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Avenging Parrot

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CHAPTER XXIX

I think I've found the culprit who has been blowing out your

he did let Emil Sevler make a

fpol of her."

PANDANG

Then you think that Cora. and Sevier were well, lovers?" Dun- fuses, Mother Rhodes (dee probod-diffidently.

Mrs Rhodes looked up from if I'd thought so, I wouldn't the cheque she was, writing. Her have let it go on in my house,” black eyes - snapped.""" ""Then I'll | Kra. Rhodes retorted. {“But there give you a recommendation as a was certainly a good deal of what ctive,” she promised “grimly, the kids these days call 'heavy pet. did you find 1---a-fan, with ang^ By the way: Daisy, à D. C. current? We have A. C. Shepherd is coming back here to here

- board, "I thought she would—"». "Bert Magnus has enough"What! She'e changed her mind electrical junk in his room to already 1, Dundee exclaimed. blow out a dozen fuses," Dundee "Dalay always was sort of laurhed. "I never suspected he flighty, but I'm mighty fond of her, was mechanically inclined so when she phoned at noon- to-day "Ho's not, and I have to take and asked for her old room back, 1. back that promise to give you told her do come ́right · nhead. recommendation," Mrs. Rhodes, She'll be here in time for dinner retorted. "That box of junk was tonight. I told her Sunday morn left behind by a boarder, who when cho came out into the anasked out in the night with shoulder, that she'd want to conte kitchen and began to cry on my nothing but a suitcase, leaving back to Mother Rhodes. She seem- me to whistle for the three weeks ed to hate to leave as much as I board he, owed me. I ronted his room the very next day to Bertted to have her go--hung around in the kitchen ali morning, first Magnus before that worthless crying and then laughing at her husband of mine had got around self for a big baby, but--you'd to storing the box in the base have died laughing at the sight

munching at something nearly all the time. I never saw such a girl for enting in all my born days. Why, when came back down after they'd arrested poor Corn taken her away, there was Daisy--· Oh, drat that phone! I guess it's, another reporter--

ment.

Dundee grinned. "And Dusty still hasn't got around to taking the box away?!!

angles to this Bendish case that I'l go dippy if I don't find a solution eon," the young detective told himself disgustedly.

I did manage to push him up the stairs one night to do the job, but then he and Bert got to talking radio, and between them they thought they could construci a radio set out of some of the But whoever. It was and what Junk It seems that most of the ever further confidence in regard parts for a small set are there, to Daisy's greediness had been but I could have told Bert then interrupted, Dundee did not wait that it'd be a cold day, in August to find out. Very slowly, very when he gel Dusty to do any thoughtfully, he ascended the stairs thing that looks that much like on his way to Norma Paige's room, work. If the Rhodes House ever; "There are so many

ponsible has a radio, I'll have to buy it. But since Bert didn't seem to mind having the box in his room, I thought I'd just leave it there Ull the 30 days are up. The law requires me to hold a boarder's trunk for 30 days before selling It to satisfy his unpaid board Hello, Capa!" Dundee went to the cage and fearlessly reached in a chance that that electrical junk is worth to stroke the green-and-yellow head. "I'm thinking of turning this pesky $48, the amount Wheeler owed me. If he'd paid more attention case over to you, old-sport. How

about it?" to his job and less to that silly

The parrot turned gravely on his invention of his, he could have perch and cocked a bright eye at kept his job and paid his board the detective. nd penny1 Bad -bill-"

"Invention?" Dundee inquired. he cranked, papud of the "Oh, some silly gadget to be addition to his extensive vo-

cabulary. applied to a sewing machine," "Right you'are!" Dundee luogh. Mrs. Rhoden answered vaguely ed. "Between

* bill. · Not that there's

...

"Hullo! Hullo!" the parrot greet- ed him cheerily as he entered the kirl's room.

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In a message from Moscow, dated yesterday, it is announced that the Soviet Government have arranged for a second expedition, honded by M. Chuknovaky and other fliers who participated in the searches for the lost alablp. "Italia" will leave Krasnoyarsk on January 6th, to aid in the search for Lieutenan! Elcison, the Norwegian airman-explorer, who has been missing for over a month. Above is a picturo Illustrat ng the conditions of the fur ship "Nanuk" which is ice-bound off the Siberian const near Alaska, and In succouring which, Lieutenant Eielson met with mishap. Grave anxiety is now felt for the airman, whose plane disuppenred while he was flying to the ship after having taken several members of the crew to Nome. Inset is Olaf Swenson, à Seattle fur trader, who is aboard the ship with his 17-year-old daughter. The vessel is loaded with a fortune in furs. The picture shows a sister ship of the Nanuk engaged in the same trace in the same, waters, and In similar circumstances.

