THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE UNKNOWN BLONDE
DECIN HERE TO-DAY
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hold it forward. Light? The girl did it?"
On a atormy November arvning DAVID offered, BANNISTER mesta a pretty blond Kiri and offers her lift in the cali Ent which he is kitog. Her handbag 'opena and he wers a revalter Inside.
hla apartment.
Next morsing Bannister rende that TRACY KING, orchestra lender in movie theater has been found dead Palice are searching for an "unknown blond" who visited King the night before, lannister, remembering the xir in the taxicab, la punkted.
He ser her ments that morning. The kit tells him her nama 4 JULIET VILANG and that she knows nothing of the murder
He goes to see his old friend, JIM PAXTON, editor of the Tremont Post, and arrRNARDE- to work on the Kine murder case for the
BY LAURA LOU. BROOKMAN
1933.
nee? And the name of the song Is "Listen, Carlotta"the ANIG name as Scurinch's wife. There was a lot of other stuff in the letter about how King had better leave the girl alone, Woll, Inst night King did ning the song-at the first parformance. He left the theatro after that and ho never came back." "We know all about that," Gainey Interrupted: "How about the letter? Did you see it?"
Cunningham nodded. “Sld took a picture of it. Got one of the girl, too, when they brought her In She's darned pretty. Spanish, I guess, or maybe Italian. Dark hair and 'oyen-",
to Austin over the phone. They'va "That," said the other quietly, had her husband here all morn "you will have to get from your ing, only they didn't let anyone Bannister accepted the light. Gainey touched the match to his friend, Police Chief James Adol-know it."
"Iler husband?" It was Bannis- own cigarette. "It was fast work!"phus Henley."
The cab turned a corner and ater who cut in sharply. ho commented. "I thought myself all that line about the mysterious moment more drow up at the curb. "They're trying to get a confes
a stall. Gainey flashed a card In the taxision from him," Cunningham went blond auspect was just Especially when Henley wouldn't driver's face antl dashed into the on as though he hadn't heard, "but they'll never do it. That guy's tou give us the description." Gainey's building, followed by Bannister.
"Where's McNon17" Gainey de dumb to pull a murder." voice was quiet and steady but his
"Say, wait a minute?" The dim- yes had narrowed and the blus in manded of the sergeant at the desk,
"Upstairs. They're all up there." inutive Gainey's voice rasped harsh- "So we've got a brunet but the them seemed oven brighter.
Two steps at a time Gainey ly. "T'd like to know what this is blond's still out," Gainey inter- "Do you think she did it? Tha
mounted the staira. Bannister was all about. This morning we had rupted. Say, where's Honloy? The Post. Paxton Introduces IANDOLPH girl, 1 mean?" DAINEY, iar reporter. While they are The reporter shrugged. "How only a few feet behind, his broath the murder pinned on an unknown Boss says we've got to get the talking the relatant city editor exile, "They should I know? Tracy King must coming rapidly. On the second blond damsel. Now
ow you say they've description of that other girl.” Just bought that girl in 1"
have had plenty of girl friends all floor the reporter turned left down got her husband—”...,
The older man regarded him for! The door at the end of the cor- right. Probably wasn't above giv-a corridor. Half way to the end.
The a door opened' ahead of them and a moment. "That's another one," ridor opened then and an officer ing them a dirty deal either. rati" Gainey spat viciously into a dark figure appeared.
he said shortly. "Oh, they're still in a blue uniform stepped out. "Cunninghami" Gainey ex-looking for her. This damo's_ în Ţ Suddenly, with a rush, a smaller the air. "I hate croonery," he said.
taher at the State. Name is Car-figure was beside him. A figure in "That's what this guy King has. claimed. "Where is she?"
orchestra lander he waR
lotta Scurloch-ain't it a peach red and black and tan. As an
A figure lousy, The dames fell for him-be-
Her husband's Herman Scurlach, stamping and shaking defiant fists CAUBO of the way ho
lotter and bursting into a torrent of high- anny."
Last night they found a Gainey's fnce assumed an expres-
Scurloch wrote to. King, threaten-pitched hysterical protests. sion of distaste "Lousy 1" he mur.
ing to get him if he sang a cor- "But you can't keep him here!" mured softly
tain song again. The guy, Seurthe girl cried. "You've got to let crooner, him go! He's my husband. He lach, is jealous of this
CHAPTER VII During the taxicab ride to police headquarters, J. Randolph Gainey drow a package of cigarettes from his pocket and hold them toward Rannister.
"Have one?" he offered. Bannister took the cigarette. "This giri-7" he said, and then stopped because he could not go on The reporter struck a match and
"But why are they so sure the
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never hurt anybody. You've got to let him go. Herman's a good man. Just because he loves me you want to take him away. But you can't do it! This is a free country and I'll fight. I'll show you where you bi bums get off! Such a nervo you've got! I'll show you**
The policeman put a hand over the girl's mouth and instantly withdrew it.
"You little devil!" he exclaimed, holding up the blood-stained finger "Quiet down now or you'll go into a cell-and stay there""
"I won't! ́1 won't" screamed the giri. "This is a free country-1"
It was Gainey who stepped for ward "Listen, kid," he said, "may- be you'd like to tell me about it. I'm from the Post and I certainly want to see that you and your hus- band get a square deal.”
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Whatever Gaineys may have ex- pected, his words had an instant and surprising effect. Carlotta Scurlock's dark
eyes widened. Then her armined lips closed to-
looked gether frmly. She
nit Gainey but no words, came from those Ups.
They walked down the corridor, Gainey at the girl's side. "I'd like to hear your side of all this," lic was saying..
"There's nothin', doin'!" the offi- cer told him bluntly, "She, won't talk to you. I told her when she came here she wouldn't have to talk to reporters—"
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