OUR NEW SERIAL
THE HOUSE OF SIN.
CHAPTER XXII.
Dr.. Tarleton's words had visibly affected the Duke,
The
investigator continued. The situation seems quite clear In to me, up to a certain point. my opinion this man was the lover of the Duchess before you came upon the scene. She yielded to the temptation of becoming a great Indy as your wife. But when she
By ALLEN UPWARD. (Author of "The Yellow Hand,” "The Ordeal of Fire," etc.).
this murmured the wretched husband. "Don't go,, Theobald," he added, as the young officer pre- pared to follow Tarleton.
The specialist went out, leaving them together, and made his way into the steward's roon.
"Mr. Burrowes, will you oblige me?" he was beginning, when he stopped short, disconcerted by the spectacle before him,
"Certainly," was the friendly "Come to me when. response.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,"
THE INCOME TAX.
PROPOSED SURCHARGE ON INVESTMENTS.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1927.
MARINE HEROES.
OFFICERS INVESTED BY GOVERNOR.
London, Dec. 14. Two gallant Mercantile Marine The Labour Party yesterday officers, Mr. T. P. Beatty and Mr. were invested by considered Mr. Snowden's recent A. Duncan, pronouncement on the proposals H. E. The Governor (Sir Cecil for a surtax on incomes over £500 Clementi, K.C.M.G.) with the In- yearly, derived from investments signia of the Order of the British and property. The Ex-Chancellor Empire, and the bronze medal of declared that proceeds, which the Royal Humane Society respec- some advocates of the surtax tively, at an investiture held in estimate will yield £80,000,000 an the drawing room of Government nually, should be devoted to debt House yesterday afternoon. reduction.
H. E. The Governor was accom- A strong section of the Labour panied by Capt. Whyte, A. D. C. Party favours devoting the pro-it. E. Admiral Sir Reginald Tyr- ceeds to the abolition of taxes on whitt, 1. E. Major-General C. C. necessaries and to the develop Luard, the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hall- ment of social services. A resolution
Mr. Beatty and Mr. Duncan was passed after a long discussion fax, and Commodore J. L. Pearson. declaring that the Party unanim
Lieut. Commdr. ously instructs the exedative to were introduced to H. E. by Mr. N.. take immediate steps to have the S. Brown and surtax proposal energetically put G. F. Hole.
The respectable Burrowes had found her lover was coming here taken leave of his respectability at before the country.-British Wire- practically as a suitor for your, last. The Duke's confidential seriesa.· daughter's hand the situation bevant sat with his heal bowed on account came impossible. Apart from her the table, strewn with atvn jealousy, her woman's books and all the papers of a great
Hongkong estate to the value of stinet warned her that if Lady household, groaning bitterly, Only Rosa saw them together day after at the sound of the doctor's voice 3,300 was left by To Sui-po, alius face To Siu-po (or To Shiu-bo), alias day her suspicions would probably aid he sit up, revealing a
pilot, who died be aroused. For her own safety scored with the signs of anguish.To Wah-tay, a
the intestate nt No. 171 Temple the Duchess was obliged to stop' her
"My good fellow, what is
the investigator, Street, Yaumati, Kowloon, on Octo- lover coming to the House openly matter?" askot
ber 20 this year. Letters of Ad- then kindly. "Having done that, she
Burrowes uttered another grean. ministration have been granted to her own desire yielded either to. ur, to his to resume their guilty enn't tell you now, sir. I mean his second wife, To Au-shi, living at the same address, the first wife connexion. At her suggestion, can't tell you here. I was com probably. Her maid borrowed the ing round to your house this even having renounced title. housekeeper's lutchkey in order teng. Will you let me?" lend it to Montacute. 1 will assume for the moment that neither woman had any knowledge of the crime, But our inquiry for the key warned them that trouble was impending with the result that the Duchess
The miserate steward gnashed dared not face me at lunch. The his teeth. "Curse, that woman!", curse the day next day the papers told them that he exclaimed. "I Montacute had disappeared, and the mistress at once took to her bed. When I came to the house, and in sisted on seeing her they decided
"There, there," the specialist that the maid should take the said, soothingly. "You shall say 1 will send blame on herself, of course for what you like later on. suitable consideration."
up my message by one of the ser- vints as you are so upset."
the steward's He issued from room into the hall, and bade a fool- man inform the Duchess that he asked permission to ace her.
the
Neither the husband nor cousin of the accused woman offer- ed any objection to this reason ing. But the Captain ventured to ask, "How do you account for Pregui's death, then?".
ever you like. am only going to y a few words to her Grace and then I shall be at your disposal."
she ever entered Trafford House. All this shame and wickedness is due to her!"
This time the Duchess attempt-
bedroom afforded a glimpse
of
"I am coming to that. When It no refusal, and he quickly found announced to the Duchess that her himself in her Grace's boudoir. lover had been murderet, her first The open door into the adjacent feeling seemed to be une of relief. It was the removal of a danger; and remember it" is always possible that the man had been coming here against her will."
