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TICKET

TO

FOURTH PART

TROUBLE

By LEONARD MOSLEY

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LOUIS FRASER, a young British actress in Cannes for the Film Festival, is due to meet "Jules" in the Casino at midnight to hand over a mysterious package thrust on her by a woman called "Elsa," Jules sends "Louise to Elsa, waiting in a car outside. But Elsa has been strangled, and Louise is confronted by the strangler.

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5 THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1955.

I will buy you 9omething to It has been trying calm you time for you. But she is not my wife, Mademoiselle. Present- ly I will try to explain."

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the the

We went back through

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gaming rooms" and into bar, where Eric, the English CANNES. ire new was an honest-to-good- barman, served me a drink. I was all so quiet, and everyone SAT in the car, the ness French policeman.'

tooked unecncerned, the murdered Eisa Jeaning The roll voice came again, a

Zelt as if I were dreaming. Ela against me and the little charged with nervousness Maxwell sat at a table, talking shaven haired man's now, and as he spoke the fingers nineteen to the zen, while Sir cold fingers on my shoulder. tightened. "There is death for Alexander Karda, Carol Reed,

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Khan of us in your hesitation and the Begum Agu I was paralysed with fear. Mademoiselle. The key, give patiently listened.

me the key!" "The envelope, Mademoi-

And suddenly I was galvanised seile." he said, again. "I

to action and I was furicus, warn you that if you scream Here I was, a young English giri

DRESENTLY the police came, this time I shall really kill just trying to make her way on you. You will see that I the stage, out of pocket in order mong them the detective who have nothing to lose.".

to get to Cannes for the Film had questioned me at the Hotel Fesival; and all I was getting Fantastico. To my amazement, was trouble, trouble, trouble. the first thing he did was to

up to Julee and shake his hard I swung yound and smashed. And as we drove to the Surcle, my arm with all my strength he turned to me

gainst the man's face. Simul. Lantously. I wound down the window of the car and I took the key and I dung it into the

He gave a push at Elsa with his

that she other hand;

against slumped forward

the windscreen. I have only one bead-ond the guillotine cannot

remove it twice.'

I tried to move, but I could not. It was a moment in which time seemed to stand still

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was very conscious of everything that was going on around me.

In

.when those momenta thought he was going to ki me, I was still able to look out

of the car and watch the people

water of the harbour.

And then, sponing the door. I began

rus, screaming screaming screaming.

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"But why did you not te

Mademoiselle, that you Monsieur Bassin?" he know

me.

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had

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EVERY DAY a tale to read-a tale that leaves you wondering: Is it FACT or FICTION?

TODAY the story is told and the problem posed

by PETER CHURCHILL

ODETTE KNEW BETTER...

"Quite often, and

a

"I'm not sure, but I've got shrewd suspicion."

Would you like to send him a telegram"

DID

IT HAPPEN (?)

had bounced out and scattered over a large ares like an exploded hand-grenade.

My niblick lay in a field on