1934-10-23 — Page 10

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1934

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It was all very youthful and tan. On the morning when the decadent and usual, and. Orme pig-dealer died-and I assure you admitted to himself that the real that if you had seen him alive you reason why he disliked Michael Ellot would not be taking all this trouble was probably that Ellot by whom about his fortunate decease-=====" at first sight he had been unwilling- "I've sech him dead," Orme said ly impressed--had seemed bored by grimly.

PASSES

Hector Remedios At Age Of 24

FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON

The death occurred yesterday him and failed to recognise him Eliot shuddered. "Forgive me afternoon at St. Paul's (French) when they next met. Reminded, he for recalling him to you. As I was Hospital of a young and well-known had said absently: "Of course, saying that morning I did what local aportaran, Mr. Hector Maria you're the man who-ah-reads I've done every morning since I've Remedios, at the age of 24 years. Galsworthy. Too

refreshing." been here. I walked past Blaber's He was the eldest son of Mr. P. Affected ass! After all these years, cottage, through the plantation at M. Remedios of Messrs. Dodwell Orme felt a quiver of wounded the back, and along under the wall and Company, Canton, and had been vanity and annoyance.

of Sir Thomas's park to a door that employed with Messrs. Jardine Ma- He left the inn and walked to opens out from one of his orchards.theson and Co., Ltd. Blaber's cottage. The constable on There I waited for Miss Severn to' A popular member of the Victoria guard told him that interest in the come if she could. That morning Recreation Club, he was a former scene of the murder was dying she did comic. We were together breast-stroke champion of the Co- down. No one had been near the for some time, her uncle being lony and a member of the Interportį place for an hour, except that Mr. luckily shut up in his room, she Swimming team which · visited] Eliot, who had walked straight past told me, with an attack of gout. Shanghai in 1931. He was also a and rushed into the plantation at The only thing, my dear Orme, that clever water polo player, having the back.

reconciles me to the thought of captained the V. R, C. team in the The detective could not imagine Sovern's being a revoltingly well-League which they won in 1982.5. Eliot rushing anywhere. He went off in that it has given him severe He was also a keen oarstuan and into the cottage again and looked gout Miss Severn and I spent the represented the V. R. C. in many round at the apualid, disorderly morning and part of the afternoon regattas in Hong Kong. scene. The murderer, whoever he together. I went back to the inni Two years ago, he was one of al was, had not found the money in for tea."

》party of intrepid Portuguese oara- the bread pannikin, but he had "I see," Orme said.

men who were the first to make the evidently looked for it. The mat- "Forgive me," Eliot corrected trip from Hong Kong to Macao in tress was off the bed, the few him gently, "but i don't think that a rowing skiff. Setting out just as drawers had been opened and their you do quite. I don't mind telling down was breaking, they reached contents emptied on the floor-even you all this. But it would be very Macao in the afternoon and--were the rags of carpet had been torn embarrassing-not to, me but to given a tremendous welcome. up..

Miss Severn-if I had to explain it Deceased, took up riding in 1932|| Orme had just left the cottage in public.”

and was one of the keenest novices and was walking back towards the "Oh, quite," Orme said hastily, of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. He village when footsteps behind him He resented the way in which Eliot started in eight races in 1933, his caused him to glance over his always contrived to make him only success being a third place in shoulder. Michael Eliot, swinging appear an obtuse, blundering creathe Colonial Stakes on March 18, his arms and hamming, approached ture. "I don't think that will be 1983, whilst riding Per Se. He had quickly. As he passed he slackened necessary?"

had only four starts this year, and "Let's hope not." Ellot murmur-was never placed. his pace, stared, and finally smiled.

"Hullo, Orme," he said gently, ed. He stood up, with his engag- The funeral takes place this still reading our modern masters?" ing smile. "May I go now? Or is afternoon, passing the Monument

Orme swallowed his irritation. the third degree still to come?” : at 5.30 p.m. "No," he said. "What are you doing here?" "Looking for a murderer," Orme Isaid.

"Don't be an as9," Orme said.

