THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1934.
THE UNKNOWN BLONDE
(All Rights Reserved).
BY LAURA LOU
BROOKMAN
HUGE DEATH ROLL
MÁNY KILLED IN BRITISH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
CHAPTER XLVIII
Denise Lang... But there was through a bigamous marriage with doorway, Coleman shot him and
London, Jan. 19.7 something more than that between King's mother. Oh, it was all long hid in the clothes closet. He saw on the roads, of Great Britain, in More than 458 people were killed It was an odd looking group thom. Coleman hadn't accounted ago. I gucas it gathered in Kate Howlett's kitchen. for the way he spent the evening right-or at least Coleman thought turn and leave. He took his time figures, issued by the Home Office, was true all you come to the doorway and then 1933 than in 1932. Preliminary Mrs. Howlett, with a white apron King was killed, except to say he it was. King showed him the after that, went through King's tled over her gray flannel bath had called on Duniso. Sho told us papers, told him that if he'd come desk and found the papers about show that the total number of re- robe, moved from the stove to the he was there, but she was obviously acrosa with the money he wouldn't his father. He found those letters equivalent to 4.8 per cont, and the corded accidents increased by 7,823, table, her celless felt
bedroom mistaken about the time. I know make trouble. Otherwise he'd go signed "Helen", too, and took them number of fatal accidents by 437, slippers flopping as she walked, that because Dalay Connor, the into court to fight for it. Coloman with him. Afterward he burned equivalent to 6.7 per cent. The Hor gray hair hung in a pigtail maid, had checked up on the time paid to keep him quiet. down her back and about her tore when those telephone calls came: .
them. He wiped overything he had figures for 1933 were: killed 7,125; "That was all right but when touched to be sure there were no injured 216,401; number of accid- hand was a halo al curl papers, "Then when I found out King Parker Coleman came back to Tro- fingerprints. He was careful about anta 101,829; fatal 6,924.
Jullet France, wrapped in a rose had been trying to blackmail you mont two weeks ago and learned everything but one person saw silk negligee, ent near the table. (ho looked at Juliet) "It came to that King was going to marry Den- him. Melvina Hollister! He may that the Ministry of Transport will Newspapers express the view Her eyes scarcely left David Ban- his topcoat and ho stood in the Bore ways than one, I asked Me-/went to eco Denise to find out if I was fool enough to tell him). I'll the existing regulatione. nister's face. He was still wearing me he might have played the game ise Lang it was too much!
He or may not have known it then, but take immediate atopa to tighten up Neal to check up on Coleman's bank the engagement was really true, always have that on my conscience. doorway, almost filling it.
While restoration of a general The kitchen was brightly lighted account. We found out he'd been Then he went to find King." I actually asked him to talk to Mel-speed limit is improbable, it is but outside it was dark. The withdrawing large amounts regu-
vina and see if he could and out thought that local authorities may Again Bannister looked at Juliet. whether she know something that be encouraged. to impose speed hands of the clock on the pointed to 10 minutes past four Amounts much larger than he'd "It must have been a few minutes she was keeping from-tho-pollce. Iimits in special areas. British |
after you left," he said.
The fear that Melvina had seon Wireless. "You sit down," Jullet said to "That fitted in with the black- The girl shook her head, "No," him worked on Coleman's. mind Mrs. Hewlett, "and let me pour the mail idea but, as for the murder, she said. "I'll tell you what really until he decided he'd have to get coffee."
She arose, holding a chair I hadn't anything at all to go on happened that night. I went to her out of the way, too. So he forward for the older woman,
been a fool but I hope you can for- except my hunch. I couldn't prove Tracy King's apartment to get the went back and strangled her."
letters you know about. They
Kate Hewlett had listened silent-give me. I should have known Kate Howlett eased herself into Parker Coleman killed Tracy King weren't letters I'd written. My ly through it all. Now she shook you couldn't have had anything to the scat. "All right, "Juliet," she because he'd been blackmailing: waid. "The cups are on the shelf him. I couldn't even prove he had sister wrote them. Tracy King her head. "My My!" she said. do with a cheap crook like Tracy
had threatened to show them to "I used to De Parker Coleman King I should have known behind you. Now then, David, I blackinailed him. want you to tell us the straight of"I kept thinking about the gun her husband if she didn't pay him when he was a little boy! To without your telling me."
Coleman used-if he had used it $5,000. Helen was nearly wild think anything like this could hap Ile rested his arms on the table, and what he could have done with about it and asked me what she pen in Tremont
could do. "I'll go over the whole thing once it. What Juliet had said about a
o'clock.
this
Again."
wall larly during
the last
over drawn before.
year.
on
the letters or threaten to shoot. I was going to make him hand over
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Warm colour came into the girl's! checks. "Now that you do know] it," she said softly, "I'm glad. 1 wanted you to understand—”
Ha interrupted harshly. "Juliet, away BO BOON Í
nore, he said. "But this is the window box kept sticking in my back. I came to Tremont, tele-set it down. "Well,"
"I told her I'd get the letters Juliet raised her cup and then last time! I'd like to get a little head. It seemed silly but phoned to Tracy King, and he came "now that it's all settled and the you can't go
she said, sleep before it's time to get up couldn't forget it. And then when to the hotel to talk to me, I made murderer has confessed I guess I'd There's so much I want to talk to
I met Matthew Hollister on thei "People can sleep any time!" his street yesterday the whole thing him think I had the money and he better be getting back to my par-you about, places I want to take
said if I'd come to his apartment ents." aunt said tartly. "But they don't came to me like a flash.
you. Why, wo've had so little catch a murderer every day in the "I figured if I could convince me. I went-but I took a revolver. er," Kate Hewlett told her.
that night he'd give the letters to "I'd love to have you stay long-time together!" week and I suppose I should Coleman We had enough
"But I'm afraid I'll have to go." thank the Lord for that! I don't Hollister to pin the two crimes
That's sweat of you," the girl "Not right away," he urged. "I soo how anybody could sleep with on him, except for the missing
said, smiling, "but you've been too want you to stay. Aunt Kate such excitement going on. To gun, Coleman would supply that more than a few minutes before the afternoon train I think I'll take it," ing to be so different now, Juliet, "I hadn't been in the apartment good to me already. If there's an wants you, too. Everything is go- think you solved the murder!" Oh, I gave him overy chance! telephone rang.
