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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY

JANUARY

1930.

7

Avenging Parrot

Anne Austin

CHAPTER XXXIV.

nephew's 'shoulder. "Am I in time to hear you strut your stuff, boy? His first sight of a murder sus- Going to teach ua old fogies somie pect undergoing the pitiless third-zew tricks, eh?" dogree at the hands of the police have not had time to quea gave Bonnie Dundee, novice detection Sevier yet, sir," Dundee an- tivo, no thrill Curiously, his firat swered with his wide, boyish grin, emotion was a mixture of anger "and I'm afraid I'm an awful dub and pity. And then he remember-at the third degree. Mind if I ed Mrs. Hogarth-ns he had seen handle it in my own way?" The her alivo and as he had seen her inst words were tactfully ad dead, If this was the man who dressed to the glowering police ser- had strangled her, creeping up be-geant. hind a defenceless old woman, then] even the third degree was too good ed. for him.

"

Emil Sevier was crouching in an uncomfortable straight ahair in the centre of the small room, his hand-cuffed hande tightly clasped

"It's up to you" Turner mutter-

"Thank you. Will you let me have that small package I brought you this afternoon, Sergeant? Yes, that's right.

Thanks," and Dundee confronted the somewhat and the knuckles pressed against neglected and puzzled suspect, his bared teeth, so that he seemed balancing

a. Jarge envelope

more like a snarling dog worrying thoughtfully on his left palm..

at a bone than a man.

table.

• • .

"You know it is!" Sevier retört ed ullenly, but without violence. "Your full name is Emil Sylven ter Sevier, I believe?"

"How the devil do you know that?" the prisoner demanded, turtled. "Sylvester is my middle name, all right, but I don't like it, so I don't use it-algn my name Emil Sevier, or. E. S. Sevier.".

THIS AFTERNOON'S CATHEDRAL WEDDING

Mr. W.D. Fiddes-Wilson and Miss Lella Clarke, whose wedling is taking place at St. John's Onthedral this afternoon. They are to make their home in Tientsin to which place the bridegroom whs transferred from Hongkong several months ago.

LONDON TEA GLUT.

REPORTED FAILURE OF

SALES TO RUSSIA.",

London, Jan. 4. Negotiations for the supply of 15,000,000 pounds of tea to Russia a twelve months' credit busin on have broken down and there is like- ly to be a glut on the London

market next week.

According to the Grocer and Oil] Trade Review, Mr. Frank Wise, M.P., went to Moscow a week ago Indian Tea Trade Association to with a definite proposal for the provide Itunsia with tea on a twelve months' credit bagis,,

He did not speak for a long min- Thin, rather short, olive-skinned, black-eyed, with longish black hair ute, but held Sevior's eyes with in tortured disorder, as if the man-his own until some of the wild fear acled hands had been tearing at it and angor had faded out of them. "Your name is Emil Sevier 7" he in helpless rage. Directly above" his head hung an unshaded, high-asked at last, a cordially and powered light in an eye searing easily as if he were addressing a ut Mrs. Rhodos' blue bulb. The lids of his eyes fellow-guest were already red-rimmed, either from sleeplessness or from that pitiless glare of electricity, was hard to imagine this torment-! ed wretch as Corn Barker's lover.

Around the captured suspect wore elustered nearly a dozen pinin-clothes detectives and three uniformed patrolmen, and planted wide-legged, truculent, manncing, before him was Sergeant Turner.

"I got the information from "I'm asking you again, Sevier, this." Bonnie Dundee told him, and and I've got ways of making you drew. from the envelope the ac sorry if you don't answer-where cordion-plated theatre programme have you been hiding yourself on which Sevier had scribbled his since you killed and robbed Mrs. name in all its variations. This to accept the scheme or to recom Hogarth?" "

is your signature, isn't it?" Sevier's teeth closed sharply The mahacled hands reached formend it to the members of the over his knuckles before he lifted the programme, which Dundee his head to answer, his eyes glar-politely permitted the prisoner to Ing hatred at his tormentor and examine.

"Yes. that's my writing but "I've told you I didn't kill Mrs. what of it?" Sevier still held the Hogarth, and I'll see you uti in hell programme, and, as Dundee watch- before I tell you where I've beened, the nervous brown fingers began since Saturday night... This is to re-pleat the double sheet, as if what a guy gets," he added bitter- from feree of habit. ly, "for coming forward like a man

accuser?

There was reason to believe that Russia would accept, but since the departure of Mr. Wise there has been dissension among the grower and the Ceylon Association refused

Association.

The result of the breakdown of negotiations will be that nearly 100,000 packages of tes will be thrown on an already over-lurden- Breakdown. Denied,

London, Jan, G.

ed market. Router.

"Sévier," Dundes began qulotly, to give himself up for question-I see no use in wasting time. itions with Russia and says that

ing."

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know you want to get this business over with as badly as we do... Now listen to me courteously, Sergeant Turner's short laugh please, without interrupting, and was like a bark. Then he thrustį 1 promish you courtesy in return.' his head almost into Sevier's face. There was a snork of contempt "Yes, you gave yourself, up! from Sergeant Turner and an an- That's good for a laugh with me awering chuckle from one of the any time, that is! My men nab-uniformed policemen. But Dun-end up in the lobby that even- bed you five blocks away from dee went on as culmly as if he had ing--just as you are pleating that headquarters-and you were head- not heard:

ed in the other direction!"

own accold".

rested?"

