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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY,
DRAWING BY GORDON, HOGG
I
will be agreed that odd things can hap pen almost anywhere
with the inquiring turn of her head as she searched..
Five authors. Ite the new China Mall so falt Michad
Sequence
Is. Ilatened. nothing more
At first it was Khan a faint murmur, a whisper, like careful voices in church before the vicar arrives: From Behind him, where she had gone....and there was a man's voice as well.
The Jollar with the blue uniform and the ribbons would love this, but he found, this floor normally unprofitable....this wor probably the quietest and lokst frequented part of the whole buildline
Apart from the girl the only other visitor in the last 20 minutes had been a slim young man in green velvet slacks and a tweed- Jacket. And ho was still wherever he had settled himself down at the 'end.”
The voices continued and now one of them was plainly a woman's volze and "It didn't sound too caly about things: the undertones were becoming un- guarded, while the man's voice rumbled carnestly and quickly. stressing a point that Lonning talled to catch,
and
he was
If you're there at the Her legs were pale brown eqwdropping quite shamelessly right time. Even in the and fine and might almost by this time. supposed nendemic calm of have been stockingless ex-
on her
It was an odd place to pick a library. For instance: cept that her sort of girl did for a lovers quarrel, and some- down not wear that sort of outfit how it didn't sound like one she came delicately the high canyons of the in town without stockings: If the mon did appear to
she and he was guessing and he pleading with her and urging
knew he had no business to | shelved books, looked good
to enough stampede a gaggle of biblio- be guessing. philes
of
vintage: any
Or octogenarian or under.
over.
that she some matter sounded unwilling to accept.
Subtle menace
But it must be admitted that George Edward'. Lan- ning abandoned the slight
He heard the movement of She wore a pale blue linen attention he had geen giving reet and the rerage of a chair sult with short sleeves and McKay on Torsional Oscilla and then, quite clearly, the girl a pleated skirt that wasted tions without regret and wald: nothing of her slenderness watched her come up to his
"No no, I can't! And and grace, she carried white alcove. And he was telling won't gloves and a dark blue and himself that her gift, for
The man squaded as though white
What movement was an education handbag.
trying to quieten her down and you to her in itself if
were a Lanning roused him first
could hear from approach was the hesitating interested in the theory of him was: "But, listen, it's utterly tock-tock of her tiny white stresses and strains; this stupid... toeless sandale the was the job really working:
on
so this was where mechanics out of my parquet floor: it was essentially a feminine sound became poetry. and not often heard at that end of the building.
Sinister
Altchael.
Cronin
Geoffreys Household
by ****
Laurence Meynell
Dennis Wheatley
'P.
Hartley
TODAY the Chins Mall begins the year's most sensational thriller the story written
by five best-selling Author.
Michael Cronin set the scene with today's and Monday's chapters, and each auther in his turn took up the story where the other left off, without discussing the develop- ment of the plot. The order of writing was decided by lot.
Geoffrey Household will fellow with his first instalment on Tuesday,
Sha
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"It's better." nodded.. The girl moved her hair back. Lanning reached him as the
Lanning lifted his shoulders. girl twisted and beat at him from her forehead. She hadn't with her bag Lanning shopped taken much of the dope and the Now what can you do with
Standing
Upon down hard with the flat of his shock was passing. She didn't women?
order at Tall the green trousers hand on the arm that hold the move.
went up the alley:1, with.com- pad, swung the young man half-
"'"I don't think I want to do mundable alacrity, and yound the clear, and clipped him on the side of the law with an automatic that you mean the police?" corner, and not once did he look
She sounded almost scared of back or wave farewell. right.
⚫ being right;
Direct look
The girl relaxed visibly, Sht
then changed her mind..]} was going to say something, and
"Wall, that was that
The tableau broke up quickly. "Bather. They'll lap-this up." The air was heavy with the sick- I sweet #riell of ether. The The casualty was taking notice green velvet slacks sipily fold of thing" and not liking them ed and slid to the four. The girl in the least. Lanning held him was coughing with her mouth against the bookshelves. Doesn't. buried in the, crook of her arm. look very tough; you know him?" and her eyes were streaming. She shook her head. Her
sald Lanning coaxed her over to fingers wore busy over the clasp σπα of the tall stoel-framed of her dag, opening and anapping tanning. "A trolle among the folles. I hope you don' mako "No! Now will you please get windows and flung it open, which it shut. She still besitated.
a habit of it." way! She was probably Infringed a number of "Do we have to tell the Free making little effort How to Ibrary ordinances Jeep her voice down; she had! gone beyond caution. Very soon, if the situation remained, she was probably going to be frightened. And angry.
She saw that he was alone in his alcove and she passed She was examining each on. But not before his and ungentle- alcove as she passed, and in interested
had examination
Quietly Lanning cased himself the alternate shadow and manly
chair and into the the anxious look in out of his sun between the shelves the noted
alley. If it was a private fight afternoon brightness did no her eyes; nice wide eyes, they could always tore him out.
fair dark bluč
a firm chin injustice to her hair:
"Are you going to let me and free, it moved gently that said "no nonsense,"
pass?" and a ful mouth that might
This
was in a fierce whisper be persuaded otherwise if and she meant it, very much Jadeed. - Feet slithered over the conditions were right.
There was a faint bump Bloor. and a sharps muted the opening.
Lanning reached the The girl had backed against the shelves and she was holding her handbag to her breast with both He pushed McKay to one side hands. Her face was tight with, and went on staring absently at anger and her whole posture was the vacant space she had so creditably attractively occupied in her pass-
was, she
For Hospitality
Delicious
We like
Faint murmur
#solute
"Get some of that....take 16 Palice?" in deep...bl
nico and deep..... that's a girl.
