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VICTOR NEW DANCE RECORDS

That Wonderful Something-

Įstrike up.

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Chant of the Jungle.

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[Puttin' on the Ritz.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Murder Backstairs

ANNE AUSTIN

AUTHOR OF

"THE AVENGERS PARROT" "THE BLACK PIRON, ETC.

Awwwwhand

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1930.

see the five I found He did not finish the sentence, but drummed scowlingly on the desk. "Gigi knew. Others knew. Why not Dick? And Dick dared not buy bootleg liquor on pain of be- ing disinherited!"

He sprang to his feet, overturn- ing the chair. He let it lie and dashed through the bathroom to | Dick Berkeley's bedroom. It took

him less than five minutes to find!

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CHAPTER XL.

ardent desire to kiss her, in grati-what he was looking for. The boy Dick Berkeley had written in tude for the great relief she had was not so ingenious at conceal- pencil upon the torn back of an oid, given him. For he believed she ment as was his mother.

was right in her interpretation of envelope :

But when his search was fin

with . To enjoy it Reserve Fund "Dundes"-the note began Dick's melodramatic note.

ished it had yioled him not two to the full, and to avert ill effects "Your trusty has broken párole.

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PH turn the young detective was out to Mra. Berkeley's favourite depart-and carry with you a vial of down and drag me back.

drawing room at the ment store was pasted on the bot- Singing a Vag band Song. enough, but by then It enter the

won't make much difference jam a bout

tom of two of the expensive flasks, Hi Duniti where I am Sorry. Dick."

Captain but the other two bore no mark Dundee stared at the pencilled) Stra... We ve got 1 fine to identify their retail dealer. scrawl until the words grew enor-young friend of yours. ........ Yes. Obviously cheaper stuff, these last Drunk. More than a little drunk. two. Dick had gone shopping for "Suicide?" he whispered.

What had better do with him? himselfi Fifteen minutes later, in the Book him on a charge of drunken- blue twilight of the late Septem-nees, so we can keep an eye on) bur day, the weary and shaken him?" young delective turned the road-

We Love Us. Talk of the Town.

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Song the Islands.

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If There Will Never Bc.

Harlem Madness.

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f When You're Smiling.

{St. James Infirmary.

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When a Woman Lives.

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Gate.mous,

There's Denger In Your

Lyes.

With You.

(Congratulations.

Funny Dear.

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Keeping Mysell For You.

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Love Mada a Gipsy Out of

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Have Dick's four bottles to Mrs. Berke-|

ster's nose toward Hillcrest. For- Dundee chuckled tunately Dick had left the key in "Do me a favour, Chief. the ignition switch.

one of the boys escort him to a

ley's, ave and turned the key of KEEP YOU WELL. enough that Dick, learning same-

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He had done all he could. Dun-Turkish bath, boil the booze out the desk drawer, it was natural dee argued with himself. It would of him, nd then send him home. have been forlish to confurt the And I'd appreciate it if his escort how-probably in the same way "Too slow, and I can't stand search personally, The police de left him at the gates, to toddle that Gigi had-of his mother's the thought of the stuff now," Capital (fully paid up)......... 100,000,000 partment had the matter in hund, alme. F'll try to keep his family strange vice, should succumb to Dick retorted. Then realization Reserva Fund and could be relied up to make from knowing what he's been up the temptation of adopting that swept over his muddied brain. ia therough job of it. And is to just to preserve the peace, vice. Curiosity at first. perhaps. Say! What the devil are you

Strown had assured him callously. you know."

At any rate, Dick Berkeley was driving at, anyway?" those who threaten to commit sui- But the skillful half-lies

How a perfume addict. cile sellum go through with it, which Dundee quieted George It was the startling new vista foxides, the alarm had been given | Berkeley's suspicions as to his which that discovery opened to fre quickly that the desperate boy json's absence were told for Gigi's the detective which made him I had t 1111': than 15 minutes sake, not for Dick Berkeley's.

-+dizzy. start on his small band

As soon a possible after the serving of coffee in the drawing fume from Formel jarstters.

room Dundice made his escape.

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"No use, Dick!" D ndee's voice was like a whiplash. "And I don't doubt that you can't stand the thought of perfume-now!"

