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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18,
SERIAL STORY
The Clue Of The Forgotten Murder:
CHAPTER XXXII
By CARLETON KENDRAKE
Mirx. Cathay stood perfectly sill, her head thrown back, her chin in the air. Her manner was that of having stealed herself against show ing any emotion.
to follow the direction of those straws, make any statement?" asked Blocker to their logical conclualon-unless, abruptly. "Why couldn't you get perhaps, it was this man Morden. her to talk?" I'm going to regret all my life that! The smile faded from Griff's face. I never had the chance to talk to "Shola, beyond doubt,” he agreed, him. I'm never going to be able to a woman of great determination. The woman who had given her find out whether he reasoned his but you, too, my friend, would have name as Blanche Stanway atrodo to way to the correct solution or blun- determination If you had scrabbed
ward Grit,
"You lief, she screamed, "You're dirty liar!"
dored on it."
floors for years. There is nothing, perhaps, that makes more for deter mination, so far as one's rights are Bleckor objected, "I still don't soo concerned, then kneeling and acrtib Grit continued to watch Mrs. that ho did anything that was so Cathay.
remarkable. Let's admit he showed bing, scrubbing and kneeling, forever Racine had tipiced to the door of resourcefulness in locating the garage scrubbing through a routine of drud- the room. He jerked it open, sald in which Cathay's car had been stored.gory. She was, perhaps, at one time Mrs. Cathay, "Come on. Let's It probably, however, was more beautiful. In fact, I think we may get out of here. He's trying to keep matter of luck that someone in the safely assume that she was beautf- us bere. He's stalling for time." garage was able to direct him to the Blanche Stanway stopped within apartment where Cathay was call- a couple of feet of Griff. Her face Ing."
The wan twisting with emotion.
"That's true, of course," Griff ad corners of her hard, deflant mouth (mitted readily enough. "I agree with turned down. Tears came to her you on that, Bleeker"
"But," Blocker went on, "that was She broke into harsh sobe. Mrs. Cathay swept toward the door all be did." which Racine was holding open, but Griff shook his head. the detective did not wait for her
"No, my friend,' he said, "you to join him. He turned toward the overlook the evidence. You overlook corridor, took half a dozen rapid steps the facts.” and then broke into a run. His feet! could be heard thudding down the corridor,
сусл.
fl. Her beauty was not the fragile, aristocratic beauty of Mrs. Cathay but it was perhaps a warmer, more vital beauty; a beauty that was filled with fire and spirit's beauty which lured men away from the realm of thought and into the emotional realm of the senses."
"I suppose," Bleeker said, "that you're intimating sho was his wife, an unmarried wife, but perhaps nevertheless the mother of the girl?" (To Be Continued.)
"Are they demanded Bleeker, "facts that I know?”
"Facts that you yourself told me Griff said in a low voice to Mrs, with your own lipa," Griff said. "The insurance polleles in the next instal-
The thing Stanway, "I'm sorry."
deadly significant facts.
She looked at him through tear-that all of this caso hinges upon, and }. flooded gyen, took a groping step to yet no one kna ever suspected." ward him, dropped her head to his
Blecker's Jono was nevage, shoulder and clung to his cant with "What the devil are you trying the work-bent fingers of leathery to do ?" he asked. "Impress me with Зватин.
something? Do you want to make a grandstand finish like a magician, pulling a rabbit out of a hat? "There, there," he said, "it's go- cause if you do, "I'm here to tell you ing to be all right."
that that stuff doesn't go across with } "Dam you!" she sobbed "Some worth a damn.
Grit patted her shoulders Hurlagly.
heet"
PURA-
n.y. lawyer. . you cheap
them from all alden."
agreed, "if one but looks at the photo graph. That is why it is always so vitally important to look at the object
Be
Fisher, the lawyer, discloses some interesting facts about Frank Cathay's
ment.
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Trailing the Killer," the startling "No," Griff told him. "There will and unusual, World Wide picture now be none of that. I am waiting to playing at the Alhambra Theatre, has order to get all of the facts in my as its atur, America's greatest In the axlen Griff seethed in high hands before I make a move and it "killer" the ferocious mountain lion, *pirits.
is dangerous for you to have informa- the most dangerous living thing "Observe, Bleeker," he said, “what tion which can, at the present time exlating
native on art
to both an interesting thing, the truth. lend only to suspicions-suspicioni | American continents It Falsehoods may be built up which which. we can, perhaps, prove with generally knwon that the mountain seem to have the appearance of truth, an absolute certainty, but suspicion on, puma ur panther
at they have no foundation to back that must not be voked.
