Show THURSDAY T EVENING APRIL 12 1923 co I By E. E Phillips WINDS OF Copyright E. E Phillips PhillIp 1922 Oppen by byI i Oppenheim THE DEATH I I 1 Service helm N NEA EA I II I S TOD TOJ l M MIchael oJ Ml SaY SaYI B Vendetta begins I Bj and Sir r-orp r ornan noted criminal erg when j Scotland Yard ra- ra I once of ot J Jant 1 housemaId I Sayera Sayer beautiful W saves av vea him front from Sir Norman NormaD arrest by J hi hIm dead dd an aD officer Bent ent to aDI ace Janet becomes become Sayers' Sayers living at athis athis II I. While Sir Norman n h hIS he his hla country house Orey aua- aua d death deth In narrowly escaPes and J. J accidents is ta again In that tbt his hla enemy nemy to help Th The rhe police appeal to 0 workIng t at the therun run to earth ft a crIminal On his hla way head ot of a dangerous gang nc and andie to London OreYe car III J Janet ie Is shot through h the h UiO from from- a. a mys- mys iv i o in bank nOtes o lenous C U SOW NOW ow GO O JANET JA At five lIve minutes minute to on one amended however A was even en this condition hall hail porters porter's office youth front from tho the hand which into my put a package left b by aI a messenger had Just been found half a dozen I I opened it and cases A portion familiar morocco had never which I I 1 of ot the Jewelry again was in my thought to see clear to me that hands It was now already re returned returned returned re- re had either my husband the point of doIng dolne turned or was on help was as needed so 80 and that my days dM'S went by three Nevertheless message from without a sign Ign or during which I anybody three days fashion of a cat lived after atter the warmth and luxury curled In up clothes the feel teel of or my y to clinging perfumes of ot my reveling in the food and drinkIng drinkIng drink drink- drinkInS good good- eating bath slow but careful appreciation ap ap- ap- ap Ing InS wine with the tIle life lIfa revive In I felt predation fIo floW v more me the blood During those veins through m my la itt this would nothing three days driven me back to my would have committed would have I I I poverty rather titan than return re return return re- re almost any crime turn to It Jt C 0 o oOn fourth day I met Norman the On I 1 leaving a a. Greyest was street when he ers tra in Curzon of ot street rounded the corner bag of golf gol clubs and carrying evidently v lJ within t a looking f k a foot for or r two two a t taxicab of Fl him t I I was recognized me I was conscious conscious con coil before he thrill an and i peculiar of a keen flash of pleasure lef into f e hf his as Its though stern I ter saw saw Wj we 18 something were r t he Enemies face tace me inc glad to see was Sir I 1 Isaid Isaid morning Good hand Are out by said holding criminals left leU In tn the tho there no flO more world that you taka take a holiday clubs his put smiled and He window of ot a taxicab taxicab taxi taxi- the through open the by drawn up cab which had bad Just curb side gide of the tired of ot hunting criminals I am Besides the they are confessed he ard huntIng hUntIng huntIng hunt- hunt turning the tables They J Ing Indeed me me I ans ered l' l l That sounds as though my husband 1 i were vere back vT coming There are rumors of ot It it he admitted adte ad ad- staying near te e Are you rg hers I i 1 am living at the co court rt I told him Why not have me watched If It he does come back I am sure I 1 am one of the first people people peo peo- he ha would want to visit pIe h h- h It is Sc a 5 wonderful idea agreed with a peculiar gleam In his his would rather keen gray eyes eyes- I 1 bribe you though hl to give ve him tl up up V h 1 liOW JIOW mu mUCH A u t lately treated m me m very badly Dine with me tonight he suggested suggested sug- sug and we will discuss It it itI I r shall be charmed I 1 assented bo boldly Tr- Tr t At my ml rooms he suggested Number Thirteen About eight o o'clock Why W not a restaurant I asked I Out of consideration for tor you rou he J replied promptly You a are e probably probably proba- proba 1 bly more more or less watched and your movements reported to the organization organ- organ 11 I j husband Is is' is of which your the chief If It you are seen dining alone with me In a public place I they may Imagine that you have I come over to the enemy V You are are- most thoughtful I re replied replied re- re plied with all the sarcasm In my tone which I could command I I I will come to your rooms then He nodded pleasantly raised his cap and stepped into the taxicab I watched him a moment hating him bin because he seemed the one p person I who had the power to ruffle me He was dressed Just as I like to seamen see sea min men dressed in gray tweed loose but well vell fitting tItting lIe He wore a soft collar and the tie of ot a famous I cricket club His tweed can was set Just at the right angle He lIe moved with the light ease of an athlete I hated his shrewd kindly smile the clearness of ot his bronzed complexion I the little humorous lines about his eyes I 1 went straight back to my rooms and wrote him a few Impulsive impulsive impulsive sive lines I 1 wrote wrote- to say that I would dine with him at any restaurant restaurant restaurant rant he liked but not In street and that he could call forme forme for forme me at 8 At past half three that afternoon J I T. T received the invitation which I had Jad been expecting and at four o'clock I stepped out of ot ofa a taxicab and entered the offices of ot a firm of solicitors lc t situated Jn in a quiet ulet near ll Lincoln's s l inn An office office of of- r fice boy rose up from behind a worm-eaten worm desk and