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Murder Backstairs

ANNE AUSTIŅ

AUTHOR OF

NEHE AVENGING PARROT" "THE BLACK FIGEON, ETC.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

i rather think I know what that something is. Ordinarily, I'd vagor, Mr. George Berkeley is a very amiable though not loquac- ous gentleman. And 1 mean gentleman!”

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Yen's Visit Postponed."

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, - 1930.

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ACTION TAKEN AS MATTER OF PRINCIPLE ONLY.

Accepting the statement of the defence that insufficient notice of

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Peking, Mar. 24. The Shansi forces claim that | Sun Tien-ying, "after desperato. fighting." defeated Han Fu-chu CHAPTER I (Continued).

near Mamutsi and is pressing Han Fu-chu from the east, while the Feeling rather sorry for Mrs. }

other Kuominèhun troops are mov- Berkeley that one of her guests

ing by Kai-feng to attack him from should not be able to arrive in a suitably impressive car of his own,

They assert that many of Han Fu- Bonnie Dundee betook himself and

chu's forces flod, leaving their bis suitcase, by means of a taxi,

"Oh, dear! Wickett is hovering arus and ammunition on the field, and looking stern!" Mrs, Berkeley and also claim that. Ilan Fu-chu to Hillcrest, the 30-acre estate of Hamilton's richest manufacturer. iuttered, with self-conscious is ready to announce his retire- The house was a huge three-rill of laughter as she cut her ment and hand over his troops storey affair of rough-hewn white yes toward the butler who had to a subordinate. stone, with gables and turrets and appeared for an instant and then even a respectably imposing tower vanished. "I wonder where every- at one corner. Portions of the one is, George, Have you seen walls were mantled with ivy. En-Clorinda? And I do wonder where circling the rolling acres was a Mrs, Lambert, and Mr. Crosby are" high, wrought-iron fence, with Of course, a distinguished guest formidable spikes designed to keep like Mr. Crosby" She paused, the pair of with an arch, confidential smile at

Mothers who keep Baby's Own stately gates was not locked nor Dundee; then went on in a lowered had the Berkeleys yet achieved voice: "But one

Tablets in the house have a the dignity of a gate-keeper.

Sub-Inspector Nicol intimated specific remedy at hand whenever-

complaint was As his taxi swept around the whatever her former position in yuanfu closed up the municipal that a

received their children, from infancy on- curved drive Dundee caught society. would rather make and provincial headquarters of the from Col. Robertson who had ward, show symptoms of indiges. glimpse of the lake, which lay to point of being on time for dinner-Kuomintang on March 22, on the taken the number of the defen- tion, constipation, celic, feverish-Capital (tally paid wp)...Y. 100,000,000 COLORE the east of the house. The set-On, there you are!" she carolled, in round of an alleged plot to dia-dant's eyele. The officer mention-ness, diarrhoea, croup, cold, teeth-Cent ( ting sun turned it into a broad the imitation-Oxford voice she fre-turb the peace of the city--Reuter, in reply to his Worship, that nig trouble or worms. Used promp pool of molten gold, and for thequently remembered to assume. first time since he had receivedDear Mrs. Lambert! How very the urgent, impulsive invitation charming you look! I always way from young Dick Berkeley to a woman with that silvery-white "stand by, old man, or I'll not be hair look loveliest in black. I able to bear up under all the la-de- wish my hair would turn white, da." Dundee felt a thrill of anti-though of course I'm too young- cipation. The place, at least. Not that you aren't prematurely was good to look upon, with its grey yourself, de Mrs. Boga landscaped lawn, its flower gar-But do forgive ne! You book on th denr, its golden lake, its big, a picture that you've made me for-

house. gracious

Certainly ilf get my duties as a hostess, would, offer 肆 welcome change This is Mr. Dundeg. · Dick's chun from the clamour and friendly from Yale.... And Mr. Dundee,

out intruders, but

familiarity of the boarding house. may I present Mrs. Lambert The And he had not played for ruther Mrs. Van Rennselier Lambert of too long. considering how young New York and Newport, you know,”

added he was and how much he liked to she

triumphantly, and play.

