GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERIAL
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPII. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1932.
“WEEK-END MURDER”
BY GABRIEL E. FORBUSH
DEIN HERE TO-DAY
The 'stery opens with a praisxun in which |
a csunder is committed by a homicidal manice. Tom was down to do the honors faler he boards & train for long land til she arrived. thinking of the pleasant wek-end be la to
nounces that instead of three queste over thei
distant veintive of Linda's who was In New
the Averilla: CAFTAIN DE VO8, handsome perfume
manufacturer with whom averit hopes to de business; MI. STATLANDER, niddlewestern, mahaler of the firem Averill worka, forti MARVIN PILATT, former wollur of Linda's | whom she has not seen for several years, and
focines tour,
She
looked rather alarmed. "Perhaps that accounts. Will you have hor
"Ah-distemper?" Cousin Amos
over her assembled jam dishes, but monster that sot upon me in the tor plates and covered muffins with dark Jast night as I entered my a reeing eye. Satlalled trac an temporary abode. It took a kick would now move atmouthly, Linda that I'm sorry I made so lusty, thu went back down the narrow pus morning, to free me from the little Gage. As she emerged into the beast's attentions. I'd have made Bunny entrance hall, brisk steps my peace or bribed my way across sounded on the staira. Marvin the grans, at least, but I didn't en- Pratt was coming down. looking counter the littic dog'at all." very thoroughly tubbed and shaved, "I'm sorry Bunty troubled you rubbing his hands with anticipated inst night," anid Toni soberly. "She appetite. She greeted him and they is-she was something of a watch- "I think breakfast la ready," ale joined the others in the little room dog but I novor know her so sua- said. "If you men will excuse me off the more formal dining room. have there The name of the murderer is not At the bottom of the winding a moment, I'll see. Take Mr. Stat-
picious before. I'd have shut her disclosed shifts to the Long bland home night she suddenly saw her hug-lander into the breakfast room, had been down some little while, he known she was going to persecute Cousin Amod was already there-up or sent her away yesterday if I'd of LINDA and TOM AVEFULL married band and his expression annihilated Tom. I'll just pop into the kitch-. skree years and much la luve. Linda in a second her carefree morning en" she bolted through the ser. asserted proudly. "Rouming-un- our guests. I wish I had, for kend they are lo haya vs The guests mood. Before Linda know how she vice door and stood a second or two flash of reminiscent injured dignity, he went on, realizing that there was
challenged, this time" with a her sake, as well as for all of ours,' will be COUSIN AMOS PEABODY, idet got there she was beside him and in the short, cool passage. York on business and invited himself to hit had her hand on his arm.
wanted, oh, how she wanteil, to run and enjoying the cool, sweet air of must seem, to all theso strangers, a "down to the very water's edge no use avolding mention of what "Tom-what is it? Bingo?" upstaira and fling herself childlahly the early morning. I sometimes minor domestic tragedy, "Bunty "No. Oh, no, honey-not the across her bed and cry. That poor think," he added, "that only those won't bother any of you any more. kid. Sorry I scared youÏ”
old dog, that darling Bunty Tom ho really loo nature, and want to She-died-in the night." "Poor old Bunty-"
WAB so mysterious-what could! "Oh!" Linda's eyes filled with have happened? Resolutely she put price of a little lost sleep to catch ace her at her best,.gladly pay the tears. "Died in her sleep, poor old her thoughts on the important, con- the charm and fragrance of the un- dog. Well--we didn't expect--" trol-saving details of her house- tainted morning hours,"
Tom looked at her, hesitated, wifely duties.
I understand they test the brain-". then spoke reluctantly.
At the reference to poor absurd "She wasn't mnd and she won't "No-she didn't die in her sleep,
Bunty's misplaced zeal Linds and be examined," Tom broke in BAY- Binks. Don't raise a row,
The girls in the kitchen greeted Tom winced but the talk drifted agely. "The old dog was simply though, Ther dejectedly. of course, you wouldn't"
Stout Annie, on and by common consent they did mangled to atoms, Cousin Amos, on Tell me quick--someone's com- queen of a magnificent new electric not bring the tragedy to the break the very lawn Mr. Shaughnessy Sure in the knowledge that the ing!"
rauge, moved listlessly about this fast table. But it was to come up speaks of some time after we all new invender sports frock was "She was killed during the night, former treasure, seeming not to soon after when a slam of the went to bad,
triumph of sophisticated sim- Out on the lawn toward the ga-know or care what hor short, com- screen door announced an arrival plicity, that her mellow tan brought|rage."
petent hands were doing. Ronio and Lian Shaughnessey, bearing his out bewitchingly the blue of her: "Tom! The poor old dog! Where pitcher. Both waited for Linda to smiling, guileless face of a school- was abstractedly filling a water breakfast tray, appeared with the eyes and the bronze lights of her is sho?" hair,
His jaw set.
Jupenk. and feeling decidedly re-
boy. freshed by a good night's sleep,
"Where you won't see her. Linda, "It's a shame about the poor old "Oh, you shouldn't have bothered, Linda stepped with lilting freshness Sorry, but you mustn't-ob, good dog and you girla know how I feel." Mr. Shaughnessey! Rosie would down the broad polished stairs. The morning, Mr. Statiunder! I hope she said. "But we've got company have collected that!" afr was fragrant of fresh roasted you rested well last night. Glad and we can't let down before them. "Sure and it was no bother to ating around these parts since the coffee within the house and mingled we have such clear weather for the Mr. Averill is in the breakfast save the girl the trip," he asserted summer homes began opening in flowers and sea from without. She Fourth."
room.with one of the guests. Are blithely. "And 'twas a thought for the spring., 1 may be hoped none of her guesta was be-. He was talking. Linda knew, to you nearly ready 7"
her and two for myself at that. A "Poor little devil?". foro her. She had arranged for igive her time to recover herself and More than her matter-of-fact bit of my breakfast muffin saved, 'man's voice vibrated with the rich, The Irish- trays for the two Europeans; the fin a moment she was able to echo words, the appeal of her velce you see, to propitiate the wee white !
(Continued on Page 16). others had assured her they would mechanically' his pleasant banali-caught and steadied them. Aanle descend for breakfast. At any rate, ties.
moved more briskly. Rosie counted
LIAN BILAUGHNESSY, Irish writer on
Immediately there is trouble. Cousin Amos SET at Bunty, faithful old watchdog. At
dinner be quarrel with Hhaughnesses and i Gandhi's work in India. Both men chow
visient tempera.
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CHAPTER V
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An outburst of startled exclama- tions interrupted him.
"You mean deliberately killed? "Any traces... 7"... "Did you say there'd been burglars-7" "Deliberately killed-no traces- jand there have been burglara oper-
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