GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERIAL
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1933.
"WEEK-END MURDER"
BY GABRIEI F FORBUSHY
CHAPTER XXVIII
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yet."
"No there's no word from him
"Flour, you're a Iffe anver. We mind and all that. Takes it very | your-er-medical examiner." can't leave here, you soe-and neriously. Then, too, I think he don't want them to be too bored! was rather smitten with the little You'll bring
Dolly? Grand! Alger girl last night." Make it as soon as you can then if Dr. Boyle's come
"Attraction of opposites," com- mean-mented Tom. "Of all light-headed while you can have your game bits of Bur! Wow after he's through. Thanks awfu- others?"
about the Iy. Good-bye."
Linda turned to Tom,
at her ellow.
"They'll come."
Looking decidedly perplexed, Tom had left her to go into the drawing room. Linda wondered why the glance of half-reproach, half-oxasperation he had cast in standing--that's my main object now."
I plan to talk to Mr. Statlander her direction. Then a flash of on-
lightenment overwhelmed "If he knows anything incriml-Of course he was intent on get- her. nating on himself or anyone cleeting over to the garage and in her he can be counted on to resist anxiety to get Mr. Statlander to pumping like grim death. That herself she had stupidly forced leaves Shaughnessey for me."
him to move away from his post "You want to get him before of vantage by the door from which he knows the shirt in back?"
he could watch until the coast was to force him to talk if he won't do
"If I can. It's my best wennon clear. it by persuasion.”
"Try to keep Flour away! You mentioned who would enjoy game of contract."
"Don't bo cynical," Linda lo- wored her voice. "uick, Tom tell me now what happened."
He looked quickly about him "Guess it's safe. I was stopped hofore I had a chance to do much "He hastily told her of the shirt and Rosie's laboured little
note.
•
question about the fall campaign, badly handled indeed." and hardly noticed that the frown only grow heavier.
"I make it a rule Rover to dis: tonishment. And in the silence she St looked at him in vone as- cuss olice matters with outsiders," he said shortly, and looked sur whispered part of an almost noise- heard the ripple of gravel, the prised when for very astonish- is my bacines, too. I met my atop before her door of the gor
lesa engine. and visualized the mant she laughed aloud.
"In a way,” she explained, "Itgeous Stoner car. Thon slip hard- And while & was doing some caught in the net of aecinblilty!- ened her heart. Tom-poor Tom, since we've been married and lived all, he had probably lost his special work for Valeska and could meet their
guests. After here she has asked us to entertain chance to get over to the garago a great many of the visitors to her and she was not going to lose hers New York office, I hearing a lot of the shop talk and started.
help with Statlander who was just woll because I've worked for her my- self I'm-naturally interested."
can't
"As office manager of the west- A grunt was her only reply, but voice went on and while she lla- ern plant" The curt, didactle difculty in proceeding directly to trived to hear the succession of now she felt at ease and found no
tened respectfully she also con- the subject uppermost in her mind. small sounds--light laughter, the stay has been overshadowed by rustle of movement into the aud "We're both so sorry that your murmur of masculine voices, the the accident this morning, Tom denly lighted drawing room toll- wanted plenty of free time to taking her the play was about to be to you and he's had so little. I'mgin without her afraid things have been very much have had to meet many emergen- assistance. "I upset all around but I hope you've cies," Statlander went on.
"Unco
a small explosion and fire, when ber of employees. We maintain a small, well-equipped my drill saved the lives of a num-
where necidents and cases of sud- hospital,
mentally observing that iness or den illness are very well handled." "Yes?" sald, Linda politely, neeldent was something to be handled" with thoroughly busi-
She sighed as she dropped into a chair. Her stupidity about and that you're not forcing your
been, at wast airly comfortable At a slight noise behind them, Tom oppressed her. Perhaps she self to stay against your wishes. they both whirled guiltly around, had spoiled everything. Sudden- Td like you to do just what you Very near them, on the rug which ly, violently, she wished that most prefer, so please be hones. "Heavens, Tom! You must get mulled the sound of his stepa-Boyle would come-that he would with me." over there and open that bundle!" or had he merely approached dismiss them all and that they "I don't pretend what I don't "Of couse I must. But though them very cautiously?atood the would go away and she need never feel," he replied coldly, and she Shaughnessey doesn't seem in mid-westerner, lo made no any hurry to go back, he has drift- tent to hide the fact that he had to solve mysteries. It was
at-see them again. It was too hot felt she had again unintentionally ed out by the kitchen door-I been trying to catch could see his cigarette light there
what they hot to care! The moment
toa offended him. But she reflected
of while you
near-hysteria passed but she saw special gift for irritating this par-
that since she apparently had aneas-like efficiency. Raything?"
he the manager of the western fac- ticular person, she must simply of a faint such as yours this morn- "Yes. I know that, in the case tory studying her darkly, with an intent regard that might mens disregard It. So
go ahead, as best she might, and ing. the victim should be laid out anything. It did mean, she fear amiably and went on as though he than the head."
ghe amilled prone, but with the heels higher ed. that she had offended him by Mr. her inattention. Well, that must had not spoken.
said.
If
were telephoning- "Telephone
and my approch is shut off. we can get him back in the hou
"Or out on the front lawn,”* "Yes, that would be perfect. Well, what's the rest of the programme?"
"Fleur and Dolly Alger are with Marvin and Mr. De Vos. That settles them for the even
snapped.
"No-oh, no!" Linda caught his menning. I was telephoning. Statlander. Mr. Pratt and It wasn't an incoming call. Mr.
"I want to thank you for help,
DeVos are Lo play bridge. you not happen again. What would ing out this morning. Tom said know. Incidentally, Top, you interest him? Is business, of might see that the table is ready course. and get out fresh eards and other buse and this "fend for charts All men liked to talk things."
and graphs" should especially rise "Hmp! Bridge-bridge-briat- to it. She plunged eagerly into n
time that was wasted-However, that's "He likes it-discipline for the affair: I thought perhaps it was
ing.
I shouldn't think Pratt would ge! If all the
play bridge, somehow."
their
warted or needed. It was a ter- you volunteered to do anything he
way you all offered to help." rible thing and we appreciated the "Himp! Well, Mr. Averit), frankly, that-er-incident was to my minit badly handled; very
murmured Linda helpfully.
"I've read that somewhere",
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