THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY,
"SHADOWS BY THE SEA
A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON
STNOPSIS
| do begin," pleaded Guy. Leonard • Befton, visiting Crearley, die "tighto-here goos," said Na BOTTE LOW itu senide kutoka KELL the-d'asppearance of the proprietor of m Merman down The Buty" de "the "miens
KAUKOLA, Jain you, in ENG DE Geçmen so viny till the mytury one been
Borked. A EXPES-FAME straust, kutiwa to her vished 'the hotel „andato save spoken to servant named Luck is found. wed. At the fout of the jita, Wpin ngasm1209" 'brought. however, the body in no jonger there. The boy's story of the Ending of the podyu
Contrated by sreeks sending from the hotel Laul denne having www him. Later on ABUNTOCK ALFUN in buy beryl Hum on of the hotel gueria, ihauts ou accompany. ing tim. bounaler they bourd, the are skrted by a mtanze cry, kvining can be of found, but Betton beirred be heure soMAON
pay a punch, belton decide to wait A
Leu buryi, but resurne with her to
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VIII
polcon, clearing his volco. "The question's a bit long, but the answer's worth it. A fellow want out on a bicycle, and there was an accident. Got that?"
“Yes.
"All right. Now, the accidont was all because the man and hia blcyclo. disagreed. They disagreed about how tuoy should travel. Got that?"
"No."
"Woll, navor. mind: The ques breathing behindocked do to me,tion is-how did they disagreed? How did oach of them want to travel?"
"I say,Nappy, how many riddlo is this" enquired Beryl, politely, "It seems like a dozen,"
FARJEON
regularly, before breakfast."-
"But now you've no time?".
Or inclination... "Iseo. Yes, I understand. But I think it would be an excellent plan if you resumed the practico to, morrow. You must took after yourself, you know you must give
care a cimace to help your spirit ... Ah, here comea Jim. How he must hate carpets"
"Why?" she, enquired.
"They don't show foot-prints,"
he replied.
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But I didn't realise that Jim has spoken to him, and Jim didn't mon tion it.
"Ought I to ave, sir?" murmur ed Jim, depressed.
"No reason at all why you should havo," answered Leonard, smiling suddenly, and I'm not saying it's of any importanco." He conalder- ed for a moment. "Thon, Luigi's the only member of the staff who knows, besides you, eh?"
"Yessir"
"I suppose you're quite sure of that, Jim? Quito, quite sure?".
"Yessir."
"None of the maldo, or the cook".
"None of 'em, sir, 'cos If they knowd; they'd be torkin' about it orl the time, don't I know 'em!"
"Good enough, replied Leonard,
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ulta helpful-you're really quite smart, little, chap at making notea.”Vad me
Jam swelled with bride, and put sls hand into his pocket. But the pride left his faco the next moment. "Golly!" he exclaimed, Inelegant under, emotion. It's orn!"
Leonard frowned, and he glanced at Jessica.
"That's a nuisance," he remark ed. "But perhaps you've just lald it down somewhere, and forgotten." "No, sirit was in my pocket!" exclaimed the boy, excitedly. Some un'a took it! His volco quivered with Indignation; yet thore was something rather plea sant in the situation, to counteract his grief. For who would trouble to, steal a noto-book unless the note-book wore valuable. And who
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Jim stood before them solemnly and expectantly. Mr. Sefton had while Jessien watched him and but Jim had increased the value of described him the Record wondered exactly what was at the tho, note-book beyond the humble Department, and he wondered back of his mind. "Now, Just one penny he had paid for it?
"Well, see it, you can find. It, whether the contents of his pre- more question, young man, and clous book were about to be further then you can go. Is your note- Jim," said Leonard. "Now you've consulted. But Leonard's first book absolately privato, or would got a definite job. I want you to "The Peculiar Behaviour of Luigi
"Well, the answer's good, any-question was not concerning the you mind letting me have a glance bring me your book, or the name of Leonard betton and Beryl Haines
(Continued on Page 10.)– at it? I've a notion "It might be formed a fine advertisement for way," retorted Napoleon. "Listen note-book.
"Have you told anybody about the exuberance of swimming that How did they travel? Now, then, evening over dinner, for although The man bicycled, and the bicycia our disappearing corpso, Jim?" he
naked. among diners these two possessed, bust. B-u-s-t---B-u-se-d—” the grimmest secret knowicage, "And now there's another accid- they provided the gayest tone, enti" exclaimed Guy amid loud Old Mr. Griddle, sitting at his groans of disapproval. "I don't favourite corner table, remarked to wonder you knocked that roll over, Luigi that, if only he were a little | Luigi, after hearing such a vile younger, he would be tempted to ridao as that!" try the effect of boforo-dinner bath- ing himac.f.
