Show J y JiA iA y 1 J 1923 J r t st st. By E. E Copyright 1 1922 22 by byEt Phillips Oppenheim The Mystery Advertisement Advertise j I service Et Phillips Arr Oppen PA NEA I I BEGIN hERS HERE TODAY Vendetta begIn between Michael Sayera Sayrs SayI Say Say- era rs noted t criminal and Sir Norman o man h Yard rd when I j I once of ot Scotland u Bayers Sayer beautiful housemaid 3 JP Janet Dt saves paves him Cro from Crom sir Ir Norman Normal by h dead ti I arrest him ary Greye I an officer sent to falls In lose o with Janet Jnet and proposes propones marriage c Michael disguises lt n Ce I Colonel E Et comb and attends attend the weddin wedding wed wed- wedding ding din He lle steals a pearl necklace neck neck- his hll Sir Norman to laos lace the girt gift of ot bride J Later ater he returns return them Indirectly to Janet Jnet Michael answers aneu a cipher message naCe published In a ft paper and buys bUY The witS wife of ot a S politician a from the cJ bundle of ot manuscript evidence against the woman womans woman's former husband and ana his hll Confederate I Jord ord J Michael cells calls at the residence nce of ot Lord and l 1 r d an Interview Sayera Sayers otter offers Lord tord n a four four day day I reap respite It In which to tOurs eur his hI financial After that Lime the letters are areto areto areto to be given for tor publications In the news nen- paper xo O GO so OX ON WITH STORY MICHAEL MICHAEL SAYERS SAVERS CONTINUES Next ext morning morning there TV were ere sensational sensational sensa sensa- sensational paragraphs in most of the financial pap papers rs Shipping shares all reacted slightly but tho slump I in KIndersley's Va was a a. thing no no one could a for tor Th They y had fallen from six to five live within twenty-four twenty I hours and as soon as asI I reached my offices in Holborn I received frantic messages from Mr I imploring me to close with a profit of over 20 pounds There was I with tho the nothing whatever wrong I shares he assured me and they were bound to rally I listened to I all he ho had to say gave him positive instructions not notto to disturb my operation operations operations oper oper- i in any way and disregarding I his piteous protests rang off and made my way to the great newspaper I Iper per ncr offices where my Iny business of the morning g layl lay l It took me an hour to o get as far tar faras faras taras as the assistant editor I 1 told him my story and end showed him the documents docu docu- ments merits He lie went out of the room for tor fora tora a moment and r returned turned with the editor ed ed- ed- ed They both looked at me cu curiously cu- cu Vho Who are you Mr the editor asked A sp speculator I answered I bought those papers from Rendall's Kendall's divorced wIfe Sh She has a spite against him Hour can one be sure that they I Iare are genuine Anyone who stu studies Ies them must I know that they are are I replied If It you want confirmation I told Lord Kindersley yesterday esterday Q of gf their existence exist exist- once ence and forthcoming publication and advised him bill to sell as many of his hig shares as as possible Your fInancial financial finan fInan- cial column vv will ill tell you the result What do j you ou want us to do with these documents Mr editor asked I want yo O o uto give me a a. v very ry large sum of money for tor them and then hen them I replied You know that there thero will be the devil lit a row row That will be your our lookout 1001 Their genuineness will be your our tion The editor looked thoughtfully out I tho the window Hl Ills face faco was was as hard hardas hardas hardas as as granite but he had very gray hu human human hu- hu I man than eyes We Ve should have no compunction about bringing the tho thunders down upon Rendal Rendall he ho said But with Lord it is a a. little different differ ent erit He lIe Is a n. considerate and reputable reputable reputable able figure in society He Ue might survive the disclosures ures urea I suggested After all there was a n certain amount of justification justification tion for his conduct He lie averted a n. national disaster r even If the means he used were immoral A case can be built up for tor him certainly the editor r remarked marked musingly musingly mu mu- singly What is your price for these documents documents' Ten Teb thousand thousand- pounds and they must roust pot not bo ho used before Thursday I replied Why not before Thursday J I have given en Lord Kindersley so much grace You will leave the documents in our hands hands' the editor proposed I considered the matter I could think of nothing likely to alter my plans but I was conscious of a curious curious curi curl ous aversion to taking the irrevocable irrevocable able step You shall have them I agreed If you will give gl me a letter acknowledging ac ac- ac- ac that they aro are my property property prop prop- erty and promising to return them to me without publication should I 1 desire it It on Wednesday afternoon What about he mone money moner the editOr editor edi edi- edi- edi tor asked Do you want anything on account You are prepared to give me the pounds He shrugged his shoulders shoulders' We e never bargain he said There is no stand standard d. d for such goods as you offer otter The question is whether you want anything In advance advance advance ad ad- vance t No thank you I answered Ill Ill have the whole amount on Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day afternoon or tho documents back again I 1 think that It will