Dundee, as he bowed, remembered Maybe there would be a pretty Mrs. Rhodes' trite simile, "like a girl. Or would it be just his luck prize dog on a leash." to fall in love with Clorinda, who was already engaged to be married,

.

A tiny smile flickered in the de-

occurrence.

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Sergeant Clark had made efforts New Peking Regime. to locate the defendant to inform him of the incident the day follow- Peking, Mar. 24. The Shansi-ites took over then the receipt of the complaint. directorate and sub-directorates Sergeant Clark was not in Court and it was not known whether he of the Peking Octroi yesterday.

It is believed that all the had seen the defendant or not. Nanking-ites have by now been ousted from their posts in Peking

Chlang's Real Object?

Shanghai, Mar, 24.

The defendant's father replied that Sergeant Clark had not seen

the defendunt.

His Worship remarked that he thought the only thing to do was

It is stated here that the real to take evidence and probably the purpose of Chiang Kai-shek visit-defendant would recall the inei- ing Ningo was a secret confer. dent.

ence with representatives of the Colonel Robertson's Evidence. Northern Navy and the Mukden

Col. Robertson said that, to authorities.

The North China Daily News re-gether with his daughter and wife, porta that northern ships under he was leaving the Star Theatre al the command of Admiral Shen 730 p.m. on February 29 and was Hung-li, with three prominent proceeding up the road when he

the vicinity of Ningpo.-Reuter." Manchurian officials, are now in heard the noise of a motor cycle which "came dabing along at what appeared to me a dangerous- speed." it had no lights and was making a lot of noise. It was for the incident to the notice of the that reason that he had brought

if the "little bird" was to be relied pths of Blue-grey eyes as Mrs. Lam- upon? His last love, Norma Paige.bert murmured an acknowledgment was now Mrs. Walter Styles, and of the atrocious introduction. But though she and her husband were not a vestige of added colour in the ing out a golden-brown little paw. still members of the Rhodes House delivately beautiful face of the "It's only for official records, and family, he was ashamed to confess social secretary betrayed that he no longer suffered even a ment or annoyance. The slender for Mother when she's particularly pang of what he had once felt sure would be a life-long grief.

And then he remembered Mrs. Rändes' bitter remarks

but

resent-

graciously mature woman,

peeved with me.

I find it an awful-

have obliged. "When I get a dog,

Police.

Continuing, witness said that he

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looking taller than she was becausey useful nickname. You simply did not see the number of the of the extreme length of the black can't say 'Gigi' and sound real sore: machine but when he arrived in Curtis Wright Common about gown, moved lightly toward the de. Try it!" she invited, then rushed Haiphong Rond he saw the defen- Eastman Kodak "Abbie" Berkeley. If Clorinda tective, and the smile had extended on, before Dundee could possiblydant had stopped and was lighting | Electrile Bond & Share were at all like her mother, his to the thin, sensitive mouth. She'm going to name it Tweet-Tweet up. WiLess said that the cycle heart would not be in danger. His had accepted Bonnie Dundee at face for the same reason! Fancy shout- taxi driver was holding open the value, and he was glad.

ing Tweet-Tweet' in a cross voice door.

Dundee hesitated before:

Oh, here's Clorinda! Exit little descending.

*267 Had Mrs. Rhodes Dundee?... Then did you Gigi from the spotlight. Isn't she frightened him? That was ab-1by any chance know my young

yorgeous, Mr. Dundee?" surd, of course. He was not here nephew, Tommy Cavendish?

"Shut up. Gigi!" her father com- Mrs. The two were still talking of themanded, but he rumpled the short, popular and redoubtable Tommy Fire-tipped brown curls with a fond when a miniature storm broke. hand.

