1956-06-30 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 80, 1956.

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THE BIG WEB

Nears its climax

I pull the dragon's tail

.result! I know who the killer is!

Determined to trap By PERCY HOSKINS and LEONARD MOSLEY

the KILLER who struck down Johannsen, the shy Swedish delegate to the INTERPOL confer- ence now going on in Vienna, JOE PACKSON takos a Danube steamer to the estate of Herr von Grotewahi on the borders of the Iron Curtain. It's FACT and FICTION... both. And what has happened to Austrian C.I.D. girl Fraulein Annaliese. A postcard from her to Packson says, “I am in trouble. . . ‚

CHAPTER 7

it's FACT.......... and FICTION

with the gun. The dog, growling and sning ut my trousers, the salive from his teeth dripping on of gave every sign my shoes

attacking again should 1 make a wrong move

Altce we had been tramping through the undergrowth

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about 10 minutes my captor slopper, lifted his gun Into the Vienum air, and red twice. We waited.

TRIED to wrench After a long pause, that was

my arm free from the

closing teeth of the

answering shot and we went forward ngain.

And then, police dog, but it was anti-climax

210 use.

He hell on tight, and

suddenly,

THE DOCUMENTS

IN

THE CASE

No. 7

1708

Zehn Schill

House

Annaluse

719927

ANNALIESE'S MESSAGE ON AN AUSTRIAN TEN-SCHILLING NOTE

----

came

dog and guard

the appeared,

the dog puzzled disappointment.

man

fortunate souvenirs dis-

the see, looking You slouched in sidered Austrians and Germans when we as ell the same-and were captured we got the same Inttooed these treatment, plus

Wit.

Ruselans con-

me

"The dragon is the arms of my house. Comme, I will show you."

Von

do. I still auspected Grotewahl, and I think ho know It, and know too that none of the ends in my case was tied up, and I could do nothing about him

And all the time I kept won- dering: Have I made a mistake? Am I on the wrong trail?

In

If so why am I wasting time here, when Annalles is danger.

So I made small talk with the 1 wandered gucsis. I swam

the estate with von Grotewahl and he pointed to the

across

lwin rows of barbed wire in a feld about half a mile from the

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he

the frontier begins," said. "That, my friend, is the Iron Curtain. On the other side of that wire is a different world."

Evening slowly come on, and I knew that I would soon have to 10.

went into the bath- house, hung up my shorts and got back into my clothes. Then, After von Grotewahl had arranged with a guest to drive back to Vienna, I walked up the drive towards the house.

C

IT

*

was then that 't happened. Von Giutewahd was shaking hands

with his guests and had turned away. For a tew moments t was isolated from the others. the And floating down, to bushes a few feet away, came plow of paper. I looked arounɑ carefully, and then went over and picked it up, and put it in my pocket,

I shook hands with von Grote- wahi and thanked him. 1 climb- ed into the car with the young man and girl who were driving He gestured for me to go to- wards a bath-house at the far me back; and as we went up the end of the pool, and when we long drive i pulled out the piece

paper. gat to the

that of door i saw

It

Austrian ten- standing beside on a raised dais was a Bft. model of a golden schilling note, and in the white space at the side was a message.

"I am in the house," it said "Pull is tall," said von Grole- wah3.

The signature was "Annaliese."

I waited until we had passed ask- "Of course, I could have them

1 was too sick with a sense of the first village, and then removed. But after the Russians failure to be in any mood to ed the driver to stop at the first

these ITA with had laltcoed

play

making

the excuse games, but I did as he hostellerie,

the tail, and that I would marks of-shame, shall we say? maked.

like to spend B one of my fellow Austrians what looked like fames shot out night and another day along the gave me something which was of the dragon's mouth.

river. Then, when they had gone on, obviously thinking that the badge of honour, and they now help to make an effective con- Von Grotewahl looked at me.

I started CTRLY, trast."

end here was a hartiness in his

pressors nor was there back for von Grotewahd's estate. And this time I was deter- unfriend- 200kguling the

mined that neither police dog liness in his voice as he said: nor guard was going to stop me

"I am sly you have had this

von Identification marks." Kame- each time I struggled he THE bet this. I heard the experience My Packson,"

and of muste and talk and Giotewahi said, "but my

Von Grotewahl looked at growled and oaked as if he laughter. We came suddenly into keepers have strict instructions

intruders, with a rocking glint in his eye was going to go to my throat the upai and there, in front of to deal sternly with instead. I knew wough from me, was a gally coloured swim- We ture very close to the frontier and went on- the way our own dogs ming-pool surrounded by chairs here, and one never knows what and urbies and sunbathing trouble-makers may be around. behave while guarding air- couches.

one the les "Sub you are he would not fields that

despite your un- welcome, really savage me,

orthodox method of visiting me. Cours and have a drink and Nut, that 15, it

swim and tell me what I can do for you"

A sum, petly giri was doing an expert Jack-knife from the he had beets diving platform.