be bethe bethe the money I trust so so my my two editorial friends replied in fervent unison I On Wednesday morning the tho Kindersley Kin Kin- denley Shipping company shares Kin Kin-I at 3 33 U and a brief notice In the Times announced that his lordship was confined to his house houseIn In South Audley street suffering Buttering from front a a. severe nervous breakdown Some idiotic impulse prompted me af after I had paid my y brief visit to m my office to take a R stroll In that direction A doctors doctor's i carriage e ewas was waiting outside Kindersley House and as J I passed on the other side of the way the front ron door opened n and lIce tire l doctor to himself stood on the threshold The thought of Lord Kindersley s sufferings had Up to tho present Inspired In me meno meno meno no other feeling titan than one of mild amusement By Dy the tho side sido of the doctor however T. T Kindersley Kinder Kinder- sley was standing I 1 knew then that the tho end of my career cauer must be close at handI hand I I was weakening My nerve had gone The Tho Instincts of childhood were returning to me The Tho morbid morbId morbid mor mor- bid curiosity which had brought mo ma to the house had been gratified gratified fied tied with A n ve I had re received received re- re a psychological stroke The Bin girls girl's s drawn and tear stained face race had disturbed d the callousness which I had deemed Impregnable A new scheme was forcing Its way into my mind There was only one redeeming point about It all all I I walked for tor tho ho next few v hours in peril of ot my l life fe S SAt At half halt past two that afternoon I Beatrice hastened Into Continued on page page 5 6 I t I LY l' l a HE MYSTERY MYSTERY- i t Continued from page 4 A It- the the little room bh the theto e Aground floor of at KIndersley y 1 to re-cel re receive ve an Unexpected tor i r lips parted in amazement t as she sa saw salt 9 who it was I 1 held up my Colonel I reminded aa aati f. f ti p You she exclaimed f t I Knew that there was no not noc a i flaw aw in 10 my e makeup or deportment j- j T I was th the Colonel combo who t had attended the Norman r. r wedding n and some whose e presence s nce there r had lad had led le-d to some slight g question L a R pearl bear necklace I do ou want want r What hat you sou she asked 1 breathlessly breathlessly f- f To lo help you ou ou I answered I i ii i saw you ou this morning and you anJu an- an p Ju 0 P pared in trouble p She smiled at me gratefully but butIl buta Il a moment later her face tace was clouded cloud cloud- e ed d with anxiety Y It is dear of ot you jou she said But nut YOU you ou must go away at once You ire are running a a. terrible risk 1151 Sir Norman orman are es is In m the house He Ile Ie Js is with m my uncle tincle now nos 1 is he doing here What i de- de Banded l IY uncle sent for tor him himl to seo I if he he could help There is some somes s serious trouble uncle I 1 dont don't know now what i u Is b but my Y uncle that it ruin nl means ans i At the thought of ot the near presence presence pres pres- presence ence of ot my ed edo edl edd o old d en enemy en my whole being seem seemed l to stiffen Yet iet alas alas' the tue weakness remained r Tell me I said what does does' your your distress mean mean Has Hag your OUr uncle always vs been good to you jou Z ZIs Is It for tor his sako sake that you are un- un Entirely she answered without hesitation I I know that a great 1 i 6 il 3 r e eo to o S R l ht t i j un s 4 i crt t F o s. s To me he ha i ll p. p aret person H in ke ke Tny y heart ach to to see him bUn s 's s r c I glanced at my watch ivo Very well I 1 said Give Gl me i Wl to get Bet clear clearie away en I lei m gone gIve o ie Jno hIm this nt Tell l him that will has an as changed C h his mind and that h he hear r from hIm beforE beford 5 Wh o clock thIs What iB li have hae you ou to do wIth h all allx x she she- asked wonderingly Never ver mind mind- mindl I l answered Be Belot sure not lot r liver deliver to give me five minutes minutes and do my message before Norman Norman Nor Nor- man wi but buth She Walked with me to the door when I would have nave opened ol it she was rh checked lighter Su me She Already her took my hands In m hers and 1 r. r felt her soft Boft breath upon my face whIspered I n em m ed going to thank you JOU- she fihe It vas Was an absurd interlude Both the editor and the assistant edItor editor ed- ed did everything short of goIng down on their knees induce me to to Induce me change my mind They offered me practically a a. hinted fortune They Ther even that hO honors ors mIght be obtained for tor me They trIed patriotism to appeal to m my to sundry noble motives maUves not on one of which I end I In the theu obtaIned the documents addressed ad- ad dressed them to Miss BeatrIce a great bunch grant ot of fragrant fragrant fra- fra yellow roses hired a messenger to KO go with me In the them taxicab and saw i delivered at House That night I spent In taking taking tak- tak ing my room stock of at m myself self On the sIde my deal In had brought me a profit of somethIng lUte like pounds pounds to be considerably considerably consider consider- ably added to as I had bought again nt at 4 Further urther I had abstained u from becoming a blackmailer and I 1 had knocked Mr Edward Rendall down On the other hand I might t easily have made pounds and I had behaved behaved be- be haved like a fool Perhaps the most disquieting feature of It all was that I 1 was satisfied i with the deal The End |