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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1929,

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Tibe

Avenging Parrot

Anne Clustin

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CHAPTER XVI.

before leaving the grounds-taking the lime to retrieve his straw hat It required considerable will Rather complicated manoeuvres for power for Bonnie Dundee to an amateur murderer, don't you main hidden behind the screen think?'

while Lieutenant Strawn inspected He slowly pulled at two threade the soiled old tweed cop which De-ravelled from a tear in the silk. tective Green had brought in. Dun-"Whoever wore this cap into this dee was so new to the game of de room tonight, chief, tore the lining tecting criminals that an actual after he had worn it, tore it for the tangible clue was the most thrill-express purpose of fucking one of ing thing in the world to him, and Cap'n's feathers inside the lining, here, certainly, was a clue worthy and--- He paused and cocked a of the name.

quizzical blue eye"at his superior "Hmm!" Strawn drew a tiny Cicer, green feather from the torn silk

cage.

lining of the cap, stepped to the "Well?" -Strawn prompted. im- parrot's cage, swiftly inserted patiently. "For, the Lord's sake, thumb and forefinger, and withdrew don't go coy on me. Time's pre- them just as Cap'n's beak made nious and I'm dog-tired." dart at them. They held a feather; Dundey laughed. "Check, chief! retrieved from the bottom of the Maybe I was trying to give an Comment was unnecessary.itation of a story-book detective. The two feathers were almost iden-What I was going to add was—~QUY tical In size and exactly alike in clever friend, the murderer, loved colouring. "Where did you find this the police so well he couldn't bear enp, Green?!!

to see them without a clue of any kini, he manufactured a nice, thrilling one. Green, at least, got n great kick out of the parrot's

have borrowed)

"Caught in the hedge, sir, thai borders the driveway on the west side of the hunsé. I was looking for some evidence that the ramming teather in the hedze-hidden tweed in the alley The feather, of course, was man Dr. Weeks saw had come from this Rhodes House the surest proof obtainable that the ground."

Clure Bert Magnus, whose story Green 1p had been in this room tonight. wanted us to believe that the owner And interrupted, uttered an exclu.and whoever planted the mation of surprise or incredulity.

Strawn wheeled to face him. "Did the cap had been here. Or that

Surier who could you ever see this eap. before. Mag-the cap from the hall tree, had left

it here" "I'm not sure, but I believe i

"Emil Sevier doesn't happen to have," Magnus answered. with be an old schoolmate of yours, does marked hesitation. "Like most of he?? Strawn suggested acidly.. "the boarders, 1 keep my rubbers in Then, at a kirsek on the door.

the box seat of the hall tree down-"Come in!" stairs, and week before last, when Detective Green announced Mrs. we had quite a rainstorm, I pushed Rhodes, and then, at a signal from The landlady aside a cap like this, looking for Strawn, withdrew. my overshoes. I paid no attention broke into speech vehemently: it the time but it looks like the

nus?"

same cap."

"Have you any idea whose it is?" "Who? No. I have seen, no one wear it hardly the season for a heavy tweed cap like that. And of course, did not inquire as to its ownership."

"That rainstoim-was it before

"Excuse me for keeping you wait. Ing, Mr. Strawn, but the Lord knows I've had my hands full! That Dusty! It was a sorry day for me when I married that "

"You mean your husband has re turned?" Strawn Interrupted her sharply.

"And how!" she confirmed grim-

or after Emil Sevier was evictedly, the outmoded bit of slang set- from the house?”

ting oddly on her austere 15ps. "Dend drunk! Two of your men

Magnus frowned in concentra found him at a speakensy and were tion. "Let's see. The storm just hugging him in when you He's 1re om Mr. Green down for me, was Wednesday a week ago. member because Miss Shepherd passed out cold--was dead to the leaving fur work as I did, remarked world when they found him in that that it would ruin the Wednesday dive, Your men brought two of his Sale Day at Marens-Crane's, where she works, in the ladies dress de: partment. I am not positive, but 1;

low-life pals along with him, and they're waiting downstairs now--"

believe Mr. Sevier jeft us that sanhusband, I suppose," Strawn fin-

day."

spen the cap since Have you

of

"With an airtight alibi for your hed her sentence wryly. "All" Mrs, Rhodes repeated. The she laughed snort angry amusement, "I hope you're not so hard-up for a suspect, an to have picked on Dusty, Lieutenant Straw! He hadn't nerve enough "No, I'm sorry to say I never to drown an alley cats litter of

Magnus made her acquaintance,"

kittens!" answered. "I was to do so tomor-

then 7"

"If I did, iniled to notice it." "By the way. Magnus, did you know Mrs. Hogarth personally?" Strawn asked abruptly.

"And yet," Strawn told Dusty's row, or rather to-day, since it is wife, with deceptive mildness, he

She had hated Mrs. Hogarth, and she des already Sunday now. vited me to call on her, possibly bepised and feared him. In fact, cause I had expressed a desire to Mrs. Hogarth told Mr. Dundee that meet her. Mr. Dundee, the now she believed Sevier had bribed boarder, dropped into my room last Dusty to delay putting up her evening as I told you, to give me screen until the robbery could be the message. I was about to pay accomplished." my call immediately after Mr. Dun-

"Bribed him?"

