THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1933.
THE UNKNOWN BLONDE
DECIN HERE TO-DAY
On stormy November evening DAVID BANNISTER news pretty blond air and after her lift in the end in when he
riding. Her handben opens and he awak revolver Inalde,”.
(All Rights Reserved).
BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN
MONEY FROM KING.
"DEMANDING BY MENACES" ALLEGED
know what a sensation that croon you were, Dave. Maybe you'll get wirey little reporter's namo stood
London, Nov. 29. ing orchestra, leader has been in some ideas you can use in a novel," for Jeremiah. No one would over this town! Girls and women all "Yes, and maybe I'll get my neck know it if it werd. possible for consulting engineer, who recently Clarence Guy, Gordon Haddon, crazy about him. Sending him broken. Suddenly Dave Bannister Randolph Gainey to prevent it. returned from China, was formal- Next mornior Dansister reads that TRACY presents. Asking for autographed Going to be"
lotters and cakes and all sorts of grinned. "This is going to be fun! "Gainey," Jim Paxton was sav-ly remanded in custody until De-
He stopped. ing. this is Mr. Bannister--David cember 4. Hail was refused, ars searching for an unknown blend who ator's eyes are red and swollen and has been found dead les his svariment Polled pictures. Why, our telephone oper- "There's one thing," he said, "I Bannister. Used to work hero. visited King the night before, unnlater, you membering the girl in the taxicsh, la muscled, they say one of the girls in the lie sees her sasin that morning Their business office has been crying half that she knows nothing of the murder. ake the morning—"'* been nonster to help her and he agrees,
KING, orchestra fender in a movie theatre,
tolla him her name li UMET FRANCE and |
don't want to cut in on any of Since then he's been to New York your boys. I mean whoever is and written somo novels and mado bandling the story. Your man can a name for himself. Been to Mex writo all the by-line stories. All leo, too, and Hollywood and I don't "Must have been popular," Ban-I want to do is work with him. know where all."
Whatever I get I'll turn over for him to write"
He goes to see his old friend, JIM PAXTON.nister agreed shortly. -editor of the Tremont P'ont
CHAPTER VI
Jim Paxton's face lighted as he saw the figure in the doorway, "Hello there!" he exclaimed. "Gind
you
came around," Paxton put nalde the cigar ho had been chew ing and leaned, back in his chair. "Lord!" ho eighed. "What morning!"
Bannister sauntered to a chair boside the editor's desk. The desk itself was piled high with a litter of newspapers, galley proofs, large manilla envelopes and a stack of letters that had not been opened.
"How much did you lose last night?" Bannister demanded.
"Popular's no word for It! And then there's the society angle-his engagement to Doniso Lang, the richest girl in Tremont. Why, It's the sort of story that doesn't break once in five years and," bitterly, "we don't even start on it before the Times has cleaned up!"
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that when told of the charge, Chief Inspector Foster stated
Haddon replied: "This is the only thing I wanted. I don't see why. 1 should be hounded about for being the illegitimate son of the Duke of Clarence."
Renter.
DR. LO WEN-KAN.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED BY
POLITICAL COUNCIL
A cheerful grin overspread the Later, Haddon denied the charge, reporter's face. "Sure," he said. but admitted he had 'made a poti- Bannister wore in the city room Cheerful Liar. Called it 'Slave of.The prosecuting counsel intimat
Ten minutes later Paxton and "I saw the picture they made from tion to the King. the same large, square city room, Desire, didn't they? It was a good ed that it might be desirable to have scarcely changed, where Bannister picture, too, I heard that you were a medical report on the prisoner. had worked years bofore. The city in Tremont" desk was set at a different angle. "Wait a minute,” Paxton said, "I wouldn't say it was cleaned Bannister recognized none of the "I'd better get Austin." Austin up,
Bannister commented. "Not men gathered around It. Desks was the assistant city editor, car- until they find him."
out who killed and cabinets covered most of the rying on in place of his chief..
floor space. They had been re- In another moment the four "Oh, no, of course I didn't mean arranged, too, but the room had the men stood together while Paxton that. But the Times had the same air of activity, of disorder explained Bannister's status as a whole story-all anyone's been and preoccupation that he remom-sort of ex-officlo member of the able to get so far. If Kennedy bered. From beyond came the staff. Austin was nodding under- reporters-1" were only here or I had two more muffled roaring and whining and standingly and Gainey looked per-
Nanking, Nov: 29. grinding of machines. Oh, it was plexed. Some of this perplexity accepted Dr. Lo Wen-kan's resigna- The Central Political Council has all quite familiar. "Oh, it isn't that. I followed
faded as Paxton repeated, "It's still tion from the post of Foreign Bannister had been sitting with But the faces of the men and your story, Gainey, Bannister's Minister, which was your example and went home his chair tipped back. He brought women about the room were dif-not to write any of the copy. He's portfolio.
a concurrent carly," Paxton assured him. "but the two front legs of the chair to ferent. I've been down here since
Paxton strode a fow steps to work with you, tako part of the six the floor now, straightened and said forward, then called, "Oh-Gulney? burden. Who's down
Dr. Lo is still Minister of Justice. o'clock. That blasted murder last quietly, "You want more reporters, Got a moment?"
at head- -Reuter. night hit us in 'n bad way. The do you? Well, I'll take the job."
quarters now, by the way?" Down came the outspread pages Times bad all the best of it, of "You'll take it!"
