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'GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERIAL":
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1939.
“WEEK-END MURDER”
BY GABRIEL E. FORBUSH
BACZE DIMUM TO-DAT
AMOS PEABODY, sideris comin of LINDA
Boor blog of the Averilla Lons leland
in time to hay Kim guap. 724a pashed me—1′′ and
murdered, mysteine to the
tall
kusband, TUM; new bar tuli and rushes to her, There she force gweets in the house and Der | latherin' rage=””
all appont. "The greats are MR. STATLAN- DKE, Janines smosiale of Tom 31 CAPTAIN DEVOR, Landrome Delatans MARVIN PRATT, former salior of Linda's and LIAN
hon quarrojad with Domla Amos.
DR PARSONS takes chares. It is
Abe murdoner. Thưre is no evidence on which. to art sayons bet Twos and Linda both feel that one of the four is gulity, Burlaka points to Prat became he was dret tạ reach Llade after she fainted, and to ShaughnesMY bucking. In mứt him on the grounding moments later. TIM HANAIAN of the local poles ferus serivm.
Interjected Dr. Parsons.
"Of course not, of course not," rather they were here!" hogan Dr. Pursons angrily. "This "Gives you something to think In't arrest, my boy. Even Boyle about, I suppose," mused the old- wouldn't expect to confine you all er woman. "Not bad at that. I to the house st day. In fact, at was going to wander off toward all meddling, interfering, officious my own house now but perhaps --ofciousness" Conscious that you'd like me to stay?" ho was repeating himself, he sput- lored off into silence.
Tim, accustomed to regarding the doctor's authority with a spect amounting almost to venera-
point.
bo
"Not a bit of it! You've done everything you could. You were a dear to get up at such an un- godly hour and fly to me! Rosie AVKulian Enjia is kis danth frees the second report an accident. So thin he whisky-swilling old-coot-"
and Annie will more or less tako homa, Linda rouch him fast before he distilliphones tho station himself. The doctor's question had gathon, was glad enough to yield the charge."
Linda realizing her soumis bad tried to tas pardon ma'am about the poor old tum to achieve a graceful anish be- anys. Nothing but to ask for could call it a car. Drop you off
him-begin yor orod too much emotional momen-
Dr. Parsons broke in abruptly. belecey. Gossedbe alene behind her, Ariel in felly falling offen the little balcony-fore Tim spolte again, answering questions, inspect the scene of the to make out West Road.
"Oh, no, sir-It's as Dr. Parsons "Car's hore" he said. "If you strangle her and she falls in a faint. Berike. At onoct he flics Into a Linda.
if you like, Hop In. I've got & "Half shot as usual, I suppose," ma'am. He was just back on Jan So long as thone who were in the their eyes met in amusement,
"Some time late this afternoon, Accident and close the matter.
As the two women kissed lightly From Tim's sheepish glance and gry for lunch and so were the men and are hero for Dr. Boyle to with serene dignity and left a
after a mornin's fishing and hun-house this mornin' when it hap ADAUDENESSKY. Izial writer. Each of them quickly Topreased grin they knew with him. Mnd he was--wearin' talk to when he comes, 'twill
"I'll hop," said Kathleen Averill that the little doctor had hit themad--and would not hurry a stop, ed Conn Amos' death was Recidental and
all right."
smiling Linda who had for a ma- that Marin fainted frome shock. When she is mark,
he said, and the lot of ye could back till after 67
"And you said he wouldn't hemont forgotten her inally able to tail Tows what happened aba
erowding pervade him that they must keep the four
"Ah, well, sir-'tia a holiday he's wait his pleasure. He'll be havin'
troubles. amaria with them until they chastes who jon-well, this timper....”
his meal and collectin' his belong-
"He said he would not hurry
(To be continued). "Yes, we know Boyle's timper-in's, sir" This to Tom who heimallf in the least for any for or tempor. But that's no excuse appeared to think would to some de The others, knowing the subdued, anybody finished Tim weakly, for holding us all up like this, gren sympathize with the politi- yet flerce, hatred of the old-time fumed the irate doctor.
"Hold as all?" Tom caught at and his friends will come back as for the opposing clement of the
clan's Interrupted holiday. "He
political gang and ita henchmen they went in the automobile of CHAPTER XVI.
