Avenging Parrot
yarine Austin
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CHAPTER XLVI.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 20 1930.
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cok for the bad penny, and yet, neglected to rob until May of that unless my whole theory is cock-year. And`during these more than eyed, he must be living in the five years Bert has been in regular: *MADAME BUTTERFLY”. house. Lawerenco Sharp? Far too correspondence with his;family, GIVEN ON SATURDAY.. ald to be Dan Griffin, and not con- Not only does his family so assure ceivably the bad penny to whom me, through the Riverside chief of Signor Carpi's Italian Grand Mrs. Hogarth addressed her last police, but I've seen some of the Opera Company added further to remarks.... Walter Styles? For letters with my own eyes. Of its reputation on Saturday night too young, and, besides, he's prac-course I didn't rend them through, when Madame Buttery was pre- tically a native of Hamilton. For Cap'n-just glanced at them to scnted at the Star Theatro. This getting the Dan Grifin theory for make sure" He stopped short, always popular work attracted an the moment, is it possible that Mrs.en, ultering a sharp exclamation, excellent audience which found Hogarth, who, just an hour before. Cap'n turned slowly about, cock- had driven him away from her he dashed from the room, not tak. the Company in especially good
to his strange audience..
uniformly high standard and the "New, Cap'n" Bonnie Dundee ed his head and drooped that door with her cane, would have ing the trouble to excuse liimself voice. The singing was of finished laying out his small col-partish white lid again, giving an hailed him jovially or even Bar
Five minutes later he was back general stage and orchestral work effect of.aly mirth.
castically as a bad penny, when hẹ lection of what he hoped was clues, "I'm afraid you're right, old love over her window sill? Furn his room, his handsome young fully in keeping with that of form-
er productions. retrieved from the Rhodes House man," Dundee agreed. "All wet thermore, Norma laige has given face pale with excitement, an open
Mlle. Ferari was a notable auc- trash bags, and addressed the simply can't get steamed up about him an alibi, and that's enough letter in his hand. The new lock parrot briskly. The wrought-irus Henry. Just can't bring myself for me,"
on Bert Magnus's door had of cess as Madanie Butterfly, Cho-Cho
San showing an excellent under- "standard" for the cage was so low to the point of clapping him on the Again the parrot cocked his course yielded to his skeleton key standing of the role and singing that he could, sitting at ease in his shoulder and saying. The jig is up, green-and-yellow hend, and dropped Cap'n?" he asked huskily. "Am
make of this, splendidly. Lieutenant Pinkerton armchair, look the bird in the eyeDas Griffin! I charge you with an eyelid.
when he could catch that tiny. the murder of Sally Griffin, Mrs. "So you're on to the fact that a fool, or-Well, listen: Father is was well played by Signor Tuminel- lo and Kate Pinkerton. by Mile. you won't bright bead. "We're all
act to Emma Harkness, known as Mra. I'm heartbroken, are you?" Dun- heartbroken because
Casorosa. All the other characters visit, Bert minke powwow, Cap'n, or, rather. Emma Hogarth, and Corn Barker.dee demanded. "Well, to make a come home, even for
were well taken, and Maestro my darling. You know he's getting Ceccarelli deserves special mention 'my dear Watson."
On the other hand, facts are facta, shameful confession, Cap'n, The parrot turned on his perch,
several pld, and he hasn't been himself at cocked his head, and slowly dropped and I wish you'd quit winking at heart has been broken
them."
time before, and will probably all since our dear Red's death, for his control of an effective or-
cliestra. a white lid. "Make whoopee!" he
"Help! Murder! Police Cap'n mend to be broken again, I seem think he's afraid he'll die without
Barbiere di Siviglia. eroaked, in a startling imitation of
shrieked suddenly.
to have fallen into the habit of seeing you again, and as for me,
A splendid interpretation of his dend mistress's voire,
"Yes, Cap'n." Dundee suid sober adoring girls who are already en-I'm sometimes frightened at, the Rossini's comic opera, Barbiere di "Fie, fic, Cap'n' Dundee re- proved him. "1 beg you to be serily, "both" you and your mistress gaged or married.'., . All of thought that I might not even know | Siviglia, was given by the Carpij Dus. No whoopee till you and warned us, and we let it happen. | which is beside the point, and my own dear brother if I met him Opera Company last night at the have finished our litle job of never forgive myself--But let's don't blame you for turning your on the street. You know I was Star Rossini's work has come to
get on, my dear Watson!". He tack on me.
only 13 when you left, and five rank as one of the best of its kind avenging Emma."
his throat huskily. "If "Well, we've only got Ber! Mag-years is a long time. You haven't of any period, both In the matter The same struck a chord in cleared Cap'n's memory, lle spread his Henry Dowd isn't Dan Griffin, who nus left, haven't we, old man?.1 even sent us a picture of yourself, of musical composition and the wings and croaked angrily: "Emma, confess I've toyed with the do seem to bump into Bulavery and I'm always sending you shop rapidity of action.
