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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Avenging Parrot

by Anne Austin

PIER HAS HAPPENED.

Hantle Dundee. young

Hamilton, renta a room, Incognito at- Mrs.

at the boxeding house, Mr. and Mrs.

husband of Mrs. Rhodes.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1929.

"Then you didn't actually see story. Since it is a characteristic anyone?" Strawn could not conceal of misers to protest that they can't his keen disappointment.

afford even the necessities of life, "But I did the doctor retorted didn't press the matter of my good-naturedly" "I swung open the bill, though she did pay the first gatea-1 don't keep them locked-one. It was only $5.”

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and stepped out in the alley, curi-"Did you ever meet a boarder lous to see who was running away here by the name of Sevier Emil

from my neighborhood so fast. Just Servier?" Strawn asked then.

"Sevier? then a car on Tenth street turned

No, I think not." into the alley, throwing the head- "Sevier boarded here for about lights full on the running man. In two months, I believe," Strawn ex- a moment the car had backed and plained. "He was evicted 10 days Pate-Us Caplini....Guilder 80,000,000 tion the residents af the block, gone on had either used the alley ago, partly on Mra. Hogarth's com detective under aroused Mrs. Weeks at about to make a turn, or the owner had plaints that he was trying to rob Rosarve Fund, Lutenine Strawn of the humleide un 1 o'clock. She said she had not mistaken the alley for a street heher, and partly because of an un- hoke handling house in le near Mrs. Emma seen anyone leaving these grounds, was looking for. I don't know paid board bill Sevier, is a rather Hoursh who hay appealed to the police for as she'd been in bed since 11. but which. At any rate, I saw the short, thin young man, very dark- protection of her life and share. he told me the doctor had had a man's figure quite clearly, though skinned, with a long jaw, pointed RANCHER proprietor of a small baberdashery: Nurms night, and that he might possibly which he was carrying, as if to eyes, of course. Do you remember Daley Rhegliend, alexwomen: Waiter Styles, call from a patient about mid-he ducked and flung up his hat, chin, and big, aquiline nose. Black Paige, lancer: Bert Mainlin, mas amKIPUT

carlo writer: Corn Harkey, theatre pianies, have observed something as he left shield himself from being re-seeing him on one of your visits, in love with Magnus; fenty Dowd, new the house. When I saw his car cognized.” comer out of work; and Busty thodes, worth drive in a few minutes ago, I ask-

or about the place?" "And did you recognize him?"

The doctor shook his head. "Very Dundee fearna of Mrs. Howarth's misrelied him a few questions, and-"

Strawn asked quickly.'

possibly, but I have no distinct new, and that he constantly change her "All right, Green.. Good work!" will to name a new favourite, Norma, the

"If back was turned toward recollection of him. Boarders Intest - heiress, introdures Dundee to M. Strawn cut him short. "Now let me, as I said," the doctor answer-come and go here, and I really pay London Bankers-National Provisel!' Bank, Howarth after dinner. He stays unt Dr. Wecks tell me his story. hot wels only tow minutes chat with presume you did observe some of thick, longish dark hair before I could not positively identify the ed. "but I got a vivid impression little attention. And I am afraid At 18:20 Dunder returns to find her chokul thing out of the ordinary, doctor?" he ducked and shielded his face man I saw to-night."

The doctor began, carefully with the hat." Accurate as to details. "The call came at exactly 12:10, or rather It was that time when I looked at my watch after I hung up, the receiver. I was still dressed, or half-dressed, as I had not gone to | bed-too hot to sleep. I went into the office to get my bag, spent a couple of minutes or so putting in some medicines and Instruments would need on the case, got into my hat and cout, and went out the hurl way to the garnge.”

alone. He raven, kæreeing to rmuan lairt.

to death. Strawn takey, charge of the lovens trailon. Bundre, stationed bellul screen in the murder room, takes notes sa Strawn quizzem, Dowd, Dowd says he was in hin rests All evening, that he fell asleep with Nghi uning and was awaken by the squawking of Cap'n Mrs. Howarth's Pargot Admits he is low on funds and out of work,

CHAPTER VI.

Bonnie Dundee, still hidden behind the wash basin screen in the murdered women's room, did not have to wait long for the return of his chief. Strawn enter ed, closed the door and joined his subordinate behind the screen.

That was Burlew on the phone

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"Did you continue to watch the straw hat?" Strawn de-man in the alley, doctor?"

(To Be Continued.) :

most of us are

"Why, yes, but in this weather wearing straw hats." the doctor pointed out. "As for his body, I should say he was of medium height, and of slender build. I think he was wearing a light suit, either light tan or grey, but I confess I paid little tention to his clothes, since I was trying to identify him by other means. I can't be sure that I'd know him again, or that. I had ever seen. him befare, though at the time I thought his back and head seemed vaguely familiar."

