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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIL
“WEEK-END MURDER" BY GABRIEL F FORBUSH
CHAPTER XXXVIII
killed."
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1933.
tago of your offer-and tinnk ýnu "But I have two maids all the very much,"
time and a nursa for the baby and a woman who comes in to Nipping a full-blown rosa care. [help when we need her- gand lessly, sho accidentally. Int it the laundry out-and a part-time drop, and with no very good grace gardener→→→ 20 stopped to retrieve it. Linda stadiel his broad back specula- Lively.
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And what " The next question wal unex- pectedly Intorrupted. From the Thank you!" She gave him windows above them appeared a her most enchanting smile as he tousled head and Shaughnessey, Tom shook his head. "Nothing an unawakened house. Tom re-just back from mass and only rose. "I didn't want to lose that evidently just aroused, blandly much happened," he said. "They trieved the Sunday newspapers starting their work. Returning to beauty. Are you fond of flowers, greeted his hostess. stopped the bridge game about from
tho entrance door and che contral room, Linda was In Mr. Statlander?"
"Good mornin' 12, you know. I didn't linger glanced at the headlines.
to you, Mrs. Linda time to meet the naxt man down "Not at all," anawored her re- Averl. And would you be hav- afterward to talk to Pratt and possessed herself of the picture and to prevent him from inter-luctant helper uncompromisingly. Ing a good opportunity for a bright DiVol. They na have some sections.
rupting the terrace conversation. "A garden is altogether too waste- stable-boy, or likely a chauffeur, agreement for to-day with Fleur
"Any now?" aho asked idly. "Oh, good morning, Mr. Statful of time and energy—and and what would be the wages of and Dolly but I didn't want to
"Dull as dish water. Fourth of ander!" ahe criod brightly. money" He nodded in the dirac- the same?" question them unnecessarlly. I've taken the ground that this is their July casualties, of course.
Linda's uncontrollable peal of An- "You're just in time to help me, tion of a denim-clad figure work- No, I'm if you will. I have to cut nome ing along the border toward the laughter was quickly checked. hotel and they can do as they like other judge Impeached.
wrong-resigned without a blem-flowers for the house, and this is adjoining property. "That man. Looking toward the house she waW away from here. Statlander's our ish on his character, because of ill the best time, before the sun's too for instance. Do you pay him to her husband beckoning them back. main problem to-day. Fortunately
spend his catire time puttering "Be right there! Breakfast'a be still feels we need another talk health. We must get our judicl- strong "
nry from the best sanítoriuma-or Borne on the current of her de-around this place?"
ready, Mr. Statlander. 1' carry about the set-up of the fall cap the worst. Someone made a dirty termined enthusiasm, ho
"Heavens!" thought Linda, "the the basket back. Thanks over so atalked That man lives for busi-crack about unsolved murders beside her toward the garage. paign.
questions have begun again!" much for holding it for me.
Did Rothstein, of course, Jack Dia- "I'm the Bearer of a message But she answered demurely. you get your hands dirty? Do you Linda said ruefully, "Certainly mand and Vincent Coll-as if any from my husband," she went on. "That's Willum our community want to wash them down here?" I've discovered that he has no
one cared about their boing Being able to think of no accept Bardener. He works for me part
"No,
thank small talk."
you..... But able theme for before breaking of every day when he remembers Statlander clenched his fists at the "And then there was that queer | small talk she clutched almost in
to conc. But if we could afford suggestion, as if he would have Old Chelsea, desperation at the tank Tom has certainly haven full-time liked very much to use them in a one last winter in
more aggresive fashion against a near where we used to live. That an gned himself. "You know, Mr man. I could keep him busy." "And Mr. DoVos wanted me to always puzzled me.
"Buty Mr. Statlander sud- certain impudent Irish face. The other Statlander, that while we enjoy go boat-riding alone with him," three asked for what they got. having you here, Valeska is real denly slapped at the back of his sald Linda dreamily.
But that respectable, steady martly the one who arranged it and "What *** Tom sat upright and of citizen-no debts or strange Tom frein it's not fair to her to break up our little party before his voice was charged with hor-association" ror. "Good heavens, Linda.
"DeVos was saying in the office you and he have a chance to go When?"
the other day- Tom broke off over everything in preparation for
confer morning afternoon when and signalled her for silence. the Monday we were talking on the lawn." Above their henda they heard once" and she proceeded with
"Tell me just what happened." footsteps-then a pause, a creak-e inv tation that had now She frowned thoughtfully, feeling board-and quiet, as they held come allglitly mecanical. ing after the exact words, "Ho their breaths. Then the footsteps
As Tom had hoped, the appeal askod me. she said slowly, again, cicar and brisk, as if to pass to duty won and by the time they "whether I could run-or rather, over that momentary pause at had reached a large flower batt handle the Pinafore alone. And (Linda know as well as if she had under Mr.. Shaughnessey's bed ho naid he would have enjoyed an been in the hall above) Cousin room window, the western hour on the wator-or words to Amos door. Someone had stopped, ager had agreed-ns a sound bust- that effect. When I told him I cautiously turned the knob, foundness proposition-to stay. Then could take the wheel but not run the door still locked-and now another idea struck her. the engine, he suggested that was coming downstairs, WAH n1- probably you didn't care to have most upon them. Linda dared not anyone do it but yourself.
speak to Tom or even flash him a "What then?"
quick gance.
"And I'm not. altogether con- vinced about. Shaughnessey. That early appearance of his is stili to bo explored."
"Yesterday
sce,
"Nothing especially. - You Fleur's boat-the Comet--had just gone past.**
1
be-
man-
"Mr.
Statlander," she began. "I've felt you weren't very com- fortable in that little room, since we've had this terrific heat wave. "I'm getting positively ight-Wouldn't you like to move over to headed over all this" she thought. the nursery for to night? It's on
"I feel as if I were taking a "Just one thing. Binks. Did he mild but perpetual electric shock little more air.
the water side and does have 31 actually say aloue? Did he use It's Marvin Oh, did Tom
I think the cell- ing's perfectly safe. Of that word?"
course. that pause, I wonder? Well, he there's the big room but 1-1 elected Marvin for bla-"Hello, don't suppose you'd care for that. She thought again. "No he there! Steen wel!? It's a ni didn't, Tom. He sold the boat day, isn't it?
The one Mr. Peabody had-" could be handled by one person.
Not quite so hot!" And then he asked if I were as "I've got to see about break skillful as Fleur, who could han- fast," Linda said hastily when the dle hora alone. That was the con- conventional greetings were over. nexion, as I remember it."
(To Be Continued.)
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"On the contrary!” He jumped "I didn't say, that remem- eagerly at her suggestion. "Ta | ber," answered Linda meekly. have ne objection at all to siten-neck where a mosquito had ing in the other room. It is very lodged. "A full-grown man-busy "You two go out on the tar-pleasant-large-cool. If this Tom released his breath in arnce until it's rendy."
heat continue9——“
"It will," interrupted Linda
"In that case I will take advan-
long sigh and laughed a little.
They wore oarlier than Lindaj darkly.
BYONU
"You have a nice dramatic way had supposed. The girls of dropping an important Juct
casually into the conversation, I
munt say. However-taking it all
In all, there's plenty left to do and
we'd better gather ourselves
to-
gether and start doing it.
All
ready, Binks? Alley cop!"
Downstairs they met the hush of
every day!" His annoyance with the mosquito added unusual severity to his tone. "How many servants did you goy, you need to keep up this place, Mrs· · Aver-
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