1928-03-17 — Page 21

THE METAL BOX

By THOMAS COBB.

(Author of "False Pratemçea,!' Bra; Pomeroy's Reputation, &c.)

CHAPTER XVIL

Theresa's Petition,

"That's why I'm going to let you have your way," he answered.

"You won't so to the police she murmured.

"I shall do nothing. I shall

Theresa of Clin Street with flaming checks. Everard had cer- tainly given her a fresh insight into his character, but despicable as she considered him, it surely did not follow that he was guilty

"I will ring her up this evening. of murder. The only excuse she could find for his treatment of I don't know exactly what time But I'll look up herself was that he was panic-she gets home. atricken at the prospect of the her number and telephone before! aotting to work of the police. dinner."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1928,

MATCHES BY POST.

HEAVY FINES FOR BREAKING| THE LAW.

Mr. Patrick David de Lazlo, an under-graduste at Balliol College, Oxford, and a son of the artist, was fined £10 and £10 costs at Mari- borough street Police Court for sending a "Christmas box" of mat- ches by post to Baroness Jenisch, Germany.

von

Mr. H. E. Gallaher, for the Gen- eral Post Office, stated that the packet was sent to Croydon aero- drome; and might have imperilled the lives of the pilot and passen- gers of an aeroplane,

When the bag containing the simply stand aside, and let Parkin-air mail for Germany arrived at Croydon aerodrome on December son simmer in his own juice.”

"What--what about Miss Rall-23 the bag for Hamburg, when thrown to the ground, was seen ton?" suggested Theresa.

to be giving forth smoke, and when it was opened it was found that the box of matches had just ignited.

Mr. de Lazlo pleaded ignorance of the Post Office Act, 1908, which forbids the sending of matches by post.

There was obviously something "Oh, thank you, thank you,' which he was keeping in the back-cried Theresa, holding out her ground, and if he was innocent, he band. He thought she looked Mr. Anthony Ronald Vickers, of must be conscious of a grave more entrancing than ever as she Englefield Green, Surrey, a mem Kability to suspicion...

stood, her cheeks faintly flushed, ber of the firm of Vickers Arm- What should she do? To return her eyes shining, re-buttoning her strong, also pleaded guilty to a to the hotel and stay there with-musquash coat. "Uncle Elias similar offence on December 23 a "Christmas out doing something, seemed im would never have forgiven me,"last, when he sent possible in her present excited she said, us Foster opened the box" of matches to Sir Edward condition. She intended to wash door.

Nicholl, Shepperton. her hands of Everard Parkinson, but it was not her nature to desert even an enemy in peril

.

When it reached the South-Wes- But after he had put her into a taxi, come upstairs again and tern District Once, London, it ex- On reaching the "Capital" she lighted a pipe, he began to feel ploded, and smoke came out. No

Ile had almost damage was done. With the box, ordered afternoon tea and lighted a little guilty.

was a message, "May you strike leaving lucky, every time." "But,"

(Laughter.)

com-

a cigarette, wondering whether made up his 'mind to see Detective

Pow after Foster had already gane to Scot-Inspector land Yard. If not, waa Everard Theresa that morning, but when it mented Mr. Gallaher. "It struck un-f right in suggesting that she had came to the pinch, he shrank from lucky."

Mr. Vickers, who also pledded enough influence to prevent him? the

her. ignorance of the law on the point, Should she be likely to catch him which at Upper Baker Street, provided | Better that his aunt's murderer was fined £5, with £5 costa. she could bring herself to go to should go scot free, than that his rooms?

should be publicly

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Inevitable would

unpleasantnesa fall upon

Theresa

As he was thinking of fetching the

Telephone Directory, however, Northumberland Mrs, Hatchings ushered her into

dinner. the room.

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Theresa

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Nearly 350 officers will be re- It was half past five when she associated with that outsider! set forth again, after changing her Nol that he even yet felt perfectly quired by the Royal Air Force for mind several times, and on ring-convinced of Parkinson's guilt, but dying duties during the present ing the hell, was disappointed to rather that the case ought to be year, under the short service com-

6. Queen's Road Central hear from Mrs. Hutchings that thoroughly investigated, and there mission scheme, the average rate

Ilangkong, April 17th, 1928. might be trouble in dealing with for appointment being approxim- Dr. Markwell was not at home.

"What time do you expect him?" Monien Railton, whom he ought to lately 40 each month.

Rome, Feb. 1.-Figures relating she asked.

ring up at her residential club.

o the state of the Italian Trea- "He might be back any minute,"

ury on December 31, 1927, are answer. "And he's the

published here. They show an almost certain to come home and

"effective surplus" of 17,000,000 change before dinner."

In the vestibule he saw Elins

Hire (approx. £185,000). The cur- Theresa was on the point of

"Good evening. Dr. Markwell," Feversham with an unlighted

rent account of the Treasury with turning away, when she saw him crossing the road from the Under-she said, with a tight grip on her clear between his teeth, leaning amazed at the revival of the story the Bank of Italy for service in attache case. He thought that for back in a chair, in conversation (which they thought exploded long the provinces is said to have "No wonder you look surprised!" once she looked almost nervous. with a man, whom he introduced ago) of the woman calling herself shown on December 31 laat

the Grand Duchess Anastasi: Adferedit in favour of the State of she exclaimed. But I-I want to "I always like to be straight as "Mr. Van Camper."

