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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CANARY MUKDEK CASE

ey. S. S. VAN DINE AUTHOR THE BENSON MURDER CASE

CHARACTERS.

PHILO VANCE

ODELL (THE

He reached to the table body suddenly go taut. His cold, side and took up a email Indecipherable eyes moved elowly from Markham'a face to Heath and leather volume.

expression did not alter, I saw hi

on

TUESDAY, OCTOBER

1928.

KEYS IN SHOES.

THE

THIEF DIDN'T LIKE THE JINGLING

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During the early hours of yes- terday morning a Chinese detec- tive arrosted a coolie emerging I from tha alleyway between Armend Buildings and Observa- tory Villas, Kowloon, On being

at his questioned, the man said he had been to see a friend at No. 1, limp-Armond Buildings. He was taken

back to the house where one of the servants claimed a jacket which

JOHN F.-X. MARKHAM, District Attorney of New York County

Snitkin. Then his gaze fell "Only last night I was reading the man was wearing. It was sub- Vance and me, who were standing Wilde's 'De Profundis Had I been sequently revealed that tho. man MARGARET.

"CANARY")

a little behind the others, and he

glited with words, 1 might have had entered the servants' quarters CHARLES CLEAVER, a. man-nodded stiffly.

had stolen the jacket which con- about-town

No one spoke; yet I felt that an made a similar confession. Let me joi No. 1, Armend Building and KENNETH SPOTSWOODE, entire tragedy was suinchow being show you what I mean so that, attained 27 centa and other belong

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enacted, and that each actor heard least, you won't attribute to me the inge. He was taken to the Polico and understood every word.

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DR. AMBROISE LINDQUIST,

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"

Markham remained standing, as TONY SKEEL, a professional bur-if reluctant to proceed. Of all the

gior

dulles of his office, I knew that the WILLIAM ELMER JESSUP, tele-arrest of malefactors was the most

phone operator

distasteful to him. He was a HARRY SPIVELY, telephone, op-wordly man, with the worldly man's

erator ERNEST HEATH, Sergeant of the

Homicide Bureau

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tolerace for the misfortunes of evil. Heath 'and Snitidin had step- ped forward and now waited with passive alertness for the district attorney's order to serve the war. runt.

CHAPTER LIII "Society unfortunately isn't ready for your nihilistic philosophy just yet," said Markham. "And during the intervening transition humanis Hfe inust be protected."

final Infamy of cravenness." (To be Continued.)

TO-DAY'S FILMS.

"SPRING FEVER" AT THE

Station where he was searched and In each of his shoes the police

koy. ound a W. Schofeld, nt the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, the man was charged with larteny of the jacket and with having, in his possession two keys for an un- lawful purpose.

The defendant pleaded guilty to QUEEN'S THEATRE.

the first charge, and, in reply to: Directed by Edward Sedgwick the second, said that he found the Spotswoode's eyes were again on who also directed "Brown of Har-keys in the house from where he

had stolen the coat, Markham.

When asked why he had put the "What can I do for you, sir" vard," with the same popular star,

roplied that "they were Jingling voice was calm and without the William Hines, in the leading keys in his shoes, the defendant faintest quaver.

You can accompany these of role. "Spring Fever," a new and I didn't like that, so I put them

Markham comedy of golf and girls is being into my shoes,"

In He rose resolutely, and going to

cere, Mr: Spotswoode,"

Bald the the telephone, called up Heath.

"Sergeant," he ordered, "get a told him quietly, with a slight increened at the Queen's Theatre John-Doc warrant and meet me imellation of his head toward the to-day and to-morrow. With some Sergeant mediately at the Stuyvesant Club.two imperturbable figures at his intimate details of the famous back door of No. 1, Armend Build- Bring a man with you there's an side. "I arrest you for the murder game and a number of trick shots ings had not been locked,

of Margaret Odell."

arrest to be made.”

"At last the law has evidence after its own heart" chirped Vance, as he lazily donned his top-coat and picked up his hat and stick. "What a grotesque affair your legal pro- cedure is, Markham!

"Ah Spotswoode's eyebrows lifted mildly. "Then, you have discovered something?"