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George Berkeley. He was here in make a keen, close study of Mr. Seymour Crosby, for certain sinta- Ler reasons. .. Besides and he tipped the driver generously—11; Mrs. Berkeley high-hatted him.; he was armed with

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But such tactics as Mrs. Rhodes had suggested proved to be un- called for. Indeed, the young de- tective, whose official connexion with the homicide squad of the police department of Hamilton was known to a very limited number of trusted people, found himself embarrassed by the effusiveness of his welcome..

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Dunder scarcely heard the flurry Whoops, Dickie! Who manhand-of words with which Mrs. Berkeley led that tie of yours? It's a holy introduced her daughter, Clorinda, mess! Let me fix it for you...for his attention was wholly upon say--where's the fahney fiance? I'm dying to see him-Hallo, Tish the tall, dark, insolent beauty, dres- sed ravishingly in a period gown of darling! "You look stunning, and wine-red velvet, unadorned except I think I rate a kiss!"

Would Hamper Defence. for a wide bertha of exquisite old- And to Dundee's amazenment the ivory lace, which swung low to His Worship remarked that it small whirlwind, with pale-green reveal the rise of faultless breasts would have been better if Cal, chiffon skirts whirling madly about and the marble-like perfection of Robertson had mentioned to the er slim legs, flung herself upon shoulders. His blue eyes eagerly driver at the time that he was re- Mrs. Lambert and kissed her sound met the sombre, arrogant brown porting him to the Police. The y. And Mrs. Lambert seemed

ones, but he had an uncomfortable only thing he could do was to vastly pleased.

conviction that Clorinda Berkeley "Gigi! I mean Georgina!" Mrs. did not see him at all. She bowed adjourn the case for a week for the appearance of Sergeant Clark Berkeley cried despairingly. "How slightly but she did not speak. • as to whether the defendant was many times have I told you not to

and Mrs. Benjamin- call me 'Abble' and not to address Smith," Wickett announced.

The Benjamin Smiths plunged Mrs. Lambert as Tish? And if you don't drop your ridiculous heartily into the drawing room and imitation of an English accent-" had themselves introduced by Mrs. "Rilly, old thing," the child Berkeley as "my brother and his As the detective was de- drawled impudently, "I thought | wife." you'd be fenhfully pleased.ducing that George Berkeley had

Subdeb don't you know?

fal- made a moderately rich man of his lows in mother's footsteps brother-in-law, out of the kindness be of his heart or in self-defence,

"And companionship. Dick tells me that to wise you up as to how God-awful, Crosby?

you Mr. Seymour since you graduated from Yale you it sounds, Abbie! We've got phony to meet Clo's young man, and of summons had already had an effect would have been better in the pre-:

We've been simply dying have been studying in Europe. furniture and phony culture and a course. we've read such

reams Don't you find America frightfully phony family tree. All we've got about you" crude, bourgeois, somehow metal that isn't phony is money, and I

"Don't be an idiot, Lily!" Mrs. lie, if you know what I mean?" guess if the truth were tald, that is Berkeley. cut in sharply. "This is "Aw, lay off, Mother!" Dick all Mr. Seymour Croaby is interest- Mr. Dundee, a college chum of begged, his weakly handsome ed in! But I can't bear for him to Dick's. Mr. Crosby hasn't come young face red with embarrass- laugh at us for a phony English down yet, and you really mustn't ment. "Dundee's regular, not a accent, on top of everything else" Oh" she broke off, as Gigi kicked parlor Bolshevist-Oh, hello, Dad!! "George, are you going to let this her. She glanced toward the wide Want you to meet Mr. Dundee, a awful child talk to me like that?" doorway leading into the front hall, friend of mine at Yale."

Mra. Berkeley moaned, but the and her face was immediately And then Bonnie Dundee shook words had a parrot sound. transfigured. She glowed. she hands with the sternest and hand- Dundee was sure it was an ancient, beamed, she adored, she fluttered. somest middle-aged man he had futile plea. "Do you know where "No rilly, my dear Mr. Crosbyl ever sat eyes upon. If Clorinda your sister la, Gig?"