"That's it, sir. "Tie-tis against wan of them. 'Tis a four hour summer colony, recognized the Dr. Parsons was angry. the law you know to move the ride alay, the roads being crowded. caution which deleted the modient that old fool Boyle trying to make body" Forced to goice the like on account of the holiday, and examiner's exact and lurid word trouble!" he exclaimed. "What truth and so place the blame, Tim if they'll not be startin' till after ing. does he mean by such, idiotic be scratched his head and glanced lunch time-which isn't yet--twill haviour? Not your fault, Tim, of sidewlas at the fuming doctor. Halbe six or seven o'clock before they mother, looking as cool and poised i As Tom started upstairs his was thinking perhaps of the many reach town." times, that irascible, kindly little "Let's all sit down," gald Linda man had lectured him for the variat time!" Dr. Parsons explod-valt, came in the long casement "And these people must wait all as though she were on a delightful abruptly. This mystery scomed ous sins of growing boyhood. Theod.
window which gave on the front rere than she could bear. The tabies now were turned indeed! "It's orders, sic," Tim was not with this aristocratic member of lawn. Tim, far more constrained doctor and Tom both looked to- "Yea-yes, of course. I author ward ber anxiously but she Ignor-load that. Perfect poppycock to just what Dr. Boyle himself was the older order than with the ed the searching glances and spoke any I couldn't! Docs Boyle sup after saying. How many have yo
lemocratic younger generation, briskly and cheerfully to Tim.
"What's the matter, Tim?. And corpse out there for hours in the ask?"
pose that I'm going to leave a risiting here, Mrs. Averill, may hastened to mumble his apologies and farewells and disappeared what about Dr. Boyle?"
hot sun-"
with a promise to return when Dr. Gratefully Ofeer Hanahan ad-
Boyle was imminent. Kathleen dressed himself to her.
Averlll- greeted the doctor with some surprise.
course-"
the words.
enjoying himself. "And
that's
I
"Easy, cany!" sald Tom anxious-Tom spoke slowly. He had not ly, but Parsons was beyond caring failed to observe the quickly for the layman's shocked reaction veiled sparkle in Linda's eyes, and to the ordinary difleulties of his her flush of excitement. profession.
"He himself phoned, ma'am," he said, "not 20 minutes ago. Down off Orient Point he's been, with some friends an a fishing trip. "While ho swiga.whisky off in They went yesterday morning and the Sound somewhere and hangs a were to come back the Monday line overboard pretending to jig Happened he bethought himself to for bluefish? Too bad he hasn't tilliphano his house, and Mrs. fallen overboard long ago, except Boyle told him Dr. Parsons it'd be a raw dant for the fish to horo WALD calling himn up to be poisoned that way."
TOMMY IN NEW CLOTHES. .Photo shows British Tommies in the
naw wiform approved by the War Council.
.
Tim reverted with what could hardly be called tact to the moot point of the discussion.
the week-ord. They're all getting "Four mon. Tim, to stay over
ready to go of course. I was to take them to the station for the 12 o'clock train. Will Dr. Boyle want to see them too?"
"Ho said iviryone in the house, Mr. Averill, Suro, 'tis just a formality, but I wouldn't dare iet them go after his saying he must seo iviryone here. He'll be after askin' a few questions and that will be all."
"So the body having been moved irregardless," he continued judi- "You'd better tell them right cially, "and the County Medicalaway, Tom," said Linda quietly, Examiner which is Dr. Boyle... It was all she could do to keep having been superceded in his the exultation from her voice. dutics, ho himself-Dr. Boyle,This was an "assist" she had not maam-says he refuses to accept expected. Until evening, anyhow cortification of the same as com--and perhaps that afternoon- ing from wan not authorized by Tom atarted upstairs, then himself and orders me up here to stopped as another thought struck detain all persons in the house un him.
til such time as he himself may ro "Must they all stay on the place, turn for further examination." Tim? Is it that official? There
Having delivered himself of what he evidently considered a masterpiece of official clarity, Tim again mopped his brow and waited for questions. They came.
"Detain us?"
"When will he come?" "And what does that grafting
doesn't seem any reason that they could have to be cooped up herc. After all, it's a formality, as you say, and if they golf or awim or go in the boat during the afternoon there should be no trouble. I'll give you my word they'll all be back ́at G.”
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"Dr. Parsons--did you have to right again," come back? Linda seems quite all
The doctor, too, seemed decid- cdly less peppery under her de tached, somewhat amused survey.
"Little misunderstanding," be grumbled. “Tim called me up at home but I couldn't believe what he said and came over here to hear it for myself. It's true, though. That fool Boyle-he's county medical examiner, Mrs. Averill-a' polities! job and he pays about as much attention to it as a horsefly would-lms got up on his high horse because well, because I let them move the body this morning. That isn't strictly legal. I should have had his per mission or waited longer to get it
and Boyle'chooses to make trou- ble and say that no one can leave the house until he has questioned them all."
"Linda" Kathleen Averill was entirely sympathetic as sho turned to the daughter who seemed un expectedly calm under this unto- ward happening. "What a shamel You'll have those—–—"
"Sb, darling!" Linda pointed up ward where doors might be open. "I don't mind-in fact, I'd a little
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