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open trunks and other preparations as a sign of gulit, and return a
verdict of murder against him." for a journey.
The Duchess elenched her hands together till the knuckles, became white.
The manner with which she re- evived Tarleton was wholly changed "Ah!" the unfortunate Duke from the time before. It was as though she had discarded the sighed.
"The maid's death was similarly veil of ceremony, and wanted to the removal of danger to the mis-make believe that they were old and tress. The second person who confidential friends. She pushed knew her guilty secret was out of forward an armchair for him, and the way. So far she has reason crouched in a knition-like posture to feel relieved, perhaps. But now on a'sola close beside it. Comea the serious question. To what motive are we to attribute her hurried decision to ly from the house, and even from the coun- try"
struck it."
The two
This is so kind of you, Dr. Tarleton," she breathed, clasping her her jewelled fingers cross knee. "You are quite like a guardian angel, I'm sure."
"Tell me, doctor, do you think it possible that he was the murderer of Edwin Montacute as well as of her?" she demanded, in a hoarse whisper.
The Warrant appointing Mr. officor Thomas Parke Beatty an of the Civil Division of the Most British Excellent Order of the Empire was read by Lieut. Com- mdr. G. F. Hole.
A Ruse de Guerre. " Addressing Mr. Beatty, H. E.
said:
Mr. Beatty,
The gallant action for which His Majesty the King has been pleased to appoint you to be an
Officer of the most excellent Or- der of British Empire is fresh in our memory and will never be forgotten in Hongkong. On the afternoon of the 15th November, 1926, pirates had seized, the 8.s. Suaning, in which you were First Office, and all the ship's officers had been disarmed..
the The pirates then ordered ship to be navigated by its officers to Bias Bay, and during the fol- lowing night you and Mr. Hurst, the Second Officer, were on the bridge of the Sunning steering for Chilang Point and watched by two pirates armed with automatic pistols.
Mr. Hurst and you, by means of a clever ruse de guerre, took these two pirates by surprise, fell. ed them with a 1 lb lead and re- gained control of the ship's bridge. With two pistols, which had been secreted in the chart-desk and with arms taken from the two ed the approaches to the bridge pirates you had felled, you cover- on either side of the ship.
Compelled to Leave.
You then contrived to get the other ship's officers, among them Mr. Andrew Duncan, who is also passengers through a hatch sky here to-day, and the European "Undoubtedly, it is possible," the light on to the bridge: and to- investigator said, in a tone of in-gether you beat off all counter-at- tacks made by the pirates of whom this difference.
about eleven were shot in fighting.
"If I thought that if I could believe that--you are sure that he le really gone?"
N
"Of course, I don't suggest for
board anchor.
Failing to retake the bridge,,the "I have only Captain Theobald's pirates set fire to the ship with the Both of his listeners gazed at The guardian angel looked rather word for it; but I see no reason to idea of burning out the defence. the speaker with painful anxiety. more like an avenging one as he doubt it."
have nothing
The struggle in the woman's But fortunately the ship's officers "One explanation. I may even responded: "You say the natural explanation, would to thank me for, ma'air; I am only mind was painful to witness. managed to get the crew, who be that she is responsible for both doing my duty by you and by every Tarleton thought it time to speak were forward, to let go the star- The ship then lay broadside to deaths. I don't mean necessarily body else to the best of my power. out. that she struck the actual blow in What I wanted to tell you is that] either case. But she might well I'm afraid it will be necessary ton moment that your going abroad the wind, thus diverting the flames have prompted the hand that have an inquest on this unfortunate at this moment would be similarly and the smoke from the bridge:
woman Pregut."
interpreted. But it would certain and eventually the direction of the "defenders of the Duchess Amy shuddered. Yet ly tend to heighten the sensation, wind drove the fire aft.to the poop Duchess, if such they could be even now she did not forget to and give rise to gossip and scandal.where the pirates were entrenched In short, I think you must wait for and compelled them to leave considered, exchanged distrustful shudder gracefully.
the ship in two of its boats. The looks.
"I suppose it can't be helped," the inquest."
officers then regained full control Tarleton went on, without ap- she said. "Thank heaven, I shan't
of their ship and finally with the pearing to notice the effect of his be here."
Tarleton, opened his eyes in
assistance of H. M. S. Bluebell, words.
affected surprise. "Not here,
which came to the rescue, ceeded in gotting the fire under control..
and . In this affair.you brother officers displayed the utmost gallantry and worthily up- held the highest traditions of the You have mercantile marine.
ma'am?"
"My God! Do you suspect me of these murders?" She leant for- ward and hissed, "I am afraid of being murdered myself if I pass another night under this accursed roof"
suc-
your
"In my opinion, however, that is not the true explanation of her
"No.1 thought you heard me flight, or contemplated flight. I
The investigator drew a deep suspect it is due to fear."
just now when I told the Duke 1
breath. So far his judgment had "Fear!" The ery broke from the was leaving for Paris to-night."
