Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 4, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 4 , june secret of the goldfish bowl by William p. Mcciver Geoffrey Geoff o Neil lawyer and investigator is on his most baffling Case. A Middle aged woman commit Ted suicide irom his office window right after she had i willed Frances Young a goldfish bowl containing three very valuable miss Young fiery redhead denied knowing the testator refused at Sairs tires on easy terms no Down payment your own Termi on balance Why risk a spoiled Outing install 1 to 4 new Goodyear tires now. Your credit is Good at1 Sairs tire Exchange phone 92-6348 Cor. Graham carry sri. Houm 8-6 sat. 8-5 . Moore s bus service Winnipeg Kenora Vermilion red Lake daily double service chances effective saturday june 5rh 4 hour service schedule leaves Winnipeg 8.00 . Daily sex. Sunday 4.30 . Daily sex. Saturday saturday 1.30 . Leaves Kenora 6.00 . Daily sex. Sunday 3.30 . Daily sex. Sunday sunday 5.00 . Lake leaves Winnipeg 8.00 . Monday wednesday and Friday Central Standard time add 1 hour for Daylight saving time. Moore s modern buses Avail Able for special charter keep your party together Call Moore s buses leave from Union bus depot Hargrave at Graham opposite Eaton s. For information phone bus depot 92-7273 or the bowl but said later she had been offered for the fish. A Maurice Ingersoll visited o Neil s office and was making a Down pay ment for them. Seconds later shots were heard in the dark corridor outside and the Law yer found Ingersoll shot dead. Geoff was wounded slightly by the escaping gunman laying a. Trap Geoff delivered the bowl and its fish to Frances at her apartment. Chapter eight from a darkened Are away Between two buildings Geoff watched the tall apartment hotel. His coat Collar was turned up against the knife like wind and his Fedora was pulled Over his eyes. It had been an hour since he had left Frances Young they had driven to her apartment in a cab he carried the bowl up and when he d left she was curled on the sofa unconcern edly turn ing the pages of a Magazine. Geoff knew the terrible Chance she was taking. If anything happened to there was murder and death behind the Riddle of the Gold fish bowl and game redhead was deliberately exposing herself to them for his Sake. Possibly not for his she was doing it. The Man or men who wanted that goldfish bowl and the three Carp that were sluggishly swim Ming about in it would Stop at nothing. That had already been demonstrated. Now with the police poking nto the Case the Mur Derer would have 4o work swiftly. In desperation he would be forced to take dangerous risks Geoff Felt himself champing with impatience As he realized How Little he knew about the rid dle of the goldfish bowl. Standing in the dark his eyes riveted on the Entrance of the building he let his mind Flash Back Over what had happened. First there had been the woman who had committed suicide after willing the three Carp to the red haired girl who was a Complete stranger to her. Then there had been the Man who offered the girl for the sup Posedly worthless fish. Next came the suave Young Man who called himself Maurice Ingersoll and who now Lay in the City morgue killed a minute after his attempt to obtain the fish. It was a Complex and baffling Patter illogical happenings. What was coming next Geoff asked himself this question even though he knew himself to be far from answering it. His. Musings broke off As he saw a car pull up directly in front of where he was standing. Three uniformed figures piled from the car and Geoffery recognized the car As a police prowler. He out of the blackness of the passageway into the illumination of a Street Light. What s up he called out. One of the figures walked to Ward him the other two Trail ing slightly behind. Or. Yes. What is he recognized two of the cop pers. Good honest workhorses. He did t know the third Man. They stopped before him. We Don t like this a bit or. One of them muttered but orders is what Are your Geoff asked. You re wanted for question ing. We was sent Down into this neighbourhood to bring you in. It s important. Or. O Neil. The order comes from Way up or. O Neil. It Ain t just the Captain s brain Geoff was silent a moment then he said Okay. I la go along. Just give me a minute to leave a message in the apartment hotel and Well get i m sorry or. One coppers said apologetically but we Aren t supposed to let now you can save on Quality Margarine you see or talk to anyone until we bring you in. Them s our or Geoff Felt a cold hand of fear close Over his heart. Not for him self but then he blasted savagely Tell the stupid Noron that gave you his orders to come and get me his hand streaked for his out Side pocket but he d forgotten his wounded shoulder. A Streak of red pain checked the gesture. When he was Able to move his again it was too late. Three service revolvers were trained steadily at him. None of that stuff or. O Neil one the coppers spoke grimly. We be got our Geoff glared helplessly at the three guns. His shoulder was Ach ing painfully but there was a vastly More unbearable pain inside him As he thought of a game girl who d trusted him. He said dully let s when he was ushered into the main office of the Central police station he saw that the commissioner himself was pre sent. A half dozen High ranking officers were standing about the desk at which was seated a Small Gray haired Man wearing a Salt and Pepper Tweed suit. The commissioner was standing. Geoffery strode to the desk. Behind him. The feeling of helpless despair had been replaced by a driving blinding rage. What s the meaning of he snarled. Do you incompetent idiots realize you might have signed death warrant by jerking me in please or. The com missioner said mildly. What we did was necessary. This is a military intelligence agent. We have confirmed his credentials. He wants to talk to you without revealing his identity the Small Gray haired Man be Hind the desk coughed gently and glanced up. Geoffery found him self looking into the clearest most quietly commanding Blue eyes he had Ever seen. Or. The g-2 officer said quietly. I