About half a properly trained. And only If dozen young people were swim kep still and did not try to mig in the blue pool or sipping

drinks at its edge.

escape.

So I gave up struggling and dog lay there. with the huge alandag guard over me, and the man with the gun loking down at me and griming weightedly at my predicansent

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I pulled

were English

"Yes, Mr Packson, the dragon from getting in.

I couldn't help admiring his

If he was the man Lowards me, 1 sud- coulnes.

seeking he

past- was denly saw von Grotewahl. I drew was

QUDDENLY, with almosi my breath in, for he could not master of self-control. I looked

D drumatic gesture, ha swung have been better dressed for my down at his right hand. He was

is the symbol of our household, Lime, gloves this He was wearing bath not wearing purpos

round and turned his back to

and the way he acts to inter- On his right arm only a single finger glove over Aver & 18 moments he and mig shorts.

Hitle floger.

ference is the way my ancestors !ie mite

"Izok," he said was falteesel in eagle and on his the dummy a few words in a heavy-dial clexi

have always done. Anyone who All he had to caught my glance and smiled,

And then disappointment hit

irles de moved left a swastika.

tall of our Geimual and 1

pulling the me liko a blow on the chin.

dragon is, apt to get his reply ate walked up to the und do now was turn around, and

that whenever and for all know once

from his shoulder back in flames." bi jeltreing, but his act would

whether he had stab-scar on meet, you always appear to be For running

his back was A Wus

Mr right across 20 tuck that alt i zouki

hand, TILY

Laticoed pleture in' Suddenly he was all affablity understand was that he wished his left shoulder blade the last interested

Puckan," he said. "You have beautifully Identification I zeded to prove

red and

are of a

friends, again. "Bul we golden me to stand up.

Packson. But though I got as Mr

Come on now, Once on my feet be prodded that he was not the respectable guessed, of course, that my little colour

join us. Inside the me with the trel of the gun kendowner he clakned to be, but finger is missing und that I wear dragon,

-murderer, a kidnapper, and a a duminy one. Forgive this tile close as I could, I could see no ond

about buth-house you will find bathing asts indicated that I was to g

vanity, my dear sir, I lost it in sign of the stab wound about hum to my unerlain war criminal,

unfortunate encounter which the Stockholm police had shorts. While you are changing, Von Grytewalt began walking

I will mix German sand caretully--

you a drink-and then introduco you to my towards us, looked questiongly in a Russian prison camp during talked. at my guard, and then listened the war."

"I wish to be taken in the big house. I have come from Vienna

to what he had to say. to talk to Herr von Grot?wahi,"

After He du Hot bother 16 reply,

me forward waved but kept prodding

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"It is quite a work of art, is guesia"

Packson?" tattoo it noi, Mr "Like Grolewahl

the mocking said

vop

For

the next hour I hung man away curtly these, It is one of the more un- light even brighter in his oye. around not knowing quite what!

GEORGE WHITING ends his series: INCREDIBLE CUP FINALS

WHEN BLACKPOOL WON IN

W

A NERVE-SHOT FINISH

TEMBLEY Stadium spark-plugs, Matthews, Stan or-go-under Joe Smith who applying home-spun psychology and becomes the first player to on Cup Final Day Mortensen, Harry Johnston, had captained Bolton in that to the dependent Farm in the score a hat-trick in a Wembley

Firni. Blackpool are level. is no place for the and Eddie Shimwell, were first Wembley Final 30 dressing-room.

or for players all making their third ap years earlier.

nervous,

perience.

Cup 4-8 for Blackpool in a

nerve-shot finish against

Bolton Wanderers in 1958.

Afterwards, the master

stated with genuine modesty that "I never felt

a Final.