Sighing, he forced himself to go, on with his ugly duty, which he performed as thoroughly as if bis heart. were in no way involv ed. But in dresser drawers, book case and clothes closet he found nothing to cast the slightest sha- cow of suspicion upon the girl he believed in so implíefty....................

He had scarcely closed her door after his unchivalrous visit when he heard light, swifts steps upon the stairs.

"Oh, hello, Mr. Dundee !" Norma Paige greeted him with a cordial smile. She was swinging her broad-brimmed leghorn hat, and is she spoke she pushed the moist bronze curls from her white fore- head. "Did you find a position to-day 7

LOCAL YACHTING.

THE FINAL RESULTS OF MACAO RACE.

Attached are the final results of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's Race

YESTERDAY'S CONTEST.

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The Army defeated the Navy you. terday in sailing races beld in the morning and afternoon.

The morning race started at 11.04 to Macao and back, a distance of jam, the course being, Channel Rocka about 80 miles. Of the yachts which Rocks (S);. distance of 6.8. miles. (P), Rumsey Shoal (P), Channel set out, only three failed to complete it resulted as follows: the course.

The event commenced · ut.7.30 a.m!) on Doxing Day.

Yacht

N

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Times. Finished Corrected

Army:

Karachi Lobe 2 Beattle

Yacht Diana

17

Dorothea

Halcyon Wings

Lt.Colonel Cardew 411

Bombay

Dramas Arrie London

LL Scott-Billett

Major Tosh

14

(Temporarily, Los Angeles

Captain Skipæer

Major Campbell

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Calcutta-

Manlia

Nerseman (1) 12.37,04/24 9.19.04

(Lt.Cdr. L. Addington) BoJunt

· Zepher Gaol Queen Bee (2)1.08.43/27 9.47.08

Curlew (3) ..

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U. and 1. (4) Chinnok (5)

(6)

(Major H. Hulton) 227.27/27 10.19.48

(Major T. G. Tosh; 5.62.47/27 3.42.08

(Mr. H. 9. Rouse). 3.18.04/28 5.48.40/27 (Mr. L. F. Nicholson) Daphn 7.00.34/27 7.00.34

(Mr. W. D. Russell)

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Colleen

Navy.

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Commodore

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Pay, Comde.

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Lieut. Fen,

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"I'm afraid I was too lazy to hunt very hard for a job," he grinned, and hated the necessity La Cigale

(Mr. N. Crouchor) Whe Wonder for lying to her. "But I've got a scheme for work I can do in my Typhoon (7) 11.21.39/29-4.26.46/28 Bluenose own room. Had a private phone LÁ, we'll avengeinstalled to-day," he explained, on the spur of the minute, for he knew his telephone would excite com- ment and speculation. Then, sounding more bold than he felt: "Won't you be a Good Samaritan and conie down to sit on the porch with me? I believe it's a little cooler now and I'm-uching for some cheerful conversation

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The Times,

The finished and corrected times are

"I'm awfully sorry," Norma, là- terrupted hosilly. A little stilly given below she justified herself: "I've got to practice on the typewriter till dini-} ner time. My first speed test to- morrow, and I'm simply terrible on typing!"

"Handicap" Clava, (Started 2.25 p.m.)

“I never did get the straight of your dend mistress yet, Cap'n. ft, but he used my machine to Thanks for reminding me." try it out on, Well, have you found He was more cheerful as he cut anything else to get all het up about the disagreenbie task of over?"

searching Norma Paige's room, for the parrot's words semed like Dundee flushed and laughed. good omen. The room, unlike Henry "Nothing much," he evaded. "By Dowd's, was redolent of its owner's the 333, what's happened to personality. Dainty curtains of Cap'n7" H

white volle, splashed with yellow "Norma took him, though it's daffodils, fluttered at the double more out of a sense of duty than windows, and the same material anything else. Poor girl! I sup- immaculate, rafted--was used for

and bedspread

dressing-lable pose that's all she'll get out of being Mrs. Hogarth's heiress, and cover,

Dundeo had a strong suspicion she's afraid of the bird""

"Im rather fond of Cap'n my-that the girl's own exquisite uste self" Dundee smiled. "Belleva and competent little bands were I'll run up and take a look at responsible for this expensive dainties, unusual, even in so him."