deeply regret that i have inconvenienced you by ing brought you hero. However the matter is so extremely urgent that i considered any Means As justifiable. I will be As Brief As possible. In the past Twenty four hours a goldfish bowl contain ing i believe three Ordinary Carp has been left in your that s Geoff snapped. The g-2 Man said quietly it is imperative that i know the present whereabouts of that goldfish bowl. Can you Tell me or. Of Neil where it is by the Way my name is Geoff nodded Curtly. It s in a girl s apartment Twenty minutes from in terse sentences he told the g-2 Man of everything he knew and what his reason had been in leaving the bowl in that apartment. When he finished the g-2 Man was on his feet his features drawn anxiously. He snapped you must phone her. Tell her to leave her apartment in there was no mistaking the urgency in his voice. Grim lipped Geoff grabbed a phone from the commissioner s desk. His hands trembled with Relief an instant later As Frances Clear unhurried voice came Over the wire. Groft said tensely ther s no time to lose. This is o Neil. You be got to get out of your please Don t argue Honey. Our plan slipped. Now put the phone Down and go Down to the lobby or into the Street do you under stand i la be there As soon As i possibly All right if you say so. But there s something i have to Tell you about those funny fish o f mine. Her voice broke off suddenly in a strangled choking sob. Geoff yelled. Fran for god s Sake what Hap he jiggled the receiver Franti Cally but the line was dead. For an instant he stood beside the desk to stunned to move Winston gripped his firmly. He said and together they hurried out. To be confined laps fortunate for Moses that the act has not yet been v or Justice Boyd Mcbride de drenched in sunlight the City of Nice spreads Back from the promenade Des Langlais lining the Shore of the Blue Mediterranean. Free press movie critic Frank Morriss drove along this Street of Palm Trees sidewalk cafes and luxury buildings during his tour of the Beautiful French Riv Iera. He describes Nice As a combination of Coney Island Atlantic City Winnipeg Beach Santa Monica and Portage and More about Frank Morriss continued from Page 1 buy parkay in new 2-lb. Economy pack f Admiral to. 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And then i think of monuments to women pioneers who settled on the Prairie where they put aside their fears and if we d built a Monument to women of to Day i think that painting females we could properly display and there beside the pioneers who tilled the Virgin land would stand a Dame who reeks of paint with roller in her Riand. You an idea of the Riviera. I m searching for Bikini Bath ing suits too but the women s bathing suits i be seen so far Are just about the counter parts of the kind you see on Manitoba beaches and the suits that Are advertised and shown in stores Are mostly the brands that you see in Canada. For some reason the men seem to have More of a dash of daring and the bathing trunks they re wearing would i m sure bring a Stern warn ing in Manitoba. Full of nightclubs but Back to Nice which is full of nightclubs and Well dressed tourists. I got in late in the afternoon after a half hour train ride which brought me from Monte Carlo. And by a strange quirk i was Back in Monte Carlo that night. This seemed to be a Good time to bring you up to Date on the night life of the Riviera and so i signed up for one those Tours that take you to the Glamor spots. I climbed into the bus we were Given souvenir Minia Ture bottles of Cognac and we headed out in the soft Spring night along the Low Road that takes you Back to mar Fate Carlo. The sight As you Speed along is a vivid in gettable one. The great Bays Are spread out before you with a lights indeed one of the Bays the name of which escapes me is called Queen Victoria s necklace. A great american luxury liner was in the Bay and was floodlit to show up its towering lines. And a Little boat was heading in to Shore to take the folks to the Gam ing tables at Monte Carlo. We went past Cap d air where prime. Minister win Ston Churchill spends the Odd Holiday and where he has been named honorary mayor. I was telling a Nice couple from South Africa that unless they d seen Monte Carlo they could t appreciate the Riviera and i think they were a Little sceptical but As we went by the Prince s Palace and a Soldier came out and blew a blast on a Bugle it was staged for the tourists but it was effective they sat up and gazed around. Even at night Monte Carlo is Lovely. Now you be seen and read about the fabulous jewels and clothing that Are supposed to be worn in the private Gamb Ling salons at the Casino but it s my turn to disillusion you. Most of the people were in smart sports clothes and As they gathered about the tables they seemed indifferent As to whether they won or not. It s not until you go into the Salon where they play o a. Smaller stakes that you see the frighteningly intense faces of the gamblers who Are try ing to break the Bank. Some of the elderly people i m told live there the year round and try to make their living at gambling. They sit with books of figures in front of them jotting Down numbers and concentrating with a kind of terrible desperation. I left the gambling House and took my South african friends who were now con Vinced that this was the loveliest spot they d seen on a Short tour of the town be fore the bus headed Back by the Middle Road called the Moyen corniche Road. It was almost Midnight when we got Back to Nice and into the first of two night clubs. The place was t too impressive arid the floor show War far from Good seating a chorus line of four rather tired looking ageing chorus because of the influence of the japanese currents sections of the Alaska coast have temperatures that Seldom fall Bilow Zero in Winter. International fibreboard everything for the builder Call 59-6308 s. E. Corner Inthir Leitl Austin for fibreboard Empire girls. It was not until the energetic master of Cere monies announced la Danse exo Tique that anybody sat up and took notice. 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