(Mrs. Rose) on a honeymoon, a honeymoon that ended at Clapham Junction near London. Left Her Sitting on a Bench Once in lodgings there he quickly eot his bride to sign over a thousand dollars’ worth of securities. When he got his hands on the money, he sug- gested something with a decided cul- tural interest—a visit to a picture gallery. You've guessed it. He left her sitting on a bench while he sought out a washroom. An hour later, when she got back to the flat, her husband had been there before her and cleaned the place out—bag and baggage. She was left penniless in the clothes she stood up in. Back to the enfolding arms of Mrs. Edith Smith (Nee Pegler) goes the man with the sunken, melancholy eyes and he tells her the good news. He’s just made a big deal in old oil paintings and shows her a handsome roll of notes to back up the story. Shows her the roll, doesn’t give her any. With fortune smiling in _ this fashion, they decide to move back to Bristol. Smith salted away a good deal of the stolen funds in different bank accounts, under different names. But Mrs. Smith didn’t know this. A few months later Smith told his wife that he was off on another buy- ing trip. The real reason of course was that he’d met another victim. Strolling down a country lane near Clifton, he’d met Miss _ Beatrice Mundy, a buxom woman of 33, only daughter of a bank manager, now deceased. Well brought up, and rather lady- like, it’s hard to imagine how she’d ever take a second look at anyone like Smith. $12,000 for a Rainy Day It didn’t take Smith long to find out that she had $12,000 tucked away for a rainy day. It was in a sort of trust fund but it was her’s. In the usual style it was only a few days before Smith popped the question, and they were engaged. One morning Smith kissed the un- suspecting Edith goodbye, and a couple of blocks away picked up Beatrice Mundry, and headed off to Weymouth to get married. They got a couple of rooms along the seafront, OSCAR F. THULIN Sales Agent: IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED MARINE SERVICE ON GOV'T DOCK Phone 39R Campbell River, B.C. TWENTY-SIXTH EDITION were married the next day and re- turned in the evening to their rooms as Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams. Now it’s the most natural thing in the world for a young woman getting married to want to have her parents, or friends and relatives at the cere- mony. But a peculiar feature of Smith’s relations with these women was the ease with which he persuaded them to get married in the quickest possible fashion, in a strange town. The ink was hardly dry on the marriage register when Smith was in communication with Miss Mundy’s lawyers. He wanted them to cash in all her securities—right away. But he struck a legal snag. The funds were protected so that only Miss Mundy could benefit, unless of course she married and died—then they would form part of her estate and if she left a will they would go to the beneficiary. So for the moment all that Smith could pry out of the firm was $750— and they were rather reluctant to let that go. “Hardly worth the trouble,” Smith must have thought to himself the next day, when he excused himself and left his bride of a day, sitting on a park bench. Like the others, she eventually gave up waiting and returned to the lodg- ings. It was the same old story. Back went Pegler to Bristol and his faithful Edith, for a few weeks. Then came the old urge, another buying trip. By this time it is clear the indulgent Mrs. Smith was getting slightly fed up with her spouse and his wander- ings. He never gave her much money, and even less explanation of his business. So when he said goodbye to her this time, she waited a day or two, then sold up the business and went back to stay with her mother. Smith moved around again from town to town for the next eighteen months. And you'll have to wonder who was the most surprised, he or Miss Beatrice Mundy when _ they bumped into each other at Weston Super Mare in March, 1912. But Smith, the wonder worker, was right in there pitching; whatever ex- planation he made, he made it good. For Beatrice’s landlady said Mrs. Williams came back from a walk one THE PIONEER HARDWARE and FURNITURE M, R. and C. C. THULIN PAINTS & VARNISHES GENERAL HARDWARE FURNITURE—SPORTING GOODS Phone 23 Campbell River B.C. 54 TAXI 24-Hour Service — Five Cars Agents for Q.C.A. Standard Oil Products Limousine Service to Airport Campbell River B.C. 34 TAXI Phone 54 PETER KOPP Phone 254F KOPP’S JEWELLERY JEWELLERY, WATCHES, DIAMONDS and GUARANTEED WATCH REPAIRS P.O. Box 260 Campbell River, B.C. SEAVIEW CAFE Specializing in Sea Foods FULL COURSE MEALS Campbell River B.C. VANISLE LOGGING EQUIPMENT LTD. “Wholesale Logging Supplies” McCULLOUGH POWER SAWS SAUCO PRODUCTS WRIGHT'S ROPES P.O. Box 102 CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. 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