THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1929.
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"Well, my ind, if it's work you're wanting, Lieut. Strawn here is the man to see that you get your fill of it," said Police Commissioner O'Brien, his blue eyes twinkling at
As the girl-not a very pretty the tall young man who sat across the desk from him. "Jawn-" he one, but striving by make-up arts turned slightly in his swivel chair to appear so-left, the room, the slit the en- and drooped i sandy-lashed id in a police commissioner
young velope, drow out. 'three, sheets of significant wink-"this scalawag happens, by the grace of cheap, blue-lined tablet paper, and God and a sister of mine to be my began to read. nephew. Do you think that the taxpayers will rise in their wrath and defeat me at the next election it I give him a job under you on the homicide squad? Of course you're to kick him out if he's no Kood as a sleuth. But if he's half as good at finding out what fellow would give his right arm the course of a year. Some of the trouble for their not to have found out as his mother writers are plain crazy, some try- was. Why, Nora, knew when ing to cause I was in love with a girl before I private enemies, some out to kid
the police" had tumbled to it myself"
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"And what might his name be, Strawn, John Commissioner?" lieutenant of the Hamilton homicide "squad, interrupted. his grey eyes narrowing speculatively upon the smiling young man who had risen and was holding out a hand,
"Another nut," he muttered as he finished, and tossed the letter across the desk to Strawn. "Poor old lady-bored-trying to kick up he added to A little excltement, Dundee, by way of explanation. we get hundreds of nut letters in
"And what kind is this?" Bonnie Dundee asked interestedly.
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Manage Hongkong, 11th September. 182. ment on the letter as he read it,
of him, but Scotch he is, too, by the grinned. Pardon-may I see the name his father pinned on him. Jimmie. Dundee his 'name is, or, if you're wanting his alias, you might write him down in your books as 'Bonnie Dundee. A sorry name beyond à unort, passed the sheets for a six-footer like Jimmie here, to the young man. but Bonnie he's been since a senti-
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nickname. So in green ink; then his audience of present of the Bonnie he is, and 'Bonnie' he'll be two saw him frown, as he began till he dies, I suppose." But what to re-read the sheet.
O'Brien winked at Strawn, and do you think. Jawn? Could you overinok the handicap and give the the police lieutenart returned the boy a trial at the detective busi-pleasantry with great solemnity.
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ingly, at last taking the firm young. hund that was still thrust toward hìm. "Of course, he'll have to take the regular examinations--"
"Of course!" Bonnie Dundee flashed a wide, disarming smile at the dour man who was to be his chief. "And thanks, much, Lieut. Strawn. hope you'll forget, after a bit, that I worked pull to get this
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The Rhodes House, 511 Chestnut Ave., June 29, 1929. Police Commissioner Patrick C. O'Brien,
City Hall,. Hamilton,
Dear Sir:-
I read one of your speeches in the paper when you were running
some:
for re-election. You said thing like this: "My aim, as police wrcle inter-commissioner of Hamilton, has been "Pull, is it?" his rupted. "I'd have you know, lad, and will be to decrenue crime by that I've got the interest of Hamil-sound and logical methods of pre- evon greater im. ton at heart, not yours! If half vention. In my opinion, crime pre- detection." this Inspector Jessup of Scotland vention is ni
it, of Yard says about you is true. portance than crime Strawn is going to be glad to have There was a lot more to you. Just look at this, Jawr!" course, but I thought then you were
oficial-looking mighty sensible man. O'Brien drew an letter from deck drawer and pass- ed it to the police lieutenant.
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Well, Mr. Commissioner, I was glad you were re-elected, although I couldn't get out to vote for you, Calamba because I haven't been able to walk Dell Galle down a flight of stairs for more Hongkong than two years. I weigh over 300 Howrah pounds, and I have what the doc- tors call fatty degeneration of the heart,
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did not my murder. No, I'm not crazy, partment of Records. "I actually go on cases, but I did man- and I do know for certain that my age to learn something of British life is in danger. It's because of my money, though I haven't got as police methoda."
much as those who would like to Strawn thawed visibly. "Col-get it, by fair means or foul, think I have. Everything I have in the lege. I suppose?" he grunted.
I'm afraid so. But as I spent world is in my room, on the second most of my time rending every-floor of the Rhodes House, which is thing on criminology that I could Jay my hands on, I don't think I'm overburdened with an education. sir"
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"Hmm! A story-book detective," Lieut. Strawn commented, but there!
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you're going to be disa-nointed in in a bank, so I won't be murdered Records her Hamilton as a crime centre, Dun- for it. I have good cause to put no faith in banks, and my bad heart dee. Offhand, I can't recall a single would keep me from going to the case where a rich old man found dead in his library, a carved bank to get any of it out when I dagger in his heart, and doors and peeded it...
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I' name no names now, but when 'Brien chuckled. "You're right, your detective comes, I'll have Jawn. I'm ashamed of our mur- plenty to tell him-enough to con- derers. Not an ounce of originality vince him that I'm not the silly old in a jailful of 'em! Just old- fool you're thinking me now. fashioned killers, the lot of 'em-
If you want to prevent the shooting off 32's, carving their wives or sweethearts with razors or robbery and probably the murder the of an old woman who has never butcher knives. Sometimes
in her life ladies serve nrsenic sandwiches at dono anything worse their tea parties, but on the whole, than to arouse in her fellow- my boy, they give us a pretty dull hoarders the passion of greed, you time of it, leaving so many clues will do as I ask, lying around that sometimes Jawn Strawa here is almost ashamed to take the taxpayers' money"
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Respectfully yours, Emma Hogarth.
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P. S-Please tell your detective "Excuse me, Mr. O'Brien," not to let on to anyone, not even to girl's voice spoke from the door- Mrs. Rhodes, my landlady, that he way, "but here's a special delivery is a detective. letter for you, marked 'Personal","
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