THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28,
BY LAURA LOU
girl was standing beside the piano,
| glancing at some music, vi
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"Has Miss France come down?" "Yes, she's in the living room. You go tell her that dinner's ready."
"Let me get you another help-i ing," Mrs. Howlett urged. "I do you good to cat."
"Oh, no!" the girl protested. "I couldn't cat another bite. Really I couldn't."
CHAPTER XXIX
| very much alike. Ho spent them to call you. Everything's ready as it looks, too."!
at the newspaper office, at police to put on the table." The nowa of Job Parrett's arrest headquarters, now and then launch- had reached the Evening Post Office by telegraph. Parrott had been ing out on some wild and fruitless picked up by St, Loufs police and expedition. He had eaton his meals in cheap, restaurants with Galney was being held there. Already and Cunningham. So far as he Captain McNeal had announced ho
was concerned there Was nothing would nond man to bring Parrott whatever in life except the Tracy back to Tremont. The detective King murder case and all the time Was leaving on a night train he had spent trying to solve it Parrott was wanted, McNeal sal, had gone for nothing. for questioning concerning the. Tracy King murder and "another serious offence."
Kate Hewlett sent the young people They had their coffee and then back to the living room.
"But I want to help with dishes," Juliet sald.
"Frederick will do them,"
the
"Do you play?" he asked." "A little."
"I'd like very much to hear you."
Her eyes raised to-his but he could not road their glance. Then, without replying, she ant down, touched the keyboard. "I'm rather out of practice,” she said.
The notes were vaguely familiar. Bannister had heard them before
this--leaning back in a comfort- but he had never heard them like some where, probably at a concert,
able chair before a fire place. The girl played surely, sweetly. Ban nister, listening, thought of the monotonous lapping of ocean waves Ban- against a sandy beach. The music coming in clear and strong aboye the waves. No-not waves, of flared. course! But it sounded the way
He went into the living room. The girl looked up from the magazine in her lap and smiled "Good evening," she said.
Bannister studied himself in the
Bannister didn't speak for a mirror, frowned and grasped the instant. He stood looking at this Juliet transformed Bannister talked it over with ends of the offending necktic. He strangely Austin, the assistant city editor. pulled them loose and for the third France. She had put on a blouse nister spoke up. "He's the house was like that, with the melody The report that had come on the time knotted them again. That of shimmering ivory silk, low at man
the throat. Always bofore he had tuletype machine WAS nothing was better. Yes, that would do. more than a few lines anying Par rott was being held until instruc. tions were received from officials
in Tremont.
was in some kind of a mix-up in St. Louis lost winter. Arrested or Indicted I've forgotten. I bellove it had something to do with dopo-"
"I'll have Gainey check up on that," Austin said quickly. Austin had read Bannister's novels and admired them. He couldn't quite bring himself to, nasiga chores to this celebrated writer as he would havo to a reporter. After all Austin was only an assistant elty editor, and a young one..
!
Howlett's tone
waves do.
warm, attractive room, the firelight How pleasant all this was—D
and the music. Bannister drew on his cigarette deeply and let the twisted wreath of smoke escape
evening such as this could be. had forgotten how agreeable an from his lips. Picasant indeed! He
The music camo to an end then. Bannister arose and moved to the
said. "Please don't stop yet!" died
The flames in, the fireplace had The girl looked up, smiled. more than an edge of crimson on her eyes as she said, "I think, Mr. away and there was Hittle There was a mischievous light In the charred wood Bannister bus Bannister, I should tell you that ied himself at the hearth for you aren't deceiving me for a mo several minutes,
ment 1. When he turned he saw that thei (To be Continued.)
He turned away from the mirror, seen her in green. He hadn't Kate walked to the window. It was dark magic her wearing anything "Fredericks will do nothing of the outside, Time to go down stairs fell on her hair and he saw that trust my china to his clumsy else. The glow of the lamp light sort!" she said. "Do you think I'd Still Bannister lingered,
Ho picked up a paper knife, it was really golden. She was still fingers? I'll do them myself?" "So he went back to his old toyed with it and put it aside. He pale, but she seemed refreshed and
rested.
