THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1933.
THE UNKNOWN BLONDE
Parker Coleman,
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For 30, porhaps 40 minutes they rode thus. Then Coleman slowed the car. Ahead lights were twink- ling and Bannister could make out the outlines of a building.
"This is the place," Coleman ex- plained. They call it The White Cottage but it's not such a ten when I met you. There's a place room as that sounds. Good food out there whore we can get a first and plenty of it.” rate dinnor."
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CHAPTER XXV
Bannister and Coleman lingered, to do but nod and smile. The wind a few minutes, then departed. took the words from his throat. Bannister did not know it, but Outside the November air was clear turning Into that alley changed and crisp. Dusk had settled down his plane completely. The alley and the street lamps were burning. was dark and totally deserted. Bannister, hurried along with 'no Coleman said, "Listen, if you've thought for the darkness. He nothing else on, how about a spin emerged on Fifth street, turned out toward Morrisville. I was Toft, but had not taken more than looking for someone to go with me a dozen stops before he halted.
A large, low-swung rondster had drawn up to the curb. The man ut the wheel was leaning forward,
"There's nothing I'd like beltor," They loft the car and went in- smiling. Bannister recognized Bannister agreed. A drive into the side. Warm air, lights and the "Hop inf" Coleman luvited. "I'll country would be just the thing, odour of appetising foods blended It would clear the cobwebs out of invitingly. The room they entered take you wherever you're going." his brain. And he knew thoso had evidently once been an erdi- "Thanks," Bannister told him, roadside eating places, Friednary cottage living room. There "but it's only a step or two. I'm chicken, hot blacuit, home-made was a fireplace at one end in which on my way to police headquarters." pickice and preserves-they would logs were burning. Six or seven Coleman nodded. "Might дв almost certainly be on the menu, tables, spotlessly white, filled the well ride," he urged, and Bannis- together with a host of other dell pace. ter stoppell into the roadster,
cacles. Perhaps after such a ride A woman came to meet them and He settled back comfortably in and such a meal he would be able led them to a table near the fire the luxuriously cushioned seat. It
to make something of the notions place. When the orders were given was pleasant Indeed riding in a that were tormenting him. They Coleman drew a cigarette case from car like that. Ho liked young Cole were notions he couldn't arrange his pocket and extended it. man, too; was glad to have this opinto a pattern so that they meant
"Have one"," portunity to talk with him.
"Anything new on the murder?" anything and yet that would not
leave him alone.
Coleman asked.
The two men climbed into the roadster. Coleman touched
no he said.
"Do you know Matthew and Mel- vina Hollister?"
It was ten minutes later, over the plates of fried chicken and sweet potatoes and delicious golden Bannister shook his head. "Not
the corn, that Bannister had his in- open a hot, that I know of," he said. "McNeal was sure last night they'd get starter and the quiet, deep-throated spiration. He broke confession from the girl, but they throbbing of the motor began. flaky biscuit, buttered it and spoke haven't got it yet. At least they Neither spoke until they had left slowly. didn't have two hours ago. That's the congested down town streets behind. Bannister found it pleas
A Coleman thought moment. why I want to stop in there."
Coleman davoted his attention to junt to alt back and feel the cold
"Why, yes," he said. "Brother and his driving. A moment later hair whipping against his face.
A large building that was new to alster, aren't they? Used to sco brought the roadster to a stop be- fore the old brick building that him came in sight and he asked them at church." He paused, grin- Coleman told him it ning. "That's been some time ago. housed central polles headquarters, what it was.
"Do you mind if I go in with was a branch of manufacturing I'll admit. I'm not exactly-er, you?" he asked. "Naturally I'm company, recently established in regular about church attendance these days. But I used to go when interested-"
Tremont.
Banister nasured him that he Presently they were on a coun-I was a kid, Mother insisted on did not mind in the least, and to-try road. Coleman, who had been it. And I used to sea that couple gether they entered the building. driving rapidly and expertly, in-there, always together. Matthew The man at the information desk creased the car's speed. They fair and Melvina. Swell pair of names, told them Gainey had left a shortly shot over the pavement. The isn't it?"
Bannlater said, "I was talking time before. Bannister nodded wind struck Bannister's face with and went on. Upstairs they found a sharper lash now. Cold, biting with Matthew to-day. Maybe you In the the same detective Bannister had wind that made the blood leap in didn't know that the Hollisters talked with earlier in the after-is veins. It was refreshing, exlive at the Shelby Arms. noon. He shook his head when hilarating. they asked for McNeal.
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Coleman turned, smiling, and
"Ho's been in and gone out called out something Bannister again." he said. "The captain's could not hear because of the rush He leaned nearer, un- hard one to keep track of. But of the wind. ho'll be back again, no doubt. derstood the other was telling him the highway. About 7:30 you ought to find him something about here."
'There was nothing for Bannister
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BY LAURA LOU
BROOKMAN
upartment directly below the one where Tracy King was killed."
Parkor Coleman took his cigarette from his lipa. "No, I didn't know that." he said,
"Well, they do. McNeal, and I wore out there the other evening but we didn't get much from them. Interested in vhat I was more Matthew told me to-day-" He re- pented the story, adding what ho had learned before about Melvina's canary bird.
"I've been wondering what to do about all this," Bannister went on. "There's no usa in my trying to talk to the woman. Sho'd shut up like a clam. McNeal couldn't get anything out of her olther. I think aho's made up her mind, for some renson, not to have anything to do " ་་ རྒྱུ ས - ཝཱ with the police.***
"But if you know her, Coleman, why don't you talk to her? Maybe,
she'd tell you what it was' she saw the' other night-or if she saw any. thing."
"You mean," Parker Colomani said slowly you want me to go to see Melvina Hollister? You want me to ask her questions? Oh, but I don't really know her"
"You know her better than any of the rest of us," Banalster sald she firmly. "And what's moro knows you. Everyone. In Tremont knows who the Colemans are.""
It wasn't easy convincing him but anally Bannister had his way. Parker Coleman agreed that within the next day or two he would visit Melvina Hollister and try to find out what he could learn from her.
"But it won't do any good," he warned Bannister. "Honestly I don't know anything about this business. As a detective. I'd be a wash-out."
"You'd like to have the King murder case solved, wouldn't you?"?
"Sure I would!"
"Then this, is, your chance to
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