THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1933,
"SHADOWS BY THE SEA"
A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON
CHAPTER XII, "Preparations for a Jolly
Evening."
An hour lator, while Leonard Sefton was altting on the edge of his bed, with his room in darkness, there came a soft tapping at the door, and Napoleon Truelove enter- od.
"Must be dark?" queried Napoleon, his hand groping for the
witch.
"It is preferable dark," replied Leonard, in a low voice, and Napoleon's hand dropped. "Close the door and don't talk loudly.**
to join the little party."
"Calling? No, I didn't call." "You don't want the rival to Lo
"Sorry said Leonard, apolo. alone?" queriet Leonard, with gotically. "I must have been mis
taken." momentary douth.
"1 damn woll de want tho rival to go alone," answered Napoleon, but for the honour of my name jaake I ain't going to let him go alone. Besides, I've got a sort of a bot on with that fool Guy, and at least I stand to mako five shillings out of this. I think I'll buy a tonic with it"
"Sh! Don't talk so loudly," muttered Leonard, suddenly...”
"Loudly I wasn't—" "Sh!"
Io roturned to his room, closing the door softly after him. The tall, angular Agure of Napoleon Truslove was vaguely outlined against the bay window.
"Come over here," whispered Leonard, and, taking Napoleon by the arm, led him to another smaller window to the left of the bay, and farther away from Mr. Griddlo's
room.
"What happened?" asked Napo-
a lovely. leon. "We are havin'
"The old fellow answered, me.
"Oh, anything to obligo, mur- Napoleon remained silent, obedi.timo!" mured Napoleon, as he obeyed. ently What was the jolly idea, be "We're going to have a thoroughly wondered? This silence, and this from his bod."- nasty, creepy time, so we might as sitting in the darkness. woll begin in style." The door was now closed, and he began to feel his way forward. "Do I alt down, or do you receive your visitors standing. I'll curtsey, If you like, and kiss your hand."
"Don't be an idiot," replied Leonard, smiling in the darkness, "I tell you, old chap. I've simply got to be an idiot." relorted the other. It's the only way I can keep my pecker up.'
i
"No."
“Shut up,” returned Napoleon. "Then-look out of the window "I adore her." quick! How. you
account for that?"
Napoleon looked out of the win- dow, and his heart began to mia bghavo itself again A little yellow sloam glowed through the black ness. The next moment, it was gone.
"Well, suppose she were in. danger
"Good Lord! She's not, is sho?” "No. But suppose she fcere? Or suppose her father were in danger, or there were any service you could do her?"
"I'd dive of the moon into an "Whew!" muttored Napoleon. ink-pot", Interposed Napalcon, That's the fourth time I've seen solemnly; and added, after a short that light," remarked Leonard, allenco, during, which the little "I've been watching. That's why yellow light blinked a fifth time I've been sitting in the dark."
through the darkness, “I say, you "Ah," sald Napoleon, and grew rather like. Miss Fyne, don't you?” vory thoughtful. "And you thought "Immensely," admitted Leonard. It might be a light-ship?"
"Go on Why don't you say you adore her? I do. That lain a different hway, you know. But look here, I say. What's your other reason? You said she was only arie. Wipe her out; and would you still go across a nasty big sea in a nasty Hitle boat on ʼn black, black |night-oh, my God, Napoleon, stop
"One considers all possibilitics." | "Oh, yes. By all means. And as it isn't a light-ship, you think comes from our blessed bid wreck?"
"That's fairly obvious."
The blessed old wreck you and propose to row out to." :·
t to."
"Ah," said Napoleon again, and II" "That'd be on the farther wa'l,"
grew even more thoughtful. "You "Hear anything?" whispored murmured. Napoleon. "At least,
know, I'm going to tell you, somo- Leonard,
that's where the bed was when I
thing, and I'd like you to make a whis-slept in it."
nota of it, to stick in my obituary," he went on, after a pause. "I'm a damned good sport."
"You bet, 1 do," Napoleon' pered back. "It's going three "The voice, was from the farther hundred to the minute."
wall. So our question is—was Griddle there all the time, or did
he slip over quickly while I slipped out? Did you hear anything, Truelove?"
"Hear anything else?" Napoleon listened. No, he heard nothing else. He was about to say so when a faint sound came from the wall to the right of the window. "The mouse did seem just a little "What it is?" he asked, in a low busy. Look here, I say, couldn't volen. "Cupboard door over there; we have the dear little light up? fan't there?"
