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THE UNKNOWN BLONDE
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1934.
BY LAURA LOU
BROOKMAN
DISARMAMENT
EFFORTS
CABINET COMMITTEE'S ATTITUDE
CHAPTER XLI.
Bonal.
non for anyone to harm his sister. "Well, it would be a big help. Then you haven't any idea who Honoomed completely broken They'd have to be sure who it was
London, Jan. 11. Bannister abandoned his dis- the other person could have beon?"" 'up-"
who fired the bullet."
It is understood that the view covery almost as soon as he had
She shook her, hend. "No, I "What is the brother: Ilke? the The girl sighed. “I suppose no." taken by the Cabinet Committee made it. Even if he wero right haven't."
girl asked. ***Tell me more about who said.
on Disarmament at its meeting about it, he didn't see how he could Bannister waited, hoping she {him.”
"Whoever' killed Tracy King was yesterday was that the period of possibly reconcile his ouoplelona would go on. He wanted her story He tried to describe Matthew]umart about It," Bannister assured advancing the cause of disarma- with the facts. The photograph, to be plausible, wanted to belleve Holllater. He told her what he had her. "He managed to get into the ment by means of parallel and sup-. ho decided, had nothing to do with every word she said. And, illog-learned about the Hollister fortune Shelby Arms without being soon-"plementary efforts of diplomacy Tracy King's murder and all the ically, it was because she did not and the frugal way in which the Juliet France raised questioning should for the present be continu- time he had spent trying to find a defend herself that ho sald sud-brother and sister had lived. Then eyes. "You're sure it was a nian?" ed. Those mothods form the only hidden meaning in it was simply donly.
ho went on to the photograph he she asked..
immediate stage directed towards wasted. He gave his attention to
"Listen, you're right about the had shown her, told how he hnd "I'm not sure who it was. But bringing the problem of limitation what Juliet France was saying. police. They "let you come here, found it on the floor of. Pracy There are no women-" He atop of arms back to Geneva at an op- "I don't blame you for not be but they've been watching you all King's bedroom and want it away to ped in confusion. There was a portune moment, but their continu- Huving me," she went on, "because the time. They think-oh, it so if the figures could be identi-woman suspected of the murder. ance for the present in thought to nome of the things I told you doesn't matter what they think! fled. He showed her the letter with Juliet Franco borsolf. And there hold out the best prospect of weren't true," She was not look want you to know I believe you. which the photograph had been re were others, who had played parts reaching an agreed basis between Ing at him now; her eyes were I've known from the very first you turned.
in the mysterious drama. Melving France and Germany. on the slender too of her slipper. couldn't have anything to do with
"At first," he said, "I thought Hollister and the pretty, dark-eyed Although the British Govern- "I didn't go to Tracy King's apart this murder,"
perhaps I ought to turn it over to movie usher, Carlotta Scurloch. ment is understood to bo quite ment that night to ask for a job.
the police. But thers. wasn't any What a world of difference there ready to attend the meeting of the. The girl said. "I'll never forget thing I could say, Juat-here's a was What I told you about losing a
between those twol And Bureau of the Conference original- memorandum thero-that wasn't that you said that!"
picture, 1 tound. McNeal would Denise Lang. Suddenly Bannister ly fixed for January 22, it is felt true, either. I went there to get "It was because I was so sure laugh at mel Then I decided to remembered Dalsy Connor, the in view of the promising progress
of it," Bannister went on, "that I Home Jotters-m"!
There was an instant's pause decided to work on the case to keep it and see want I could do house maid, and her story that of diplomatic negotiations it might and then she hurried on. The let-see what. I could find out. Oh, it with it alone. Well, that's that! Denise had telephoned Parker Cole-o advisable to arrange for a short
It's like everything else in this man twice on the evening of King's postponement of the meeting.
