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Avenging Parrot

Anne Austin

CHAPTER XIX.

did she get the parrot. Mrs.

Rhodes?"

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Rhodes, . May I have the cream, please 7"

. Bonnie "Dundee, "eager to be of service to the girl he had lost his heart to, passed the cream pitcher so quickly that their hands touched, To his startled amazement the girl's hand flinched from his, na II-as if he were a murderer! **

MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1929.

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Tokyo, Dec, 14 Increasing uncasinosa is manifest Jin official "circlen over Nanking's But as the rest of the boarders delaying the agreement regarding drifted into the dining room, all Mr. Obata's appointment, especially of them showing the effect of the in view of the reports of agitations strain of the tragle night, his keen in China in opposition to the choice. eyos told him that he was not alone in being a temporary pariah. EveryIt is learned that the Japanese hand that accidentally touched an- Consul at Nanking has been in- other shrank from the contact. Ittracted to press for an early reply. was then that the full horror of Meanwhile, Tokyo is discounting the the altuation burst upon the boy, official Chinese explanation that In spite of the fact that the morn-Chiang Kai-shek is otherwins pro-

occupied. when Iing papers had played up the new

that the police were hunting Emil Sevier, every boarder here-upless, of course, the real murderer was among them-tocked with sick sus piclon and horror upon every other boarder.

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While comment is confined to the admission that the situation is dr icats there is considerable anxiety lest the affair should develop un- pleasant international complica Lions.-Reuter.

"Good morning; Mrs. Rhodes!

"I don't know where she got It Am I the first one down?" Bonnie from, but I do remember when she Dundee greeted his landlady cheer-got it.

It came by express as a fully na he entered the dining room. Christmas present the first year she Although he had had only two was here. She came here to live in hours' sleep, the young detective May, 1924. I was curious about lived up gloriously to his nickname. the

parrot, but He was "bonnie" certainly, with hie

went down the cellar to shining black hair, still damp from look at the crate it had come in. the shower, and his brilliant blue I found Dusty had used it eyes, and the fresh colour of youth for furnace kindling, without hav- and health, in his cheeka,

ing noticed whether there was a Mrs. Rhodes' haggard eyes sender's name and address on it or brightened at sight of him. "You not". look as if you'd slept like a baby,” she told him, as she poured his

Dundee made a, sudden resolu- coffee and then offered him creamj Dundee was about to ask an tion. Ho had not missed the lice that we have nothing to run for his raspberries. I didn't sleep other question when Daisy Shep-stricken look in Mrs. Rhodes' eyes away from."

Mrs. Rhodes gasped, then dropped} a wink myself, what with waiting herd entered the dining room. She as she heard Daisy Shepherd's de- on that no-nccount Dusty-sick as was dressed in a light summer silk jcision to quit the house of horror, her quivering face into her hands. a pup he was, when he finally woke ensemble, topped with a modish And it was vitally necessary to cer- Dundee sat down, and over the edge up-and worrying over what hap-Hittle hat that made her broad, täin plans of his own that those of his coffee cup observed the effect pened here last night."

pleasant face seem even larger than questioned last night by Lieutenant of his spech upon his fellow board- Strawn remain in this house. He era. They eyed each other furtive- "Going to Sunday school, Daisy?" rose to his feet, smiling his friendly suspiciously, but slowly came their assent, led pompously by Mr. Mrs. Rhodes inquired, with an efforty, disarming smile; to appear her normal, hospitable "I know you will all think it's wince Sharp speaking for my No, but I hope to the Lord they self."1 suppose church would do none of my business, and that this self and the wife." Walter Styles do." Mrs. Rholes sighed. "I as all good today. Here's an speelt, if made by anyone, should and Norma Paige said, "All right," this thing isn't cleared up in extra big helping of raspberries, come from one of the older inhabiin unison, and Cora Barker, whose harry, my busines will be ruined, honey though you don't deserve tants of the Rhodes House... I'll be haggard face was the colour of old The reporters have been here sines them," and she smiled affectionate brief, folks; I realize it will not be nodded mutely. Henry Dowd daybreak, „ taking pictures of the

very pleasant for any of us to anal cheerfully. But Daisy Shepherd and Bert Magnus, agreed promptly on living in this house of tragedy, shook her head vigorously:" bat 1, personally, intend to stay, I've paid two weeks' board in ad- vance, alid I can't afford to lose it, ash Mrs. Rhodes to refund any part and. I wouldn't have, the nerve to

of it. Fimagine most of you have paid in advance."

"I'm awfully surry," the boy sym pathized sincerely. "What does the paper any ? Have they caught Se- vier?"

police."

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it was

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Rhodes, but honest, I'd go mats if I stayed here. police can suspect me all they want I've got a perfect alibi, and the to...”

