THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1934.
THE UNKNOWN BLONDE BY LAURA LOU
CHAPTER XLİ
Elbort Stuart snapped, "This is childishness! It's ridiculous. We've come to take you home to your parents and you're going with un. Why in the world shouldn't you?" "Because I'm going to stay here," Juliet told him,
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"I'm sorry, Helen, but I can't. It's too Inte now for me to run away. I've got to stay until the end. Oh, I'm grateful to you and Elbert for what you've tried to do for nie. I'm sorry for all the worry I've caused you, too, but I can't leave now."
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family recently, That was when it came to me. I'd figured that man Jordan wasn't what he protended to bo. Well, it came to me all at onea where I'd seen the name Juilot Franco. In the newspaper, of course.
errands."
jane girt. Everything is just ex-shut about hoping the next day
Humph!" Kate Howlett tugged then I just put two and two Aud actly the way It was. Don't you would 800 that I can't run away now? reasonable."..
girl: "more at the edge of her collar, straighten-together. I must say, though,, the I'm going to stay until the police
ing it. "A good thing that in. know who killed Tracy King."
Jullet turned apologetically to At least in smart enough to know police in this town are dumber than I thought they were. To think Mrs. Hewlett and Bannister. "I'm when David Bannister is up to "You're coming with us El terribly sorry," she said, "to have tricks! le didn't fool me often with that murder! Why, one look Juliet could have anything to do n scene like that here. Did you when he was a youngster and heat her is enough to know better bort Stuart told her angrily,
His wife's gazo fled from his face | really mean what you said, Mrs. can't fool me now. As for you're than that. That's why I Kate Hewlett stepped forward to the girl's. "Plenae, Juliet," ahu Howlett-that I can stay horo 7 I going any place else. If you do. Ropt Policeman Jordan running and put an arm around the, girl'a begged. "You don't mean thecould go to a hotel that is, if the 'll never forgive you!", walst."You're welcome,
"You're Invited to stay as long my things you've been saying. Come police will let mo dear," she said "just as long as home with us and all this terrible
Bannister Interrupted quickly. as you like," Mrs. Hewlett assured
Bannister laughed. "And how you want to stay with us, I'll be experience will' be forgotten. "Aunt Kate," he said, "all this her. "I like to have young folks he hated it!" he said. "Poor Jor glad to have you."
You're not yourself---"
must be a great mystery. to you. about the house. I think It dona dan! By the way, where is he?" Stuart said, "That's out of the
I guess it's time for me to make me good to have company. My "He's gone, Kate Howlett told question. Hor place is at home.
a confession. I told you when Miss land--I forgot all about that ham!" him crisply. "I told him to report Juliet, after all the trouble you've
France came here that she was The baked ham was scarcely the to Chief Henley that we didn't mado-dragging your sister's name
an old friend of mino. That wasn't worse for its neglect. The food need any more policeman' around into scandal and even worse-I
quite the truth."
was soon on the table and the here and if he sent out another should think you'd be glad to go
"The truth," his aunt told him three of them sat down to dinner, une I'd complain to the mayor. home! You're coming with
Bannister sold, as he handed a The man just sort of gulped and us
scornfully, "is that she's the mys- now and no more nonsenso."
tarlous blonde the police were look-plate to his aunt, "What I can't said, 'Yes, Ma'am, and made for "I'm 22 years old," the girl
ing for after they found Tracy understand, Aunt Kate, is how you the door. I don't think, he'll be told him awectly. "And Mrs. Hew
King dead. Did you think I didn't guessed all these secrets? How back again." lett says I may stay here. I don't
know that? David, you must take long, honestly, have you known who see that there's anything more to
me for a fooll"
Misa France was?” be said about- it."
"Why, Aunt Kate?"
"Well," said Mrs. Hewlett, "I "But, Juliet!" Her slator'a "I won't have my wife's sister
know that day you telephoned and "I've known all the time who said you were bringing someone voice was pleading. "You don't mixed up in a wurder case!" El- she was," his aunt went on, "and out that you had something up understand. Elbert'a given habert Stuart atormed.
I've known that idiot, Jordan, is sleeve. I could tell it by your time from business to make this
la policeman, too, out here to see voice. And when you two got here trip. He's done everything to The girl's face was colourless but
wlrat was going on. Well, heli help you and mado all the ar- her voice remained steady. "I'm hasn't learned much! I've kept But it wasn't until that night that was more certain than ever. rangements so you can come with afraid you can't help yourself, El-him running errands and cleaning
Kata Howlett shrugged off the us. Plense, Juliet-"
bert. I am mixed up in it and I'm the furnace and doing more work You told me yourself."
was positive who sho was. compliment. "Well," she said, "I The other girl shook her head. not going with you.”
than I'll wager he's done in six #I told you!"
try to use the common sense the "How can I go?" she asked, "Oh, Nor could she be persuaded. The months! Maybe we can get rid
good Lord gave me. So that was I know what Elbert's done! argument lasted for another 20 of him now. If we can it will be after Jullet had gone upstairs to little thing. Not as pretty as you "Practically. I remember it was your sister, was it, Jullet? Pretty Talked to the police about the minutes during which Stuart family name and father's bank threatened and stormed and his one thing to thank your brother her room. You asked me not to are, though. Is she older ?" in-law for anyhow, Juliet," account and his own importance, wife begged. Jullot France
say anything to her about Tracy, "Yes, Two years. Helen was But that doesn't change things mained by her decision;
The girl's eyes were. shining. King being murdered. Offered married when she was 19." any. A man was murdered here the couple left. They would go to nobody in the world like you!"
"Mrs, Hewlett," she said, "there's some Alimsy excuse—sonicthing "I can't say I took to her hus- and the police think I know some-ja hotel, they said, and get in touch
about there being a death in bor
(Continued on Page 4.)` thing about it. Elbert's coming with Juliet next day. Over his hasn't changed that. I'm still the 'shoulder Stuart mumbled a parting
Bannister put in, I think she's right about it. Mr. Stuart. She'll feel better for having seen this thing through.. Besides she may be able to be of assistance-"
Pc- At last
"Aunt Kate, you should have been a policeman yourself!!
"Well, I think I could make a better job of it than some of them we've got around."
you, Mrs. Hewlett. You're the Jullet said, "Don't let him tease sweetest person I've ever met-and the kindest."
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