Each of the artists was suited you sh! foul! How many times a happy theory that Arthur B. Wheel-me I turn a corner in this case, rots. Your letters are wonder foolish old lady must have apos-, longer with us, might be the but I think you'll agree that there's full, though, and I'm so glad you're exactly to the part he or she was trophized herself thus, and how it villain, and Daisy Shepherd his only one thing to chalk up against working at your scenario-writing called upon to play, both in voice
Now him; he is the only man in the gain. I'm so thrilled! I remem- and appearance, Sig. Realt must have amused her to hear her 1901, the actual strangler,
that is your que for a deep, throaty house, inside: Henry Dowd, that her how excited I was over that Figaro had a splendid opportunity parrot echo the charge!
had never met Mrs. Hogarth.
I first story of yours. It was called to display his fine baritone voice " quite agree with you, Cup'a," chuckle, Cap'u!"
No, I'm forgetting! There's one "More To Be Pitted," wasn't it? and the thoroughness of his acting Dundee said gravely. "Emma Ho-
But the parret did not laugh.
other thing: Bert was in Philadel-But I'm sure you have much made a wonderful impression. Mile. garth was certainly an old foot in
"No" Dundee raised his eye-
Dealba's Rosina was exquisite., Hor many respects, but she was rather
Dundee droppeil the letter. Tute like thrills and tremolos were ig oily two hours from New York. a dear, to, and I'm sure you are brows. Sorry you have a deficient on June 2, and Philadelphia grander plots now!»" mourning her more sincerely thanse of humour, my dear Watson, But wait! It's worse than that" "Well, I'll be-Cap'n, won't you perfectly rendered and she showed delightful and he scrubbled among his small please nip me good and hard on that she possessed a anyone who is attending her fu- You see, neither Daisy nor Wheeler
But, was in New York on June collection for a copy of the tele-the ear" But without waiting for sense of comedy, neral this afternoon
na little
Sig. Gileta as Count Almaviva Cap'n, the point is that she is dead, Wheeler is undoubtedly
a man could am with which the Philadelphia the favour, he plunged out of the and you and I haven't done any the Ban Griffin as thing much about it vet," The bird wel be, "and, granted that Wheeler police department had replied to room again. It was half an hour song with his usual brilliance, Sig. seemed to glare at him reproach could so badly desire Mrs. Hogarth's his request for information regard. before he was back, in one hand a Maucer was admirable in the part fully, and Dundee hastened to money that he would return heren Herbert S. Magnus. "Hah! "heaf of torn manuscript typed on of Don Basilio. He acted with an apologize: "Oh, I know you've done to rob her, or that he would have My memory is still clear, Cap'n white bonde paper, the other grip- easy naturalness, and above ail, de- your part, old man! You've harped the power to enlist Daley's aid to Listen: Landlady, Mrs. Christine ning the latest version of "More lighted with the quality of his fine away on 'Bad penny, but to tell rub her, there is no earthly rea-Sturret, not at home Sunday, June To Be Fitted," the very script upon bass singing. He won great ap- you the truth, Cap'n, I haven't son why Mrs. Hogarth should have until late afternoon, having which Magnus had been engaged plause for his broad comedy effects uttered the now historic words, spent Saturday and Sunday in At on the night of Mrs. Hogarth's bath in costume and interpretation.
murder.
