THE HONGKONG“ TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1933.
THE UNKNOWN BLONDE BY LAURA LOU
BEGIN HERE TO-DAT Who killed TRACY KIND, orchensen Leader found dead in his apartment?
DAVID BANNISTER, author, former new paper suporter, undertakes to find out. Posice are searching for an unknown blonde known to have viised King shortly before
his death Bannister has seen this girl, who told him her name was, JULIET FRANDE
She swore the knew nothing of the murder,
but she has disappested again,
HERMAN BOUILLACH, who wrote King threatening Jetter in Jul. He alio declares his fanocance.
Hannister works on the
cats with 2
RANDOLPH GAINEY. Las reporter of the In the dead man's apartment Bannister picks up an old-fashioned wedding picture and keeps it as a possible else.
Calney and fannister decide to go to per DENIE LANE, King's fiances.
CHAPTER XID
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forget Al Drugan, made him for-
get that Gainey's voice was going on in persuasive questioning.
It was an ordinary poster, ad- vertising a motion picture, that Bannister saw. The poster was
what the commotion tras about. | wilderment in his eyes. Then he Found 'm dead-the best pai a exhibited in a shop window. At The embarrassod cashier was ex-understood.
"Five dollars an fellow over had. Dead, like a dog, the top in largo lettera wore the plaining, "But I'm against our rules to cash cheques Bannister had pulled n
sorry. It's sixty-five cents."
that's how 1 found 'im. Shot words, "Coming Attraction." Be- wallet down. Tracy King was the fines' low was the name of the picture, for anyone. I'd be gold to do it from his pocket, was counting out Irlend I ever had. There'll never a few lines of type and a photo- for you but it's against the rules." the change. Here you are he be another one-not like ol' Tracy!" graph of Adele Allen,
"Lemme talk-to the manager!" said, smiling, and handing over the newcomer demanded, brandish- the amount. "Five dollars and counter for emphaals. "I demanda the cheque" ing the cheque and rounding the sixty-five conts. Now if I can have aco the manager!"
"He's not hero," the cashier snid.; "Mr. Locke just stepped out of the buliding=”
It was Gainey who interrupted: He touched the newcomer on the arm. "Excuse me," he said quiet; ly, "aren't you Mr. Drugan? Al Drugan?"
For minuto the other two Adelo's face, sweet, freshly ap thought Drugan was going to burst pealing, smiled up at Bannister. into tears. Then they understood | It gave him a shock that was al "Why certainly. Certainly" It was the cold wind and not over- most physical. It was the first to dissolve all of Drugan's tron- the moisture to his eyes.
The sight of the money seemed wrought emotions that had brought time he had seen her picture dis- played on n poster. Slie wasn't bles. He stepped forward, put his Neither Bannister nor Gainoy|the star of the film, he know. hand in Bannister's and grasped wore topcoats. Bannister, stamp- Merely a featured player. Bannis it firmly. "Pal!" he excinimed, ing to warm his feet, said, "Let's ter was quite sure of this because "You're my pal!"
Ket going! Can't
we get a cab he read three Hollywood news Bannister returned the hand-around here somewhere?”
columns dáfly. He read them to The door of the restaurant
clasp, "OK. Drugan," he said. Gainey sald,Suppose we walk know what Adele was doing. The other backed off, eyed him opened suddenly and man came severely, "Ceriain'ny I'm Al Dru- Gainey put in eagerly. "Come on, hear more about his friend."
"I'm your pal, too, Drugan, aldhg with Drugan. I'd like to For an instant, oyes on the in. He was a young man of gan. Who wants t'know? Don't let's be on our way.
Ho photograph, Bannister hesitated. average height, rather aquarely b'lieve I have the pleasure of your
turned, addressing Dragan. "Why, Then the others swung forward bullt. He wore a light tan top-acquaintanco-"
Before the befuddled Drugan that's terriblo!" he said. "You and he moved on with them. It cont and, tilted down over his
thoroughly understood the situa menn Tracy King, the orchestra occurred to him--and this thought, "No, you don't know me, Mr.tion all three суев,
n derby hat. The young Drugan," Gainey said pleasantly, side.
of them were out-leader who was killed last night, too, was a shock-that he had not man anw Bannister and hesitated. "but I was trying all morning to
Was a friend of yours?"
read the Hollywood newa columns It was a side street, not bright- deliberately,
"Bes' friend I ever have, Thon, rather
that day. He hadn't even thought he get in touch with you. marched to the cashier's desk.,
This is nly lighted, and a cold wind had Drugan said mournfully. "Shot of Adele for 24 hours! plece of luck for me!" "Wanna cash this chequel" hop
come up. As the sharp air smote down like a dog.”
Why did I have to see that Drugan waved him aside impa-his check and blew open his top- aaid in a voice that carried clear-tlently, "Luck has nothin' to do coat Drugan drew back, protest- the body I mean?" Gainey per- had been forgetting-yes, actual- "And you say you found him-damned poster!" he thought. He ly.
with it!" he proclaimed oratori Ing.
alsted. The reply of the young man at cally. "Nothin' whatever! Fact is
ly forgetting the wound In his the cash register, did not reach I came in this res-raunt-" He
but he agreed, nodding, "Terrible
Drugan hadn't anid precisely that heart. And now it all came back. Bannister's ears but evidently stumbled over the word, repeated,
Well, if trying to unravel this was not in the affirmative.
thing" he exclaimed, elosing his murder case had helped him to for- "Fact is I came in this res-raunt "But I wanna cash this chequel" to cash a cheque." Again he bran-
them instantly.. "Never forget it Bannister deliberately shook off his oyes an. If in pain, then opening get once it might do it again. the newcomer repeated loader, dished the bit of light blue paper.
as long as I live! Terrible!" more heatedly. Ho. went on, as "1 demanda see the manager." ho
preoccupation. He heard Gainey the cashier hesitated. "Say, exclaimed turning to the cashier.
They were walking now, Ban Raying, "But the poliée=" wherza manager this dump? Lem-
nister wondered what Gainey hoped, Drugan cut in with a sharp, "But Mr. Drugan-” me talk-ta the manager! He'll do
to learn from the half-drunken short oath. "The police won't lis- Bannlater had joined the group.
musician. It was it for me, all right, all right. He"If the gentleman wants to cash
posalble, of ton," he said bitterly. "They've knows me. Everybody
course, that the night air might got their theories. Think they 'round a cheque maybe I can do it for here knows me! I'm a customer, him," he
sober Drugan. Possible that talk- know it all! I've been talkin' to said. "What is the Whatza idea-insulting a custom- amount?"
Inno-Ing about the tragedy of the night them all afternoon. I've been tell- cr? Sny-"
before might help clear his befog-in' 'em how they, should go at this "Donteita know!" Amazement ged brain. But nothing the man thing!" Drugan turned, a look of be- made the words more an exclamin- could say in his present state seem-. Evidently the walk in the cold tion than a question. "Dontcha ed to Bannister of Importance. air had done something for Dru- know what happened last night! They turned into brightly-light-gon. His words were not slurred I thought everybody knew. Dont-ed Sixth street and Bannister's now. All at once memory seemed cha know about Tracy King? eyes met a sight that made him
(Continued on Page 4.)
A dozen heade had turned to see!
Drugaal Where you bound for? Gainey Bald ensily, "Come on,
We'll see that you get there.'
The "Listen," he said, "you, think I'm musician straightened. drunk, dontcha? --Well; I'm not. Just had a drink or two. Just a coupla little ones. If a fellow who's been through all I've been through In the last day and night isn't en- titled to a coupla little drinks"
"Why, what have you been through?" Gainey asked cently.
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