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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE
ARSENE LUPIN RETURNS
ByNor-The $250,000 de Gria. eaa amerald is stolen in Parts after a New York attempt in which the thief was fooled with a replion. Aracho Lupin, turned honest and in love with Lorraine do Grisano, la mapicoted of being Ipin-and the thiof-by Blous Emerson, ex-G-Man sent over by the intrunde company to guard the jewel. Buspected by two of his ald henchman of double-crossing them, Lupin for None Farrand, hia "bones" allas) statos that ho stole it and took it to Papa Monelle to be out. Repairing to Monollo's home, they And Alm murdered, and set about open- ing the safo.
Copyright 1970 by Losv'e Ias.
Chapter Sovon
RETREAT FROM DANGER
Farrand and Alf were intent upon their work at the safe. "Come on. start again," said Tarrand,
Alfa fingers explored the safe's dink delicately. "Six."
"That's the first ono....Now." "Ninotorn."
"All right. I think we've got it." Farrand took Alfa place at the safe. He slowly began turning the combination.
Ait watched in Impatient tense- noun. "Can't you hurry, boan?"
"It you'll stop your teeth chat tering wo'll make better time. What tanve you got noxt?"
"Eleven-that's the lant,"
turns the trick "And dieven
Farrand pulled open the door. In ninin view was an oblong lentber спло. Farrand opened it: the do Griuna amarald gloamed against in plush background.
"We got it!" said Alt in hushed, nwrd tone. Io went to the door
"We've got it,” said Alf in hushed, awed
tones.
canded by a muffled sound: it might have been a man's body falling against the lower ball door.
With Joe in advanco, the throm man desconded the back stairway and looked cautiously, out of the rear door.
"Way acoma stoar," muttered Jea in tones that noerned to come from half-paralyzed vooal chords.
"Boparalel" commanded Farrand, "Meet me in five minutes at the Car"
Stealthily they let themsolven out, one at a time, and started away in different directions. They honra the screeching of auto iren ap- proaching the ente down the dead- ond street. It lent spood to their Ient.
The police car roared to the and of the cul-do-ano. Three gondar- mes piled out before it stopped. Propped against the doorway of the cafe, they saw the huddled forma of a comrade in uniform.
"Quick, that way!" he gasped, pointing up the street that crosand the cul-de-sao in front of Papa Mo- nolla'n. "Ife went that way."
QUID
Even as he spoke, an awerved Into sight a block away, gathered speed, and shot into n thoroughfare parallel to the dead- end street. Two of the gendarmes climbed back Into their car. Ita motor still running, and rped after the fleeing auto, while the third dashed up the stairway to monella'a apartment.
Farranda car swept away from the peene with Joo at the whes!. At Farrand's order, Alf had climbed into the trunk rack and shut the Farcand was quickly trap-door. diventing himself of the groom's outfit. He hid the clothes under the seat so that, when the fren- darinen car overtook him, he wan to all appearanen a well-dreased givlilan being driven by a chauf- four. Ha bado Joe stop the car and calmly awaited the two police who jumped from their own' auto
BY
LEBBEUS
MITCHELL
Chapter Eight
made no attempt to justify himself -simply disappeared from the of Ace. Tho Prefact issued an order: "Duval assign Vignonu and Bonst to Emerson. Ha wont and them so they. Walt. Pavloff is in court this morning, and he will be dis charged nuclent ovidence. Have two dependable mon Yollow Pavleft and report every place ho goes."!
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Duval Joined in the Profect's *mug emle.
"Good Idon. He'll probably con- tact Lupin."
"Perhaps one of Lupin's accom- pilces."
The Prefect's prognostication was justined. Ivan Pavloff was dis- A bo charged in police court. emerged from the bulking ho took a deep breath of air, buttoned his coat and glanced sharply up and down the atrest. Ha. saw a burly Iman wearing a slouch hat by a lamp post on the opposite side of the street, reading a newspaper.
Pavloff sauntered slowly down the steps, but a short distance away #toppad in front of a man's fur nishings store. In one corner of the window was a pillar about ton Le Marchand's desk was littered Inches square, with mirrors on nti with ropuria, copies of passports four sides. As he adjusted his tie, and passport photograplas when he saw a reflection of the Intage Steve Emerson entered for a roof the burly man, in the slouch hat. port on the progress of the investi-Ho was still reading his paper. tation ho had entrusted to the Pavio smiled flootingly, walked quickly around the corner and ap French privato detective.
proached a taxi parked at the curb. Ho opened the door and stopped thelds.