times called hux the 'widest range of them, They are like mirages, like "I am not only telling you of those any game animal in the world, being the fronts of structures which are suspicions, I'm even trying not to found from British Colun.bia in ing the filming of Buck Janos "The Herbert Mundin, Harry Green and urer in motion picture sota. They think of them. We never know just Canada to the southernmost point in Thrill Hunter Jones, whose re- Itenry B. Walthall. James Tinling
putation na rider earned him the directed the film. Jock all right when viewed from one how this strange phenomenon that South America. "Trailing the Killer"
*"*100% Pure“ angle but have nothing back of them, we call mental telepathy nets. It is, however, is the first motion picture honour of displaying his horseTRI- if one will but take palos to view perhaps, the effect of one mind im- ever written around and produced skip before the King and Queen of
For all those people who like sume- dangerous England, discovered that the studio about this pinging upon the subconscious mind exclusively Bleeker's tone was gruf,
uf another. Perhaps, frequently, such beast. "Trailing the Killer" is not efficiate intended to use a double for thing saucy and scintillating, the him for the Arst time and chuckled Queen's Theatre has a special treat "Those things photograph, well n subconscious mind is fully aware merely "another wild animal fiba" enough to deceive everyone who sees of the thing which comes as a devas but a carefully and skilfully written while the director sought in vain for from next Sunday in "100% Pure in A man to take the chance, When which Jean Harlow is triumphantly them," he said,
tating surprise to the conscious n.ind, dramatic story by Jackson Richards, "Certainly." the criminologist but, whatever it is, we cannot afford depicting how the ravages of the plans for the scene were ready to be starred with Franchot Tone, Lionel
to take chances with it.
"killer" cause havec among shepherds abandoned. Buck quietly announced Barrymore, Lawin Stone and Patay that he would supply his own thrills Kelly in support. It is the clovereat flocks and throw suspicion un trap-
ne he has invariably done on or off the film of its kind you have encountered screen. Buck deaped on his horno in years and the heartiness of its itself and to look at it from all angies. of some secret and have told that to take refuge in the woods, Then “Eagle”, whose reputation for sun comedy leaves you limp with laughter.
"How many times have you known per's dog. The innocent animal is hunted like a wild thing and is forced "The truth is like sch.e placid sheet secret to a friend, only to have the follows a series of thrilling dramatic, ting has almost apprecached the fame Miss Harlow is seen as Eadie Chap dropped in it and immediately the information leak out, not because of
with camnerns grinding staged the husband, in a role which only Jean calm surface becomes ruffiel. The something the friend sald or because exciting and even tragic events. The of the more prominent "Silver" and man, on the hunt for millionaire Tho Tarifi Hus- Harlow could handle. The rich man's of something you yourself said, but hunted things of the wild struggle reflections become distorted. There because you allowed your thoughts upon. Grim baitles with fang and fer," Buck's latest Columbia picture, son is taken care of by Franchot Tone,
for existence, preying and preyed breakneck scene. are rippling waves which start
inlaw and no quarter asked or given. will be shown at the Central Theatre | whose father, Lionel Barrymore, & in circles and go in every direction upon the matter to
far as there is any surface to the words, and those thoughts were pick- Battles between wild cats, enakes,to-marrow, Dorothy Revier has the rich political power, tries to prevent raccoons, dogs and other animals and leading feminine role under George B. him marrying Eadlo. Lewis Stone plays the role of the rained Illecker turned to him savagely. "The wise inventor takes no one the sinister shadew of the "killer" Seitz's direction.
Anancier who offers Eadie marriage, -That-stuff-det-interest mein into his confidence until his iden in hovering over all. Francis McDonald,
|but commits suicido soon after the ans. the least," he said. "I want to know! perfected and patented. The man Heinic Conklin, Juke de la Cruz, what happened. I think you know, who discusses his incomplete plans Pedro Rigan and Tom London are thei I want you to tell me. After ail, with a friend is likely to find that only human playors, the actual story I'm running a newspaper. I want to some other inventor, acting independ- heing told by the animals themselves avenge the death of one of my men, ently and in an entirely different pert Nearly a year was taken by Herman in securing but incidentally I'm interested in get of the country, suddenly, pounces upon Raymaker, the director
necessary material the basic idea, perhaps in a more the ling news while it's news,
for the prowl around here interviewing every alvanced form than the first inventor presentation of "Trailing the Killer one in sight the thing will become through to a patent."
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Grill shook his head and his ame "1" said Bleeker grimly, "don't held just a faint trace of superiority. believe In all that stuff."
"No. Blecker." he said, "It will not "Grill's enile' was irritating. become history. Mind you, these "y friend." he said, "I do not Ittle things are but straws that show ask you to. 1. am telling you only the way the wind blows, and yet I what I believe, and it in my bellef fancy there is no one connected with that mont Blanche Stanway the case who has taken the trouble "Why wouldn't
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