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The Impregnable Door

By Sidney Horler

(Continued from Page 3.)

The night was fine, and in order to get the fuggy air of the baccarat room out of his lungs, he decided to walk back to Chapel Street, Grosvenor Place, where he lived.

Being able to see almost as well as a cat in the dark--a quality which had often proved extremely past he set valuable to him In the

cutting through brink

pace, Vigo Street on his way to Plecndil-

had

a hundred scarcely gone

followed,

out at n

ly.

He yards, however, when a sixth sense he was being

told him Now it

if there was one weak spot in

it was his in

Standish'n make-up ability to hear anyone at his heels without looking round. He did so now, pivoting to quickly that the shadower almost fell into his arms.

But if Standish was quick, so was the other; there was the dull gleam of

steel, And the vicious lunge which his assallant minde would have home if Standish had not gone moved with the speed of a well- trained boxer. For a man of his weight, it was remarkable how deftly he stepped aside, the result being

that the knife-thrust was wasted on the empty air, and the would-be assassin the next minute to the pavement like a crashed suck of coals flung into a cellar. And once down, he stayed down.

Spurning the body with his foot, Tiger saw that there was no con- sciousness left in the fellow. There seemed to be no one about and he walked quickly on, reflecting as he went.. Was this man the ordinary type of black-out footpad ur did the thing go deeper than that? Was he, the spy-catcher, under suspicion by the Other Side? It certainly looked

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proving

than he had

like it. The game was even, more exciting hoped.

I said in wishing Standish fare M. CAESARINE HIMSELF had well: "Come back any time. Mir Bartlett; and perhaps another even ing you will play youmelt."

•

"You bet your life I will," he had answered.

And now he was going to live up to his promise.

Only forty-eight hours had passed between his first and second visits, but much had happened in the meantime.

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HEINRICH ZEIDLER, the Chief

German spy system in Britain, sat in his closely-guarded room, which lay at the back of the baccarat room which, in turn, lay at the back of Caesarine's night club. With him was a woman, a The radiantly beautiful woman. Hon, Brenda Loring had Just laken a bulky foolscap envelope from ber bag.

"There are the blueprints for the Thunderbolt British fighters.". new she said, and with the words her facial attractiveness changed. No one looking at her now, could have mistaken her for anything but

bird female

of prey, cruel. rapacious, lacking conscience.

Her German paymaster smiled

il was like one hyena greet back i ing another.

"You have done your work well. iny dear Fraulein," he saiti. "So you found the great Roger Westlake cary. hein?"

"Yes, it was like taking pennles

from a blind -munt Poor. fool, he could deny me nothing-not even these plans! But, of course, Herr Zeidler, he was not entirely res ponsible when he showed them to me."

Her tuskmaster smiled again. "Did you put what I gave you into his glass?"

She nodded.

"Well. It has worked out very resumed Zeldler. satisfactorily," "Caesarine is very pleased with the five thousand ur so he has got

uut

Westlake through hi

of

baccarat room; I am pleased, րում when these plans arrive in Ger- many, as they very quickly will, A himself will be pleased. As

get a

Fraulein, no doubt you will you inndsome bonus. There is just one thing, though," he added

and then looked at her speculatively that she wondered what was coming.

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The British are fools, perhaps." hé resumed,

"but I do not think it would be

wise for the Ilon. Brenda Loring to stay in London much longer. When this besotted fool, Westlake, comes to his Bensch. as of course he will-it is a curious characteristic of the British that

they

mix up their consciences with their love affairs he wil first suspect you of stealing those plans, and then endeavour to get them back. By that time, Fraulein, you inust be away from here."

"Have you any special orders?" "Not at the moment; but I thinle that the Cologne headquarters will be able to use you in Zurich. In back to your the meaniline go virginal couch and sleep the steep of the good servant who has done her duty faithfully and well."

That she appreciated the sardonic undertone of his heavy humour was shown by the smile that flashed across her face.

"Thank you, Herr Zeidler, I will; I don't mind saying that I shall be

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gind to get to bed early to-night; I have found the attentions of Mr. Westlake rather exhausting,"

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hours of this morning and I had n number of experts with me. One, you may be interested to know, is the most skilful burglar and safe- The man with the inscrutable

blower in the country. The police, face rose from his coat at the big desk and gave her a short bow.

enough, released him obligingly from Dartmoor Prison especially for "Once again, Fraulein, my con-

I should not troublo to this job.. I will see you out gratulations.

violent in

any wa become myself; the mechanism guarding

Zeldier; the place is surrounded This is very intricate."

