monday

Monday Howard właśnie wyszedł z więzienia. Zasądzony wyrok odsiedział „w zastępstwie" za nieroztropnego syna pewnego majętnego mężczyzny. W zamian za przyjęcie na siebie winy, Howard miał otrzymać wysoką zapłatę. Teraz stara się odzyskać obiecane mu należności. O pomoc prosi dawnego znajomego – Tima Osborne’a. Prywatny detektyw nie zdaje sobie sprawy, że zgoda oznacza początek prawdziwej walki. By...

Fred M. White wrote a story on a historical basis. Belgium is just a pawn in a game of chess, in which Germany has played continuously for the last 40 years. And now England was waiting. Black Monday was overtaken. Germany violated its solemn promise to Belgium, and England was at war with Germany, and the greatest conflict in the history of the world began.

”Of course the transaction is a purely private one. There is, I suppose, no chance of the truth leaking out? If so, it might be very awkward, you know.” „None whatever. Your Excellency may rely upon me to deal with these people cautiously. Besides, they have their own reputation to consider–as well as ours.” „And how much do you say they offer? „ asked His Excellency in Italian, so that the English...