Tarleton's lips of both listeners together."
surprise continued, not deceived him. He answered "Yes, I believe the Duchess is "Yes, I heard you say that. That soothingly, "You mustn't give way in the same state of mind as Cap-is why I came to tell you about the like that, ma'am. There is nothing Lain Theobald's black servant. inquest. naturally thought it for you to be afraid of. You can She does not know the author of would make you change your mind." surely lock the door of your room?" a splendid example and I con- "It has three doors," the Duke's gratulate you most heartily on the the
It was Duchess Amy's turn to
honour which His Majesty the two murders. And she is,
wife interrupted with a strange King has been pleased to confer hurrying out of the house for fear open her eyes. lest she herself should be the next "Why? What difference docs look.
"Lock them all," was the prompt upon you. It is a very great plea- victim!".
that make, doctor?" she asked, a note of nervousness, creeping into response. "And have one of the sure to me to be the means of in-
maids to sleep with you if you still vesting you with these insignia. her voice.
I think 1 can "Well, you see, Duchess, an in- feel quest involves a certain amount of guarantee that you will be safe publicity, however considerate the enough."
"I should feel safer if you were Home Secretary may show himself.
A stifled gasp of horror from the Duke and a bolder ery of in- dignation from Theobald greeted this declaration.
"
nervous.
"Very well, ma'am. Give me that your friends will expect you to your promise to remain, and I will take some interest in the inquiry?" promise to take care of you, on one The woman gave him a search-condition, that you tell no one else
of my Intention." ing look.
·
The required pledge was given, and the interview terminated, an interview in which more things had been said than either had put into
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For some time nothing more was said. The three men eat facing one another with pale.faves, while it must become known to everyone' in the house," the trembling woman Dr. Tarleton, drew out his watch that your maid has met with a suggested. and swung it to and fro with a violent, death. Don't you think reckless indifference to its safety, He was like a man who has just Ignited a slow match and is waiting for the explosion.
But no explosion followed. Speak plainly, doctor. Do you Neither of his auditors seemed want to have me called as a wit- willing to make any comment on nose?" the terrible situation which had "It is not a question for me, but been put before them. It was not the coroner. I certainly think words. till the investigator rose to his fect the jury will expect you to leave the room that the Duke of called, if only to say that you can coroner of the district of the neces-Griffiths, the ship's Second Officer, Altringham mustered up courage throw no light on the matter. For sity for his taking action, Dr. had entered the boat intending to to speak.
instance, they may want to ask Tarleton returned to his own home "What am I to do, doctor? I you whether Mademoiselle was to wait for the promised visit from 80 ashore, After stepping into or the Duke's steward. It was not till the boat Mr. Griffiths went aft can't bring myself to face my-to under notice of dismissal,
to ship the tiller and in so doing face her while this is hanging over whether you know of any other after dinner that Burrowes was
cause that might have prompted shown in, looking like the by accident he fell overboard. her head."
The shout "man overboard" was spectre of himself. Tarleton nodded, as though he her to take her own life"
"Is there any chance, do you were well pleased with the intima-
The doctor offered him a strong at once raised. You were then.
tion:
think, that she did commit suicide?" stimulant, but he rejected it re-on the deck of the Changchow and you were eventually picked fand, therefore, dropped down-way of the fine service to which and you immediaely dived Into the up without having seen or heard stream to the 8.8. Wuhu.. For your you belong, has been recognized "There is no necessity for you "I should have Bald there was spectfully.
"Thank you, sir, I can say what river without taking time to divest anything of Mr. Griffiths, who it gallant action under these danger by the Royal Humane Society, and to do anything more for the pre-a fair chance of a verdict of suicide
Society has awarded you, its the means of investing you with I have to say without breaking yourself of any of your clothing seems, never came to the surface. ous conditions the Royal Humane it gives me great pleasure to be Kent,
your but for Falai's disappearance."
Worthy of the Service. Duke. If I have authority to act, I will take it on Duchess Amy sprang upright, down." He stopped and breathed in an attempt to rescue your
brother offear. The night was The ship's boat, which had also bronze medal and its certificate. this medal. I am glad also to do you heavily for some moments. myself to see the Duchess, and make "Disappearancel What
"I have come here to tell you the dark, and an exceptionally strong searched for Mr. Griffitha with I grieve with you that your salute you as one of the gallant her understand that her journey mean?". must be put off for the present." "The negro has fled from the whole truth, air. I know the murebb tide was running, swollen by out success, and which picked up brave attempt was not crowned officers who in November, 1926, recent heavy rain. The tide acon you, was unable to pull back to with success but I rejoice that recaptured the 8.8. Sunning from "If you would be so kind. I house. I now think it probable derer."
swept you well aft of your ship the Changchow against the tide your gallantry, worthy in every a gang of Bins Bay pirates, must have time to think overall that the jury will interpret that.
(To be Continued.)
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