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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

KANAKY” MURDER CASE

by S. S.VAN DINE AUTHOR OF THE BENSON MURDER CASE

CHARACTERS

PHILO VANCE ·

JOHN F-X. MARKHAM, District Attorney of New York County MARGARET ODELL (THE

"CANARY")

CHARLES CLEAVER,n man

about-town KENNETH SPOTSWOODE,

manufacturer

LOIS MANNIX, an Importer DR. AMBROISE. LINDQUIST, a

fashionable neurologist TONY SKEEL, a professional bur

glar WILLIAM

name

merely

T

you arel-But it's my own faul also received Mr. Mannix here at for being a damn fool,"

Vance waited unmoved until she half past ten-Come, What time had finished her, contemptuous did he arrive here Monday night?"|

The girl flushed angrily. "Really, y'know, I trade. Then he bowed pleasantly.

"You're pretty slick, aren't you? dropped in to pay you my respects,

Well, and to tell you that the police have You shoulda been a cop. turned in their report of Mise what if I didn't get home till after Odoll's acquaintances, and that your

was not mentioned in it. the show? Any crime in that?"

answered whatever," You seemed a little worried yes- "None terday on that score, and it oc curred to me I could set your mind Vance mildly. "Only a little breach of good faith in telling me you came! wholly at case."

The vigilance of her attitude re-home early," He bent forward laxed.

"Is that straight?... My God earnestly. "I'm not here to make don't know what would happen you trouble. On the contr'ry, I'd Louey'd find out I'd been blab like to protect you from any dis- bing."

tress or bolhor. You see, if the I'm sure he won't find out, un-police, go nosing round, they may less you choose to tell him. Won't you be generous and ask me to sit down a moment?"

ELMER JESSUP telephone operator HARRY SPIVELY, telephone op-I ERNEST HEATH, Sorgeant of the

erator

Homiekle Bureau

"Of course-I'm so sorry. I'm just having my coffee. Please join me." She rang for two extra

give the district attorney accurate run on to you. But if I'm able to information about certain things night, connected with Monday there'll be no danger of the polico being sent to look for you."

THE STORY THUS FAR The jewel case in the apartment of the murdered Margaret Odell had been opened with a steel chisel after a fullle battering with services.

Miss La Fosse's eyes grew sud-' Vance had drunk two cups of poker. This leads Vance to the theory, that Skeel did not commit coffee less than half an hour bedenly hard and her brow crinkded! the murder, but was hidden in fore, and 1 marvelled at his en- with determination.

"Listen! I haven't got anything the closet while the strangler did thusiasm for this atrocious holel his work. Vance traces a picture beverage. to Alys La Foase, who.. Informs

CHAPTER XXX

to hide, and neither has Louey. But if Louey asks me to say he's somewhere at half past ten, I'm going to say ilace. That's my idea of friendship. Louey, had some good reason to ask it, too, or he wouldn't have done it.

"However, since you're so smart, and have accused me of playing! unfair,, I'm going, to tell you that he didn't get in till after midnight. But if anybody else asks me about T'll see 'em in hell before I tell

Get that?" anything but the half-past-ten

story.

Vance bowed.

"I was a belated spectator of the him Mannix was with her the even-'Scandals last night," he remarked ing of the murder. Cleaver also in a negligent, conversational tone, has an alib, but Vance ahaflers "I missed the revue earlier in the It you yourself this. Spotswoode, who had gone Reason-llow is out with the girl the evening she were so late in seeing it?".

"I've been so busy," she confided. was murdered, asks to be allowed

"1 was rehearsing for A Pair of to vialt her apartment again.

Queens; but the production's beer postponed. Louey couldn't get the theatre. he wanted."

like revues?" asked I think it's easily understand "Do you able, don't know," remarked Vance. 1 should think they'd be Vance, with a sympathy. I had more difficult for the principals.

La Fosse rarely seen him manifest. Your than the ordin'ry musical comedy

"They are." Miss attitude needs no apology. History

"I get it; and I like you for it." and fable are filled with the same adopted a professional air. "And

"But don't go away with the situation, and the protagonists they're unsatisfactory. The indi- have always exhibited sentiments vidunt is lost in them. There's no

Yours. Your most real scope for one's talent. They're wrong idea," she hurried on, her fervour. sparkling with similar to famous prototype, of course, was breathless, If you know what I oves

"Louey may not have got here till Odysseus un the citron-scented islemen."

