THE UNKNOWN
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY:
Who killed TRACY SINO, probestra leader found dead in his spartownif
DAVID BANNISTER, Kothar, former news={ paper suporter, undertake to find outpa
Polles are searching for
known
blonde" who vialled King shortly Kefilee ha death, Bannister has seen täis kiel, bus abe has diasppeseed since.
the dead man's
the Port. In
picture which he keeps
apartment
father enters the room, see the NEWIDADES men and demanda angrily, "What the meaning of thie.**
began.
CHAPTER XVİ
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1933.
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supplied their hats and the two, backed slowly out into the street- men stopped outside.-
Coleman ignored this, "Where you bound for?" he asked, told him. "If you can just drop "Central police station," Gainey
us near a car "lino-"”
Gainey 'snorted, "The old croco dile! "Say, who does he think he is, anyway? I'd like to tell him & thing or two-["
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mented as he mounted the stops of the building.
Bannister nodded. "Wouldn't ARRIVING TO-DAY
you think Deniso. Lang would pro- for him to the crooning, orchestra lender?"
FAR EAST MAILS.
IN COMMONS
London, Dec. 11. In the House of Commons to
been with Miss Lang," he said, "at the time that bullet hit King."denly philosophical. "Who can tell "Aw nertal" Gainey became sud- He turned toward Galnży. “Didn't anything about a woman?" nine the coroner figure it was between
and nine-thirty that: King to speak to a blue-coated officer. Inside the building they paused 'died?" HERMAN BOURLACH, ➡bo wrote King a "Well, you'll have to pick an-
"I'll tako you all the way," Colo- "Right," Gainey nodded,
Yes, ho anid, Captain McNeal was Innocence. Bannister works on the case with him. I thought we'd better get out town anyhow. No trouble at all. ahead for an instant. "Is that a They might look in his office up- threatening letter, is in, jali. Ma' declares his other time," Bannister assured man offered. "I was going down
Coleman's eyes left the road Just came in half an hour before. around the building somewhere. 3. RANDOLPH GAINEY, star reperiar of before the old duffer had apoplexy. By the way, does one of you hap- fact?" he asked. "I didn't know stairs. Dannister picks up an old-fashioned wedding Cortainly doesn't love the brothren Ppen to have a cigarette?"
AL DRUGAN, friend of King's, as the of the press much, doca ha 7"
they could estimate the time aо orchestra lender had been having trouble
For the second time that day Gainey's mutterings subsided in
Bannister produced
exactly." with JOE. PARROTT, his former vaudeville |
Bannister climbed the flight of partner, and accusra Parrott of the murder. gentle profanity. He concluded, and a lighter. When
Gainey launched Into a technical stairs. Gainey and Bannister to swathy Goah, but it's cold," and turned Cigarettes were glowing Coleman Banaister found the details a trifle explanation of the coroner's work. DENISE LANO, King's flanese. T'ALKER COLEMAN, an old friend, also calis. Denise's up his coat collur.
leaned back in the seat.
(To be Continued.) "I followed you," he explained nauseous and deliberately tried not The wind, as Parker Coleman "because Denise can handle her to listen. Between 8 and 9:30 the had informed them, was coming father better than anyone else and night before he remembered only from the west. It was a gale with thought it would be ensler for too well where he himself had been, nlp in it, a promise of frosty her if they were alone. Denise A picture of the girl in the taxicab The girl was on her feet in-nights to come. Overhead the sky Lang 1s-well, you see, we've been faslied before him-the girl In the SPEEDIER DELIVERY URGED stantly, "Father, please aho was starless and the only light the best of friend ever since we green auit. It must have been al- came from a none too bright street were kids. Denise absolutely 100 most 9:30 when he met her and 20 He did not seem to hear her. amp a dozen yards ahend, where per cent!" There was feeling insinutes later when he left her at Arthur Lang was a man of medium the walk leading to the house the man's voice. Easy to guess how the hotel. Traty King had died be height, slightly built, but anger branched off from the main side- he felt about Denise Lang! "tween 8 and 9:30, the coroner unid. scomed to make him formidable. | walk.
stopped in to-night," he went on. Well, the coroner was an accurate He took a few steps forward, thon from the wind, Gainey and Ban- could do for her. Of course there
Heads bent to protect themselves "to see if there was anything In extremely accurate in his stopped.
"This In
nister set off.