"The Beethoven Andante." Not a muscle of Spotswoode's face Scientific moved; but after a short pause he knowledge the facts of psychology made a barely perceptible gesture

mean nothing to you learned of resignation,

"I can't say that it was wholly Solona: But a phonograph record --ah! There, now, is something unexpected," he said evenly, with fan, the tragic suggestion of a amlis: convincing irrefragable,

"especially as you thwarted every what?"

effort of mine to secure the record But then... the fortunes of the game are always uncertain."

On our way out Markham beck- oned to the officer on guard.

"Under no conditions," he said, "is any one to enter this apartment, 1 amile faded, and his maner until return--not even with became grave. "You have neled Bigned permit."

generously toward me, Mr. Mark-

cleverly devised by the director,

reply

to Fowlie.

his

Worship,

The defendant was sentenced to the story concerns the amusing six weeks hard labour on ench and spicy adventures of a young charge. man who becomes a gelf celebrity after having been forced, through a laughable situation, to assume the BACK TO GAOL AGAIN. identity of a millionaire. charming romance runs through-

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Banished three years ago for a comical hero of "Rookles," has an equally important part to play as a woeful rejected suitor. George period of ten years, a Chinese, who Fawcett, Edward Earle and many appeared before Mr. W. Schofield others complete an excellent sup-at the Kowloon Magistracy this porting east.

"What Price Glory," When we had entered the tax-am, in shielding me from the

"What Price Glory," the world cab, he directed the chauffeur to the candille; and because I appreciate club.

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morning, was stated to have been. imprisoned on one previous occa. sion under the Déportation Ordin- ance and had only been discharged from gaol a week ago.

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"So the newspapers want action, know that the game I played was son of five days commencing toed in Laichikok Road by the de- do they? Well, they're going to one in which I had no alternative" day at the World Theatre. "What lective who

You've helped me Your motive, however powerful" Price Glory" is a wonderful pic- his arrest on a former occasion, Cures Rheumatism, Nervousness out of nasty hole, old man."

As he spoke, his eyes turned to/said Markham, "cannot extenuate turc, The central characters in had two previous convictions for}

Vance. And that look conveyed a profounder gratitude than words could have expressed.

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the story are a captain and a ser false pretences abme years ago, "Do you think 1 seek extenua-geant of marines and a beautiful and in 1926 he was banished from tlon 7" Spotswoode dismissed the French peasant girl, superbly the Colony.

Sentence of twelve months' hard a contemptuous played respectively by Victor. Me- It was exactly half past three imputation with when we entered the rotunda of the gesture "I'm not a schoolboy. Laglen, Edmund Lowe and Dolores labour and 20 strokes of the birch Stuyvesant Club. Markham at once calculated the consequences of my Del Rio. The picture begina in was imposed. Hent for the manager, and held a course of netion, and after weigh North China and the Philippines few words of privato conversationing the various factors involved, and then moves to France during the war. The battle scenes have with him. The manager then has decided to risk it.

"It was a gamble, to be sure; but been filmed on a magnificent scale, tened away, and was gone about five it's not my habit to complain about and the picture is altogether one

ELECTIONS POSTPONED. minutes.

"Mr. Spotswoode is in his rooms," the misfortunes of a deliberately of the greatest that the cinema in- "What

Berlin, Oct. 1. he informed Markham, on return-planned risk. Furthermore, the dustry has produced. ing. "I went the electrician up to choice was practically forced upon Price Glory" will be screened until

The municipal elections at He reports me, Had I not gambled in this Saturday, and cinema goers should test the light bulbs. that the gentleman is alone, writing instance, 1 Alood to lose heavily note that, owing to the unusual Geesthacht, near Humburg, have

length of the film, special starting been postponed owing to at his desk."

"And the room number?"

"This woman, Mr. Markham, had times have been arranged. The munists reinforced by their sup-ganists, Ltd., is the title of a new "Three forty-one." The manager appeared perturbed. There won't demanded the impossible of me. picture will begin promptly each porters from the neighbouring private company just registered

with bleeding me day at 2.30, 5 sharp, 7.15 and 9.30. districts, attacking the republican with a capital of £100.

organisation, "Reichs Banner," and THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. be any fuls, will there, Mr. Mark-Not content

fincially, she demunded legal pro- |

Fast and Furious," Invading the polling booths. A THERAPION No. 1. ham?"