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|---one of the two boys I detailed. "Just a minute, doctor," Strawn to check up on Emil Sevier. Bor-nterrupted, glancing significantly lew says Sevier hung around the toward the screen, as a signal to Little Queen-that's the movie Dundee to make fall notes un the

story an

"Dr, Weeks, since you're a next- theatre where he played the fiddle doctor's before he was fred Friday, and reminder, as his pencil was flying, door neighbour, did you person- where Corn Barker plays the piano,ust where is your garage, in really know any of Mrs. Rhodes' you know--antil half-past 10 or 11,lation to the Rhodes place?" The movie manager himself anys į "My garnge is on the east corner

"Yes, to a limited gxtest. I'm 20. Says he was telling everyone of my lot, joining the west corner usually called when one of them is goodbye, and making a nuisance of of the Rhindes House grounds, but ill. In fact, I have attended Mrs. niguel generally. Made a point their garage is about 100 feet cast Hogarth off and on for the past ortelling the manager he was mine. There is, as you've per- three or four years for heart at- Having town on the 1 o'clock train, haps observed, a thick high hedge tacks. She should have had more. along the Rhodes driveway, clear | frequent attention, and careful to look for work in Chicago."

"Natural endingh,” Bundeo com- to the garage."-

supervision of diel, but she pro-

1. The idea of letter golf is to "Thank you, doctor. Now will tested that she rould not afford a "And did he take the All Chemists and Stores have||mented.

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The doctor seemed quite willing.me in the first time that there strokes. Thus to change COW to to catch . Didn't have a hat on," remember ginncing toward the after i never sent. Mna. Hogarth a HEN, in three strokes, COW, Didn't buy a ticket. Just stopped Rhodes House, for no particular bill-just charged it up to neigh-HOW, HEW, HIEN, in the station long enough to get reason, as 1 hurried down my his suitcase from the parcel room, driveway toward the garage. where he bad checked it about didn't see anyone then, but when Burlew had such a reached my back fence, which half-past 8." good description of Sevier from has wide double gates, through the theatre manager that he had which often drive my car into no trouble striking his trail at the the alley, to save a block when my station. Had barely time to make call is on the north side of town, his train. Ran for it, as 1 said,"I heard ranning footsteps pass me "After all, it's not exactly on the other side of the fence," criminal to run for a train,' Dundee smiled. “I've beên ruilty: of it myself. Perhaps die bought his ticket from the day ticketi agent, since he had been plannin| to go do Chicago, He would hardly wait till the last minute to get a berth-"

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Strawn, chuckled,

"Right you that are, boy. And working on supposition, I've ordered a wire to be sent to the Pullman and rail- road conductors of the train, riving a full description of Sevier. If he's on that! train, he'll be yanked off at Greenville, just inside the state line, and brought back here for questioning,“

"Not much to go on yet, "is there Dundee asked pleasantly.

"Look here. Dundee!" Striven) frowned. “I'm acting-on your tipi from the old lady, remember! It was you who took her suspicionsi so seriously. If she saw Sevier; prowling around in her room ope night, it looks to me that he's our best bet for this particular night. And she had enough on him do have Mrs. Rhodes kick him out of here:"

"Right!"

agreed. smiling disarmingly. What else did Burlew dig up?"

Dundee

is

"He found no trare of var macht between half-past 10 or a quarter: to IT. when he left the theatre, and p'elock, when he caught his frain by the skin of his teeth. He brushed past the guard at the station gates without showing tickets. Swing, aboard the day coach after the train was 191 motion. Burlew talked, to his landlady, who runs a eneap board- ing-house over on Ceatre street,) where he lived after Mr., Rhoden'

The kicked him out of here. woman says he paid his first week's board, but left owing bår for three day. She insisted on keeping his violin. He didn't eeem to mind, she says; told her he'd be flush by Monday, and send her a money orden for what he 'owed her. He was to send his new address then, 'too. She says he packed his suitcase after supper and left. Suys lie was wearing a straw hat when he left, but he was hatles when he ran for his train-"

Lieutenant Strawn was inter- rupted by a knock on the door. Be stepped from behind the screen and called, "Come in?"

Patrolman Boyle thrust in hi head. "Detective Green, sir, and Dr. Weeks."

The detective and the doctor, a completely bald, roly-poly little! man of about 50; entered the room at Strawn's invitation. :-"

"This is Dr. Weeks, Lieutenant Strawn, Green announced, and waited gravely while the polico lleutenant and the doctor, shook hands, Dr."Weeks lives in the first house west of this one. -Carrying out your orders to ques

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