"Oh, no," Bannister objected. knew that if I was right about it have been hiding in there. I heard I suppose we can't keep you.
Coleman must! "Well, if you really feel you must Everything" "Not quite that. McNeal and the he'd bring the gun with him when the shot and ran to see what had David will and out about the trains
"Different?" the girl repeated. detectives did the real work. Iwe wont to soarch the apartment happened. Tracy King was lying for you. Have another cup of flush in the girl's cheeks deepened Bannister's eyes Zeld hers. The just played a hunch and Juliet and then hide it. helped
"MeNeal had the two polleemen his face,
on the floor and there was blood on coffee, David?"
and suddenly his arms were waiting, ready to come in with
He said, "No, I think I'll go up-around her. He was holding her Hollister after we'd been in the letters and everything els. I ran
"I was so frightened I forgot the stairs now and turn in."
close. "Yes," Bannister went on, "Gave me the idea that finally apartment half an hour. There out into the hall and shut the door. Into the dining room and lingered, from now on. Everything-ex- But he didn't do that. He went "everything's going to be different made Coleman confess. Don't you was one thing I hadn't figured on. I Then I went downstairs and out of looking out the window. Dawn feept just one. I love you, Juliet. remember we were talking the thought I'd find the revolver in the the hotel. You know," she said, was only an hour or so away, but it Didn't you know that? Haven't other day about where the murmest obvious place a desk drawer looking at Bannister, "what hap-was still dark outside. derer could have hid the gun? You or something, like that. If I came said something about a window box across it too soon I was going to and that set me thinking. I'd fig-stall. As it was, I'd barely picked ured out who it was the man in the the thing up before the policemen old photograph looked like-Parker got there." Coleman. The likeness is really quito striking if you forget about the mustache. of course couldn't be Coleman so I decided it must be some relative of his.
The girl turned, "Why, what did I do?" she asked.
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came
pened after that."
Ha nodded. "That's the way it was," he agreed. "In Coleman's confession he said he was hiding in the bedroom when King home. He hadn't made up his mind exactly what to do when you it "Because King had been black-got there. He was listening to mailing him, just as I had sus what you were saying when the pected. Coleman wrote out a full telephone rang and before he could confession and signed it. I read it hide again King appeared in the
"But why," Juliet France asked, "did Parker Coleman-?"
"It seemed queer for King to just before I came home. The man have a picture of anyone related to in the old wedding picture Coleman, though. That stumped Parker
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Coleman's father. King
me for quite a while. Of course I had the picture and some papers to uke Dukerarietates know both men were in love with prove Coleman's father had gone.
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
OLD
or
BROKEN
night.
2.
Dark as you guessed it? Oh, you're such a darling! I love you and I'll nl- over and ever! Jullet?
For ways keep on loving you.
Presently Jullet appeared. "Oh," she said in a surprised volco. "I thought you'd gone!" "Come, hore. Juliet."
She crossed the room, looked up at him wonderingly
ter wrote those letters?"
"Why didn't you tell me your sis-
"I couldn't tell anyone then." "I wish I'd known it I've
GOLD !
DISCARDED
or
DISREGARDED
|
It was not a question, and yet it "For ever and ever?" she whis was. The girl raised her head. pered.
"If you'll let me!"
Her answer was completely con- vincing.
THE END
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1 Garden plant of which the head
in a sweetmeat.
u. Nap
10 Capital abroad.
11 Mutal popular on the stage.
12 Where tho jilted girl throw a
bit of jewellery into the Thames and what she said.
13 Might be a medicine or might
bo n sweet.
15 A harmless exclamation, anyway. 10 He cannot be in better surround. inge to show the command of the pool.
What one would reagmmend for the orators who speak at 82.
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21. One of the U.S.A.
22 Scarcely cumplimentary.
but
murely not in the fighting forces.
24 A bright fish.
20 Far from gaudy.
20 A fish that may belong to Emby.
31 These protections sound like re-
gular hells.
32 Tedious orators often speak at
this.
34 A goat provides the material
for this kind of robe,
36 Mab that oculd turn into a fish." 30 Bird.
37 Force where ho-nien are
corned.
Down
2 French direction is clever.
con-
3 Kind of boat that may shelter a
warrior.
4 He is in the best political sur
roundings for a supposition.
5 Foreign vessel.
8 Doing no work and with
multable payment, too.
tho
(50
7 The antonym of 22 across show. ing it in a certain European,
S Clever about a number in no
light way.
Sink under the head of the last, 14 Slang money that may bo
pouched in the mouth.
17 Immoral,
18 19 down and a useless person Join to become a highwayman of
2 Hort.
19 Fish.
20 No Adonis this man.
23 Free yet with nothing in it.
25 Set in action,
27 Here these are under 27, but
they should be under 21.
28 Be added.
20 No clever talk this
40 British author of partly French
origin.
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