THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1933.
"SHADOWS BY THE SEA".
A Summer Mystery BY J. JEFFERSON FARJEON
CHAPTER XXII
"The Wreck Yields Another
Secret."
"Do you really mean to tell me," Buid Detective-Inspector Root, when his car had pulled up at the Mor nald Hotel some ten minutes later, "that we've now got to search for six people?
"Yes, the score has mounted to Bix," answered 'Leonard. "Mr.
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"Then wo'll need nil the addition, at help I've phoned for," observed the inspector grinning, "but mean while we can't wait, and we'll have to carry on with what we've got Have you any theories as to where the two new run-aways have gone to 7"
"Yea-but only theories," replied Leonard. "Assuming they've not gone off togethor and that's a way's possible-Luigi may have taken flight and fled, and Mr. Griddle may have gone back to the wreck."
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fact that he had found something "I thought you were fast dalcop," that had been overlooked. smiled the old man..
"And I thought you were," re torted Leonard. "You didn't toli me you were going to pay the wrock another visit."
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"I rather hoped," he said, "to have the pleasure of seeing you make the discovery for yourself- in the true, professional manner, you know--but your cresa-examin- ing methods beat me, inspector. Come this way.",
"And you didn't tell me you were going to the police station," aus- wered Mr. Griddle. "But I expect Ho led them along the deck and- both our consciences got busy ns down the stops to the portion of wo lay in bed. I simply hud to the slap where the dead man lay. come again and see whether there As they entered the silent chamber was anything we'd overlooked-just the inspector glanced rapidly at the as I expect you simply had to take prone figure, but it was not at the that three-mile walk to the police prone figure that their guide was station. Come along on board.” looking. Beside the figure a couple Detective-Inspector Root cut in of boards had been rolsed, and joyi oju; may or
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"I believe he's interested in the wreck,"
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"It's possible the wild man may have gone back to the wreck, too--- or, at any rate, that Griddle may linve assumed it."
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and said: Well? queried the inspector.
„ . f f f g "I'm not sure that it is well," uut supraus og of poseddy replied Leonard, gravely. "The pozjunio e o to Daisy's gone again."
wered the elder fishermen. Duteclive-Inspector Root whistled "Any'ow, we keeps away since Fred Last 'car the dond folks.
owlin'.".
Twas the wind," lutorposed thei younger man, nervously. "Fred's in wreck 'Iself since the war."
Roftly.
"Gone, el 7" he muttered. "Then It's time we were gone, too! By Dalev docen't hold the way the nine, does it Mr. Sefton?"
"I can vouch that six is a tight
Leonard, squeeze," answered miniscently.
"But what possible object could they, or anyone else, have in visit ing a wreck?" burat out the in. apector. "That's what beats me. However, I'll soon be there myself, and then I'll know if you theories
"Then we shall be last, but not ure.right or not, Mr. Softon. I'va got some men at Craydon at this loast," observed Root, grimly, and the fishermen. "Now, moment, arranging about the boat,turned to but I thought I'd call and see you my Inds, show us all you know." first to find out whether you'd any news-and I'm glad I did."
"And there weren't any dend folk," the inspector pointed out.
"There was one poor man mis. sin'," returned the superstitious fisherman, and several members of the party recalled his remark after- wards. Twas what Fred said, any ow. Mebbe there was some-
Heavy clouds still obscured the thin' in it."
The boat slipped into the water.
The final stage of the journey moon, and although the night was now nearing its end, the first hint was covered, and the scarred side of grey would not lighten the of the wreck reared up above them. eastern horizon for another hour. Fastened to the chain, and rocking Thus the wreck could barely be scen gently, was the Daisy.
"I wonder if you'll find our boat -the Daisy-still on the beach," said Leonard. "If she's not there. you'll be pretty certain to find someone of the wreck ahend of "I' note that. Has anyone here seen a boat returning to theness. wreck?"
He glanced round the small com- pany enquiringly.
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"I haven't seen anything," said Jessica. "But then it didn't occur to me to look,"
"Same hore," added Napoleon, "Don't think we'd have seen much anyway, though; because the moon's been clouded over."
"Where's Morley?" asked Leon- ard.
"Good Lord!" exclaimed Napa- leon, and flew away. A few mo ments later he returned, to on- nounce beamingly that Morley had not disappeared.
"I didn't think he had," retorted Leonard. You went off too quick- ly. What I meant was that, if we wake Morley; he can stay here on guard, and you can be released for more active service."
"Ah," murmured Napoleon.
The inspector asked whether
•Morley ware to be trusted, and Leonard replied that he would vouch for him. Morley was the one person of whose antecedents he was aware.
"He hasn't enough Imagination to indulge in crime," said Leonard, "aven if he wanted to. And he's not the kind of chap who's want to."
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"Then go and wake Mr. Morley," replied the inspector. "And then you two will both be free to join- ine on the beach for our trip to the wreck, or else to assist my men in searching the district."
"I'm for the wreck," answered Leonard.
"I hate to part with you, Sefton," responded Napoleon, "but I think. I'll search the district, if you don't mind. I've renily had about na much sea ns I can stand for one night."
"Well, let's be moving," said Root briskly."Mr. Truelove can wake Mr. Morley and join my men outside, and you'll come down to. the beach with me, Mr. Sefton. Good-night, Miss Fyne. I hope wo'll have some news for you presently."
"Good-night," she replied, and
as they made their way towards it But if they imagined that they over the undulating sheet of black-would surprise the Daisy's late oc- cupant, they were wrong, for the
This second journey to the ship Daisy's late occupant surprised was almost stranger to Leonard them. A voice suddenly hailed Sefton than the first had been. them from above, and a head pop- Then he and Napoleon had made ped over a battered rail the journey alone, and had not by thoir presence decreased the ceriness of the occasion; bat, now
"Hallo!" cried the voice. "And about time, too!" on
Leonard found himself looking up
GREAT FLOODS IN VENICE-Venice, the beautiful city of canals was
looked towards Leonard. "Good-recently overflooded by great floods. Our pictare shows a view from Plazza night, Mr. Sefton.".
ile turned to her, suddenly wor-San Marco where children are seen paddling happily while adult padastrians
rled.
"I suppose it's useless for me to urge you to get some sleep?" he asked.
"Quite impossible," she returned, as the Inspector left the room and Napoleon also slipped away to earn Valentine Morloy's curses. "But I shall go to my room,"
"To watch at the window?" "Wouldn't you, in my place?" "I expect I would. But don't sympathise with me while you watch. You've got the most nerve- racking job, you know. Watching is always the hardest part."
He was about to follow the In- spector when she suddenly caught hla sleeve. Immediately afterwards however, she withdraw her hand, as though nehamed of hier action
You want to say something," he said, gently. "What is it?"
"I don't think I know," she dnsworod, Blushing slightly. "I think I wanted to tell you to tako care of yourself? It would be very torrible If anything happened to you."
"I mean to take care of myself,
are struggling along the temporary bridge,
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"Well, Mr. Griddle, and did you find anything you'd" over-
"Know what that. Is?" enquired Mr. Griddle.
"Of course," answered Detective- Inspector Root."Dynamite."
There was a silence, Suddenly Leonard turned to Mr. Griddle and said, quietly: 5
"I suppose you were as surprised as we are, Mr. Griddle, when you found that dynamite 7"
"Well, naturally!" exclaimed the old man.
Then would you tell us, plenso, what you did expect to find when you prized up those boards?".
(To Be Continued)
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