"I don't look for any.". Mark-Lection, position, social prestige- |

The ever popular star Reginald battle resulted between the oppTHERAPION NË, 2 ham's tone was chilly. "However, such things as only my name could

Denny arrives to-day at the Starnents the present matter is considerably give her.

"She informed me I must divorce Theatre in a quick moving, hilaried and 15 seriously injured. Two THERAPION No.3 more important than your club."

The struggle was only terminated "What, an exaggerated point of my wife and marry her. I wonderous story of the motor race track, hundred were slightly injured. view!" sighed Vance when the man. If you apprchend the enormity of "Fast and Furions." Deuny le by the arrival of a strong force of

see, Mr.

seen as a speed-shy young man who ager and left us. "The arrest of that deniand? Spotswoode, I'd say, was the acme Markham, I love my wife, and of futility. The man isn't a crimi-bave children whom I love, I will forced to enter into a motor rae police from Hamburk-Reuter.

of a beautiful girl. Romance, na), don't y' know. He's what one not insult your intelligence by ex-ng event in order to win the hand might term a philosophic behaviour-plaining how, despite my conduct, laughs and thrills galore will be

Such a thing in entirely possible. let.".

Markham grunted but did not an-And yet, this woman commanded found in this bright picture which swer. He began pacing up and the to wreck my life and crush at-has a charming heroine in pretty down agitatedy, keeping his eyesterly those held dear, solely to Barbara Worth. Written by Den- tinuous series of laughable incl. expectantly on the main entrance. Bratify her petty, ridiculous ambi-ny himself, the story is a con.

tion! Vance Bought a comfortable chair, "When I refused, she threatened dents from start to finish. Claude and settled himself in it with placid to expose our relations to my wife, Gillingwater, Lee Moran unconcern.

send her copies of the letters 1 others of note complete an excel-' Ten minutes later. Heath and had written, to sue me publicy-in lent supporting cast. "Fast and Snitkin arrived. Markham at once fine, to create such a scandal that, Furicus" will be shown again to-

event, my life would be morrow. led them into an alcove and briefly in any explained his reason for summon ruined, my family disgraced, my ing them.

home destroyed.” "Spotswoode's upstairs now," he 'said. "I want the arrest made as quietly as possible."

"Spotswoode!" Heath

repeated

You

He paused and drew a deep in- spiration.

and

The Michaelmas term of the

"I have never been partial to Trinity College of Music, Man- half-way measures," he continued chester-square, W. 1 opened on the name in astonishment. "I don't impassively. I have no talent for Monday, September 24th.

compromise. Perhaps I am a vie-

"You don't have to see yet,"tim of my heritage. But my in- Markham cut in sharply. "I'm tak-stinct is to play out a hand to the ing all responsibility for the arrest. last chip-to force whatever dan- And you're getting the credit-if ger threatens,

you want it. That suit you?"

Heath shrugged his shoulders. "It's all right with me anything you say, sir." He shook his head uncomprehendingly.. "But what about Jessup?"

"We'll keep him locked up, Ma- terial witness."

"And for just five minutes, week; ago, I understood how the funatics of old could, with a calm mind and a sense of righteousness, torture' their enemies who threat ened them with spiritual destruc- I chose the only course tion. which might save those I love from We ascended, in the elevator and disgrace and suffering. It meant emerged at the third floor. Spots taking, a desperate risk. But the woode's rooms were at the end of blood within me was such that I the hail, facing the Square. Mark did not hesitate, and I was fired by ham, his face set grimly, led the the agony of a tremendous hate, 'I stuked my life against a living death, on the remote chance of at- Laining peace. And I lost." Arain he smiled faintly. "Yes-the fortunes of the game. "Any news yet?" he asked, mov-... But don't think for a minute ing a chair forward.

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In answer to his knock Spots woode opened the door and, groet ing us pleasantly, slepped aside for us to enter.

At this moment he got a clear sympathy. I have lied to others view of Markham's face in the light, perhaps, but not to myself. I de- and at once he sensed the minatory test a whiner self-excuser. I nature of our visit. Though he want you to understand that."

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