Collywobbles

Nat forward

Goal No. 2.--Centre-forward broke through MORTENSEN the Bolton halves to shoot at

"I'm letting the side down," wailed Farm,

goal

A Deficit

ban

Goal No. 7.-The "overtime”

The

thrust eple

by afflicted with the willies. pearance in a Wembley All we needed was goals, and,

Matthews that won the Mat. For No footballer is ever quite Final.

goalkeeper

the normal by gully, we got them, Seven,.. "Let down nothing," replied thews Furl-with

apan run out, and normal, of course, in the George Farm, left-back Tom for the first time in a Cup Final. Smith. "Get back there and do 90-minutes

inside-left· Jack

your best. "We'll beat 'em but a few hell-and-high-water highly charged air of that Garrett,

Goal No. 1–With the game yet."

seconds remaining of the 2 verdant arena-but time Mudie, and outside-left Bill

Less than two minutes oki, and time again it has been Perry it was second-time-up Holden, on Bolton's right wing.

Goal No. 4-Bolton's left-half, minutes added for stoppages. And Ernie lobbed the beli to centre Eric BELL, rose from the half-

Taylor to Matthews again, proved that the most potent in

LOFTHOUSE dead to hit this one. Injured

the tangerine wizard....cutting inside full- factor in a Cup Final is ex- Taylor, having helped New- whose 'hit-and-hope shot from early on, Boll had been hobblin and off went

castle to beat Blackpool two the right-hand corner of the about on the left flank when, banke Bob Banks....selling a years earlier, WUB now

penalty

arca bounced on the after ten minutes of the second dummy to centre-half Malcolm Aa all the world knows, parading at inside-right for thick Wembley grass and past half, he rose in the goalmouth Barrass. One yard to go for the

the oulflung alim Stan Matthews won the his erstwhile "victims."

of Farm, on orippled legs to head home a ime....an immaculate, machine

pass from turned. pass.. cod there AVUS Ninety seconds had elapsed, sald made-to-measure

outside-left PERRY to the mathematically minded outalde-right Holden,

home the almost unbelievable the second quickest giving us Cup Final goni of all time,

winner, inches Inside the post, "I had a bit of luck," said tho All of which means that

beaming Matthews when, at inst "After Goal No. Blackpool, at the tumult died down. worse in all my life than only two of the 1958 Black

the right-hand corner of the net, long last, seemed to be odging getting the ball clear, I slipped were unc and to

sto Harold Hussall,

just as was sending it over lo when we were approaching pool that Final. I might have quainted with Wembleyitis. racing back on urgent defence into the pictures well they the left. Fortunately, it dia

insido-left, deflect need be, with only 22 minutes

a two-goal dedei! to Thank goodness, Bul Perry was

cot affect the flight of the ball left and been a teenager, but perhaps Not all the veterans were work from

there, waiting for it.", the older you got the more free from collywobbles All square, the opposite comer. wipe out, Ernie Taylor slipped

the Eall for the hundredth goalkeeper Farm of all

partner Matthews, who

What a comblon we creat bub their experience Goal No. 3.--Bobby Langton, 10

us: "our" Star Matthews to within inches of the cross followed Fla captain Harry Maybe, Mr. Matthews, pulled them through when Bolton's listed left-winger, is in dropped it high and accurately ed

would assuredly the inside-right berth as he ap bar. Goalkeeper Stan Hanson Johnson, to collect the Cup maybe. Nevertheless, and at novices

pears to lift a curling, decep- muffed it, and the ever elet the risk of lese majeste, I have wilted.

tive lob post Farm. Later, we MORTENSEN, squeezed it in modal so eagerly sight, o ardently fought for In the lear that Bolton's explain, with his left boot.

autumn of his foolball days. stick to my opinion that

What a story-book Final! Billy MOIR, has had a hand, or

So endod the Matthews Final, Blackpool won an unfor- gettable game because their And what a build-up! How rather a head, in this decirle Goal No. G-Four minutes to

A Bolton player grioving But I wonder how many of the to this day infringes football 100,000 prosent noticed Starpla "old-timore" kept their we wished that winners busine heads when all around were medal on to Matthews, How The ball ficked one of my law by an unorthodox barging Hamall, inside-left of defeated. our memorios rustled when curds away on the way in," Moir of Jackie Mudie on the edge of Beaton, take a quiet stool, var wobbling:

the penalty ares MORTENSEN from the chepring and the munngor Joo Smith trotted told to inter. -

takes the too idak, hit the ball chairing, to congratulate referee It was no coincidence, out ahead of all Blackpool So Botton 2. Blackpool 1. through format ut Bolton og Grimitha Nice touch, thinking

(OOFY murely, that their four main players--the same got-on it adf-ting with Joe: Bmith on a hundred-to-one chance.

nervous you are.”

team

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