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Washington, Dec. 15. The Committee on Naval Affairs has decided not to consider the re- of the House of Representatives commendations made for the pro- Her defiance was interrupted by posed naval dirigible" base on the the ringing of the doorbell. Mrk. west coast, till after the London Rhodes excused herself to answer Naval it, then reappeared almost immedi- American Service.

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hase and trying to interview mę | "Now, why bring that up?" Daisy Cold comfort I gave them!" she laughed, flushing "But, believe aded, with gloomy satisfaction. me, Mrs. Rhodes, that was one time "That's right!" Dundee shid. When crime was justified. I guess "Let them get their news from the house last night who had a perfect I'm one of the few people in this

"Asking me where poor Mrs. Ho-

alibi...

No, I'm not going to garth came from, and who her rela-hurch I'm going to a hotel until can find another boarding, place. tives wer, and-

He paused, noted the reluctant Honest, I'd rather be whipped than nods of his fellow boarders, then "I'm afraid I'm going to bother to tell you that, Mrs. Rhodes, be went on: "But there is another you with just the same questions,"i

cause you've been like a mother to unple to be considered. I hate Bke Dundee interrupteut, apologetically.me, but

I wouldn't be able to the devil to point it out, but I'm "You see, Mrs. Rhodes, I read Mr. sleep a wink in this house Oh, including myself, too, you know,

"You're wanted, Mr. Dundee," Hogarth's diary after 1, went to bed hello, Norma! How do you feel, The fact is, that every inmate of grinning cheerfully at his startled Bonnie Dundee sprang to his feet, this morning. And on the first of baby? You look as if you'd been this house is bound to be more or table-mates. He found Lieutenant The month she invariably recorded crying all night." the receipt of a letter from 'S.' Can

less under muspicion, since the po- Strawn in the hall and, after ask "have," Norma Paige an- live have undoubtedly decided uponing Mrs. Rhodes, in a low voice, to you tell me who S. is, Mrs. Rhodes?swered in a low volee; as the slip greed as the motive for the murder set aside the dishes used by both She must be a daughter or a near ped into her chair. "Good marn- of poor old Mrs. Hogarth and Dowd and agnus, for examination Mrs. Hogarth's death, of course, but everybody." She tried to smile, every one of us could use more by the fingerprint expert, followed but the childish little mouth quiv- ¡money. In view of these cireum-his chief upstairs to the murdered Mrs. Rhodes shook her head, and fresh tears filmed the stances, I move that we all stick worman's room. "I'm afraid i can't help you, Mr. Wound-violet eyes. "Thanks, Mrs. by Mrs. Rhodes, and show the per-

(To be Continued.) Dundee, Mrs. Hogarth received] à registered-letter on the first day} of every month for the last flye years, unless the first fell on Sun- day. But I never saw one of thoạ letters myself. The postman always took it upstairs for Mrs. Hogarth's signature on the return receipt. As close friends as we were, she neverj showed in one of the letters," or} mentioned it in any way. know, though, that she burned each one after she rend it,”

relative. She must be notified of

'I have nò che to her full name,"

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Then I shan't find one among her papers, I suppose." Dundee con- Cluded regretfully, "But what about her outgoing mail? Surely she an- swered S.'s letters; in fact, she says RO in her diary."

"She answered them all right-i regular as the clock," Mrs. Rhodes! assured him grimly, "but she was just as secretive about the letters: she wrote as she was about the ones she received. She always gave the letter to me personally, but it was enclosed in an unstamped envelope, addressed to our postman. We've had the ante one on this beat for about eight years. He removed her letter and mailed it for her himself. O edurse, I never asked either; Mes. Hogarth or the postman any qitestions. It was none of my busi ness."

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"I m m." Dundee thoughtful. Today is the lust day of June, and to-morrow, Monday, is) July first. Since the postoffice is closed on Sunday, I suppose there's, nothing to do bnt to wait until he brings the regular frst-of-the- month letter.... By the way, Mrs. Rhodes, did I ever seeûr to you, knowing Mrs. Hogarth as intimate- ly as you did, that she had no miser's hoard' to will to anyone?" Mrs. Rhodes looked startled, then nodded slowly. "To tell you the truth, always had my doubts. There were a lot of little things, but the most important une' was that she always paid her board. right after the letter came. Once- about a year ago, I think it was third of the month, and she didn't pay her board until that afternoon. And she seemed nearly crazy with worry about the letter."

"How did she pay her board- the denomination of the bills, 1 mean "N

"That was funny, too, Her hoard] and room was only $40 a month. Of cours, I lost money on her the last two or three years, but when I said something to her once about! being obliged to raise the price, the cost of living being what it is, she carried on something dreadful, so I dropped it. I was mighty fond of her, peculiar though she was. But, what I started out to tell you was this: she always gave me a $50 bill, and i gave her the change in Amull bills. She spent next to nothing on herself," outside of the few clothes she needed. Being con- fined practically to her room us the was, she didn't need. much."

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