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SHORT STORY.

THE STRANGE CRIME OF JOHN BOULNOIS.

A STIRRING DETECTIVE

TALE.

(Continued from last Saturday). The Grey Cottage, which stood

But whether the two could be intrenched, "as it, were in

80. close under

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1913.

black pine woods that pointed in abrupt perspective toward the inner gardens of Pendragon Park. That avenue seemed to him to be endless; he half believ- ed it was telescoping onward like a corridor in a nightmare. The trees were as black and

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there were still a few stars. was a man with u ore literary than direct natural associations: the The word "Ravenswood into his head repeatedly. It was Tartly the rayon colour of the pine woods, but partly also an inder- friends much longer was becom square of stift high hedges was oribed in Scott's great tragedy: cribable atmosphere almost des- ing a dark and ugly question. A

the pines year or before, Boulnois had Kidd at first mistook it for Park in eighteenth century; the and palisades of the park abat the smell of something that died married and teautiful and not Lodge. Finding the name on the ards; of wrongs that will never smell of dank gardens and broken unsuccessful actress, to whom he narrow wooden gate however, anți we was devoted in his own shy seeing by his watch that the hour now be sighted; of something that is none the less incurably end of the "Thinker's" appointment and ponderoa atyle; and the had just struck, he went in end.

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or been mocked by a more echo him no sort of honour, Footmen rising behind a plantation of pros went on he more and more in- of his own tramp. But as he from Pendragon worn perpetually perous treee, the dog that come clined to conclude, with the leaving bouquets for Mra Boul out of the kennel was reverend nois; carriages and motor cars looking and reluctant to bark, remains of his reason, that there were perpetually calling the and the pinin elderly man servant really were other feet upon the cottage for Mrs Boulanis; balls and who opened the door was brief road. He thought hazily of masquerades perpetually filled but dignifiod.

ghosts, and was surprised how the grounds, in high the baronet "Mr Bulnois asked me

swiftly he could see the image of paraded Mrs Bulnois like the offer his #pologies, sir," he said

an appropriate and local ghost," Queen of Love and Beauty at a "bat he has been obliged to go rot's, but patched with black, and bent to look at it. Seen at

one with a face as white as Pier. tournament. That very evening out suddenly.” marked by Mr Kidd for the ex-

The apex of the triangle of dark joloser quarters, it had rather a blue sky was "growing brighter showy look; the big red jewels in and bluer, but he did not realize the hilt and guard were a little as yet that this was because he dubious. But there were other was coming nearer to the lights red drops upon the blade which of the great house and garden. were not dubious; He only felt that the atmosphera

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seo here, I had an appoint been marked by Sir Claud ment," said the interviewer with Champion for an open air render rising volca. "Do you know ing of Romoe and Juliet in which where he went to ?" he was to play Romos to a Juliet

The Pendragon Park sir," it was needless to pane..

said the servant, rather sombrely "I don't think it on goon

and began to close the door. without a smash," said the young

"Did be go with Mra-with man with red hair, getting up the rest of the party?" he asked and shaking himealf. Old rather vagualy. Boulnois may be squared--or he "No air," said the man rather may be square. But if he's equare shortly; "he stayed behind, and be's thick-what you might call then went cut alone": and ht cubic. But I don't believe it's shut the door, not brutally bue Fossible."

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which, when he turned it, brought More piues, more pathway slid him in full view of the long light past him, and then he stood root od house, with a lake and four ed as by a blast of magic. It is tains in front of it. Nevertheless! The American, that curious had got into a dream; by this something more interesting to vain to say that the felt as if he be did not look at this, having compound of impudence and sen- time he felt quite certain that look at. sitiveness, was annoyed. He felt he had got into a book. For we "Yes" answered Dalroy. "But a strong desire to hustle them all human beings are used to insp-steep green bank of the terraced even a man of grand intellectual along a bit and teach them propriate things; we are accus garden, was one of thore sinoll Note: fool as all that. Must you be dog, and the grizzled heavy faced incongruous; it is a tune to which the old landscape-gardening: a powers can't be such a blighted business babits the beary old tomed to

the clatter of the picturesque surprises common in going on? I shall be following old butler with his prehistoric we can go to sleep. If one appro- kind of small round hill or doma myself in a minuje sa two,' shirt front and the drowsy old.

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up like chord. smartly up the road towards the couldn't keep an appointment. such as would have happened in having a sun-dial in the highest Something happened concentric fences of roses and Gray Cottage, leaving his cynical "If that's the way he goes on, such a place in a forgotten tale. point in the centre, Kidd could informant to his whiskey and he deserves to lose his wife's

Over, the black pine wood came see the finger of the dial stand up tobacco. The last of the daylight est de-votion," said Mr. Calhoun fying and flashing in the moon a dark against the sky like the dor- had faded; the skies were of a Kidd. But perhaps he's gone naked sword, such a slender and sal fin of a shark, and the vain dark green-grey lika slatd over to make a row. In that case, sparkling rapier as may have moonlight slinging to that idle sladded here and there with a I reckon a man from the "Western fought many an unjust duel io clock. But he saw something else star; but lighter on the left side. Sun" will be on the spot." that ancient park. It fell on the clinging to it also: for one wild of the sky with the promise of a And, turning the corner by the pathway far in front of him, and moment. the figure of a man: rising moon. The woods looked open lodge gatea, be set off, lay there, glistening like a large. very black,

stuinping up the long avenue fo needle. He ran like a hare and

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