Jen't. There's nothing. I suppose,
He heard Coloman asking if he Sir Kingsley Wood, Postmaster claimed dramatically. "Newspaper town?" Bannister wanted to know,too terrible!";
"How're we going to get down that anyone can to. The thing is should turn at the next block and General, explained that the delays mon-that's what you are! Don't. There's a car line over here
Gainey's answer in the affirmative, were, due to political conditions on try to tell me you're not heard couple of blocks or 89,"
"I suppose you knew Tracy King, and draws up before the ancient Vladivostok came from Japan only A minute more and the reporter the route. Mils forwarded via enough to know, Suenking in told him. "It's the only way
Gainey too7" Gainey asked. where you're not wanted. It's an know.. Say, the mure I think of the club and met him once or twice
I "Well, you, I've seen him out at brick building that served as Cen-thrice monthly. outrage. I told you this morning the nerve of that gus-!"
trál Police Headquarters. not to come around my house.
with Denise. Very likeable fellow, told you to stay away from here!" and both
There was a noise behind them thought. Very likeable! If you'd turned. Silhouetted in known him at all you'd know how "But, Mr. Lang—!"
called, "Hi, there!" and a moment that anyone could murder him." the open doorway was a figure. It utterly preposterous it is to think later Parker Coleman was hurry. He hesitated. "I suppose it was Ing toward them.
murder7" he asked. "The police
clsc. Gainey told him. "Charlie are sure of that?"
Westwood, the coroner, told me "It couldn't have been anything
sides, a man can't shoot himself there were no powder burns, Be-
without a gun. Whoever shot that bullet took the gun away."
an outrage!"
he ex-
There was no uso trying to stem the torrent. Bannister saw that a soon as he had spoken.
The older man's volce volume.
rose in
"I won't have you hero!" he stormed, his face flushing crim son, "Don't you understand that? A man has a right to some privacy in his own home! You can print what you want in your filthy sheets; you can peep, through the keyholes of other men's homes, but I'll have the law on you, you, if you don't get out of here!
lessly. "Can't I give you a lif "You two!! he exclaimed, breath. down town? I've got my car over here."
shadow in the driveway. "That's They saw the car then, a 'dark swell," sald Gainey. "Did the old geezer send you out to be sure we were really leaving his premises?"
Coleman's lips set in a straight damn Coleman laughed good naturedly.
line. "Poor Denise!" he said. "No." he said, "he didn't send me."She's trying to be brave about it." Lord, isn't he a Tartar? Not al-that the father was more hys "It struck me," Bannister put in. Bannister interrupted again. Always, you know. He can be as rendy he was on his feet. "Come decent as anyone. on, Gainey," he said lovelly. "Iit before, but apparently he has would be any too pleased to have
I didn't know
terlent. than the daughter. I take it we're being invited to move grudge against newspaper men his daughter engaged to marry the shouldn't think a man like that elsewhere. Sorry, Miss Lang.!" Told Denise not to see any of them,
Over his shoulder he caught a Of course he was glimpse of the girl's white face. apare her. I suppose he's upset
master of ceremonies in a movie only trying to theatre." Was there mute appeal in that about this whole thing—" Bwift glance-something the girl
"I don't suppose he was, Cole- wanted to tell him? Bannister a large, low-swung model, and couldn't very woll start doing it They had reached the roadster. Denise anything in her life. He man agreed. "but he's never denied thought so. Perhaps it was noth-Coleman ing more than an apology for her "Climb in,"
held back the door. father's behaviour. Whatever it around to the other side and silp-understand him and I've known him! he Invited, going to understand. I don't pretend to now, Helic's a rather hard man was, there was only a fraction of a ping Into the driver's sont. second before Bannister had turned away. A moment later ha
This is mighty kind of you."
all my life." and Bannister said as the rondster's en- Gainey were in the hall.
i
Bannister-line of thought chan
work.
Bannister and Gainey stopped out of the car Coleman waved side their thanks for the lift and the street. the roadster, was
off again down "That's a nice guy," Gainey com-
day Sir John Wardlaw Milne rai ed the question of delay in China malls, despatched via Siberin.
Milne's proposal that representa- As regards Sir John Wardlaw tions be made to the Governments concerned for a speedier delivery, Sir: Klagsley Wood suggested that Foreign Secretary.-Router. the matter be referred to the
The maid gine came to life and the big carged suddenly, "You must have Cha and Hotcha, the kissing fish from Java, the latest additions to the New
York aquarium. They sometinies keep up their kissing for days on end.
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