If that means you're going to 200d a boarding place as the Mrs. Rhodes House. Bly, deecy towels search Norma's room,"

"Oh, no! I rented it, or rather Rhodes began, frowning, "you'd and absurdly pretty little face lo- botter make quick work of it, for wels of fine linen, all embroidered Mr. Magnus rented it for me, Norma comes home around half-with a monogrùtsmed "P" hung of since he was getting one for him- past three."

the rack above the stationary self. It's a fearful old rattletrap, "Where does she work, by the Lagin, and upon the green burlap but it's good enough for practice way. Those sound like banker's screen were tacked a score of work. 1 can use the machine at:

Daphne (2) water colour sketches-undoubted-school only an hour a day and Also... hours,"

own handiwork, that's not enough for a slow poke Halcyon (1) She's not working. now. She'ay to girl's

Gael (3) going to business college, to learn which she had once used in her like me."

Wendy (4) to be a stenographer and book-kindergarten classes, for the sub- keeper, I reckon she'll be ready to jects were the sort to appeal to work in Waller Styles' shop by full, small children. though personally I don't hold Against the wall near the door with a husband and wife seeing was a. small table, bearing a old too much of each other

.

"You have your own machine ?". he asked, to make conversation, so that he might hold her a little longer.

Rolla (1) ....... La Linda (5) Diana (4) Colleen (2) Dorothea (3)

Times.

The afternoon race wak along tho toflowing course.-Kowloon Rock (8),

(P), a distance of 5.1 miles, and re-Fald-Up Capital aulted as follown:

Haarve Funde

111Benose Speedwell

Army,

Yacht.

Holla

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'Sulled by Hajor Wernicke Lieut. Martin

Position Pla

1

Colonel Stewart

Why Wonder

Capt. Perton-Kali· 18 ·

NaSur Campbel

Liour. Col. Cardew "7

to

Major Tosh

: 1

Captain. Shipkey 14

Total

47

A. M. Total

70

Grand Total

Fluishing Corrected Wensh

4.10.57 4.10.57

4.18.32 4.17.5%

4.17.05 4.14.229

1.16.50 4.11.38. 4.12.37 4.18.26

"I" and "G" Classes. (Started 2.30 p.m.)

Times. Finishing Corrected

4.48.20 4,43,20 Did not finish

4.42,14 4.42.14 5.05.10 4.50.58 '5.10.05. - 5.00.11 "Y" Clas (Started 2.36 pm.)

Times. Finishing Corrected

Did not finish 4.51.32-4,51,32 4.48:55, 14.48,56 4.47.10274.47.16 4.46.30 14.4439 4.54.69 4.54.59 5.12.04

Why Wonder

Wings (4)

Zephyr (6)

More disappointed than be would admit to himself, Dundee had no choice but to idle until dinner. With Norma at home there was no chance for more typewriter of the same muke and room-searching that day. But "When do they plan to be marvninge as the one used by Bert scarcely had the 6 o'clock meal ried?" Dundee asked and hoped Magnus, He was later to learn started than Bonnie Dundee real Bluenose (3) that Mrs. Rhodes keen eyes would that both machines had been reut-Ized that a detective does not keep Boojum (2) not discover his secret.

agency, Be-unfón hours-that his day's work | Speedwell. (1) "In September, I think, unlessed from the same Walter's business goes bankruptside the machine was a stack of was, not yet over.

Adanac (5) before then. But I guess Norma vellow second-sheet paper also would be a big enough: fool 40 identical with that which Manus marry him anyway, and pay for used. In the little drawer of the the honeymoon, out of her own table were a great many letters, payIngs. She was a kindergarten some of them addressed in a bol.), toucher for three years, but de-masculine handwriting, but most

•cided, there wasn't enough chance of them obviously from girls, "for advancement.”

Andes glanced at them envious Dundee hoped for more crumbs ly. Se.many people knew her bet-1 of Information about the girl |ter than he did, but no one could whose very nume had the power think her dearer, sweeter, prettier. to make his heart beat faster, but|***

the subject,

Mrs. Rhodes abruptly, changed Fighting with the distaste ho I'm going to depend on you, Mr, felt at the thought of, rummaging Dundee, to help make things as among her intimate belongings. pleasant as possible for poor Cora: the young detective pauded befor I'm giving you credit for enough the dresser. In neat little silver sense, to know she didn't have a frames there were three enlarged.. thing to do with murdering and snapshots; one of Norma and Wal- robbing Mrs Hogarth." ter allting very clonu together Thanks Dundee grinned, "Of in the lawn. 'swing; another, of courag I agree with you, and Fil do Bert, Cora and Norma' on the front my boet-ANAKNA porch, the third a group of sinal!. You don't have to go so for a children, with Narma a laughing to make Bert jealous, Mrs. Rhodes nucleus, for the charming- pletura, Interrupted, with one of her grim | For a moment Bonnie Dundee was amilogi, “Looks like the Rhodes tempted to commit a small burg- House will have two weddings in fary on his own but he had pro- the near future. I'm glad for mised Mra, Rhodos to leave every- Cora, she's a fine woman, even thing as he found it

(To Be Continued)..

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