"But please!" the giti urged. Atamping ground!" Bannister ex-sat down on the edge of the lesk.
"Let me help.” : : claimed." "MoNeal told me Parrott | It wasn't, he assured afmself |
once more, that he had intended aunt sent me to tell you that din-"Some other time," she said "but
"Good evening," he said. "Mỹ
The older woman was firm doing Jullet France a favour by ner is ready," bringing her to his aunt's home.
not to-night. You nad-David go in A few minutes inter they were by the fire. I'll come as soon as It was pleasanter for hor here, of course, but that wasn't why he at the table. Kate Howlett had. I've finished in the kitchen. Itime, This is a real treat," ho had done it. She was here because as usual when it came to cooking, won't take, me any time at all." Bannister belleved Captain Henley done herself proud. The ronst was right. The girl was the key was beautifully browned, juicy and to the mystery of the murder. She tender. The vegetables were well knew more than she had admitted seasoned, the salad crisp und dell- and finding out her secret was the rious, task Bannister had set for himself. Living here, unaware that anyone the masterpiece. A pudding so But it was the dessert that was was watching her, she could be sure light and delicately flavoured thint to give herself away.
Bannister was pleased with the Bannister had no idea of what it way he had handed matters. The was made. There were tiny cakes Kir! evidently had accepted that Kate had herself baked to ge this story. Aunt Kate, likewise, with the pudding.
had shown no signs of doubt, Bannister shook hla head, He had told her that Miss France "Don't know," he said. "McNeal's was an old friend, a girl he had got something up his sleeve. I've known in New York. He had hap beene of that for a long while. pened to meet her, had discovered: But he won't show his hand. You that she was remaining in Tremont know McNent wasn't sure A1 Dru- for a few days until she had news gen's death was just an, accident. about a job, she had applied for, He told me so. Maybe he thinks and felt it was no more than Parrott had something to do with courteous to ask her to stay with It--"
them. To all this Aunt Kate bad agreed.
"What's McNeal mean by this other serious offence'?" he asked. The boys couldn't get him to say anything more about it.”
They talked for half an hour The rest of the task was going Jonger, mulling over the case. to be more difficult. Banuister Then Bannister left the office, straightened his shoulders, slood tonk a street car and rode home. up. He'd better go down and As he alood before the mirror have a talk with Miss Juliet France. in his bedroom, tying his necktie | And he. was aware at her and then retying it. Bannister trickery now! She wouldn't fool reflected this was the first evening him as she had before.
in many that he had bothered to But there was no time then lo dreas for dinner. It was. ns altalk. Bannister went down stairs matter of fact; the first evening in fand met his aunt in the hallway, the week he had spent at home. "Ob, there you are, David 1" Days and evenfugs, too, had become jahe exclaimed. "I was just going
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The Japanne Princess Reika Takeda, Isaying the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after attending a reception given by the Mikado.
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Scone during the St. Catherine colebrations in Paris. A status on the street corner being decorated with flowers,
Princess Charlottee of - Monico, who, according to rumour, has been reinstated na heiress to the throne.
A picture which conjures up memories' but kas little pinen in the United States of to-day, -According to the Indian Department at Washington, however, the Indians, as a community, are the richest in the world. The lands to which they were driven subsequently wars found to be the great oil-land of Amerian.
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Across
1 Sure hold when dislocated.
Tree nuggestive of Mr. Lansbury.
9A dim cart (anagram).
10 Cambridge college,
12 Dreant
changed.
the right name
In
14 Protection you'll find useful for
wear in its inside.
15 An Oriental name,
10 Skilful and seems to point out
tho direction abroad.
ie Bird.
22 Character in "Hamlet."
23. Its import is limited, though it
doesn't sound like a wet evening.
25 Colour that accompanies a cry, 28 Book of the Bible. 29 Bearer of tidings.
32 Venerate.
83 There's a fairly long start to
such longing.
34 Puts forward an excuso like an
afterthought about metal,
35 Communications of a herb in a
muddle,
Down
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2 Fruit,
3 Varied tales,
4 Mias Heath, perhaps, and you.
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27 A Belgian town.
30 What Byron's echo answered. 31 Was this the source of Helen's
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