Murder At
Bridge
by ANNE AUSTIN author of TE BLACK PIGEON?
CHAPTER XXV.
HIRDER DECKSTAIDO"
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1931.
Sprague. Oh no! Certainly not she gibed, to keep from burst- ing into tears.
"An outsider would hardly have access to Judge Marshall's platol and Maxim silencer," he reminded her. "And Captalu Sirawn ceived a wire from a ballistica ex pert in Chicago this morning cun- that the wwwwrming our conviction
eame gun which fired the bullets ngainst Judge Morahall's target Bai Mrs. Crain was ushering him red the bullet which killed Nita Bonnie Dundee's first thought made him forget for the moment plate long enough. Let me dry it into the living room, and its charm Selim. You've wanbed that upon Awakening that Sunday that the Crains were to be pitied now. morning was that it might prove beense of their "come-down"
And there to be rather a pity that his new Be.
in things, Penny For every plece of furniture bachelor apartment, as he loved to seemed to be authentic early Amer-
"Such --" she challenge). call his three rooms at the top of can, and the booked rugs and fine,
"Sprague admitted to
mx this A lodging house which had once brocaded damasks allied themselves morning, after I had confronted been a fashionable private home.with the fine ohi furniture to de.him with proofs, that he sometimes
faced south and west, rather than feat the ugliness with which
cast.
Scuse me !
the
to
are other
slept in the upstairs bedroom”
"I fold you they were lovers!” Penny interrupted.
und that he slept there Fridny night, after he and Nita had quar-
At the Rhodes Hause, whose Maple Court Apartments' architect boarding house clamour and lack of had been fiercely determined privacy he had abandoned upon punish its tenanta. taking the fluttering job and decent. salary of "special investigator at Penny flung over her shoulder as Gotta dish up!" tached to the district attorney's offshe ran away and left him aloneilton business," Dundee went fice," he had grown accustomed to with her mother. using the hot morning sun upon his
relled. He still contends that the row was over that movie-of-Ham-
on.
man's
ns if she had not spoken, "He ad- furmitted also that Nita had told him to take his things away when he left Saturday morning, but he says Ralph Hammond to find it was only beenuse she didn't want
longings there if he had occasion, to go into the upstairs rooms
In making his estimates for the finish- ing up of the other side.
But he also saw again this morning, sup contends, and Lydin Carr, whom I
ports him in it, that he stayed in the house eccasionally when Nita ing alone, and that they were not was particularly nervous about be-
lovers,"
reluctant eyelids as an alarm clock. Dunder liked
Mr. Crain But he continued the train of making no excuses about a maid thought, after discovering by his they couldn't afford, liked the way watch that it was only 8:40-it was she settled into a lovely, ancient pretty darned fee having "dig-rocking chair and get herself to ging like these Quiet and pri-entertain him while her daughter vate. For he was the only tenant made ready the dinner. now on the top flour, His lazy eyes.
Not a word was sad about the roved over the plain severity but horrible tragedy which hart solid comfort at this bedrooms, and current the day before in the house on past the open door to take in which had once been her home. appreciatively the equally comfort-They talked of Peany's work, and able and masculine fiving run. the little gentlewomina Istened Pretty nice. That leather up eagerly, with only the faintest of holstered couch and armchair bad sighs,' as Bundry humorously des been a real bargain, and he liked stribed Peung's fierce efficiency and them all the better for being rather District Attorney Sanderson's keen. meuffend and shabby Then his eyes delight in her work. halted upon a enverd cage, somer) from a pedestal.
"Pamat
other."
Don't wipe the
“Bill Sanderson is a nice layer of that plate. Here's an "Pour old Cap'n!
the woman of perlage I said Mao Hamilton's Benld district at Penny," Dundee assured her. "but "I'm inclined to say Posh! too. wondering when the devil Forney. ing to get up!" and he swung out work with an old friend of the fam when he came
"It is nice for Penny to Tracey Miles told me last night of bed, toured sheply toto that, or was
to gel Lydia that sunt living room and whisked the
Nitu really seemed to be in love with Ralph part of the time, at square of black wilk from the c
least."
**
And that was the neares she cathe to mentioning the Butter he Topo Penny summed them as the
The parrot, formerly the prope ty of murdered od Mrs. Howarthate dining room. of the Rhodes Hours, Taft the the
year the young detective's Because Penny was watching him official "Watson," rubbed his fea and was obsloudy pront of her thers poked his green-al-yellow skill as a renk skill recently and head between the Bars of his enge quired, he was sure and croaked Hourly "Hulle
"Huilo, yourseli, my dear Wat son!" Dundee retorted. "Your
זין
living room dour,
"Listen, Cap'n
Selim Murdered, 3: Bridge.