"He was too smart to be carry suppose you loosen up and do a lit-ing it around with him, the de- tle answering... You ready to take down his confession, Brede?" tective sergeant answered, with A sallow-faced boy seated at aoorly veiled contempt for the small pine table in a corner of the questioner. room fooked up from his notebook

ond now

widened.

"I am not gưing to ank you,

The prisoner drew a shudder- Sevier, if you were at the Rhodes in breath and dropped the pro- "I was going to give myself up,' Sevier insisted doggedly, Then he House last Saturday night, for 1gramme with a gesture of fear and Hared: "What do you think I'd be know you were, and as I said, loathing. But before his tremb- hanging around Hamilton for, if I don't want to waste time. No, ling lips could form, a lie, Dundee hadn't come back here of my own please! There's no use trying to went on quietly, but relentlessly: protest, Sevier, for 1 have proof, "While you were waiting, Sevier, 'accord to give myself up? You and I am willing to show you the you smoked one of your favourite

cops were looking for me for three days and you didn't find me! And proof when the time comes. Facigarettes, and put the stub in a reveral weeks you planned to rol dower pot. Here it is.. I see you'd never have laid a hand on. Emma Hogarth of the money you recognize it," he added, but me if I hadn't come back of my he had, or was supposed to have, without triumph, as the man's eyes hidden in her room... By the "All right then, all right!” Ser-

"A few minutes before 12 o'clock, way, Sergeant Turner, was geant Turner snarled. "You come large sum of money found in this leur. You crept out of the green- Sevier, you. believed the const was back here to give yourself up for questioning and he mimicked man's possession when he was arhouse, crossed the driveway and climbed to the second story of the Sevier's four-cracked voice-“so

house by means of the rose trellis on the west side of the porch. And although you are not a heavy man your weight broke one of the little lats in the trellis, and I see by your hand-the thorns of the climb and nodded.

"All right, Sevier," Dundze in Ingrow scratched you rather Then be'll alt there ull hell errupted. "A, 1 said, you plann- badly." freezes over, if he waits for me to jed for weeks ta rob Mrs. Hogarth The prisoner gazed stupidly at confess to a murder I didn't do!" (and you tried to get Corn Barker the ragged but almost healed Sevier promised violently, his voice to help you do the job. She re-scratch which zigzagged across the breaking on a sob. "And you can fused several times, the last oc-back of his right hand. But still keep me here till you starve me to casion being Saturday night, at he did not speak death before 111 tell where I've the Little Queen Theatre, Once "You had already possessed your been these last three days!" you tried alone-entering Mrs, self of "Dusty" Rhodes' old tweed "And you're the nice young man Hogarth's room from your own up, and you were wearing it when who was strolling over to police room by means of a foosened bourd you entered Mrs. Hogarth's room headquarters to give himself up in the clothes closet. Mrs. To- and killed her... No, wait!" he for questioning!" Sergeant Turner garth saw you and Inter warned commanded sharply as Sevier taunted him. "Just lige me by

gasped for words, "When you left telling me the kind of questions the police that you were trying that room by the window you were you intended to answer, Sovier! rob her, and that her life as still wearing the cap, but you had Was I to say, Hello, Emii! How's well as her money was in danger." removed it once to insert one of the boy7' and 'Is it hot enough for

the parrot's green feathers beneath you?

As Dundee apoke, very quietly, the lining, so that 'Dusty Rhodes At that, Dundee stepped into the almost soothingly, the prisoner might be accused of your crime room from the threshold, where he appeared to be shrivelling UP com

Keep your seat, Sevier!" he

"["never---"

+

4. had been a eflent, slightly nauseat. But he obeyed Dundee; he did not commanded, sharply, as the pri

ed spectator.

Good evening, Sergeant Turner," peak. Only his cy-held as if soner struggled to his feet. Then, as Sevier sank back into his chair' donfed; he greeted his superior quietly. hypnotized-alternately

with strange docllity, Dundee "con- tinued: Dr. Weeks saw you run-

I believe Lieutenant Strawn might greed, or pleaded.

prefer to have me question Sevler, "On Saturday you. announced ning away from the Rhodes since I have been actively at work your intention of going to Chica- grounds, down the alley, at about on the case, and have all the go to look for a new job, having a quarter after 12. Mrs. Hogarth been fired as violinist, for the was murdered between 11:45 ond threads in band.”

Little_ Queen. Early in the ev3 12 o'clock, Sevier, and well, ! For a moment Dundee was ing you checked your bag at the think that's all," he concluded afraid that Sergeant Turner's rarcel room of the station, and quietly.com vitriolle, tongue would be turned shortly before 11 o'clock you told “All1" Sevier tried to shout, "but upon him with a contemptuous every one good-bye at the theatre: the word was a strangled sob in refusal, but just as the outraged Then you went to the Rhodes his throat. His manacled hands sergeant was opening his mouth to Houes, bent on carrying out alone tore at his collar, as if to help the speak a familiar voice boomed heartily from the doorway the scheme which you had plann words come out,"All Hes! Think Well well! This looks liked for weeks. It was still too ear you got me framed pretty, don't quite a party. Glad you remem-ly for safety, however, so you you? Well, I didn't do it! Sea? bered to invite me, Turner It managed to gain the shelter of the fa a pack of lies Was Pollos Commissioner O'Brien, old greenhouse on the lawn, there Then why did you run away and when he had joined the group to bide your time. As you waited and hide for three days 7 Dandes around the prisoner he clapped an you pleated the new programme for asked. affectionate hand upon his the Little Queen, which you had

(To be Continued.);

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