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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1932.
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Gems of Peril
BEGIN HENE TO-DAY,
Bra
Jupiter
*ubbed
od
ifth murdered during the escheint party sh
Kase for her neurriaĖS, Mary Harkivene.
HAZEL [ROSS HAILEY
The thief Fating the Tamu Jupiter As Mary and Dirk started for-
wecki Nuasielun pint Mary's brother, ward, the limousine'a engine roar-
Min her later deg the enne, belleving
kahve, who is killed by a car as he get in reverse, freed itself from Fadle gulity, Bowen, police retortes for the the quivering mess of metal which) Star, conducta a private investigation 3 discovers racetrack cheek called The 1'y was Howen's machine, and terkum die ewed merry. Eddie's coat, backward out of Nassau
Control t butler are worn by ceted the night of the murder.
shot
street,
the house, it revolted her he stopped, shot ahead toward Broad- Mazy's face, pirk ilusther, believes Eddie way and was gone. Not even the guilty Mlad forbids her to see Howen; tearing raged policeman's command to fuckber Ruler.Fly, They quarrel but make atop had any effect. He pulled:
at once. Mars his gun, but forebore shooting.
up and plan to marry Bowen in
Apeskeney where The Fiy ta
kid to be bil tisse. thick cures to take her apparently because of the people! br.me. Be on his way to lock up the who came running from all direc-i Jupiter neckimer Dia" alvo ante." Dick proves The File But there. Mary captions,
strangers enler.
CHAPTER XXI.
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Ronald Colman, below, the British scroon star, is in France where he is reported to be planning to file ruit for divorce from Thaima Ray, above, British Actrasi. They hav been esparated sincs 1928, Mila Ray, shown at the top, is not expected to cantest the action.
matters over.
car-you
The R.100. which is now being dismantled for the scrap beap.
the injured digit by the aid of a Unexpectedly even to herself, street light.
¡Mary began to cry.' Helpless tears Mary was almost bursting with rained down her checks, and she bewilderment, and growing more covered her face with her hands curious every minute. What is it and wept.
or
he was
Dirk wont
all about?" she wailed. “You've Bowen looked straight ahead shushed me long enough. Tell me and said nothing. Dirk patted
T
scream
her knee awkwardly. "Don't "You're a bright girl, you ought sweetheart!" he begged. "You've to know," Dirk said. "Bowen got to see this thing atraight some- stopped that other car from com- Hime. It might as well be now.” ing down Nassau) street, all right,
on, gently. "The didn't he? Do you know any trouble in, Mary, you're taking the other way he could have done it? Wh
whole thing too hard. You-- Your little friends from the oughtn't to blame Eddie so much. speakeasy were trailing us ap-A young kid like that--you can't
what he was up parently. Well, they didn't get No woman could. He."
know
against. near enough to see which door we were parked before. I guess that
"I understand that he didn't do "No. We just came up. That's ends it, for to-night anyway. It
Do you?" Mary asked, with the neckince about her thrual juat na three Mary stopped stock still under my car down there." Dirk answer-might have given that cop a tip-at him as at a stranger.
terrible
calm. She was looking They leave, followed by Bowen, who fears the shock of the realization that{ed negligently.
off to keep an eye on the place,; An attempt un the hecklace. thick does not came to her.
**Perhaps "Tell him." Mary whispered. though. Wish I had.". The two men quarril. Just ma Dirk locke {
Dirk replied "Dirk Dirk" she screamedTell him about the the up the ne, klace there is a crnah
after
He "Then it was the Fly!" Mary flushed brick-red as he tried to
a moment's hesitation. street outside.
nuddenly. "That was the car know" Her eyes were black with cried. that killed Eddle"
fear and her teeth chattering.
The Fly?
meet her eyes. Unconsciously he Don't be Dirk stopped running a second.
silly." Before another word could be There was something about the ing of Eddie as a wonk, tormented
had fallen into
nto the habit of think "What is it? What is it long enough to stare at her dumb-nid Bowen jostled between them, pleasant voice
in which Dirk boy driven Mary whispered, trying vainly to founded. then raced on. A wear-giving Mary an unmistakable jub spoke, whether
to stealing, and see into the street from the othering, unsteady figure was crawling in the ribs with his elbow. The something ageeuble
Baying murderer by accident. He accept- or disagreed the murder as a fact, window. Her view into view from under the tangle jab winded her, and the surpriseable, that akle of the
but saw was maddening. of leatherette and canvas that was took the words out of her open trick learned in the courtroom, no
extenuating circumstances. was cut off by acornice. Dirk
"You think
and you was leaning tar out to get a clear the top of his car. He had just mouth.
doubt. Whatever it was, it made don't blame
said. He took view of what happened. He was-gained his feet and was looking ed one hand as a signal to keen the direction taken by the de- they hold the officer aside and one want to strike him, dent that "Well, I think him
cent of brief confab, Bo-implacable politeness somehow. quiet. To the waiting girl the parted limousine when Dirk reach-wen's police-card helped to smooth
everything except the
Kamb charge, but I blame him just suspense was agonizing. Angry ed him.
Dirk's quick "Suh."" Mary drew away and looked at same. He put himself in д volces floated up and various Mary anw him wringing one kept Mary from making any fur-him through narrowed eyes, feel position where anything-even bumps and thuda, as of a weary hand and cursing whole-heartedly ther attempt to speak of the other ing the rising of a temper she had this-could he said of him, and ear settling to rest.