You're not at all late! I do hope you Berkeley, by the grace of God or "She's holding an Impassioned found your rooms comfortable, and the Mendelian law, resembled this telephone conversation in the Johnson not too ghastly a valet. tall, dark, dour, kingly man, in-library," Gigi obliged. "I listen Mr. Berkeley simply refuses most stead of her gushing, dyed-haired ed, but I couldn't make out a word. ridiculously to have

a 'man' for mother, then heaven protect him, Now may I meet this adorable man? himself and Dick, and Johnson is I know he isn't the fascinating the best I could do locally. But

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notified the following day. If the out the time that had elapsed be ficently proportioned, henna

defendant were proved to have fore he received any notice of the been in the wrong it was no de-incident. He remarked that if his haired, Mrs. Berkeley cried, when, with young Dick, he made his first appearance in the drawing room

fence to say that he did not re-son had been doing anything member the incident but, on the wrong he would be grateful for at the dinner hour that Friday

cther hand, if he had not been rather than annoyed by a prosecu- evening. "You don't know how

notified, it would hamper his de- tion, delighted I am that my darling Dick has found a congenial spirit

fence.

His Worship said that in the Pertson repeated that case of a person being summoned In this ghastly provincial little.

he had no animosity against the he had always held that the defen- town! The poor boy has been all that rot! No, let's simply starved for intellectual brutally frank!" she cried with Mrs. Smith was twittering to him: defendant but that he had takendant should be notified as soon as

the proceedings as a matter of principle and thought, that the possible. He thought that on the defendant so he thoughtspoken to the driver.

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that when it becomes known they Sub-Inspector Nicol remarked are going to be run in it will stop that it would be hard on Col. it," added the complainant. He Robertson to have to appear again thought that it could not be stop next week and pointed out that the pcd unless people notified the complainant was not pressing the Police. summons.

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Summons Dropped. His Worship said that if the de- The driver of a motor car was "Mighty glad to meet you, Mr. Dundee," said George Berkeley,

I'm afraid you'll find us a dull little Robertson thought he was then failing to put out his hand when and the commonplace, provincial

And because, for the moment, family party tonight. We're rah- the present proceedings would stopping. The defendant stated words did not matter at all., for Mrs. Berkely was speechless with ther saving our energies for the big serve as a warning to him and on that he had no intention of stop- they were uttered in a deep bariage. It was George Berkeley who affair of tomorrow night

that account the summons might ping but had missed his gear and tone that would have been the This is my younger daughter, man whom he would have travelica quite agreeable.

performed the introduction.

And thus Bonnie Dundee met a be dropped, if Col. Robertson was stalled the engine. envy of a Shakespearean actor. Gigi, or rather, Georgina, Mr.

-Sub-Inspector Nicol, who took Col. Robertson agreed and sald out the summons, admitted that But the smile which flexed

that it was a matter of principle the defendant had stalled his atorn mouth did not extend to the Yale," he added to his daughter, his born detective, and the true story as far as he was concerned, the Dundee. A friend of Dick's, from many miles to look upon, curiously,

speculatively. For Dundee' was

engine and remarked that in the brooding black eyes with which dark face flushing slightly as he of Seymour Crosby and a certain His Worship said that he might the multimillionaire keenly search-mentioned the college which had not night in London was one of a scare ed his young guest's face.

found his son good enough. "He's got his back up about

"Forget the Georgina, Mr. of mysterics he would have sacrific- something," Dundee mused: "And Dundee, Gigi commanded, thrusted much to solve

(To be Continued.)

for he was due to fall in love, fance, because he hasn't a mous- I ́mustn't monopolize you, must 1? fendant was the person that Col summoned before his Worship for PRINTING. PRENS"

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excitement he apparently forgot to put out his hand.

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