+
1921
Lett flav
"Kita thought enough of Dexter
[Sprague to soul for him to come down here, wand to pout her head of for him the get the job of making the movie," Pomy reminded him a great splashing ate Berely, making
in the dishpan.
Ende heartily as his carefully erales depression would parmil.
you don't think she was There was a beautifully browned in love with Ralph ?" Dundee asked, roast of bed, pan-browned
dn't now!" the girl pota.
ed.
draped over the mirror frome in a Sprague's easily-recognized exavats
bedroom in Nita's house... Far they were there to be seen when Ralph went into that bedroom yes-
morning." terday
"How tk you know he saw them?" "Because he left this behind
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cation is over, old top 10 s, new pena, escalleged tomatoes, cried, "1 thought so sometines the job for you and me both, for dessert, a gelatine puding bad the grace to hope so, away. Which perils me that I that to be taking a squirt at the Saudag was "Spanish cream." the segrel of her.
which Penny
proudly aunotneed since Ralph was 30 VAGY
about papers, to see how much pain which she had mastered only that Strawn thought
"That's the point, Penny," Dun- morning. press."
dee tald her gently. "Everyone "I was up admust at dawn to | I've talked to this morning, neht He found Th. Hamittun Maipong, make it, so that it would set in 】ing Sprague, erents sure that Ralph News in the ball just outside his true," she told him, Thunder knew | Hamilton was mat about Nin
that it was not Spanish ervan Selim." Nita which had got her up,...
“So of course he would kill her!" "I'm goin to help wash dishes."Penny scoffed bitterly, Probably the snappiest streamer be announced firmly, and Penny. "Yes, Penny-when he discovered headline the News has had for many with a quick inlake of breath, agre a day....
Now let's gen ite was silent for tavo minutes, while his "Hadn't you better take a nap eyes leaped down the lesser head Mother she added a minute late lines and the story of the murder. as Mrs. Crain, with a slight fush Then: "Good old Strawn: Not
on her faded cheeks, began to stack. ward, my dear Watson, about your the dessert dishes. You nasta't
bsurd master's absurd perform lay a hand on these dishes, or Bon-hin," Bunder admitted reluctantly, ance in having the death hand at nie and i will have our dishwash-and wiped his hands before draw bidge replayed! Not a word aleating pienic spoiled... Bun ateng Ralph Hammond, the missing guest! not. You need sleep, dear.“
ing an initialed silver pencil from word about Mrs. Tracey Miles
his breast pocket, 3 found it un- "Not any more than you do, peorder the edge of being hidden away in the clothes by Mrs. Crain quinvered, and initials are R. H."
the bed. The closet while her hostess was being then hurried out of the room. mandered! In fact, my destr
"I called you Bonnie Mother mitted, turning sharply rowway, 1 Watson, got a word about anything would know we are really friends, garse it to him myself, for a Christ- except Strawn's own theory that a Peany explained, her cheek rei, mas present. 1 thought I evált aï- hired gunman from New York, or as she preceded him through Chicage preferably. “Nita's
the ford to give silver pencils away herpe town. New York, of course
sneaked kitchen
wigging door into the miniature then. Bad hadn't bolted yet." She up, crouched in her window, and
Jerooked an elbow "You'ti
and leaned her tamped her off. And life-stan
being her against it for a moment. Then phuth. graphs of the big ronprints water ends, | magn, no matter what she flung up her brown bobbed head
happens, won't you, Penny, Danently, Well ** the window to pre theory
... By golly, Cap'nt clean for
1
stich To that
"Yes, "A recognize 11. Penny al-
des said in a low core, setting theRalph must have been well in fragile ervatal dishes he carried
got to tell my former chief that up the porcelain drainboard uelty bad way, since he Juved
ound Nitas ill and note to Lydia!
He'll think 2 deliberately held
Eink
and wontoul to -marry her." Dandre persisted painfully.
"Be-
of knew pud something bad ruber that Polly Beale fund him
11's bout Ralph.
etit there when she stopped to
or him. Well can't it her, at me
all day gossiping with you. Work apps?" Her husky voine was offer Nita a lift to Breakaway Jun.
