1929-05-11 — Page 21

DETECTIVE THRILLER!

THE BLACK PIGEON.

By Anne Austin,

CHAPTER XXX.

considered

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY MAY 11. 1929.

paat two. "Oh," all right, Birdwell, Show Mrs. Borden In.... Sorry "Let me see now," Minnnie Ca-to bother you again, Mrs. Borden," Bidy

leisurely, McMann apologized brusquely, as mensely enjoying the fact that the pale-faced widow slipped, into "Tommy" McMann, who had once the room, but this morning I been a rookie cop' with her hus-neglected to ask you how you spent band and who was now a detective the rest of Saturday afternoon- sergeant, was hanging on her from the time you left your hus- words, "list what did the sweet band, I mean," voiced lady shy? Seeing as how she was on the telephone, and not Mrs. Borden answered in a quiet, here to kill the poor man, I reckon controlled voice: "As I told you, It won't do her no harm for me to sir, I had left my children at the tell ye what she said, Tommy Me-Chester Hotel, while I came to see Mann. She said, 'Tell Mr. Borden my-my husband. I had left them that if he is wise, he will talk to in the ladica' parlour, in charge of me when I call again. Then she the maid on duty there. She had hung up the receiver, and I told told me she would be on duty until Mr. Borden what she'd said, and then I took my things"

#Jaat neminute, Minnie." McMann interrupted." What did Barden say when you gave him that threaten ing message?"

"He didn't say nothing-just grunted and slammed the door.

"All right!" McMann shrugged, frowning at the notes on the case which he was ahuffling through his big, thick hands. Suddenly a memo in his own handwriting caught his eyo. Later, when you were coming out of Feldlum's offices you saw Mra, Barden leaving. That's right, Jan't I? She's dready told me scrubwoman saw her."

"I did ecco indy come out." Min- nic acknowledged, "but I didn't know it was Mrs. Borden till Anw her pictures in the papers."

two o'clock, when she would be re lieved by another maid. I promised it be back by two, and I was, for she was still there, though she left immediately after I had Lipped her

her services. I took charge of the children myself then, and was with them continuously until they went to bed in the evening. The three of us attended a motion pic ture downtown--a war picture that my little son was eager to see.

" see," McMann commented non- commitally.

"Mrs. Borden, Minule Ciin- sidy here has corroborated what you said about your seeing her when you loft your husband's office about 10 minutes to two. on Satur day. But-ahe, also says that she anw you wiping tears from your

la that true?" eyes.

The pule, once-beautiful face quivered, but the leaf-brown eyes Ruth suddenly leaned toward were steady. "It is truc. I don't Minnie Cassidy, forestalline Methink I ever left my husband's Mann's next question with one of presence-after our separation- her own,

"Was there some reason why you noticed Mra. Borden particularly, Minnie 7"

McMann leaned back in his chair, tacitly giving his consent to ques- tion and answer.

without fears in my eyes. ̧.1 grieved that he would not return to me and our children."

The detective looked at her stead- fly for a long minute, then said abruptly: "That'a all, Mrs. Borden. You may go home to your children, but of course you are not to leave Minnie hedged. "With so few town and are to hold yourself avail- comin' and going' on Snt'dy after-able for further questioning at any noon, why shouldn't I notice her? time,"

And I don't belleve for a minute.

that the poor lady would shoot the;

father of her two little children

"Thank you," Mrs. Borden sold in low voice, as she turned toward the door.

"Was Mrs. Borden crying 7" Min.

"Please, Mr. McMann," Ruth nio?" McMann suddenly inter- rupied. "I must have the truth" begged urgently "may I ask Mrs.

Borden just one question?" The "Well, cryin' she was then," Min-detective nodded, frowning slight- nie admitted belligerently. "Andly, and Ruth turned eagerly toward why shouldn't she bo? Separated the murdered man's widow. "Mrs. from her husband and still lovin' Borden, I know it is painful for him, like the papers say. Not takin' you to have to think of such things on, jist dabbin' at her eyes with hon now, but won't you please tell Mr. handkerchief, then pressin' it hard McMann whether Mr. Borden-to your knowledge-knew a woman against her mouth."

Cold logic, however, prevented with a peculiarly beautiful con- Ruth from taking any joy in this tralia valce?"

confirmation of her theory that the Colour flamed suddenly in the Interview between Harry Borden pali, aristocratic face of Harry and his wife had not gone ao Barden's widow. She drew in her smoothly, so amicably as the widow breath sharply, and her eyelids had testified.

Auttered, before she answered, al-

If Mrs. Borden had shot her hus-most haughtily: "I am afraid I band between 20 minutes to two can xive you little help along-- and 10 minuten to two, low could these lines, Miss Lester. Naturally Bill Cowan have heard Harry Bor- Mr. Borden's Intimate den's voice bellowing in rage at 10 friends were not known to me--- minutes past two, when he-Cowan socially."

