FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1933,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN
THE UNKNOWN BLONDE
BEGIN WERE TO-DAY-
stormy November evening “DAVID DANNISTER meets à pretty blond wir and -offara her a list in the cab in which he le riding. Her bandbag · opens and be seen a rayairer inside. -
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[hold 翡 forward, "Light?”he girl did it?"
offered.
"That," aald the other quietly, "you will have to get from your friend, Police Chief James Adol-know it." 1 plus fienizy.”
Bannister accepted the light. Galnoy touched the match to his own cigarette. "It was fant work!" Nest morning Bannister renda that 2RADY ho commented. "I thought myself KINO, orchestra fender a movie theatre. has been found dead in hie apartment all that line about the mysterious Polles are searching for an "unknown blond" blond suspect was just
a stall. who visited Klug the night before. Banner Especially when Henley wouldn't Temembering the girl in the taxicab, puzzled.
give us the description." Gainey's voice was quiet and steady but his eyes had narrowed and the blus in them seemed even brighter..
* 10 vece her again. Dit morning. The girl tells him her name is JULIET FRANCE and
that she knows nothing of the murder
ite goce to see his old friend. JIM PAXTON, editor of the Tremont Font, and arrangin to work on the King murder case for the
F'oel Paxton Introdues J. HANDOLTI
sce? And the name of the la "Listen, Carlotta"-the same song name as Scurinch's wife. There was a lot of other stuff in the letter about how King had better leave
What does it matter if winter
tho wird nione, Well, he might catches you unprepared?
a picture of it. Got one of the girl, too, when they brought her in. Cunningham nodded. "Sld took
Sho'a darned pretty. Spanish, I guess, or maybe Italian. Dark hair and oyes”
to Austin over the phone. They've King did aing the song--at the first had her husband here all morn- performance. He left the theatre ing, only thoy didn't let anyone after that and he never came back." "Wo know all about that," Gainey . "Her husband?" It was Bannis- Interrupted, "How about the letter? The cab turned a corner and After who cut in sharply. moment more draw up at the curb..
Did you see it?" "They're trying to get a confca- Gainey flashed a card in the taxi slon from him," Cunningham went driver's face and dashed Into the on as though he hadn't heard, "but building, followed by Bannister.
they'll never do it. That guy's too "Where's McNeal?" Gainey de dumb to pull a murder," manded of the sergeant at the desk. "Say, wait a minute?" The dim
"Upstairs. They're all up there." Inutive Gainey's voice rasped harsh- "Do you think she did it? The
Two steps at a time Gainey ly. "I'd like to know what this is blond's still out," Gainey Inter- "So we've got a brunet but the girl, I mean?"
mounted the stairs. Bannistor was all about. This morning we had rupted. Say, where's Henley? The should I know? Tracy King must coming rapidly. On
The reporter shrugged. "How only a few feet behind, his breath the murder pinned on an unknown Boss says we've got to get the have had plenty of girl friends all floor the reporter turned left down/blond damsel. Now you say they've description of that other girl"
the second right, Probably wasn't above giv-a corridor. Half way to the end.
them ing rat!" Gainey spat viciously Into the air. "I hate crooners," he said. "That's what this guy King was. As an orchestra leader he was lousy. The dames fell for him be "Have ona?" he offered.
causo of the way ho Bannister took the cigarette. Gainey's face assumed an expres sana." "This girl?" he said, and thenaton of distaste. "Lousy 1" he mur stopped because he could not go on. mured softly
The reporter struck a match and
GAINEY, as reporter. While bay T
talking the amietant vily litor cats. They're
Just brought that girl in "
CHAPTER VII
During the taxicab ride to police headquarters, J. Randolph Gainey drow a package of cigarettes from his pocket and, held them toward Bannister.
got her husband-
The older man regarded him for The door at the end of the cor-
a dark figure appeared. B dirty deal ofther. The a door opened ahead of them and a moment. That's another one," ridor opened then and an officer
"But why are they so sure the
claimed. "Where is she?"
"Cunningham 1" Gainey
•
he said shortly, "Oh, they're still in a blue uniform stepped out. ax-looking for her, This dame's an Suddenly, with a rush, a smaller usher at the Stato. Name is Car-figure was beside him. A figure in lotta Scuriach-ain't it a peach 7 red and black and tan. A figure nod-Her husband's Herman Scurloch. stamping and shaking deflant fists "Steve Last night they found a
Scurlach wrote to King, threaten-pitched hysterical protcata.
letter and bursting into a torrent of high- horting to get him if he sang a cer-
tain song again. The guy, Seur- the girl cried. "You've got to let "But you can't keep him hero!" "Sure. I gave the whole story lach, is jealous, of this erooner, him go He's my husband. He
The man in the dark suit Fisher's talking to her." ded. In there," he said.
"Did you see her? Talk to Did Sid get any pictures?"
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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 Jo it! This is a free country and I'll fight. I'll show you where you ble bums get off! Such a nerve 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
cell-and stay there"
"I won't!. I won't" screamed the girl. 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."
Whatever Gainey may have ex- pected, his words had an instant and surprising effect. Carlotta Scurlach's dark eyes widened. Then her carmined lips cloned to- gether firmly, Sho looked at Gainey but no words. came from those Hp.
They walked down the corridor. Gaincy at the girl's side. "I'd like in hear your side of all this," he was anying.
"There's nothin' doin'!" the off- car told him bluntly, "She won't talk to you. I told her when she came here she wouldn't have to talk to reportera—”
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