Between curses he stuck the lu-car. Puzzled but quiescent, she never known she had. He pulled bis bead in and shut jured finger in his mouth and let hint lend her back to the coupe.
now he can never explain himself "Why not?"*
he's dead. What if no one ever the window quietly before apeak sucked it. Apparently it was the a animosity toward Bowen "Is he the only thug who knows knows the papers, I mean? The seemed to have melted abruptly: a valuable necklace when he sees police? Do you suppose it means "Just that blamed idiot, Bowen, What the holy-jumping-"Pres and his rattletrap" he saith this. He broke off as he saw Mary's presently Bowen and the police- it? Any crook in Christondam nothing to me that YOU think it man parled, and Bowen came would have faken out after uny--that your father and mother gustedly. "Somebody's amucked white anxious face at his elbow. atraight to their car.
body with no more sense than to think It? Do you suppose it all right. "Where do you want to go?** into him. Looks as if he'd tried!"Hello, Ruyther. I'm
display thing like that in a won't make a difference between to turn around, and they rammed Let's get out of here-leave this Climb in" Dirk Invited.
speakeasy! Might have been that us, always? It would be
like into him amidships." He shook wreck where it is. She'll
"No, I can get a cab." Bowen's Lon Chaney waiter, for all wo living with a ghost. Some day his head wonderingly. "Of all travel again."
voice sounded shy,
know,"
I'd hate you" the prize boobs Come on, let's
"Get in!" Dirk commanded. "But Dirk," Mary said, with go-down and look at the wreck- But there were explanations to Mary moved closer to Dirk and ominous calm, "that car was the She huddled between them, dab-
be given the big, breathless police-Bowen obediently climbed in on same car .age."
that killed Eddie. Ibing her eyes with a small ball He looked about the room, tried man first.
the other side. "Let's get away told you that.”
of handkerchief. If she had look- the lock on the safe-door to make "What were you tryin to do from here," he said.
Dirk smiled wryly down at her. ed at Dirk, the hurt look that came sure it was fastened, turned off turn around in the middle of the Uptown they sped for some "Now don't start that all over into his even at her last words the light, locked the door, and they block?" he accused, after inspect time without 1. word spoken. again," he said lightly. "You might have changed her, made Ing the position of the wrecked Dirk was first to break the silence. could not recognize a particular her weaken again. But she did worried. "Do you car. Bowen took his abuse with- "So you're the kind of a driver car of standard make, like that, in not look up. ho's .supposo hurt 7
out a word of self-defence. Mary who turns around in the middle that light, at that distance. I Another traffic stop, and the "Couldn't see," Dirk said. "Hope burned with indignation but of the block, in n street that's too wouldn't put you on the stand throq people not uncomfortably they didn't hurt our car.
Bowen only listened with what Guess not. It's further up the street." she could have sworn was a Burnarrow to turn around in," he said. self with such a statement,
Opallent. Mary bit her lip, vexed that he posing counsel would make mon- While they were waiting, Dirk As they came out into the street jautiefied smile on his free.
could continue quarrolling after keys out of us. You saw it undor reached into the pocket of his top- there was the sound of footsteps "Yep, you're right, officer. All what had happened.
.similar circumstances, hitting coat, lying the shelf back of running, drawn by the magnet of my fault," he kept repeating. But Bowen laughed. "Yep, someone, and you were already them. and brought out the
Anybody see the number that's me," he said. an accident. A policeYAN
Bowen had wrought up and ready to
him. given
Ho belleva asked owe you something for that," It was the same. Consequently glow of the dashlight. visible, pounding along at the that car?" the policeman
BY
balanced it on his hand in the lower end of the block, his night- laudly. The curious crowd be-Dirk aald. "What'll it be, a new you think so. That's all." stick slapping against his ok to be body could give a connected story, "Forget It" Bowen scoffed. Ho hurled at him furiouly, for lack
hegan to babble all together, but no- car?"
"Nice little gun." he said judi- Oh
"Got a permit to Carry Bowen was no where te "It was 3N and somethingscomed vastly pleased with him a more opprobrious epithet. "
It was 3Y"--The policeman self.
don't care what you say, It was
Mary, Dressed against the two "But you could have got your- the same car. I'd swear to it! men by the narrowness of the car side. Jammed into it on the other yor way, all of yo!" He swung self killed, you fool!" Dirk protest-She appealed to Bawen. "Tallant distinctly felt Bowen start. side, like a locomotive whose cow-fils stick menacingly.
him!" she demanded. Toll him She looked up and caught a look "You, I lost a good fingernail it was the same car!!! saving your worthless hide." Bo- But Bowen morely answered ween agreed amiably, squinting at "What's the use?".
ing.
trotted downstairs.
Mary was
гап.
Was
only Injury he had suered.
*
seen, but the street was complete.Naw his book in disgust.
by blocked at the upper end by his
car, up-ended and lying on its
never
"On
cutcher has cooped up a mass of When they had scattered, ho debris, was a black limousins with came up to Dirk. -platinum trimmings.
"Did you see it?! he asked.
ed.
my-
don't be so--so legal,' Mary
מייז
of embarrassment on his face.
"No" he admitted. "It's
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