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Suppose you come upstairs," he pleased, but I thought it my dutynlained of headache, and Foster supposed to have escaped executionThe bank note circulation de-London Bankers-National Provincia) Bank, Islands.

M. worse. Mr. Feversham sent up soldier

Correspondents all over the world: to 000). In the aggregate the in- named Tchaikovsky

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Hongkong. 20th July, 1927. round it. A good fire was burn-mind your own business?"

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THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE and on the mantelshelf a collection was very good to me. When I was ham as the dimensions of the hotel

BANK LIMITED, "You haven't come." she mur of pipes. She saw him hastily in trouble after my father's death, permitted. kick pair of slippers under the she invited me to stay with her,

though she hated to have her ways mured, to say you have changed "Won't you take off your cost?" upset, I was there four months, your mind?"

and might have sinyed for ever us He said, but she shook her head.

"I guess I'll unbutton it," she far as she was concerned, only answered, and added excitedly, couldn't take advantage of her any "Dr. Markwell, you haven't been longer. I couldn't be ungrateful énough to keep silent when I felt at Scotland Yard yet?"

rertain I knew who had killed her. "Not yet-" "Thank goodness! I have seen thought I ought to tell you," with a sigh.

Monica added, "and I expect you'll Everard Parkinson," she tinued. "I went to Cliff Street. have a visit from Inspector Pow He owned up about, the Insur- in the morning."

Having done her duly, she had ance and insisted that if once you told the police. I should be be no wish to. prolong the interview, involved as well. He threatened'

sofa.

me appear as bad as himself."

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con-

nor

on rellection could Foster that you would have to give blame her very severely, evidence that would-would make

"Damn!" he muttered as soon as he was alone, and that seemed That," said Faster gravely, "is to sum it up. why I've lain low so long. That's

A quarter of an hour later, he why I haven't seen Inspector Pow made his way through the rain to-day. Yet, I feel in spite of which was beginning to full, to everything, I shall be bound to small restaurant in Baker Street, see him-"

and during the meal, realised that

"Miss Railton has been mis guided enough to take the wind out of my sails," he explained. "She saw Inspector Pow this after- noon."

Theresa shrugged her shoulders "Oh well. Where's no help for It," she said. " shall have to face the music, whether I like it or not. Was Miss Railton in a position to enter into all the details?".

"I'm afraid she was." "About

Own my

part?"

deplorable

"Unfortunately I told her before learnt the truth about you," Foster admitted.

"Am I likely to have a visita- from the police?" asked tion Theresa.'

"To-morrow morning, probably.

first and you next,"

I have put my own personal There must be warned. Should I should think Pow would take me reason first," she cried, "because I he naturally am concerned

that telephone?-perhapu for would be injudicious in the cir

of what I did being made public,

"Oh dear," she faltered, "how

myself. I shudder at the notion cumstances; he would go to hope he won't see Uncle Elias."

now I know Everard's real object. No one will belleve I didn't know from the beginning. But that Isn't my only reason. Since I've seen him to-day, I can't make up my mind-"!

"Whether it was Parkinson who murdered my aunt or not," said Foster.

"Oh, it isn't possible," she in- sisted. "Yot he was terribly he that protests upset. He knows nothing about Miss Croom's death, that he only entered her

That was house once.

on the Monday."

"You don't believe him!" "I can't feel certain.

He is Some. thing he thinks would incriminate him. He entreated me to see you to-day, Dr. Markwell, I haye. done with Everard. I will never speak to him again of my own free will, but I can't leave him in the lurch. He insists that he will find himself in a tight place.if you go to Scotland Yard. I have no right to ask you to do anything to please me, but If only you could Bee your way to lat things rest as they are. If Everard's guilty you naturally wish him to be punish- ed. Still, I wish you would let him go his own way. It's true I can't leave myself out of it. 'realise I'm asking this favour partly for my own sake-"

keeping something back.

I

(To bo continued.)

M. Alexandre Kroupenyky, Pre- lire (£940,000,000), instead of sident of the Superior, Russian 96,270,000,000 lire (E£1,046,000, Monarchist Council in Paris, says,000) on October 31, 1923. It is "I think the Grand Duke Andrew pointed out that in view of the Vladimirovitch has made a mistake,coming into effect of the Decree because all the other. Grand Dokcs of December 21, 1927, all debt and and Grand Duchesses, who knew relations between the State the Grand Duchess Anastasin, have the Bank of Italy have been capital (fully paid up)", seen this oung women and know eliminated. that she is not the Tsar's youngest daughter.

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vestigated four years ago.

"The case was first raised by a Berlin evening paper, and an im- partial investigation was made in which the German police assisted. The decision reached was that the story had no foundation,

"Among the many persons who have seen this woman are the Grand Duchess Olga, sister of the late Tsar, Prince Youssounoff, Professor Gillard, who was the Swiss tutor to the Royal Family in Russia, and also the valet de, chambre of the Tsar, who came from Lithuania to see the woman."-Central News.

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