The Girdle of Hyppolita: a Hercule Poirot Short Story

Hercule Poirot has progressed to the ninth challenge in his effort to match the Labours of Hercules so extolled in Greek mythology. Hercules was instructed to obtain the girdle of the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. King Eurystheus planned to give it to his daughter Admeta. Alexander Simpson, the owner of Simpson Art Galleries sent for Poirot. During the recent civil disobedience in London over the lack of employment, demonstrators were lying down at intersections and sitting-in at well known establishments like the Ritz and his gallery. A valuable Rubens painting had disappeared. Simpson is certain it will be found in France. Not that interesting to Poirot, but a paying client! As he is packing for Paris, Chief Inspector Japp brings Poirot a much more interesting case. The 15-year-old daughter of a Church of England official has been kidnapped while on the train from Calais to Paris with other students. He can combine the two cases! Surely Hyppolita comes into this in some fashion! Librarian's note: this entry is for the story, "The Girdle of Hyppolita." Collections of short stories by the author can be found elsewhere on Goodreads. Individual entries for all Poirot short stories can be found by searching Goodreads for: "a Hercule Poirot Short Story."