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"SHADOWS BY THE SEA"
A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON
BYNOLBIA
Leonard Hefton, vilting Craverley, 6? rurers the little seaside resort exalted over the
about this time?"
"The sea' common property," disappearance of the proprietor of the Mormald Leonard returned, smiling. "Of
fotel. The story of the missing man'a daughter, Jessica Tyne, intrigues him and course, I won't mind,"
decides to stay till the myalery has been põlend. A. mysterious albaniger, known to
a
have visited the hotel and to have spoken to servant name Zulkifound dead at the foot of the cliffs, When assistance is brought, however, the body is no longer there. The boy story of the Anding of the body is confirmad by tracks leading from the hotel, Luigi
denies having seen him. Later on, Blaying hunch, Sefton decides to viskn shipwreck
merces the bay.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STONY
CHAPTER VI
"The Wreck"
"Are you very fond of swim. ming?" she asked, curiosaly. "But expect you must be. I've a passion for it."
"It's one of my favourite sports," ho answored, and refrained from mentioning that, on this particular occasion, it was one he would rather have indulged in alone.
you reach it, Miss "Haines?" It's some distance."
lous, and wo'vo, certainly had enough mystery here to make us curloud lately! You know, you're
OCTOBER 23, 1933.
moro nesistance we can ail give, the better, oh 2' Page
Miss Haines was allent.”; „Two
a bit of a niyatory yourself, Mr.minutes went by.. The wreck to- Softon,"
"Am I?"
"Yes, you are.. Why did you go off so suddenly In the middle of
our tennis?"
"So Mr. Morley thought," laugh. [ed Boryl "No, we didn't rench It.ment. Then he said;
When we got about half-way he looked so green. I thought we'd better turn back."
Loonard did not reply for a mo
"Does it matter?" "Not if you think it doesn't. Only you might just tell me," she added, with a sido glance at him, 1"whether it's a little habit of ex-yours, and whether you're liable to pop off now, too, and leave me alone in the middle of the sen."
"You turned back with him?", She nodded. "Rather, I ddi didn't want his death from luustion' on my conscience! He was just about done by the time we got back to terra firma. I say
are you pretty good?”
"Not bad."
"I guessed it. You look athletic. Do you think you could do the wreek and back?"
"Yes-I bellove I could," answer- ed Leonard, after a tiny pauss.
"Splendid "" she cxelntmed.
"We haven't much time." "That's an awful pity.
I see I
There was a private way from the hotel down to a tiny beach, and at high tide the sands were covered, leaving only a rampart of tumbled Leonard Sefton's fondness for rocks exposed. From these rocks awimming, keen though it was, did it was the habit of the more expart not supply his chief motive Inmvimmars from the hotel to dive, desiring to swim to the wreck, and for both at the northern and south- It was rather unfortunate for that ern extremity the rocks ran a con-Then are you game?".. chief motive that he did not posscassiderablo way out from the shore. a bathing costume and had to When Leonard reached the little borrow one as, earlier, ho had had bay, however, the tide wan only shall have to go alone."
She jumped up, threw her mauvo to borrow a tennis racquet. His half-way in, and on the strip of still trunk was not due, from the station, uncovered beach, fringed with cloak on a rocky ledge, and ran to Homo two miles away, for another sunny waves, he saw Misa Haines the sea. Leonard followed her, hour yet, and meanwhile he was waiting for him. Enveloped in a laughing. somewhat dependent other bright mauve bathing-wrap, sho people's good-nature. It was the was seated on a rock, watching the good nature of Guy Halnes that little ridges of foam as they supplied the needed bathing- advanced, reared and broke. costume, and it was through Guy She turned her head as he ap that his slater Beryl learned ofproached, and grested him with a Leonard's project.
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"I'm going, too," she decided. "I've only bathed once to-clay."
"Think you'd better?" suggested the young man.
"Better? What do you mean?" "Well-isn't it a bit marked?" "Marked" retorted Beryl, scorn- fully. "Why, I buthe nearly every afternoon, as you know. Some of you youngsters do get the sillieat ideas."
frank, unselfconscious smile.
"Doesn't the sea look gor- geous?" she cried. "You know, this is the time I like the best."
"No, you needn't go alone," he', anid. "I'll go with you."
"I guessed that, too," she retort- ed, entering the water. "I knew you were a sport."
The sea was calm, and there was no current. They struck out, strongly and steadily, and in a few seconds were beyond the low shore breakers. The sun was behind
He caught her glance, and re- Joiced in its unmalicious humour.
"No, I won't pop off this time, Miss Ilaines," he promised. "And Idare say Ell tell you very soon why I popped off the tennis lawn." "But you can't tell me now?" "I could."
"But you won't tell me now?" "Well, I'll tell you this. Mies Fyne was in trouble, and I wanted to assist her."
"Forgiven," said Beryl Haines. "I reckon poor Miss Fyno needs all the nesistance that's going."
Her sympathetic tone, with its genuine ring, warmed him.
"I'm glad to hear you speak like that," he commented.
"And why shouldn't I speak liko that, pray? Do you think I wouldn't assist her, if I could?"
"I'm sure you would. And- what's more-I'm sure you can."
"In vulgar parlence, shoot!" she responded, "How can I help her?" "By sticking on at the Mermaid
"We're going to."
"Yes, it's wonderful," agreed them, and the horizon was a clear,Hotel, for one thing." Leonard, "I understand you're clean line. The battered hulk to something of a swimming expert?" wards which they swam glistened
"I don't think I'd say that," she pleasantly. demurred. "All I know is that I was love it. By the way—who your informant?"
"Mr. Morley."
"I thought it probably was. I nearly killed him a few days ago when I asked him to swim out to that wreek with me."
Nevertheless, Beryl decided that she was not going to run any risks, "I hope you won't mind very much if you meet me in the water," she said to Leonard;, beforehand. "Oh-the wreck," said Leonari,
"Good. By helping to keep the place cheerful, for another thing. "Why don't wo talk?" asked Though it seems to me you do that Beryl, after a minute or two. already."- "We're not dancing."
"What shall, we talk about?" replied Leonard: "You're not the only good guosser in our party, and I can see you're burning to say something."
"Of course, I'm! Who wouldn't
"I generally have A second dip and looked at her curiously. "Did be? Women are notoriously cur-
"Thanks. Tu quoque, whatever that means.”
"And by-by being ready- for-"
He paused, and hesitated.
"Go on, go on" she cried. "Don't stop just when it's getting" really interesting! What am I to be ready for?"
"To tell you the truth, I hardly know," answered Leonard. "But I've a strong nution' that, before you and I are many hours older, Mias Haines, things are going to happen at the Mermaid Hotel. And, if they do happen, well, the
wards, which they swan loomed larger and larger, the half- submerged rocks which had brought the ship to its grave being indicatel by irregular, disordered brenkera. Ond rock had not yet been entirely covered by the rising tide. It was a cruel rock, sharp and razor-edged.
"Don't you think it's time to tell me why you didn't finish that game
demanded of tennis?"
Bery! Iloines, suddenly,
Leonard nearly ylolded, but not quito. It occurred to him that this was not the moment to give a girl a somewhat considerable shock.
- “I'll tell you as soon' ́as we got that back," he responded. "Does satisfy you?"
"Suppose It'll Inve to," anid Beryl. "Now lets attend to busi- noss. I expect thore'll be a few currents round that old hulk-and. we must-mind out for the benstly rocka.".
The broken side of the wreck reared above them. It seemed im- (Continued on Page 11.)'
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