"We've not been so lively for a week," he observed. This new arrival is certainly cheering us all up a bit."
E is ver-how you any ?-live 'earted, yes," agreed Luigi, Father absently.
"Well, don't you think it a good thing?" asked Mr. Griddle, rather aharoly. Luigi's tone had not been particularly enthusiastic.
"Si, ai" repeated the waiter, grianing galvanically. "'E laugh n tot-
"No, Sir," answered the boy. - "Not a soul?"
"Not nobody, sir.. You told me not to. I ain't even told Loojy."
"Luigi" exclaimed Leonard, sharply. "Why do you mention
Luigi picked up the roll, apologis- him?" ing, and replaced it by another.
Well, air corso e asks me wot He certainy was behaving very 'appened, but I didn't tell 'im_ clumsily this evening. When the nothin'."
"No, I ati haven't got this meal was over, Leonard sought Mies Fyne in her office, and re-straight," said Leonard. "Why should Luigi ask you? Does he marked upon it,
know anything about it?"
"Your Italian waiter's full of nerves to-night," he said. "Is ho
ways like this?" "He's never exactly." pacific," Fyne, amiling replied Jessien al.gntly, "but then I've only had am a tow days; so I don't know his ordinary habits, Why, what has no been doing ?"
"And laughter's what we want," "All the things that a proper, interposed Mr. Griddle. "It seems well-regulated waiter should not to me you could do with a little do," answered Leonard. "Upsett- more, Luigi Now, now-you'lling rolis, and bringing the wrong Where did you pick have my glass over with your elbow dishes. In a minute!" :
"Pardon!" muttered Luigi: "A!!
am up?"
"He applied for the job after my zia-it upset me. In Italy, I-laugh. lust waiter had his accident." All ze time, yes! But, ere-7
"Oh, yes-I think you told me.
He shook his head, possibly in Were his references all right?". sympathy with the hand that was
"Yes, they seemed so. But, I
pouring out Mr. Griddle's bur-didn't have time to go into them gundy, for that shock,, too.
very seriously-you noo, it was just
"It's time you stopped feeling up-altor my tatner disappeared-and, sot, then." remarked the old man, then, I had to have someone. dryly. "Unless anything fresh has very glad he came."
I was
happoned to-day? Eh? Has it?" Leonard nodded. "Yes-ho those Luigi did not reply at once. He an auspicious moment, aldn't he? appeared to be very latent upon. the Are you satisfied with him?" business of wine-pouring.
Then,
as he saw Mr. Griddle's eyes upon him, he suddenly answered:
"To-day?" Oh, no!
'appen now. All over!"
Nosing
As he hurried away to attend to
"I think so."
"That means you're not quite. I'm not, Miss Fyne. I'm not satis- fied with him at all."
"Why, what do you mean?"
"I tell you presenty-but, of
the table where the Halneses were course, I may be all wrong. First, sitting, a burst of laughter arose., I'd like to have a word or two with "Jolly good, jolly good!" crled your most youthful retainer, if 1 the voice of Napoleon Truelove. may. Will you send for him?"
"But-I've just thought of a riddle better than thot-""
She stretched her hand and pressed the bell-push thrice, "It's got to be original" exclaim-While they were waiting for Jim-to ed Beryl lines. "Mino was." appear she asked, abruptly;
"Oh, it's quite original-I've only
"Did you enjoy your swim, Mr.
just made it up," Napoleon assur-Softon?"
braken
ed her. "At least. I got the idea when I came across a bicycle in the old shed here. Silly ass I am now I'm giving it away, before I begin—"
"Well, for heaven's sake, old chap,
"Very much," he answered. "You reached the wreck?"
"Yes-and was nearly late for dinner. In consequence. I suppose you swim, Miss Fyne?"
"Until a week ago I bathed )
"Yessir. When I fúst comes up arter: acein'-arter scoln' 'in, yer know-I meats Loojy in the rond."
"You didn't tell me that. Then Luigi knows what you found at the foot of the gap?"
"Yessir. I told 'im."-
"He was on the lawn when Jim spoke to me," Interposed Jessica. "Yes, I remember. I saw him.
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