"I should imagine so." Vance after midnight, but if you think he the fascinatin'

"And yet, there knows anything about Margy's i of Ogyria with

you're crazy. Ile Calypso. The soft arms of sirens sipped his coffee. have gone king round men's were several numbers in the "Scan- death, .necks ever since the red-haired dab that you could have done through with Margy a year ago. Lilith worked her devastatin' wiles charmingly they seemed parties Why, he hardly knew she was on Adam larly designed for you. I thought earth. And if any fool cop gets OR the Impressionable We're all song of that racy old boy." of you doing them, and the notion in his head that Louey know?-the thought rather spoiled was mixed up in the affair, I'll alibi Spotswoode smijed." "Yos at least give me an historic my enjoyment of the young lady him-go help me God if it's the

last thing I do in this world." background," he said. Then he who appeared in them." turned to Markham. "What will! become of Miss Odell's possessions -her furniture and so forth?"

4

"You flatter me, Mr. Vance. byt, really I have a good voice. I've studied very hard. And 1 learned dancing with Professor. Markoll."

(To be Continued, i

LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.

WILB

Here is the solution to the puzzle on another page.

BACK, BECK, BEAK, BEAT,

"Sergeant Heath heard from an

"Indeed!" (I'm sure Vanee had nunt of hers in Seattle," Markham never heard the name before, but told him. "She's on her way to his exclaination seemed to imply New York, I believe, to take over that he regarded Professor Murkoir what there is .of the estate."

"And everything will be kept in of the world's most renowned bullet-masters.). "Then you cer- tact notil then?"

tainly should have been starred in "Probably longer, unless. some the Scandals." The young lady 1 SEAT. thing unexpected happens. Any have in mind sung rather indif way, until then."

"There are one, or two little ferently, and her dancing was most trinkets I'd like to keep.", Spots lequate. Moreover, she was wonde confessed, a bit shamefaced-many degrees your inferior in per

antity and attractiveness. ly, I thought.

After a few more minutes of Confess; didn't you have just a desultory talk he rose, and, plead-little desire last Monday night to ing an engagement, bude is good he singing the Chinese Lullaby afternoon.

"Oh, I don't know." Miss La

song

I hope I can keep his name cleare carefully considered the sug- of the case," said Markham, when gestion. They kept the lights aw he had gone.

"Yes; his situation is not an in-fully law; and I don't look so well in veriac. Bat the costumes were always sad to be found out. The adorable, weren't they?"

#viable one," concurred Vance. "It's

morallet would set it down to retri bution."

"In this instance chance was cer tainly on the side of righteousness. If he hadn't chosen Monday night

"On you they certainly would Want have been autorable... colour are you partial to?"

"I love the orchid sudes," she Lold him enthusiastically; "though I don't look bad in turquoise blue.

for the Winter Garden, he might But an artist once told me I should now be in the bosom of his family, always wear while. He wanted to with nothing more troubleson to paint my portrait, but the gentle. bother him tann a guilty con-man was engaged to then "didn't science."

like him."

Vance regarded her appraisingly. "I certainly looks that way," "And

"I think your artist friend was. Vance glanced at his watch. your mention of the Winter Gar right. And, y know, the St. the "Scandals' den reminds me. Do you mind if Moritz scene In we dine early? Frivolity bechons would have suited you perfectly. me tonight. I'm going to the The little brunette who sang the 'Scandale."

snow song, all in white, was de We both looked at him as though lightful; but really, now, she should golden hair. Dusky he had taken leave of his senses, have had

"Don't be so horrified, my Mark-beauties belong to the southern ham. Why should I not indulge climes. And she impressed me as an impulse?.. And, incidentally, lacking the sparkle and vitality of I hope to have glad tidings for you a Swiss resort in midwinter. You could have supplied those qualities by lunch-time tomorrow."

admirably."

(Friday, September 14, noon) Vance slept Inte the following

"Yea; I'd have liked that better day. I had accompanied him to than the Chinese number, I think, the "Scandals" the night before, White fox is my favourite fur, toe. utterly at a loss to understand his But, even so, in a revue you're on strange desire to attend a type of in one number and off in another. entertainment which I knew he When it's all over, you're forgot

She sighed unhappily. detested. At noon he ordered his ten."

Vanco set down his cup and car, and instructed the chauffeur

looked at her with whimsically re-

to drive to the Bolafield Hotel..

"We are about to call again ou proached eyes. After a moment

the allurin' Alya," he said. "I'd he said:

bring, posles to lay at her shrine,

"My dear, why did you fib to me

but 1 fear dear Mannix might ques-about the time Mr. Mannix return-

tion her unduly about them.

ed to you last Monday night?. It

Miss La Fosse received us with wasn't a bit niea of you.'" an air of crestfallen resentment.

"What do you mean!" Mies La

"I might've known it!" She nod-Fouse exclaimed in frightened in- ded her head with sneering per- dignation, drawing herself up into ception..."I suppose you've come an attitude of withering hauteur. to tell me the cops found out about "You see," explained Vance, "the me without the slightest assistance St. Moritz scene of the 'Scandal' from you." Her disdain was al doesn't go on until nearly eleven, it clones the bill. So you. most magnificent,, "Did you bring land 'em with you? A swell guy couldn't possibly have seen it and

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