THE PREFECT SUSPICIOUS
"What luck?" he asked. "The bullet was fired from a Rosa! Superlour. The one from Farrand's target resembles the one trom New York. But the tests are hot yet conclusive..“
i'll lay six, two and even they will be. Break out the passports." "Here'n a copy of Farrand's for Italy."
Emerson Inspooled it briefly, frowning in disappointment. "That' the end of that trail But what About Lupin'a ollaac87"
"Hotel Embassio," he said. "And drive slowly. I don't ilke fast driv ing."
The burly man in the soft hat came quickly to altention as Pav. loff disappeared around the cornor. He was joined by a thin man wear- ing a derby. Together they started in the direction Pavloff had inken. Payloff loft the taxi at the m bassle Hotel and went up to the fourth floor and rapped softly on
141938.
By Paul F
HOW IT BEGAN Berdanier
DOOMSDAY BOOK THIS ANCIENT 11TH CENTURY VOLUME, A SURVEY OF ENGLAND UNDER. WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DOOM OR DEATH, IT WAS 50-CALLED BECAUSE IT WAS THE FINAL AUTHORITY IN ALL "DOMES" JUDGMENTS IN DISPUTED LAND QUESTIONS),
FATHER OF SATIRE
THIS TITLE WAS GIVEN TO ARCHILOCOS, 7TH CENTURY GREEK POET, WHO 50 SUC- CESSFULLY SATIRIZED LYCAMBES, FATHER OF THE GIRL PROMISED HIM IN MARRIAGE, "THAT LY- CAMBES HANGED HIM- SELF IN SHAME.
and snapped his fingers. "Joe! Coma; on, we got It!" He returned to the desk and began to wrap the wires around the watch-like Instrument while Farrand was busy wiping off all angermarka from the enfo
Jos untored from hla guard post. scrutinized with cupidity and ad- miration, the glittering jewel which Warrand held up for his inopec- tina,
and bore down upon him.
"In there anything I can you?" he asked quietly.
"do-for
The gendarmes appeared faber- gasted at sight of the well-groomed man in the rear coat.
"Well, ir, you peo... wo were looking for a man- noct of porter ... workman..."
"Yes, sir." replied one of the
"It you find him, and he's a good workman, let me know," sald Far While the three men were at rand. "I could use a porter." work on its safe, a furtive Agure approached along the street which darmes with a sheepish grin. "For
Papa ended at
Monello's caro. give the inconvenienco."
Drivo
AI- "I's nothing. his Watching
opportunity, darted across to the door leading to phonse."
The Jon's sigh of rollet at that com- the fonco's living quarters, stairway was in darkness. The man mand would have been overheard bogat slowly to climb upward, by the pollee, hnd he not started the engine at the same instant. drawing his gun.
licoman
he
on.
His Attention was bent entirely Even Furand's heart beat a little on the room above him. Had he fastor, despite his iron command looked back from the doorway he over himself, no his car gathered would have seen a gendarmo ex-apeod and was not followed by the Alt did not dare open the amining a parked car at the corner poller. by aid of a flashlight. After a hasly trunk rack to all his lungs with glance up and down the stroct and air, until they were well out into back along the cul-de-sac, tho po the country.
studied
darkened the faondo of Papa Monello's cafo, After some hestitation, he started slowly towards it.
haul, hoes," said Alf. "Finla "We got to hand it to you."
Farrand put the jewel in oneilvely sense of danger still to come. pocket, the watsh-ilke instrument "HUNT ARSENE LUPIN in another. "Look at your shoes. Be sure you don't pick up any thing."
The three of them lifted thoir feet and examined their soles. All standing nonrest the door, suddenly stiffened to attention, one foot still a warning raised. He uttered "sh-s-sh!"
"What Juo took alarm at once. 14 Lt 2"
Alf and Joo thought themselven weil out of the night'a adventuro until they got hold of the now- papare the following morning. headline running clear across the front page startled them into a
A
IN DOUBLE MURDER” procinimad the banner.
A four-column rub-hand read: "DE ORISSAO EMERALD
LINKED WITH MURDER
OF RESTAURANT OWNER
AND GENDARME.” Still on the front page was n one-column head: "POLICE ANNOUNCE LUPIN
LINKED WITH ROBBERY AT-
TEMPT IN NEW YORK CITY." "Paris ain't none too healthy for us after that!" exclaimed Ait. "We got to do something quick!"
"I heard a stair croak!" They might have boon turned to atone, so immobile wore they in their listening attitudes.