It was not often that the spy-

you look behind, you wil see that the secret panel on which master

ter became gallant, but the success of this Intest coup by le best agent in Britain had indeed induced a mood of good humour,

room

"You are very valuable to me, Fraulein; I must cherish, you. I...

What he was about to say went unuttered. The power of speech went from him. But the woman, her nervous system reacting more quickly, stifled a scream.

There, standing in the doorway of the room, which was supposed to be so impregnable, stood a tali ngure. It was that of man well- bullt, athletic,

"for it was was

indistinguishable His face covered by a black silk musk. This avenger for he looked the very. spirit of retribution--carried a re- volver in his right hand. Yet his valce, when he spoke, was pleasant Crough, although the words had n steely edge.

must

apologise, Herr Zeidler, and you, Fraulein Muntzer," he said, "for dropping in on you so unex- pectedly, but I did not have time You see, the Ministry

of

to telepcal Research have just

discovered that some rather valu- able blue-prints are missing-some- thing to do with a

new British Jighter, I believe. Of course, I did not enquire too closely into it-I

an absolute foot at mechanics- but I just occurred to me that you two might know something about it: that is why I looked in as I was passing."

Whilst the woman stared fixedly at the speaker-could this be the same man who had acted like a fool at Chalinot's?-the spy-master responded to the situation in the only way possible. But as his hand reached out for the invisible button on the desk behind him, he was seized by the left arm and swung round.

"Keep your hands off that but- ton, Zeidler," said the mystery man, and now all the former pleasantry. was gone. "You see, I happen to know a good deal about your little And gadgets-oh, excuse me!"

revolver into the pushing his stomach of the German, he snatch- ed the foolsenp envelope from the desk and placed it in his overcont pocket

way,

you prided yourself so much, 110

doubt, is now partly filled by a couple of revolvers. The men be- hind these revolvers are very deter- Tot nined fellows and there are a of others like them outside. And now, if you will excuse me, I will run along to see Roger Westlake; he has not been very well lately, but he will soon be himself again

now.

"One final word! After you have been taken away, a thorough search will be made of this room, and I am hoping to find some files dealing with the great blackanail organisu- tion on which Herr Hiler prides himself so much. You are a reader, no perhaps, Herr Zeidler? If 30 doubt you have read the Hitler Speaks' by, Dr. Rauschning, the former President of the Danzig Senate?

It is a very interesting book and in it the author quotes the words of the Leader himself. We of the British Intelligence have inemorised them; they are these:

am having a comprelien- sive card index compiled of every influential person in the wo

contain every The cards will

in

detail of importance. Will he

Can he

be bought take money? in any other way? Is he vain? le he sexual? Is he homosexual? That t

is of the utmost value be- cause it provides close associa- tions that can never be escaped in his from. Has he anything past to conceal? Can he be sub- Jected to pressure? It is on the

strength of these reports that I choose my men. That really is politica."

The man in the mask stepped back; from his pocket he took out a small whistle. He blew three sharp notes on it,

To the foremost man who came rushing forward, he said in a tone of deep disgust, "Here they are take 'em away."

(The adventures of Tiger Standish will appear in the "Hongkong Telegraph" each Wednesday and Saturday. Be sure to read the second story In this interesting series, in

Now I will be off," "lie said,

(d, but--which-Tiger-outwits-a-gang-

before

I go, I think it only fair that should explain how I have comme

I shop

lody.

to know so much. Being almost a gentleman, I will start with the Here are a few Ups, Frau- lein, which you may find useful if you survive the war. To begin with you are much too attractive to be a successful spy: you should tone down that startling beauty of yours bit. Although you may not know it, you have been under sus- picion ever since you landed in this country with false American passport. Besides, you ought to be

choice more careful in your names; the real Brenda Loring stilt in a convent in Eire. Then again, you ought not to have flown at such high game as Roger West- lake at least, not so early as all this:

you should have worked your We way up to him by degreda. may be fools in this country in many ways, but we keep rather a sharp. eye on inventive geniuses in time of

war.

of

no

He turned alarply to the right and now fuced the spy-moster. "You thought yourself safe, doubt, Herr Zeidler; according to what I have overheard, you have this gone so far as to describe room no impregnable; and I must admit that some of the gadgets you have used to guard yourself here are pretty good; but, as it happens, paid a visit here in the early

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