He felt sure that Ellot was telling testily. "It's a far more respect- the truth. At the same time, that able profession than yours. I never curious nagging intuition he had, landed the country in a European Eliot regarded him first with sur- which sometimes allowed him to feel war, and I don't go about thinking prise and then with mild amuse- farther into another person's mind myself a superior being on the ment. "You're not the Flying than he could see, warned him that strength of having to attend vulgar- Squad, are you?" When Orme had Eliot was keeping a great deal ly expensive dinners for what I explained he broke into spontaneous back. There was an odd vibration believe you call potentates." laughter. "Splendid!" he cried. in his voice-wholly unconscious "No," Ellot protested languidly, "My dear Orme! I always knew the reflection of something in his "Not in my department. We call you had an original mind. Let's mind, something exciting which he everyone below the rank of emperor write novels together. You supply had not allowed to appear on the by his nickname. But that doesn't the crude material and I'll add the surface.

make us superior. What gives us. -er-literary merit. We shall "One woman who saw you go this air of conscious merit-pathe make a fortune."

towards the plantation says you tic if you like is that we are the Orme, fortunately, had a sense of were sobbing. Another says you last bulwark against the roaring sea humour. He grinned amiably and seemed annoyed."

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"I was annoyed. I had hie-our occupations may be absurd, re- | inn, where-Eliot-invited-him-up-to cough, Eliot said simply "petitive, and mysterious but wa his room for a drink.

always got them when I'm excited. are not vulgar. Using the word in "You'd better come to mine," It's the great tragedy of my life. its proper sense, as meaning of or Orme said, "I want to ask you all got them the first time 1 saw pertaining to the people. We do not few questions."

Catherine Miss Severn alone. pertain to the people. When that Eliot's eyebrows flew up. Some And again when I went with her is no longer true the last link will thing of his old languor returned to see her uncle for the first and have enaped between the dreadful to him as he followed the detective only time. I dare say that's really crushing vulgarity of the modern upstairs. He sank gingerly into a why he mistrusts me. You can't world and the leisurety, elegant, chair and looked round the room. blame him too much, can you? lovely past. In those days I shall "The Inconceivable squalor of the You-being a man of the world, my have resigned and be dragging out uninstructed mind," he said, nod-dear Orme-will realise what ita squalid middle-age in Tunbridge. ding at a picture on the wall. means to me to have this ghastly|

Orme rather liked the picture; it infliction. It has made me what I "Darling," Catherine Severn said, was a print of a Millate, negligible. am, a haunted man."

"light the spirit. lamp.". She had perhaps, but not vicious. "I'm sur- Orme looked at him as he stood produced a 'picnic basket and prised you stay here," he said there, exquisitely although simply pritus from just inside the door swiftly.

dressed, one white hand smoothing in the wall, and was spreading the "I stay here because I have not his dark, sleek hair, and felt that things on the grass. "There's quite yet succeeded in getting myself the epithet was purely conventional. enough for you," she said prettily to Orme. "We always have lunch Cook

invited to the Hall," Ellot aald.

"Do you often stay here?" "Whenever I get leave.” "You-like the country, I

Wells."

8

THE next day was a perfect July like this if my uncle is ill

day. He walked past Blaber's gives it to me." sup-cottage, into the plantation, and "Is this what you were doing thẻ | pose."

followed the path under the wall day Blaber was shot?" Orme asked

thoughtlessly. Eliot settled into his chair. "Doluntil he came to the door. He was let's understand each other," he looking at it when two persons What did I tell you? You must be

·Eliot pointed a long finger at him marmured. "Am I being examined?" approached it from the other direc-

Orme hesitated. After all, he tion. Michael Ellot and a young and I shall be on

careful, Cat. An unguarded word thought, the man's a gentleman. woman. Miss Severn, of course. He took a chance. "The truth is, Orme looked at her curiously.

chester gaol."

won my way to Dor- my dear Eliot, that you were seen She was not beautiful, but she was

NATHERINE laughed.

again. In her laugh and her glance at Eliot, Orme caught that

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Blaber's cottage the morning he was for. Eliot. shot. It. I absurd, of course, but Eliot introduced him to her with quiver of excitement or apprehen sooner or later I have got to ask a sardonic, but not unfriendly air. sion. She turned to Orme you what you were doing there." This is Orme. You must be care lunch le by way of consolation," she

"Minding my

said. business,"ful what.what you say because he's

"We'd hoped to be able to Eliot said quickly.

looking for evidence against me."speak to my uncle again today. He "Don't be absurd. Isn't he was quite cheerful when he thought Eliot smiled charmingly. "Of absurd, Mr. Orme?"

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"Very," Orme said.

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