WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1933.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN
BRIDGE CONTEST.
THE UNKNOWN BLONDE
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
Who killed TRACY KING, orchestra jender
frund dead in his avertalens?
paper reporter, undertakes to find out.
blonde" who wilted King shortly before his
<appaated vines, HERMAN BOURLACII, who wrote King's
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RESULTS OF CLUB TOURNAMENT
McNeal dropped back in his saying anything," he told them, Out at the Shelby Arms. I went chair. "Just as much lip as ever," "until we have that girl here." out to have a look at the place-oh, Club
Several moro matches in the Sporta __* he announced, shaking his head.
Contract Bridge tournament DAVID DANNISTICI Author for our But there was admiration in the blonde'7" Jibed Gainey. Don't thing you'd missed! I just wanted being the results;
"You mean tho unknown net that I expected to and any-were decided last night, the following Police researching for an unknowablus eyes raised to Bannister's, make me laugh! There never was to see the layout." death. hannlater has seen this girt, but als Admiration and liking. The ex-such a girl. Somebody down here
Mr. Ho K and Andrew Zimmern change or mild insults meant made up that fairy talel"
"What'd you find out 7"*
bent Mrs. Gordon Taylor and Col. E. "A few things. Did you know
8. Doughty. merely that Captain McNeal and David Bannister were old friends. said stoutly. And we're going to tenants
She wasn't made up' 1" McNeal that last week one of the ethor E. Zimmern and Mr. A. V: Baker;
Mr. Shon and Mr. Abbosa beat Mr.. quarrelled with Tracy Mr. P. N. da Silva and Mr. H.A. have her here." His expression King and their voices were so loud Barros boat Mr. M. K. Lo and Mr. was much like a small boys in the at least n dozen people heard them? M. W. Lo face. of tormentors.
Did you know the other tenant-n Mrs. Carter and Captain Marshall to get King out of the hotel?" woman swore she'd find some way beat Mrs. Stanton and Mr. Ho. Leungs Mr. H. V. Joseph and Mr. H. 3. Komor beat Mrs. Maitland and Mr. Barton:
threatening better, is in fall. He doelare Innocence: Daanlater works on the case with
J. HANDOLPH GAINEY, ular pudorier of the Poet In the dead man's #partmen Bannister picks up an old-fashioned wediting pleture which he keeps.
AL DRUGAN, felend of King's, says the orchetta leader had been hastne trouble N JOE PARROTT, his former vaudeville Gainey and Danniier go to see wealthy DENISE LANG, King's fiancee, PARKER
patiner, and accum Parruit of the murder,
COLEMAN, an old friend, also calls, Whlie they are there. Denka's” father appears and
angrily demands that the nawisper men
leave.
CHAPTER XVII
Captain Oliver McNeal brought the front legs of his chair to the floor with a resounding whack. Well!" he exclaimed, "will you look who's here?"
Bannister grinned from the door- way. "Hello, Cap," he said. "Hope you don't mind callers." J. Ran- dolph Gainey, just behind, edged into the room and slamped into the nearest choir,
McNeal was on his feat now. "Davey, my lad!" he said, grasping Bannister's hand. "I thought you were in Californin I thought you were away making a big name for yourself. What in blazes do you incan, turning up in my office? Looking fine, you are".
Bannister seated himself on the edge of the desk. McNeal, he thought, looked exactly as he had six years before. He wore a felt hat and a blue suit-the same sort of hat and the same sort of suit
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Bannister felt that he wanted to change the subject, "Speaking of blondes." he said, "we've been talk- he had always worn. His hair ing to one-Denise Lang." Was Ao grayor. The gray hair, seemed, surprisingly, to accent the "So she can talk now!" he ex- McNeal looked up, Interested. youthful alertness of that round claimed. "What did she tell you?" and ruddy face. Possibly the cap "Not much. Didn't have tain of detectives was a little chance. Her father appeared on heavier than he had been six years the scene before. The military met of his shoulders, though, was s nounced as ever.
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Well-7" Gainey, across the room, removed his hat and in
"Where'd you get all this?" he de- McNeal's blue eyes widened. manded. "I didn't hear anything Ing about it. I was out there all morn-
"Then I guess they were holding out on you." Bannister said, "It was this way-
Capt. and Mrs. P. V. Williams?
Mr. Rt. Ohl and Mr. J. Edgar beat
Sra. F. S. Coote, and Mrs. C. I. Warren beat Mr. and Mrs. L. Y. Morgan; Hamilton beat Mr. L. Well and Mr. Mr. J. W. Franks and Mr. E. W.