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Dick Berkeley did not answer. Dick Berkley had stolen per-His pale-brown eyes stared blank his mother at leastly at Dundee for a minute, then " he had done all he couls,

bvite. Last night Dick had seen his body sagged and slowly crum- fat it was hard to meet Gigi's, my heavy upon his conscience that mother

reccize a gift of at pled to the floor. when that ubiquitous child, he had not yet finished transerib-least five ounces of perfume from There were several questions spring upon the running board of ing the thick sheaf of

notes heeymour Crosby.

the detective longed to ask, when the car is it passed between the had made during that long, grund

Half drunk at the time, bad the boy, whom he had undressed open gates of fillerest.

ing day.

Dick tipsily made up his mind to and put to bed, came to his senses. **IN!"

greeted him

After Lyping steadily for propriate the new supply before But Dick Berkeley turned his face blithely. "The bren lonesome her and a half he had finished his his mother could dispose of it her to the wall and pretended to be to be obtained un application, The reporters have just left, a task, with the exception of making if? If she missed it, his mother too exhausted, mentally and hpysi-| last fem, I mean. They kept summary of his discoveries lead would have good reason to sus- cally, to speak a word. And per- coming and coming, and Abbie ing up to the conclusion, clinched pect who the thief was and to haps he was, Dundee decided, as gave 'em tea and let 'em take all by Gigi's reluctant admissions, the shield him, as she must have he shrugged and turned away. the pictures they

Shes George Berkeley was a per-shielded him for his two previous When he himself was ready for I wouldn't let me be interviewed. fume addict.

Theft-

bed half an hour later he laid his Afraid I'd spill something

Suddenly be sat back and

"Well, here I am! And sober. ear. to the bathroom keyhole and shouldn't. Where's Dick? I

stared at the last two condensed after that damned Turkish bath," listened intently, Yes, the boy and him drive off to sentences he had typed:

a sulky voice from the bathroom was asleep and muttering bro- "Mrs, B. purchased woven bot-door interrupted the detective's kenly. Noiselessly Dundee e-Paid-Up Capital astles perfume September. Found gitations.

room and tip "I hope you're satis-tered his friend's five empty perfume bottles con- fedt"

toed to the bed. But Gigi was not deceived. She vealed in Mrs. B's clothes cloret."

"Your gratitude is overwhelm-

Dick Berkeley "Sorry, Doris," leaned over and stared into his Seven. Five... Where were ling. Dick! Dundee retorted was murmuring. Sorry, darling Teyes for a moment, then cried re-these other two bottles? Where, dryly.

didn't mean Sole Agent proach fully: "Why didn't

Carss I ought to thank you." There was nothing more, and MITSUI keep an eye on him, for heaven's with expensive perfume, which the pale, haggard young

Owing to our numerous branches in China man Dundee crept to his own bed, so and larze connections in the important com sake?

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SHOU J. CHEN, fast, which he had just sat down en getting drunk again, Gigi re-reath must have reeked with it weat it out in a Turkish bath." or her fellow-passenger. Crosby. roated, as if surprised at his bould it have got wise to her

"If you were in such a funk that to when Wickett came from the you needed to get stewed, why butler's pantry to inform him: Patet. But those other two bol¦ didn't you play safe and swig a "A Dr. Jennings on the wire för U

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"Dick deserted me," he said, lightly as possible.

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Dundee drew a sharp breath. Stopping the car abruptly, he drew Dick's note of apology from his mcket and passed it to the girl.

"It's too dark real. Hop into ther and I'll turn the dashlight on for you."

To hold the serap of proper unde▶ Lo the weak little bulb she had erouch close against him, and in- voduntarily he put his arm about

her shoulders.

that as I there! The sig!!

sported contemptuously when ek eyes had taken in the scrawled lines. "I suppose it is! worse for him than for the rest of us, because he was in love with Duris, or thought he was, but-- Oh, why can't he be a man!!!

"You think that's what the note means? – that he's murely sneaked

df to get drunk? Dundee asked,

as usually as possible.

"Of course! What did you O-o-a-ah! I see!" and

think?

to Dundee's amazement she laugh- "You thought that this was a

cs.

sort of cryptic confession and ad- vance notice that Dick was going) to commit suicide! If you knew Dick as well as I do! Nobody loves life better than my beloved brother, and nobody has less physical cour-] age A month from now he'll hel crazy about another girl, and-Say, did you set the police unto him?" she broke off to demand with sud-| den amazing truculence.

"Yes." Dundee admitted curtly. "Oh, dear! He'll probably be brought home dead drunk in the Black Maria, and what chance will we have then to keep Dad from knowing all about it?" abe wailed. "A couple of weeks ago Dad put his foot down bard. Told Dick if he bought so much as one drink of brotleg liquor again he'd disinherit him and he didn't mean maybe. Now-

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