Sig: Belleti niso proved a splendid been able to turn him up yel"
sfazer in the role of Bartolo, which "Bad penny! Bad penny Cap'n Bad penny, upon sight of either oflantic City, but Magnus had sup-
"And there it was in the trash he most capably filled. Mlle. Celi croaked and turned twice, excitedly, them. And furthermore, if Coraper with family and bed had been
atom of slept in Saturday night."
bag all this time, Cap'n," he en-took the part of Berta, the house on his perch. Did he remember Burker had known one
of them Philadelphia-New
York, two lightened the bird, as he fitted torn keeper Her singing of 11 that those were the lust words he evidence against either
fragments of the white-paper man- Vecericlto, was charming. The had ever heard his mistress spent, she would not have hesitated to tell hours! Landlady away 1" and did he wonder why she spoke i And Hill furthermore, Arthur,
He retuned the telegram to the script together. For 10 minutes Opera was one of the best heard for no more, why alien, fearful Junds Wheeler Is to-day, and has been
continuously for the last two table and sighed as he fingered there was silence in the room, ex-a long time and was presented with cept for the rustling of paper. In sparkle, verve and high spirits fed him?
I agree with you, Cup'a, and 1 weeks, a guest of an extremely low-the small collection of trash bag Then he read, his eyes darting that carried the audience.. away
Lieu- "elues," "See how hard up I am from the perfectly typed white from the very beginning. wish could oblige," Dundee are hotel in Chicago, u
Bert
sheets to the badly typed yellow sured the bird gravely. "But the tenant Strawn took pains to learn for a Dan Griffin, Cap'n?
Magnus can't be Dan Griffin, be-l
Hello! Western Union? Detective all bad penny. I happen to have at by wire."
"Almost word for word the Dundee, Homicide Squad, Police, present looks suspiciously like a Again the parrot turned his back cause he's indisputably Herbert S.
Magnus, formerly of Riverside, ame!" he cried, and made a grab Headquarters, speaking. counterfeit bad penny, if there can on the detective,
"Bored, Cap'u? Or simply dis- California. Didn't leave Riverside for the telephone. "Hello, hello! Right! Take a telegram, please, be such a thing-but I'm sure you
1924, and Dan Police Headquarters? ..Dun-to Chauncey Smith, optieinn, River-) know what I mean... Let me gusted with my stupidity?" Dus until February,
...Ready" explain, my dear Watson: You dee asked solleitously. "The fact Grifle was at that very time work- have probably guessed that he is, Cap'n,' I don't how where to ing in the Bolton bank, which he dee speaking. Connect me with side, California.
(To Be Continued). Western Union, please! only. bid penny I have so Tap turned up. is the meek and diffident little Mr. Henry Dowd. Not to bore you with too many detalls, then are the facts I have against Friend. Henry: First; be fairly well fita the description of Dan Grima- Dan Grillin!" he repeated the words slowly, hopefully, forcefully, but the apparently attentive parrot gave no sign that he had ever heard the name before,
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Dundee went on, only mildly disappointed: "Yos Cup'n, "allow- Ing for the ravages of time-Ave years-Henry Dowd fits our rather faulty description of your mis- tress's thief of son-in-law. Second, he assumed an alias when he came to this house. Third, he came here from New York, and not directly from Des Moines, as he gave the police to understand. Fourth, he is"unknown,' at least na Henry Dowd, at the Des Moines address he gave. Fifth, he dis- guises his bandwriting. Sixth, he hides his face from
newspaper photographers....
full-face "Yes, I know that a snapshot of him was in this morn- ing's paper, but I'd have given a raisin cocky to seu his expressian: when he made the discovery. I'm convinced he was unaware of te honour which the press was" con- ferring upon him.... Seventh, he did not meet your mistress, though I've been told she had in- vited him to call, as she did each new boarder. Eighth, he occupied the room next to Mrs. Hogarth's and may very well have discovered that 'Emil Sevier had pried the closet board loose. Ninth, his light was on ut the actual time of Mra. Hogarth's murder. He admits that, and Sevier confirms it. But whether ur not he was really asleep, and was aroused by your charming voice, Cap'n, just · suff- ciently to realize the economie waste and turn it off, who can say? Tenth and lust, but by no means least, Cap'n Watson, Friend Henry left New York the. evening of the very day on which Dun Griffin's wife, Sally Graves, as she called herself, was brutally and mysteri- ously murdered. ... Well, what! about it, my dear Watson? Ten "nice, big, juley facts! What do
you, deduce from them?"
The parrot us if infinitely wearied, turned his back upon the loquacious young detective Dun- dee shrugged, und laughed.
"Right you are, my dear Watson! Ten, fnets, and not one shred of actual proof that Henry Dowd is either Dan Griffin or that he was ever in Mrs. Hogarth's room! Am I barking up the wrong tree, Cap'n? In your honest opinion, am I all wet?"
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