Sir John Simon visited the Pre- tera were some I had to havel hasn't been much. I'll admit
case. Looks important but it death. He thought of the hun- I was afraid that was the rea-docan't lead anywhere.". asked him to give them to me
dred of women and girle who had sident of the Disarmament Confer- and he refused. But they were son," Juliet Interrupted. "That's
filled the movie theatre ench week ence, Mr. Arthur Henderson, in there in the apartment. I know why I asked you to give it up. I've
He looked at Juliet France. She to hear Tracy King sing, who had London this morning to discuss, that," Suddenly the girl raised been so afraid something would was sitting forward in her chair, written him fan letters. sent him among other matters, the date of
Вители "The police wouldn't be happen. And something did hap had been listening eagerly to every gifts and wept at the nows of his
meeting. British her eyes,
Wireless. lieve me," she said, "but it's true.peni Last night!"
Suddenly Bannister was talking Don't you Eco what it means?
as he had wanted to talk for days Don't you?"
last Bannister said, "I'm afraid "Yes, something happened
"Oh, I dont suppose I can but don't ree."
night," he said. "The police can't "The letters were there," Juliet find any connection between Mel's beginning to look hopeless. France insisted, "but the police vina Hollister's death and Tracy The police aren't getting anywhere didn't. And them. That means King's. But I'm sure it's there if and I don't believe they will." someone else was there after we only knew where to look." Jeft. Someone else came to Tracy lie told her what he knew of King's apartment. It must have Melvina Hollister and her brother, been the person who killed him about Melvina's quarrel with Tracy
Bannister
sald slowly, "You King after her canary's death. He moan someone else took the let-told about his conversation with Matthew a few days later when The girl nodded. "They must Matthew had asid, "I think Mel- havel Otherwise the police would vina knows something she's koop- have found them."
ing to herself. Something. that happened that night."
tera ?
"Were they letters," Bannistur asked, "that would be of value to anyone else"
Bannister said. "When I -T minded him of that yesterday ho The girl did not meet his gaze. didn't seem to remember at all. "No," she said. "They wer-per- | Just said thero couldn't be any rea-
thing he had said. will lead?" she asked.
"How can you be sure where it
The girl surprised him. She said, straightening. "The woman last night was strangled with įsilk scarf, wasn't she? And Tracy King was killed with a gun. The police have never found the gun. have they?""
"No.
was?"
"Do they know what kind it
"Yes. A 32" He added the name of the manufacturer, they can be sure
"If they find it is there any way it's the right Kun ?"!
Bannister said there was, ex- plaining how ballistics experts Identify the weapon from which a bullet is shot,
death.
•
a
Bannister said, "I suppose it could have boen a woman." He nister. What in the world made looked at the giri. "You've been you suggest that?" thinking a lot about all this," he | said. "Ayhat's your theory about
the murder?"
Her voice came, slowly. "If I were trying to find out who killed Tracy King I'd look for that gun." "The police have been looking for it!"
"They haven't looked in the right places. I'd hunt for it in the apartment where he was killed.”,
Bannister ralued his handa. "They did that," he assured her, "as soon as they found out about the murder. The whole apartment was searched completely."
"Oh, I don't know. I just thought of it. Are there window boxes at the Shelby Arms?"
"This is November," Bannister "If there reminded here dryly. were any last summer I imagine they've been removed by this time."
"
The girl nodded. "I suppose 80," sho agreed. "There wouldn't be any window boxes now. Well then, I'd look somewhere else. May- be"
She was interrupted by the ring- ing of the door bell. Bannister said, "Excuse me," and went out "I'd look there anyhow," the girl into the hall. Ho opened the door said. "The murderer would want to face a man and woman. The to get rid of it as soon as he could, man was well dressed, rather heav- wouldn't he? Yes, I'd look for itily built and dark. The woman in the apartment. There are lot of stood at one side and behind him. "Then If they found the gun," places where you could hide a gun. It was the man who spoke. the girl asked slowly, "they'd know | He'might have hidden it in a win- "Is Miss Juliet France here?" who the murderer was, wouldn't | dow box."
he asked. "We'd like to sɛo her." 'they?"
(To be Continued.)
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