Mrs. Rhodes

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As the beachcomber Dr. Lloyd dee left, but saw Miss Paige and laughed scornfully. "Nobody has of the South Seas, Monte Blue docs Mr. Styles at her door, and went ons bribe Dusty Rhodes not to do a the best work of his successful that will be a long time. with my work."

| job of work!" "If Emma Hogarth aid any such thing, everybody else "Do you know why she wanted so particularly to meet you?"

Bert Magnus smiled deprecating-was right and I was wrong-she

was crazy!"

ly. "I thought at the time she might want to tell me the story of her fe, so I could make a movie

Dundee had been holding the

out of it. Although I'm only an tweed cap behind his back. Now,

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"amateur at this writing business, without a word, be extended it to working his way in one capacity with comedy, spiced by court parse, she tells her old mother

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"Do you knew whose cap this is, or another.

If the story is true and it is don and the magnificent Whitehall to buy silk stockings and slippers. does want to tell you the story of

Mrs. Rhodes?" Strawn asked, offer.

well, vouched for it explains why Palace of England's gay bachelor Laughing at the good old dame's his life

"Well, for, ance, it might haveling it to her.

"Of course I do! It's an old one Blue has developed an instinctive king, glamorous with the alluring Injunction, "Silk Stockings ain't

understanding and love for the charm of Dorothy Gish, and with respectable-only been worth your while to list of Dusty's! He hasn't worn it for under dog which he, puts into hina supporting cast of the lenders of ladies wears them," Neying Strawn commented dryly, "That's

months. Where did you find it?"

charneter in the picture and makes the London stage-that, briefly forth to her fate merry King all for the present, Magnus.

Strawn told her briefly,

How she spends her You'll be staying on here, 1 sup- "Well, how it got into the hedge his beachcomber a human, natural describes "Nell Gwyn" which won Charles, out for a lark with a few savings in paying for the supper рове?

is more than I can tell!" she re-person, who in spite of the handi-instant approval last night at the cronies. "Certainly.

Miss Gish is truly magnificent. to which the royal rogue invites boarding house, and I may be able sorted vigorously. The last time cap of a love of drink which has Majestic Theatre, Kowloon,

I saw it was a week ago Wednes brought him to destruction, looks day, when I was rummaging in the upward to the light of high ideals Literally, she has "everything." her-and later holds her own in to get material for.u sienario that.

and brotherly love for the simple A well chosen cast includes court Intrigue amid a battle of will really sell. Good night!"

"Ask Mrs, Rhodes to come in," box seat of the hall tree for a pair native. In the scenes where Blue Randle Ayrton, Juliette Compton, hearts with beautiful unscrupu

lous Lady Castlemaine, emerging, Sevier Emil of rubbers that

has found untold wealth on the unand Sidney Fairbrother. Strawn instructed Green, when claimed he'd put there,

The story discovers Nell, ragged, victor with the King's heart, makes discovered island and is torn Magnus had left the room. Then, "And did you find them for between the instinctive desire for but happy, about to start for the one of the most entertaining films turning toward the screen: "Well, him?"

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"Nell Gwyn" le sincere, charm- Dundee, what do you think of our "No. The phone rang while him in a civilized community, and zells clue?"

was looking for them, and I told his fear of what would happen to hoarded coins in her stocking-ing and at times a bit daring: Dundee stepped eagerly from he-him to get them himself, though the girl he loves and her tribe kind the screen and took the tweed knew I was running the risk of his were he to betray the secret of cap from his chief's hands. The making off with anything else in their home to his fellow whites, ilk lining was soiled, frayed and the hall tree box that took his Blue risca to heights of dramatic badly torn. He looked closer, then

fancy."

on the screen.

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frowned up at Strawn: "Now why Toward Dundee, Strawn flashed acting which are not often shown should Sevier take the trouble to a grin which plainly, said, "I told He has, of course, the advantage tear the lining and hide the par-you sot" To Mrs. Rhodes he ad- of a highly skilled director, W: S. rot's feather, in it? For I presume dressed an apparently, irrelevant Van Dyke, and a perfect screen you're thinking that Sevier wore question: "I understand that Dusty story contrived by Raymond Doyle. this cap in this room this eyen-usually brought Mrs. Hogarth's He has even more than that, a ing?"

leading lady, Raquel Torres, whose 4That's exactly what I'm think "Yes, he did. Nobody but me native ability and high beauty ing," Strawn retorted. "He was knew as well what she liked as would bring the breath of novelty hatless when he ΣΩΤ for his Duety."

to any screen production, "What are you trying to do, Dun-

..

meals to her?"

He has in addition the perfect

train-"

"But he was carrying a straw dee?" Strawn whirled to demand camera work of Clyde De Vinna hat when Dr. Weeks. saw him run sharply of Bonnie Dundee, who had

ning down the alley-if we grant begun to slap at the parrot's cage Irritably. Then, in 4 voice start-

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the hedge, put on this cap, worn to reply when Cap'n turned twice

It in this room then discarded it on his perch, ruffling his feathers

Bad penny! Bad penny!"

(To be Continued.)

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