"I'm goin' to call the boss," was Meanwhile, the shadwy figura as- conding the stairway, was nonring Jon's rejoinder. Alt followed him the second floor landing. A melalile from their room in the third-rato clicking the door-knob balow fan where they lodged. They walked turned slowly caused him to stop. down stairs to the entrance ha!! Dimly ba saw the hall door open- where a telephone booth ndjoined Jap entored Ing: then the beam of a flashlight the tobacco counter. anried about the lower ball, began the booth and called Farrand walla to escond the steps. Just as it Alf waited impatiently, guardedly awopt across the lower half of the watching every person who entered loga of a man at the top, two gun or paased by on the sidewalle. He reports roared in quick succession. could soo Joo's lips moving close to The gendarme collapsed at the the mouthplace as though speaking foot of the stairs. The gunman ran but little above a whisper. lightly down, jumped aorona the prostrala body and darted out into The street
At sound of the shots, Farraud turned off his dashlight. The mo- silence was mentary, startled broken by a hoarse ory from Jos. "That's all I want to hear! I'm #oramming!":
"We got to do something quick," Joe was saying into the 'phone: "Wo got to. I tell you. Ain't you soon the papera?"
Farrand's calm volco replied: Ter. I ned. You moan about the Holstein cow? I think you'd better, call me later"
Farrand hung up, and Jos stepped"
We've got to run for it At out of the booth. whispered.
Slowly cautioned Farrand "Los noise!"
Through the stillness came the roar of a motor being started, fol towed by a police whistle in front of the cafe. That, in turn, was suO-
"What'd he say?" inquired Aff, norvously,
"Something about a cow," replied Joo in bitter disgust.
Firomon Chary Of Bees Canal To Squeezo Liner
Tulare, Cal.
"The bullet was fired a Rossi from
Superieur."
"I traced them all. Nut one was used. But here's something Inter coting." Ho passed over another passport.
Stoven read the name aloud: "The Marquia do Lourday. Who is ho?"
I
That's
intorcating. what's looked him up in De Brott. There's no such title-no such person." "I BCO. Forged credentials." "He called from Germany on the Graf Zeppelin, for New York."
"Well, the time Jibos."
"Ho left Germany on the soventh -arrived in Now York the ninth." "And the Burgundia docked the same day.... Woll, anything ciso?"
the door of room 423. It was opened by Blova Emerson who stared in surprise at his visitor.
thought you might help me about something grinned Poviott. "That's very trusting of you” "I'd like to get to Amorlea and make a clean start"
"I soo, Being very considerate of me, aren't you?"
Pavloff's face assumed an Inno "I don't under- cant expression. stand, Mr. Emerson."
"Buppose the police followed you here," said Emerson dryly. "You were accused of a connection with someone in the de Grissacs' library. Do you understand I was there. now?"
"He returned to Europe by ship. "But you're a detective, aren't The Coronia. Loft Now Törk on you?" the cloventh."
"Then bo soda in New York!" Stove became excited. "He was there for two daysbe right two days Let me sen that again." Be took Marquis de Lourday's pana- port, studied the photo on it with that on Farrand's passport for Roma. He looked quietly up, his oyes glinting. "Got any radium solution?"
"Yes. Why?" "Bring it here."
In the United States I was. In Franco I'm just another possible nuspect."
"I didn't think of that."
"And you didn't think, if you directed auspicion to me, you night take it away from somebody else?"
Pavion's face expressed injured innocense. It never entered my mind, Mr. Emerson."
"I'm sure it didn't." mald Stove dryly, opening the door. "This way out."
To listened to Pavloffs stops As 16 Atarchand hastoned to obey, Stove placed the two passport down the hallway a moment and photos alde by aldo and studied then went to the telephone. "Thin them. That of the Marquis showed; in Mr. Emerson room 428, Order a taxi for me at 4 o'clock, I want alan with a board trimmed very
It to drive me to the residence of nently in the Parlalan fashion.
Stove dipped a brush in the solu M. Rons Farrand, 23 Run Gappar." Ho hung up, lotting his hands tion and painted over the Marquia's beard. La Marchand's face took remain on the telephone. After the on an expression of amazement sainpse of several seconde ho Bftad the beard dissolved and disappeared the recolver again and asked for from the face of--Rena Farrandi the room clork. "Please bave Mr. Stava was exultant. "Bo the Mar Emerson's bill made out... Yas, quis de Lourday also raises piga!" I'm Ionving called away suddenly.
"Doos be?" asked the puzled in... Heimetime this evening." vestigator.
Ho did not hesitate when he "It's American slang for emer again hung up, but wont directly alde" explained Steve, picking up to the closet, took out two traveling his hat and malding a bee-line for bags and to and them upon the bed, the door.
ompiled the dressor draworn of his belongings and began hastily to cram them into the bags.
