Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 August 1938 — Page 14

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CHAPTER FIFTEEN

A TIKKI'S face reflected her incredulity. Charles Dillon, alias

Wade Bancroft, her father’s

partner? «I don’t believe it,” she said flatly.

Fiske was smiling, “It’s true,” he said. “Your, father let Dillon become his partner to break up one of the biggest jewel

smuggling and theft rings that ever operated in this or any other country. . “You see,” he continued, “it all - started several months ago. A criminal syndicate dealing in both smuggling and stealing jewelry decided to modernize. Hitherto they had disposed of their ‘hot’ gems through fences, taking a 60 to 70 per cent loss on the actual value due to the risk. So they figured that if they could gain control of several repuiable retail jewelry houses théy could eliminate this loss. “The reputation of the firm, of course, would be their greatest asset, so they couldn't buy. They had to force their way in under cover, coerce the owner. : j “So several months ago two men went to your father. They had credentials which .represented them as being the agents of a new diamond house in Amsterdam. They carried letters, which we later found to be forged, from the most reputable of diamond merchants in Holland. Peter Jerome made purchases from them then, and again on two later occasions, : “Then one day Dillon and another member of the syndicate visited your father. They proved to him that the gems he had purchased—and retailed—were stolen. They threatened to expose him and to present witnesses who would swear he had been acting as a ‘fence’ if he did not let the syndicate place Dillon into the firm as a silent partner. : “But the syndicate didn't count on Peter Jerome’s nerve. He gave in to them, with seeming reluctance, and went immediately before the Jewelers’ Association and laid the whole matter in front of them. Representatives of the police and big insurance agencies were called in and after several conferences it was decided to give Dillon a free hand. ; : ss = 8 IKKI broke in. “But what was Dillon doing running away with $100,000 under an assumed name?” she asked. “Pll get to that,” said Fiske. “I didn’t know that was the amount, although I knew he was carrying a considerable sum. It would be only natural that he should be. “Dillon was too close to the inner operations of the store and to Peter Jerome. He grew suspicious. Things were going his way too smoothly and Dillon had been a crook long enough to have a sixth sense that warned him. He had been a crook long enough not to worry about his pals when the break-up came. “He wasn’t sure. He just suspected. So he gathered all the available cash he could lay hands on, made an excuse to the syndicate and decided to disappear for a few weeks. Sarto Had been working with him and Dillon took Sarto along for fear that he might tip off the gang. “That is where fate—or coincidence or whatever you wish to call it—stepped in. Your father saw Dillon take the same you and Steve took. He immediately become afraid that Dillon might know you by sight and that you might do something unwittingly to send him into farther flight before we could get on his trail. So he sent you the note on the train.” : “I don’t believe he knew me,” said Nikki. “I probably wouldn't have met him if it hadn’t been for the money.” She told’ Fiske, Rance and her open-mouthed uncle about the dressing case full of bills, and then about the conversation she and Steve had overheard at the corral.

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him,” said Steve. “He didn’t come to the Lazy R to.ride horseback.” Fiske nodded. “Dillon evidently had two reasons for coming to the ranch,” he said. “First he was infatuated, if you will, with Miss Jerome. And secondly, he must have wanted to keep an eye on her about the money.” 8 ” » “JPUT where do you come in?” asked Steve. “I was put on the case immediately after the train pulled out,” Fiske explained. “I intended to fly to the coast and be there ready to watch Dillon and Sarto when they arrived. Then I learned from train officials that Dillon had changed his plans land was going to the ranch, So [I came here too.” “Then you knew about it all along?” Steve said to Uncle Jim. « “A little,” he admitted. “I know enough that I shouldn’t have put Sarto behind Fiske on the trail.” “You saved me there,” Fiske said to Steve. “We couldn’t let Dillon and Sarto be sure I was watching them. They were suspicious as it - “What about the shot at the cabin?” asked Nikki. “Didn't I see Sarto running away?” “You don’t miss much, do you young lady?” Fiske smiled. “Yes, to was doing a little spying on ‘me. I didn’t shoot at him. I just shot to frighten him.” “Why?” asked Steve. “Why did Sarto finally kill Dillon?” .. “Several reasons,” Fiske replied. He turned to Nikki. “Didn’t Dillon and Sarto have a

fight over you? That mark on his

Jaw—" Nikki told them about the first night at camp, of Dillon’s approaches and of Sarto’s blundering ~ onto the scene. “I thought so,” said Fiske. worked to a climax. ‘Sarto didn't - want to come to the ranch. He thought Dillon was going - crazy about Miss Jerome and jeopardiz- - ing their safety. Dillon’s burst of . temper made Sarto sullenly angry. . He tried to kill me on the trail. Dillon wasn’t a killer and he must have raised cain-with Sarto about that. Then when Dillon knocked * him down, Sarto let his anger get away with him. He decided to kill Dillon, take the $100,000 and make a: : :

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