You know, I'd positively adore a fow seconds of Jolly old illumina tion!"
"It isn't a cupboard door. It's a door opening into the next room."
"Oh, Lord! I hope It's locked!": "Of course, it's locked. But do you know who sleeps in the next room?"
"Yes. Old Griddle." "Are you sure?"
"Quite. I know, beenuse I had that room myself first, and gave It up when he came."
"Yet I heard you shouting in the drawing-room that you had as much -courago as anyone."
Napoleon chuckled. "That's
true,"
he Inughed.! "Whatever sort of an ARO I'm making of myself up here, it's nothing to the ass I made of myself down thôre. Luckily, Guy began chipping me, so that gave me u lead off. I told 'em that no one had a corner, in courage, and that, if it came to a pinch, we could all "Well, he's not asleep now. do our share. I behaved ko s which a man with a headacho ought jealous, baby, and tootled out the to be," commented Leonard. "It trashest toah. As a matter of fact seems to me Mr. Griddle spends all -"he paused for an Instant "I his evenings saying he's going to really did feel Just, a tiny bit bed, but never getting there. He's jealous when you went off with been by that door for twenty Miss Halnes, you know. Not that 1-oh, wall, chuck all that! Any- why, I aware I'd row over to the wreck to-night for twopence, and though nobody believed me for a moment, if I did do any such silly ans thing-well, there'd be no-here's an iden! P'r'aps the old questions asked."
"You're A brick," answered Leonard, sincerely. "I'll stand' sponeer for your courage, when the time comes,"
"Don't be too sweetly sure," ob- served Napoleon, grimly. "The tinle hasn't come yet."
"But it will. And, meanwhile, I understand you've come to ask me where you can find a boat, and, learning of your Insane intention, I insist on accompanying you.".
"That's
the plan," grinned Nupolton, "My courage cools Bome- what, I expect, and, when it comes to the point, I'm only too glad to accept the invitation of my rival
minutes--"-
"Unless it'e a mouse?" suggested Napoleon.
"It's not a mouse,"
"Well, p'r'aps you know mouse noises better than I do. Oh, Lord
chup really is in bed, and it's some- body elan in his room?"
This idea was arresting. Leonard constlered It. Suddenly he jumped up from his bed and ran out of the room. Napoleon heard him knocking on the next door.
"Mr. Griddle!" called Leonard. There was no reply at first, and he. called again. Then a sleepy voice responded, in mumbling tones:
Eh? What's that?"
"Did you call out just now?" asked Leonard, through the door.
"Who's there? Who's that speak ing?" Mr. Griddle called back. He now seemed thoroughly awake. "I thought I heard you calling."
"Not just yet, old chap. Tell me, is there n light-house out there?" "Light-house? You do jerk one's mind about!"
"Orn light-ship?".
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“I agree to that,” replied Leonard, and Napoleon found his hand gripped in the darkness. "But. Fll, think no less of you, if you want to back out now,"
"Liar" grunted Napoleon. "And, look here, the next time you stick your jolly old paw out like that, toot your hooter or something. Thanks for the intention, and all that, but you roade me jump. Back out? Woll, pose I did back out? What'd you do?”.
"I'd have to make the trip alone." "Oh.. You'd still make the trip?" "Of course.": "Why?"
"Don't you know?" "P'r'aps I do—but I love conver- sation.".
"I'll tell you why," said Leonard, smiling. "Tint is, one reason why. You rather like Miss Haines, don't you?"
"I would," said Leonard. "In that cano, you priceless dolt, ! you leave me no alternative," pro nounced Napoleon. › "You want mo, Goodnosa knows why. You shall have me. And to-morrow I'll ba dead or five bob up."
"Make It half-a-crown ench, and I'll see you don't die," responded Leonard, and, moving to the door, switched on the light.
"Lord, he docs do things in a hurry." grumbled Napoleon True- love, blinking, "Where are my dark glasses?”
Leonard turned, and regarded his companion with a frown.
"Sorry, old man." murmured Napoleon, but I was born with it."
"Your face is all right, Truelove," said Leonard, "but it's your suit I object to: Could you slip into one of ming?""
"1' allp into a Chinese kimono, if it'll give you any pleasure, darling," answered. Napoleon, "but what's wrong with my own tailori He charged me eleven guineas."
"Your Buit's too light," explained
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