"Cunningham," Austin Informed | course, coming out this morning, ¡
of a newspaper. Down came the him. Bannister nodded, "'d like to tipped-back chair. A young man Did a good job, too,"
talo a ling at it," he anid. "Ko-with a brown felt hat tipped back Gainey explained. Ho. glanced at it. Go on!" With a quick half-
"I came in to write the lend," holding the receiver to his ear. The Times was Tremout's only member what
"Yes," he said excitedly, "I got we were talking at a rakish angle upon a head of the clock on morning newspaper but the same about last night-about the thrills very red hair emerged from be-a quick,
the opposite wall- Itura toward Paxton he exclaimed, publishers Issued the
nervous glance. "Guess News-Press. Against such oppost- Well, I'm bored. I've been bored out his cigarette and got to his feet. went on.
evening and excitement we used to have?hind the newspapar. He crushed I'd better be getting back, he "They've just brought that girl in tion the Post had prospered but for months. Haven't a thing to do "Yes, Mr. Paxton," said J. Rar "Bannister will go with you," for!" it was a continuous fight.
with myself or my time. Here a dolph Gainey, "Sure! Is there any-Pixton spoke tersely. "And see if "It hit us in a bad way," Paxton cracking good murder breaks and thing-7" repeated. "Kennedy, the city edi- I'd like to get in on it. Maybe it's
you can't get something this timel tor, is laid up in a hospital and his because I'm back in Tremont-"
He did not finish the sentence. Make Henley talk. He must have A pair of eyes assistant in a new one, Only been "Why, Lord love you, Dave! You ness searched Paxton's. J. Ran-to get the description of that girl of unusual blue-something he's holding back! Try on the job two months. Besides don't mean you want to be a re- dolph Gainey that," he frowned, raising his two porter on the Post again, do you?"slightly below average height. His expect to find her if they don't let was slender and they're looking for. How do they hands in a gesture of defenseless- "Why not?" Bannister was talk-cheeks and the ridge of his nose us know what she looks like? For пеня. "we're short-handed. One ing eagerly now. "I'd like to find were amply sprinkled with the God's, snke, give us something new man of on a late vacation and an-ont who killed Tracy King-and freckles that other quit without notice. There why. Oh, I don't suppose I'll be red hair and a fair skin. J. Ran
so often accompany for the final-!" are a couple of youngsters lling much help to you! Probably I'm dolph Gainey was 22 years old but ing. A loud voice called, "Austin! A telephone skrilled, interrupt- in but they don't know what it's stale; been out of harness too long. he had packed Into those 22 years It's Cunningham on the wire..
But I can do leg work. I'd like to a list of activities that was amaz- From headquarters!"
all 'about!"
"What's new on the murder?" be on the inside of a murder story Ing. Confidence and energy ho The assistant elty editor ran to Bannister asked.
once more and see the wheels go never lacked. One subject, and the desk nuid picked up the instru- "Nothing-apparently. I guess arouni, i used to have a pretty only ono, was there on which J.ment. "Hello, hello!" he snid they're still looking for the myste- good standing with McNeal and I' Itandolph Gainey rious blond. More promises that but I still know half the Torce-" to the world's darts and that, at
Was susceptible nervously. "Yes--this is Austin." they'll have her at headquarters
The others drifted nearer, "Go to it!" Paxton told him least in the office of the within 24 hours."
news though drawn by an irresistible Say, it's a whale curtly. There was never a better paper, was unguessed. No one on force. Now Austin was pulling of a story, Isn't It? You don't police reporter in Tremont then the Post knew that the "J" In the copy paper toward him, one hand
Armistice Day scenes in Shangbal. Top left: Ex- servica man with wreaths lined up before the War Memorial. Top rights. The British Acting Consul-Gen. eral. (Mr. J. W. O. Davidson) addresses the gathering Lawar left: The Franch Consul-General (M. J. Mayrier) at the memorial at the French Consulata. Oval Two of the irresistible vendors of red poppins.
-the
one they've been looking
(To Be Continued)
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Cops?
NEA
Sally Rand's dancing may be art alsewhere, but to New York au thorities it's "indecant and im- moral." Ordered to wear "opaque raiment" during her appearances on Broadway, Sally put on these. non-peakable whatcha-may-call- 'ems and hopes the Now” York
cops are satisfied.
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