M. Martel, Prefoot of Pollos, mented at his donk, was thought fully watching Georges Bouchet.
The telephone in the office of M. who stormed about, gorticulating Martel, Prefect of Police, rang wildly.
The Prefact himself on-
swored.
"My cousin, the Count, is too abarply. Oasy-going. But I-I domand action.
"Vigneau, M. In Prefect. Pavloft The insurance has not been pald. The emerald has disappeared took a cab to the Embaasle Hotel under the noses of four dotoctives. and wont to the room occupied by It's proposterous. I give you forty- the Amorican, Mr. Emerson. Bonat eight hours to produce something and I followed. An oon an Pavlo concrete, or I shall see that the left, Mr. Emerson telephoned for a people learn how ineficiont their tax at four o'clock-to go to the police are." Bouchet bowed suffty, residence of M. Farrand. I myself
Gentlemen, good day."
heard the message by arrangement, "Good-bye, M. Bauchot," respond with the telephone operator."
"Good. Follow Emerson when ed the Prefect dryly, "and thank you for your help. Duval nccpm-io" leaves," "ordered the Prefect. To pauled Bouchat to the door, oponed Duval ho said, "I thought this it for him and after their caller] American watid lend uk to Ï'arrand,
beckoned had gone,
Dotective or-Lupin. When Emerson lanvas Valois, who was waiting in an anto- the hotel Embassie, search bla and chabre, to enter. Valola approached room-thoroughly. Vignenu
Go thoro his chief, a sheepish look on his Bonet will follow him.
at ence. Tell Vigneau and Bonet. Zaco.
will meet them at Farmond's Hous at five o'clock."
"So you lost
morsen agalà Iast Light growled the Profact..
"Yes, sir." "That's all. You may go," Valola
(To bo continued)
School Of All Nations
Bobby Breen's HARMONICA LESSONS
NUMBER I
Like every real American bou, Bobby Breen, RKO Radio Picturea' young radio, stage and screen star, anjoys playing Harmonica Music. How he learned, to play is explained in a series of six articles especially written for the boy and girl readers of this newspaper. This is the first article-watch for the others.
hut, it's really very simple-az easy as one-two-three. If you can whistle tune, you can learn to play har- monien, and once you get the imack of it, it's as easy as eating Ice cream.
You can learn to play without having to read a single note of music, and it you can count from one to ten you can start playing a song almost right off. For beginners, a Key of "C" harmonica is best, because it's easiest to play.
First. hold your harmonica be- tween the thumb and forefingers of the left hand, as shown in the picture. The low notes, or bass notes, should be on the left; high notes on the right. Most harmonicas have num- bera from 1 to 10 stamped on the cover plate over each reed hole on Playing harmonica music is rent imagine that some day I'll be good the Instrument. Next, BLOW and fun, as thousands and thousands of enough to play with a top-notcher DRAW through the harmonica a few boys and girls everywhere well hand myself,
By BOBBY BREEN
LOW NOTES | HIGH NOTĖS to the LEFT to the RIGHT.
know. While I like singing best of all, I get a real thrill out of playing It's like carrylag my harmonica. your own band around with you! (Imagine carrying a real band in your pocket) A regulation har- monica is small, and can be carried very casily wherever you go. At camp, on a hike, at home, at parties, or at school, the harmonica is a dandy little pal, You can have loads
of fun, even if you are not an expert player.
I guess you boys and girls also
1st fine B4
2nd
3rd
times just to get acquainted with the sound of it. Even before we learn to play the scale, suppose we try a song "In numbers.".
tune of Everybody knows the "Americu," so it should not be dif- Acult to judge how long to hold each note. Pucker your lips like you were going to whistle and BLOW Again Use note in Hole No. 4. BLOW 4-now DRAW 4 (breathe in)-DRAW 3-BLOW 4-DRAW 4 and we have the first line of the "My Country Tis of Thee." song, Easy?
-.
Below is the whole song to practice until our next lesson. "B" means BLOW "D" means DRAW.
In other lessons I will tell you how I learned to play the musical scale, about rhythm and trick cf- fects and of course, more songs.
"AMERICA"
DDS DG B5
D3-34 16 BB
Dł
B6 DS-- D5
B4 Di DB4
D5 B5
15 D4
14
35
D4 BA
4th
518
静
6th
B5
D5 B5
21
7th
DO
D5
134 - 135 - D5 -- BG D4 - 34
A
envy the really good professional I used to envy the fellows who Save these lessons for your scrap players when you hear them on could play those snappy tunes and book. the radio. I know I do, and Hke to thought It must be difficult to learn,
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