9. Komor.
He repeated the story Mrs. Ken- McNeal-tapped the desk sharply nebec had told, the story of Mel- pro-
with a lead peneli: "Say," he said, vina Hollister's quarrel with Tracy a job and then slip up on it. It "did it strike you there in some King after his cat had killed hor was an affropt to his dignity and: thing queer about that bird?"
He told about the his pride. spected ita less than perfect output in indignantly, about the way, from the florists and about Mel-
"There's plenty queer." Gainey but bird.
of the canury, with flowers line: "What's the dope now? Got a confession from Surliche treats reporters! I'd like to vinn Hollister's threats. yot?".
take a suck at him. Practically threw us out of the house!""
McNeal shook his head. "We're keeping him locked up, just the same."
"Think you'll get one?" Gainey persisted.
"I don't know. We've got a line on another suspect-"-
"I know." Gainey said languidly. "You mean Joe Purrott, Do think you'll find him?"
you
McNeal gave him a withering glance. "Well, that's too bad," he said tartly. "Maybe he's not so queer na I thought." He went on "Maybe you think we're not getting seriously, turning to Bannister,
done a lot of work.. Lots of people anywhere on this case, but we've, "And you're looking terrible." Bannister told him, well aware
involved. Have to talk to 'em and that this was the proper answer. "Of course we'll find him!" the a big man in this town, but that check their stories. Arthur Lang's "Well, Cap, I'm back on the job. captain snorted. "I suppose you've doesn't give him all the privileges Understand you've got a little mur-been talking to Drugan, have you?" he thinks it does. No, sir!. Lang der case on. Getting a little slow The oaths that followed were not says he was in his office from 8:30 In your feet, aren't, you, letting flattering to Mr. Drugan. "I wish until 19 o'clock inst night. Nobody 24 hours go by without bringing he'd learn to keep his mouth shut." saw him go there, on leave. Ho Chr in the guilty person?"
McNeal went on. "Going around na we've been able to check." "Back on the job?" McNeal town doing all this talking! If eyed him dublously. "You
"You're not accusing him of mean he keeps on he's guing to find him-shooting his prospective son-in-law, you're working for the Post again?" self in 'trouble'
are you?" Bannister asked. Bannister interrupted. "Drugan McNeal grunted. seems to be pretty sure this fellow thing." McNeal said, "yet.
"I'm not accusing him of any That's different!" He scowled. Parrott is the one who did the he's got to come across with the Thought we'd got rid of you, once shooting," and for all. What'd you want to
truth. I don't believe he was in McNeal nodded. "We've a sur-that office last night. I don't sec come back here for?"
prise or two in store for Mr. Dr-why someone wouldn't have seen "Don't take it too hard," Ban-gan," he said, darkly. mister urged, still grinning. "You
him the cl ator boy or a night What do you mean?"
watchman or someone." see, I isn't permanent. Jim Pax- "I won't say any more about It ton told me he was short-handed now," McNeal answered. "Wait n and I agreed to go to work for himday or twa " for a while. Wanted to see just Galney lennel forward. "On the how slow you and your staff of level, McNeal," he said, "who do gum-shocers will be clearing up you think killed King?" this murder
The captain frowned. "I'm not]
"That's tt, Bannister told him. "Ukmi"
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But
"Listen, McNeal," Bannister said auddenly. "there's something picked up this afternoon that may not be Important, but I think you should know it."
"Picked up where?"
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McNeal listened in silence, 'was silent for neveral minutes after Bannister had finished.
"What do you think of it?" the younger man demanded. "Do you think it means anything?"
quickly, "do you mind if I go along "Listen, Cap," said Bannister
with you? I didn't neo Miss Hol- lister myself and I'd like to."
"Arc you going to-night?" Gainey asked. "Why, It's" he looked at his watch, "it's 10 after 9. Gosh, I thought it was Inter than that!"
was later than that. He was glad Bannister, too, had thought it to know it was not.
detective staff slowly, "that I'll be "I think," said the chief of the
with the Hollister woman myself. going out there and having a talk
MeNeal rose to his feet, snapped Why wasn't she around this morn- the half-open drawer of his deak ing. I'd like to linow?"
ahut. "Come on!" he said crisply and Bannister understood why. It way!"
Captain McNeal was cowling to Banuister. "Let's be on burned the captain up to undertake (To Be Continued.)
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