She was trembling inside the. support of his arm. She kept a tight hold of that handbag. Her chest lifted and her nostrils were thin and pinched as sho drew in the wir
Belier?!?
She nodded, eyes closed. He pulled out a handkerchief and put it into her hand.
"Wipe your face or holl think you're frightened of him,”
Sore head
"Thank you." It was a ting
Saying nothing
"Thank you for being sO prompt it could have been dif~/ Bouls, She gave him a very direct look. He had been right about her eyes; deep blac, but Her with faint violet frecks throat was firm and pale honey, -Lanning stared at her.
and she was almost herself again. usual. Why not?".
"Ta rather deave it as it. He grinned down at her. is...please. Hi didn't bur Relax. Any other little errands you have in mind? Let's, move before they throw us out
me."
"IL'A
Loveliest idea
"may have it wrong," said Lanning, but I know what I
w And that was dope in They went through the wickort that pad."
gate past the card index, estinals. where a' mousby young tray in Harmouth twisted. "I a shiny black skirt and a very know...and I'm glad you correct plain white office blouse
But it's all Fighti
what were there,
watched
George Lanning now,"
he was watching and wondered if sho'd ever manage to look that wice now, uncertain of teglf. He looked tram ber to the man was herself, which, considering hug. I was going to be sick. In Green trousers: the latter was the way she was put together, whatever it But I'm not." She opened her working tenderly over his jaw was a profess speculation. going to do it. eyes. What she gave him would with a great silk handkerchief: , and knew that whatever she And she wasn't yet frightened. have been a smile if her mouth green appeared to be his opera- was looking for it wouldn't be The alim young man in the green
Ho had a lot of my bright patter concerning the pelvet slacks, had his back half must lie intention was there, olled black hair and a thin face.
had been under control. But at live colour. mechanics of pre-cast concrete as turned to Lanning and the
Wringing wet and with his "II'm better
now." offered by George Lanning. .opening
pockets loaded there was nothing "I must have it!" he said
"Good. Stick near the window, to him; he looked more like a She had reached the end of thinkly, **That's what, he sent
In case you change your mind clerk than bandit. about being sick.** **
Lanning went over to the green Exousers, in the comer, and hauled him the Law fecla about this," to his feet by the front of his Lanning scooped up the doped Jacket and propped him against pad from the floor, wrapped It the books of mediaeval philosophy in his handkerchief and put it of tea wouldn't hurt," he said,
You have the lovelles idea no it resting place for a sure in hu pocket.
Ideas." ***" ("Please-con't you forget u?" Then in that prettily rounded was the suggestion" of a
the room, just tivo alcoves be- hind him, and he found himselfe fort! listening, regretfully,
to the silence that followed when thos9 pretty feet halted. She would now of the
So George.
Choked
scream
ha
head.
sent
"I still
In the entrance, hall beyond the reading reams they halted on the wide Imitation marble steps. "I don't know what to say,"
think we might all still somnolent walk downstairs and see what she began. I can imagine
what you must be thinking ...?
-
"I've been thinking that a cup
romo back and walk outing library.
as well go back to Мекли She shook her head and the and his masterly amalyals of what ght hair danced. She had gone
back as far as she could. makes some buildings stand up
belleve don't and other buildings fall down. I don't believe a word
Lanning slapped his face. She was pleading with him and Eventually, Which is no way
y you've
ou've said now I'm going." "Come back to on, he said, quite evidently she wanted no chip. Elusive and utterly charming Buste pi departed drama. sponding a sunny afternoon.
and Instinctively he had lowered more part of the w With a deft movement, like a
· councillors and mayors "loɔked. He shifted his not inconsider water pocketing a tip, the young his voice on the sde wall there
on her with approve.. notice: "You mean it's all right with down on her war able bulk on the plain wooden man slid his hand into his jacket was astunambleia
perfectly strange
Before he reached, the syring chair and pretended he was there pocket and cload up on the girl. SILENCE. He lapped his face you. If some to work after all. He just, The Of Vince in the set of his from side to side, id a pale library and sloves a bed of op
There was up than a subtle aurait until his hold buticed little tick comes up to you in a doors she caught his aeth, and
Haid him bacit But she didn't come back. So shoulders and the
he puzzled look appeared on his fabe, over your face?!? way perhaps: she had ས་ taste for the balanced himsalt. It was smooth His eyes come open. kind of reading provided by the end effortless. His free hand shelves of the lower alcove. Now Ives reaching for her bag as he
moved, será
∙that was a thought: mediswebROGATA
philosophy and romance Imgu
be your
Know him?
"I wish I could explain----" "It might help,"
"Look-don't [you see? that car?,
As the sumilt strast the
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The green trousers had begua car walted, an Austin Prin
to sidle land past the books, expensive and very respo watching Dunning from under The three accupants were wate
the kind of stuff she ho mid, a Wouldn't be able to lift
"That's better," mid Lenning, his tumbled hate, and with: the- She balf-opened her othe chalwar without block and mouth and are over had become and shook him ungently then, read handkerchief overville Ing the front door op 17 16 Hakley He tilbed his chair and
Wide and dark and over his shoulder to the air 11 He was mylne praeely nothing, and one of them was the
man in the green' kik round the corner bulji Fright
The scream that hold him here you rip down
Micha he way was the empty alloy he was doming wan choked; in the to the floor, below and get the ikpening shelves, streaked with pad he had whipped over her boy in uniform--he knows wher
second thrilling Instalment mouth
JOHNNY HAZARD
where'; but it
me to let
You?