THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1933.
"SHADOWS BY THE SEA"
A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON`
BYNOPSIH Leonard Ketton, visiting Ceaverley, dis cover the lille sexelda resort excited over the
man's
dappearance of the proprietor of the Mermaid Hotel The story of the missing daughter, Jeune Lyne, Intrigues him and he decides to say it the mystery has been solved. A mysterious strKAROT, known to
hare visited the hotel and to have spoken to a servant named tangl. is found dead at the foot of the cliffs. When musiciance-in brought, however, the body is no longer there. The boy
atory of the finding of the Indy is confirmed by tracks lending from the hotel. Luigi: denies having seen him, Jalar on, playing huath, bertan decklesu vilt a shipwreck
Krom the bay,
about this time."
"The sca's common property," Leonard returned, smiling. "Ot course, I won't mind."
"Are you very fond of swim- ming?" she asked, curiously. "But I expect you must be. I've a pasalon for it."
"It's one of my favourite sports," ho answered, and refrained from mentioning that, on this particular occasion, it was one he would rather have indulged in alone..
you'rench it, Miss Haines? It's some distance."
"So Mr. Morley thought," laugh- ed Beryl. "No, we didn't reach it. When we got about half-way ho looked so greon I thought we'd better turn back."
lous, and we've certainly had enough mystory here to make us curious lately! You know, you're a bit of a mystory, yourself, Mr. Sefton."
"Am I?" "Yes, you are. Why did you go off so suddenly in the middle of our tennie?"
Leonard did not feply for a mo- mont. Thon ho mald;
"Does it inatter?"
"Not if you think it doesn't. Only you might just tell me," she added, with a alde glance at him, "You turned back with him?" She nodded. "Rather, I did! I "whether it's n littk" habit of didn't want his death from ex-yours, and whether you'ro liable to haustion on my conscience! Ha pop off now, too, and louve me along was just about done by the time in the middle of the sen." wo got back to 'terra Arma. I say
are you pretty good?" "Not bad."
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
There was a private way from CHAPTER VI
the hotel down to a tiny bench, and
"I guessed it. You look athletle. at high tide the sands were covered, **The Wreck"
leaving only a rampart of tumbled Do you think you could do the Leonard Sefton's fondness for rocks exposed. From these rocks wreck and back 7
"Yes I believe I could," answer- swimming, keen though it was, did it was the habit of the more expert not supply his chief motive in swimmers from the hotel to dive, ed Leonard, after a tiny pauso.
"Splendid!"
exclaimed. sho desiring to win to the wreck, and for both at the northern and south- It was rather unfortunate for that ern extremity the rocks ran a coa-"Then are you game?”. chlof motive that he did not possess siderable way out from the shore. A bathing costume and had to When Leonard renched the Bittle borrow ones, oarlier, he had had bay, however, the tide wan only to borrow a tonnis racquet. 111s half-way in, unl on the strip of still trunk was not due from the station, uncovered., beach, fringed with some two miles away, for another sunny waves, he saw Miss Haines hour yet, and meanwhile he was waiting for him. Enveloped in a laughing. somewhat dopeudent, on other bright mauve bathing-wrap, aho people's good-naturo. It was the was sented on n rock, watching the good nature of Guy Haines that little ridges of foam as they supplied the needed bathing advanced, reared and broke. costume, and it was through Guy that his sister Beryl, learned of Loonard's project.
"I'm going, too," she decided. "I've only bathod once to-day.""
Think you'd better?" suggested the young man.
] "We haven't much time." "That's an awful pity, I see I shall have to go alone."
She jumped up, threw her mauve cloak on a rocky ledge, and ran to Leonard followed her, the gen.
"No, you needn't' go alone," he said. "I'll go with you."
"1 guessed that, too," she retort- ed, entering the water. "I knew She turned her head as he ap-jyou were a sport."
The sea was calm, and there was prouched, and greeted him with a
no current. They struck out, frank, unselfconscious smile.
"Doesn't the sea look gor-strongly and steadily, and in a few Heous 7" she cried. "You know, seconds were beyond the low shore breakers. The aun was behind. this is the time I like the best."
Yes, it's wonderful," agreed them, and the horizon was a clear, "Better? What do you mean?"Leonard. "I understand you're clean line. The battered hulk to- "Well-Isn't it a bit markel?" something of a swimming expert?" wards which they swam glistened "Marked" retorted Beryl, acorn- "I don't think I'd say that," she pleasantly. fully. "Why, I batho nearly every demurred. "All I know is that I was afternoon, as you. know. Some of love it. By the way-who you youngsters do get the silllest your informant?" Ideas."
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,"
"Oh the wreck," said Leonard, aho anid to Leonard, heforehand.
I generally have A second dip and looked at her curiously.
"Mr. Morley,"
"I thought it probably was. I nearly killed him a few days ago when I asked him to swim out to that wreck with me."
Why don't we tulk?" asked Beryl, after a minute or two. "We're not dancing.”
"What shall we talk about?" replied Leonard. "You're not the only good guesser in our party, and I can see you're burning to my! something."
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"Of course, I'm Who wouldn't "Didjbe, Women are notoriously eur
He caught her glance, and' ró- Jolced in its unmalicious humour,
"No, I won't pop off this time, Mies Haines," he promised. "And I dare say I'll 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. Misé Fyno was in trouble, and I wanted to assist her."
"Forgiven," said Beryl Haines, "I reckon poor Mias Fyne needs all the assistance 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 like 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 parlonce, shoot!" she responded. "How can I help her?" "By sticking on at the Mermaid Hotel, for one thing." "We're going to."
"Good. By helping to keep the place cheerful, for another thing. Though it seeme to nie you do that already."
Thanks. Tu queque, 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 notion that, before you and I are many hours older, Miss Haines, things are going to happen at the Mermaid Hotel. And, if they do happen, well, the
mora nasistance we can all give; the better, eh?"
Miss Haines was silent. Two minutes went by. The wreck to- wards which they swam loomed larger and larger, the half- submerged rocks which had brought the ship to its grave being Indicatel by Irregular, disordered bronkers. Ona 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 ma why you didn't finish that game
demanded of tennis 7"*
Boryl Haines, suddenly.
Leonard nearly yielded, 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 get back," he responded. "Does that satisfy you?"
"Suppose it'll have to," said Beryl. "Now lots attend to busi- hoss. I expect there'll be a fow currents round that old hulk-and we must mind out for the beastly rocks,"
The broken side of the wreck reared above them. It seemed im. (Continued on Page 11.)
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