Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 20, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 June 1923 — Page 8

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Vendetta begins between MICHAEL SAVERS, noted criminal, and SIR NORMAN GREYES. once of Scotland Yard, when Sayers' beautiful housemaid. JANET, saves him from Sir Norman by shooting dead an officer sent to arrest him. Greyes falls in love with Janet and proposes marriage. Michael disguises himself and attends the wedding reception. Having stolen a pearl necklace, the gift of Sir Norman to his bride. Sayers returns them indirectly to Janet. Michael buys from the divorced wife of a politician a bundle of manuscript, evidence against the lady’s former husband and his confederate, the wellknown Lord Kindersley. Sayres refuses ten thousands pounds from the newspapers for the evidence for publication because he is in love with Beatrice Klndersley IT was toward the close of a dinner party at Klndersley Court, In Devonshine, where Janet and I were spending a fortnight, that our host suddenly directed the conversation to me. “One has heard a great deal of ycur successes, Greyes. especially during your last few years a* Scotland Yard. What do you count your greatest failure?” “My inability to bring to justice the greatest criminal in Europe,” I replied after a moment’s hesitation. “I had him on my book for three years, but when I retired, he was still very much at large." “What is his name?" Lord Kindersley asked with some interest. I smiled. “A name, with him. I suspect, is an affair of the moment. I have known him under a dozen different pseudonyms: but hie real name is, I believe, Michael. He did me the honor to attend my wedding reception as Colonel Escombe.” I happened to meet the glance of Beatrice Klndersley as I looked across the table. “But tell us about this man Michael?*’ Lord Klndersley intervened. “I remember, seven*or eight years ago, hearing something about the duel between you fellows at Scotland Yard and a wonderfully led criminal gang. Where is the fellow now?” I shook my head.

“GOD BLESS MY SOUL!” LORD KINDERSLEY EXCLAIMED. “HOW THE DEVIL DID YOU GET IN?” “I shouldn’t have the faintest / ldea where to look for him. If he comes Into the limelight again, my friend Rimmington at Scotland’ Yard will certainly send for me.” “And you would join In the hunt?” our host persisted.. “You would do nothing of the sort,” Jajiet intervened, looking 1 across at me. “That is a promise.” I smiled back at her reassuringly, Prosperity and peace of mind had agreed with Janet. The dignity of wifehood sat well upon her. Her complexion seemed to have grown more creamy, her beautiful eyes softer, her carriage, always graceful, more assured. There was no woman In the county more admired than she—certainly no one less spoiled. I sometimes think that if she had had her way, she would never have wandered at all outside our little domain. “There is just the one possibility,” I remarked, “that I might not be able to evade the challenge. If I do not go after Michael, he may come after me.” It was precisely at this moment that the amazing event happened. We were a party of twelve at dinner, seated at a round table in the center of the large banqueting hall of Kindersley Court. The room was rather dimly lighted, except for the heavily shaded table lamps. The two footmen had left the room, presumably to fetch the coffee, and the butler standing behind Lord Kindersley’s chair was the only servant in atendance.

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Suddenly every light in the place went out, and we were plunged into the most complete darkness. “Never knew such a thing to happen before,” our host/declared in an annoyed tone. “Somebody must have been tinkering with the powerhouse. Fetch some candles, Searle.” The butler turned to grope his way toward the door, but he was not allowed to reach it. From various parts of the shadowy' spaces on every side of us, little pin-points of Are blazed out and steadily approached, without sound or movement. One of them came to a standstill immediately behind Lord Kindersley’s chair. Wielded by some unseen hand, the dazzling brilliancy of a high-powered electric torch was flashed round upon twelve j amazed faces. Then a strong voice I broke the spellbound silence, a voice I still and cold and perfectly modulI ated. *•* “Ladies and gentlemen," the intruder said, “there is no need for any particular alarm. This is, To use a slang phrase, a ‘holdup.’ We have automatic pistols, and I trust that you will realize the absurdity of resistance.” “God bless my soul!” Lord Kinder - sley exclaimed. “Where are all my servants? How the devil did you get in?" 0 “It is scarcely policy to let you j into the secret of our methods,” the | same cold voice continued: “but I ! have no objection to telling you that i we came in through the front door, ! that your servants are locked up and guarded in the servants’ hall very much as you are, that your telei phone wires are cut, your electric- | light supply is in our hands, and the j lodge-gates guarded. You ladies will kindly place all the jewelry you are I wearing, upon the table in front, of you. There must be no delay, please, j or any attempt at concealment." “What shall I do?” the woman ■ next to whispered hoarsely. “I :am wearing my emeralds—Jack implored me not to—they are worth 20,000 pounds.” “You will hive to dew as the others ! are doing.” I told her “The first act I of this little drama must be played I out according to orders.” She unclasped the necklace with j trembling fingers, and the unseen fig- | ure behind Lord Kindersley’s chair !spoke again. “Will It he Sir Norman Greyes who j struts across the stage in the second act?” he asked mockingly.