Hutch stork to the dome. 1
repreely audible above the rust of is got hard to imagine what took Sunday dentur with
water into the dishpan. "You'd pr Ponny"
Four hours later a tired and I'm
ter tell me straight off. Bonnie Place, We know that Polly curtly feanecked her luncheon autezoment very patient person,
Hittle
Spirited young detortive was elimiAre they going to arrest Bak / with Nita and the rest of you, and
in the stairs
of the five-story "walk-up" apartment heuse 11 which Pony Crafu and her mother had been living since the financial failure and light of the bushand and father. Roger Crain.
when they find him? There wasn't making sure that Clive would join went into town with Ralph, after
morning .." a word in the pape about him this them.
I saw young Hammond my self for an instant.,without know- "I'm afraid they are,
ing who he was, and T remember Penny," Dansiee told her miserably. "Cap to eat, I was hunghing at the now thinking that he looked for ton "Hello, there!" It was Pemy'sain Strawn has a warrant ready,tuart House myself when friendly voice, hailing him front but of course
they the topraost funding of the
ame into the dining room, you know.
stairs. All winded, or the
"Oh, you don't have to tell me
hope Ralph isn't amily!"
hem new "Don't
His vyes drank her in-the fresh-ent in with Hess and sweetness of a domestic
under her brown eyes,
with a
sudden passionate | 12 Plents to hang him on. I see!"
1 know
she
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"Have you also found out that there were indecision and fear in he stole Hugo's gun yesterday?"
it, too.
cried furiously, Penny Crain, so different from the corldn't have done it They, always Dundee went on. "Polly Brale and "There's a little more, Penny." thorny little office Peany who prid-arrest the wrong peran first, the five Hammond ed herself on her offeleney as blundering idiots.
were mortally Pony in dowered voile, sary. rutiled white aprott.
It was the thorny Penny again, iraid that Ralph would come to But there were purplish shadow: feny, with glittering eves the cocktail party! I'm sure Clive which matched her nickname. But de Ralph gremise to stay away. gayety lasted only until he had this Penny...
ander Dundee felt better able to cope with and that both Clive and Polly diti not trust him in keep his promise. reached her side.
"I'm afraid I'm the chief idiot,oned Polly to join him in the That is why, I am sure, Clive beek- "Sh-bh-Have they found but you must believe that I'm sorry solarium, without entering the liv Ralph she whispered anxiously. that it should be a friend of yours," ing room to speak to Nila. You re-
He could only answer "No."
he told her. "Mother's all of a twitter at my plate she had rinsed of Its suds all during the playing of
and reached for the member they said they stayed there having a detective to dinner," she under the hot water tap. whispered, trying to be gay again. "Shoot the works!" she command- "She fancies you'll be wearing size od, with hard flippancy. "Of course again. I'll scream!"
"If you call it the 'death hand' "I have found that it was possible "No." Dunded replied. "I don't 11 shoes and a 'six-shooter nt your I might have known that Captain
for him to do so," Dundee said think they saw him. I feel pretty Yes, Mother! It's Mr. Dun- Strawn's theory about a gunman there until Karen discovered the the afternoon until six o'clock, back way, and through the back
"All right
They stayed slowly. The butler was off for sure he came into the house by the was just dust in our eyes, and murder. She did not look "all of a twit that only a miracle could koop you place because of its many windows the nursemaid and the threemonths have known Clive and Polly would I am sure they chose thatThere was no one in the house but hall into Nita's room. He must this pretty but rather faded from fastening on poor Ralph, since they could watch for Ralph's car, old baby," ter middle-aged little mother of he and the gun are both
be on the lookout for him. missing. Penny's. A gentle dignity and pa-
Well? And I suppose you think At any rate, I have proof that who Naturally it wouldn't occur to dash out and head him off. Take tient sadness, which Dundee was you that it might be an outsidor, him away by force if necessary, to Clive and Polly didn't have a chance over shot Nita from in front of that sure were habitual of her, lay in someone who had followed Nita and keep him from making a scone. I to head Ralph off, as you say, but window near the porch door fied to- the faded blue eyes and upon the her lover, Sprague, from New York, in his heart, and that he would find after he killed her?" Her voice
believe they knew he had murder that they did see him running away ward the back hall." soft, sweet mouth...
to kill her for having left him for a way to get a gun-"
And he told her of the big bronze was still brittle with anger, but lamp, whose bulb had been broken,
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"Bonnie !" Ponny was coming back, walking like a somnambulist, her brown eyes wide and fixed.usly rent it from sa tele; sima) at "That was-Italph! And he docon't even know. Nita is dead!"..
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