Invited me to seat myself on a hard wooden chair while he disappeared In In search of Mr the principal partner In the firm The office was decorated by rows of ot musty files flits I and a a n. line of ot bills containing particulars particulars par par- of ot property sales the solicitor solicitor in each case being tha firm of I Nicholson and I After a few tew nun min minutes minutes' I utes' utes delay the boy summoned me and held open a door on the other side of ot th the passage Mr rr 1 will see you madam he announced The door wits was closed behind me and andI I shook hands with a tall e elderly man who rose nose gs to welcome o e me In somewhat somewhat some some- someI I I what abstracted fashion He was untidily untidily untidily un- un tidily but professionally dressed He wore old fashioned stel spectacles spectacles spec spec- II s. s reposing at the present moment moment mo mo- mo- mo ment merit on his bis forehead The shape of his collar collar- and the fashion of ot his tie j belonged to a bygone generation There were rows of tin boxes extending to the ceiling a a. library of ot law law books books and his table was littered Jittered with papers pa pa- pa- pa I pers Mrs Mrs er er Morrison he began using the name by which I 1 had been known during the last few months That Is more or less my name I admitted I received a telephone message mes nuts sage aSking me to call this afternoon after after- noon Quite so quite so aBO he murmured a little vaguel vaguely Now let me mo see hn lie went on on looking among some Borne paper pa- pa per peri Your husband appears to have be been n a client of the firm for tor many years but my memory memory oh oh here we wear weare weare ar are he broke off otc drawing a 1 slip of ot paper toward him My ly instructions cabled from New ew York were to hand you the sum Bum of ot two hundred pounds You received that amount I believe I received it and have spent the greater part of ot it I 1 replied Ills His expression became a little less lessI I I benign I I I J 1 j Dear me me he he exclaimed That sounds rather extravagant He lie scratched his upper lip thoughtfully thought thought- fully You husband has I gather been engaged In operations In New York of a delicate nature The world of finance has always its secrecies He appears a now however to have brought his operations to a n close You are aware perhaps that he has landed i In n England My heart gave gave a little Jump I could bould not tell whether the sensation I experienced had more in it of Joy or of fearIs fearIs fearIs fear Is he safe sate I asked Safe Mr re repeated re re- pe a II little vaguely I Why not 7 There e was a moments moment's silence ren 1 I l looked around at the shabby but imposing Imf Imposing Im Im- im- im l f lawyers lawyer's posing e contents mildly g puzzled of z the re reo o office expression sj at n nhi the hi I drank in the whole atmosphere of the place and I was wa dumb Mr Young- Young husband suddenly smiled and tapped with his hla forefinger upon the table lIe He was like I a man who has suddenly seen through a faulty phrase in some legal egal l document I r apprehend you he said For Fora a moment I was not altogether able to appreciate the significance of ot your yourI question New York Is a curious place and I understand understand er er which your our husband has been concerned profitable may have made him enemies ene ene- ene- ene mies He traveled back to England Indeed under an assumed name Let me nie see see see-l I have It somewhere he went vent on on fumbling tumblIng once more among I a mass of ot papers I r had It In my hand only a 1 few minutes ago Here we are are Mr Richard Peters I Iam Iam Iam am am instructed to say madam that I Your our husband would welcome a call from you jou ou You have his address address' Yes Yes his his address he repeated Precisely I 1 have It here Number here Number Eleven Jackson Street Mayfair I Inquired Mayfair he repeated The address address ad ad- dress reminds me madam he went wenton on that you jou ou must bo be prepared to see your husband not husband ere not In the tho best of ot health lie He is is Js in fact tact in a nursing nursIng nurs nurs- ing home Is he lie seriously ill III 7 I asked I believe not was the d deliberate lIberate reply You will have an opportunity ity of Judging for tor yourself within half halt haltan an hour I am to ask you ou to visit him as soon as you ou can find It convenient con con- I 1 sat quite still I was as trying to get pet these matters Into my mind The lawyer lawyer glanced at his s watch t and Im Immediately Immediately Im- Im mediately J struck f t the b bell in front l of t hi him m You will forgive me me madam heid he sa said id rising to his feet I have a m meeting of the Law Society to at att attend at- at te tend nd My c compliments to your jour bus hus t teb ze s b band and Tell II him to let me k know If sI sIcan Ian I Ican c can an be of ot further service to him The boy was holding open the door T The Tha he lawyer with a II courteous old- old fashioned fa fath bow evidently considered th the at an end I went back to my taxicab a little bewildered and a nd drove at to once onrie to Ja Jackson so Street A nurse in starched linen n rock frock and flowing cap consulted a 5 little slate and led Jed me to a bedroom In one of or the upper stories Mr 11 Peters la getting on famous famous- ly Iy madam she Ing-I Ing The doctor hopes to me able to let him out at the end of ot tho the week weel Please step in In You can stay as long an os you like Your wife Is here 1 Mr 11 Jeters Peters leters she went on on ushering mo through the doorway |