Then I knew who was there and I remembered that Michael had sworn to take my life when and how the opportunity offered. I was an easy mark for him, sitting there, but somehow the idea of assassination never had any terrors for me. ~ “I may occupy the stage for a little time,” I answered, feeling for my wine through the darkness. “But after all, it will be the third act that counts. Which will you choose, I wonder. Michael —the gallows at Wandsworth Gaol or , the electric chair at Sing Sing?” This, of course, was sheer bravado, a touch of melodrama of which 1 repented as soon as I had indulged in it. I heard the click of a weapon and in the steady glare of that small circle of light I saw the flash upon ir? barrel as it drew level with my head There was a silence as poignant as it was hysterical; then a cry from Janet rang through the room. “A familiar voice, I farcy.” Michael said coldly as he lowered his weapon. "You do well to intervene, dear lady. Some day or other I think that your husband vail kill me or I him: but unless he hunts me with a posse of policemen, it will be when we are both armed and the odds are even.” “May I speak, please?” Beatrice Kindersley asked. “I have put my rings and bracelets upon the table. I am wearing around my neck a miniature spt with brilliants. It Is not really very valuable. but it was left me by a relative. May I keep It?” The light flashed for a moment upon the pendant which she seemed to be holding forward for examination, flashed on the little heap of her jewelry upon the table. “Pray keep your miniature." the voice conceded. “Do me the further honor, if you will, of replacing your jewelry upon your fingers and wrists We are not here to rob children of their baubles.” • • • Beatrice’s laugh was a most amazing thing. It was perfectly natural and full of amused enjoyment. “I don’t like the reflection upon my jewelry,” she complained. “How ever, since you are so generous, I will accept your offer." “Look here,” Lord Kindersley broke out, finding a certain courage from his niece's complete composure, “is this a practical joke?” “You will discover if it is a practical joke or not, if you attempt to leave your seat!” wap the instant reply. “These fellows can’t think they’re going to get away with a thing like this,” muttered Lord Ham-den, the lord lieutenant of the county, from the other end of the table. “Your Lordship is mistaken,” was the confident reply from the unseen figure who was directing the proceedings. “I will lay you five to one In hundreds that we do, payment to he made through the personal column of the Times in thirty days’ time." “Gad, he’s a cool hand!” chuckled Anstruther. the master of hounds, who was seated next, but one to me. “I wish I could see his face for a moment.” “It w'ould he your last if you did,” he was promptly told. "What if I strike a match?” a young man who was seated next to Kindersley inquired. “I should put it out with one bullet and you with the next,” Michael assured him grimly. “Now, ladies and gentlemen,” he went on, after a brief pause, "our business seems to be over. Anyone who leaves his seat before we reach the door, will be shot. As soon as we get there, we shall lock you in, and then you can commence your part of the fun as soon as you like.” No one attempted a single word of repl% The little points of fire were upon us while our visitors slowly retreated. We heard the door

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THE OLD HOME TOWN—By STANLEY

PRIVACY OF HUE UPHELD BY COURT UNIONTOWN, Penn., June I. That the Volstead act nor the laws of the. Pennsylvania. Commonwealth will

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countenance the searching of a man’s private home for evidence of the liquor law violation unless a properly executed search warrant has been issued is becoming more evident. Both Federal and State Courts have announced their rulings In no uncertain manner recently. The latest decision on the question came from Judge Van Swearingen in the court here recently and is undoubtedly the most sweeping that has

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been made In the State. All liquor obtained without a search warrant by the State Constabulary and officers of the law was taken Illegally and must be returned o the owners. The effect of Judge Van Swearingen’s ruling is widespread, aa it affects many thousands of gallons of wines, whisky and beer, Jamaica ginger and moonshine seized by the State Troopers in their country-wide raids made in the ConnellsvUle region at

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the behest of Governor Pinchot several weeks ago and also all contraband goods taken by county officers in the last year, where a search warrant had not ben issued. In his opinion. Judge Van Swearingen contended that the age-old doctrine that a man’s home was his own castle... Colored Woman Attacked When she repulsed'" his advances, Lee Donaldson, colored, out Josephine

MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1923

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Douglass, colored, 721 Ogden St., with a knife, police say. Donaldson tu j caped. His victim is in the city ! pital where her condition is serious. Two Purses Taken Mrs. Louise Moore," 1525 N. Meridian St., reports her home entered during the night and two beaded purses containing $25 and some change missing. The purser were found In the beak yard today.