: "Sond a squad car book he remembers his youth in field. Alterwards came the name thus: "Senator. Albert C, father. But that was fun. In jeans or a torn mackintosh,

Work, pronounced with Lan- Her voice is enough.. over for me, please. I want the rich Minnesota farmlands, tragle chapter of his life-the Harding (Republican-Crook),"

I said softly: "You may get a

dollar(78. 2d.) a word.”

little more than you bargained They

Tuleyboɑe 26011., (5 Ines)-

let's go and pay him a

of

cobweb: a

to write

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