Murderous plots and a lawyer’s entanglement in a Welsh era tale
Synopsis introduces Francis Ledsam defending Oliver Hilditch a powerful businessman in a murder case A young wife Margaret accuses Hilditch of arch crime Ledsam later confronts a web of lies and danger as crime looms and detective Shopland unravels leads Daisy Hyssop Miss Hyssop and Miss Daisy Hyslop feature as key figures while Ledsam navigates threats from Sir Timothy Brast and the Scotland Yard inquiry advancing toward a pivotal interview with Daisy and a possible murder motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Ledsam
Oliver Hilditch
Hild Itch
Ledsam
Oliver
Wilmore
Margaret
Timothy Brast
Shopland
Scotland Yard
Clarges Street
Daisy Hyslop
Francis
Horse Guards
Milan Visit Reveals Victor Hyslop's Turbulent Decline
Francis interviews Miss Daisy Hyslop at the Milan suite about Victor Hyslop's recent change. He grew bored with polo and town, fell in with a questionable new circle, stayed out all night, and showed alarming behavior after heavy drinking. Daisy recalls engagement plans and a looming settlement, then Victor's breakdown before- he collapsed into tremulous self-reproach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis
Daisy Hyslop
Milan
Victor
Robbery Suspected After Banknotes Vanish from Dinner Guest
The speaker recalls a troubling confrontation with a young man who feared his associates and feared for his safety. He planned to dine again yet planned to sever ties with new friends. The mystery centers on a large wad of cash missing after payment.
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Francis
Collision of past lives along the Strand
Francis Ledsam meets the woman he cannot forget near Green Park and recalls the inquest where his testimony helped convict a killer. He probes her plans, learns of her Curzon Street life with her father, and ponders the shock of having aimed to save a life she cut short, all amid uneasy conversation and lingering tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Hyslop
Francis Ledsam
Strand
Francis
Green Park
Loing
Curzon Street
Sir Timothy Brast
London
England
Soto’s
Andrew Wilmore
Tle
Sue
Ife
New Orleans
Lfe
Irving
America
Lanesdowne Piassage
Patate
Patas
Ont Econcernea
Criminial Barrister Francis Ledsam Faces Bar Room Confession
In a tense Soho bar gathering, Francis Ledsam declares he can identify Victor Bidlake's killer among the patrons. Accusations fly as Fairfield, Jacks, Morse, and Voss scramble to defend alibis while Sir Timothy Brast observes the charged scene.
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Victor Bidlake
Soto
Robert Fairfax
Peter Jacks
Gerald Morse
Sidney Voss
Francia Ledsam
Victor
Sheridan Club
Francis
Francis Ledsam
Sir Timothy Brast
Voss
Jimmy
Masten
Manchester
Cafe Royal
Jecks
Morse
Brighton
Fairfax
Fragmented dialogue ends in final dismissal
A narrator recalls a tense exchange where a woman rejects further argument and exits, leaving the man defeated. The scene hints at strained relationships and social expectations, with a shout about a location and a judgmental tone on propriety. The passage centers on emotional withdrawal and consequent loss.
Young men at the bar face a detective joke crisis
Sir Timothy defuses a tense bar scene recounting Mr Ledsam and his friend Wilmore as amateur detectives. He notes Ledsam's stated plan to quit a famed career for melodramatic antics, and jokes about the shall I say lesser Sherlock Holmes as he calms the group. (Continued next week)
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Tie
Pranels
Thaothys Brast
Patefix
Francis
Fairfax
Sir Timothy
Ledsam
Mr. Wilmore
Sherlock Holmes
Country Club Officers and Directors Listed
Country Club announces officers J T McIntosh as resident and Dr M E Pettibone as Vice President with Earl R Kratz as Secretary. Directors include J A Bentley M W Dimery R P Kepler A J Jorgenson Paul L Martin J I McIntosh R P Oberfelder A E Phelps and Dr R E Roche.
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J. T. McIntosh
M. E. Pettibone
Earl R. Kratz
J. A. Bentley
M. W. Dimery
R. P. Kepler
A. J. Jorgenson
Paul L. Martin
J. I. McIntosh
R. P. Oberfelder
A. E. Phelps
R. E. Roche
American Legion officers listed for regular monthly meeting
Carl Ledbetter as Commander with Bob W Bonham and Carle T Mutchison as Vice Commanders Roy Walker Adjutant Frank Schroeder Finance Officer Ralph Pierce Publicity Officer and Charles March Sergeant at Arms. Monthly meetings held each Tuesday night at Odd Fellow Hall with location noted.
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Carl Ledbetter
Bob W. Bonham
Carle T Mutchison
Roy Walker
Frank Schroeder
Ralph Pierce
Charles March
Odd Fellow
Chamber of Commerce Officers Named
The listing names KK Greenlee as President along with J I Uptegrove as Vice President M W Dimery as Treasurer J W Johnson as Secretary and other officers including K L Hyde Paul V L Martin LB W Bonham Wm Winders W RR Weeden and Martus Christensen as board members or associate officers.
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A KK. Greenlee
J. I. Uptegrove
M. W. Dimery
J. W. Johnson
K. L. Hyde
Paul VL. Martin LB
W. Bonham
Wm. Winders
W. RR. Weeden
Martus Christensen
Burlington Route Train Schedule Fragments
East nonbound No 802 and No 304 depart at unspecified times. West bound No 301 departs at unspecified time. Train 308 departs at 4 20 p m. Train 302 terminates only at Bridgeport and Alliance, times 1 68 a m and 3 22 a m.
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Burlington
Bridgeport
Alliance
U. P. Frain
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
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EJ Phillips Oppenheim
Illustrations By
Irwin Myers
Little, Brown and Company
Hilditch
Hilditches
Daisy
Ledsam Bething
Chapter
Fisher
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Myron L. Babcock
M. D
Suite
Citizens National Basic Building
Cheyenne, Wyo
Charles H. Gardner
L. Donahoe
Avr
Joseph Oberfelder
United States
Sidney
J. R. Taylor
Larson
W. D. Campbell
Odd Fellows
Lincoln Highway
First Ave
R. E. Roche, M. D
Smubt Hink Bldg
Dre. Ray E. Witham
Stewitts
Sidney, Nebraska
C. M. Hadley
H. T. Doran
Cheyenne County Abstract Company
D. B. Fletcher
Cheyenne County
Lodgepole
Bonham Brothers CO. Inc
B. W. Bonham
Frank A. Barger
Osteopathic
Bidney
Nebr
U, Res
Nebraska
Drs. H. E. and
Harry L. Mantor
Osborn Building
H. E. Mantor
F. A.C
H. L. Mantor
X-Ray Laboratory
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