--had called Jack Hayward's tele-

phone number and been cut in on

women

She opened the door, passed into

abuay line? Unless, of course, the outer office, closed the door be

Cowan had been mistaken as to the hind her.

volce,... But he had been positive

that Borden had referred to him-

Ruth shrank in her chair us if

self by name "Who are you to tell the widow's words had been blows

Harry Borden what he can do!"

in her face. But beneath the

But what if Mre. Borden had re-throb of humiliation two things clamoured for recognition-the turned 7. Was it not wholly pos- Bible that the discorded wife, subfact that Mrs. Rorden had not real- mitted at that interview to Godly answered her question and the only, knew what further humilla-suspicion, amounting to a certainty, ation at the hands of her husband, that the widow had known only too had brooded upon her wrongs, rewell the answer to that question. membered the pistol in the bottom

But why should she try to shield, drawer of the secretary's desk, and by concealing her name, one of the returned to kill him, walking up women who had undoubtedly pos- the stairs so that her second vieltsesed Harry Borden's love-lem- should be unknown to the elevator porarily at least-after his wife operator?

had lost 17 Ruth suddenly felt Loo tired and bewildered to bear

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Apparently Detective Sergeant any more, but she raised her head, RAILWAYS LEAN YEAR, is not McMann's logical brain had reach-listened wearily as McMann con- ed the same conclusion, for he cluded his interview with Minnie: strode to the door and directed Cassidy."

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"That's all, Minnie," McMann Covey. While awaiting the arrival was saying. "How's the baby, of the newly made widow, the serby the way? I remember Tim was geant resumed his questioning of always bragging about his girl

child..." Minnie Cassidy.

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so pronounced, especially reached 306,129,000 tons, a shrink- among the first-class travellers, jage of well over 15,000,000 tons. who applied for 6,000 fewer The horse is shown to be going "seasons" than in the year before out of fashion with the railway last. Workmen's tickets are the companies, as with most other only booking category adding to kinds of business. Only 11 horse- LONDON BANKERS the prosperity of the railways. drawn vehicles, for passenger work A further decline in the use of Sules of theso rone by £200,000 to now remain, and the number emworld. Every dmeription transsciad.

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Goods Traffic Returns, has dropped. in the course of a and goode traffic, is disclosed in The returns for 1928, which have Most serious in the diminution twelvemonth from 18,712 to 17,700. been issued by the Military of in the total goods train receipts Reviewed by Rates Tribuna), "Baby Minnie. cackled, "Ye Transport. should see her now! Growed up on

which have dwindled from £110, The four amalgamated railway Although the figures are des- 400,000 to 2108,300,000,

companies-the London, Midland me, she did, Tommy McMann.cribed as only a "preliminary enter or leave these offices on Sat Twenty come June, and as pretty a statement, no adjustment later is easy supremacy in the list of goods don and North-Eastern, and South- The commodity which has an und Scottish, Great Western, Lon- Insa as ye'd hope to see. Ain't that likely to transform them into a carried (excluding coal, coke, and erh Railways-are submitting to "Do ye think I had nothin' to do right, Miss Ruth?" but to watch Mr. Borden's offices,

message of encouragement. Total patent fuel), is iron ore, amount the Railway Rates Tribunal their Authorised Capital price 8,000,000 Tommy McMann?" Minnie de "Rose la. a little beauty," Ruth receipts for the four great groups ing to over 10,000,000 tons; next accounts and statements for the Belized Capital .............. 8 2,803,200 manded indignantly. "I had me admitted, as heartily as weariness reach only £194,000,000, compared comes one of the classes of iron purpose of review by the Tribunal Reserve Fund and Test... 1,813,947 and discouragement would permit. with £202,400,000 in the pre- and steel scrap, with over 7,000,000 under the provisions of Section 69 work to do

BANKERS. The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Z4d.| THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.” "Answer the question, please,

"I'm sure she is," McMann ceding year, and the net revenue tons; and road making materials of the Railways Act, 1921.

That Act provides for the regu-angkok Minnie," McMann interrupted Im- patiently. "Did you see the dancer agreed absently, his eyes on his Great Britain's railways has and grain, four and milling offuls

200,000.

with over 5,000,000 tons.

duco what are whose picture is in the maDers, too? notes again. "What's the name of 200pped from £40.700,000 to £45,- are close together for third place lation of railway rates as as to pro- nataka known as the enti Each Hne has been obliged to cut First in the list of principal "standard" net revenues, if the Colomb Dubois, her name fa. She's ad- the woman who cleans Hayward's mittell she was here, so you needn't fees? Letty Miller that's down expenditure, and the united commodities

comes the entry: companies, earned more than le be afraid of getting her into trou- right. Send her in to me,

effort has accomplished a saving "Ale and porter, in casks of cases." standard revenues rates were to be Hongkona

This comfortable freight amount, freduced; if they earned less, rates Suddenly Ruth remembered some of £6,500,000. "That I didn't!" Minnie retorted thing-something which might be Although there were nearly 22-ed to 706,200 tons. The amount were, to be Increased, and last emphatically, "When

I finished of vital importance to Jack Hay-000,000 more passengers in 1923 of coal, coke, and patent fuel year, which was the first year Mr. Feldblum's offices I went ward. Her weariness routed by than 1927, the receipts are less transported was 187,334,000. The during which this part of the Rail-weed around into the other wing hope, she eagerly awaited the ar- by £1,200,000, owing to the falling year before the figuro was 195,ways Act was applied, all the four tated on application

the building, and was rival of Letty Miller.

the off in the revenue from third-class 77,000. Altogether goods grouped railways fatled to earn! busy there until about half-i (To Be Continued)

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