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LAURA LOU BRĎURMAN

Chapter LVI

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1930,

EXCHANGE RATES.

Previous Day. Yesterday.

ALWAYS

Heart

Hungry

Paris. Geneva,

123.605

25.01%

Berla.

.20.394

123,60 21.02 20,3015

Qalo...!

18.10%

18.15

Helsingfors

193.07

1931

INSIST

Athen..

375.07

375

Buenos Aires..,

30

'30%

Shanghai,

1/G

1/6%

New York

4.80.05/04

1.85.13/10

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ON--

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Stockholm, Vienna..

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34.48

18.11 34.47%

45,th

4.1.95

817

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35%

Holiday

1/14%

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02.75

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18.1016

18.16

108.21

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John Mitchell suddenly excitable.

yout

If

"You mean have Jordan arrest-Amsterdam Jedzi

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108.20

163%

- 4.19/32

Holiday 2/0.17/82

14. 14.9/10

"I certainly do." "Is your name Jordan?" Mitchell asked the scowling youth in the "But, Mr. Mitchell what good Madrid.. doorway. The corridor was dimly {will that "do? It' Celia we want Bucharest.

Monteviden. Iit and the faces of all three men to find." were shadowed.

Jordan knows where she is, I'd Hongkong.

Brussels. What do swear to it!" "I'm Tod Jordan, yes.

Mllar. "Maybe. But you know who's

Copenhagen. you want?"

became not in that building. if you eportfxbun "I want my daughter!" this to police it's sure to reach the Prague..

4.21/30 he exclaimed. "Cella! What have newspapers. A public fue and cry lo.....

1/55% done

her 2 with

she's in't going to help any and I should Burnbay.

.2/17/30% think it would be highly distaste Yokohamn, her

Here's what I have in mind-"Silver (spat)... 14. "Just a minute! Just a minute! Tui

(forward) 141.11/10 They were standing near the en-

British Wirclean. I don't know who you are or any thing about your daughter. What's trance of the apartment building. the idea of breaking into a privateShielde began to speak rapidly.

"Then you'd better come here. apartment in the middle of the Mitchell seemed sceptical at first.

Then he nodded his head in agree. want to talk to you.” night? You'd better gel aut!"

and departed Barney Bvid. Be ment. Presently he got into his

agreed Mitchell's would have struck at Jordan but rar sund drove away, leaving Bar from the shop. He balled a cab and rode to Evelyn's apartment. Barney Shields stepped between the Bey.

The young man glanced at his Evelyn herself opened the door in two.

It was after four o'clock. "Excuse me." he Maid. "My watch.

"Good morning, Mr. Shields! Oh, name is Shields and this is Mr. Mit-awn was only an hour away but answer to his ring.

a terrible night this has chell-Celia Mitchell's father. Shthe sky was still dark and the il- didn't come honge this evening and lumination of the street lamp was what

Mrs. Parsons' tone was distress- left a note saying she was going feeble contrast. Baravy looked | been--!" away to stay. We have informa-p and down the street. Two dim tion that she left the apartment in figures a block away were the onlyed but for all that her cheeks were

He began to saunter signs of life. Where Is she?" your company.

"Why ask me t don't know carriessly.

If anybody anything about it.

kuya

face was

inted as beithily and her morn- ing robe was even more becoming than usua).

At the intersection he turned and

Barney followed her into the liv jerassed to the opposite side of the

Mitchell turned I was with her it's in Uef"

The entire block was madeing room. Joh

from the window. "I warn you. Jordan John Mil-street.

"No new of Jordan?" f de- chell choked out the words, "that of ancient residences, trest of

prelude, "You you'd better tell me where the i! them faller now to humble patate. I'll put you behind bars for this Barney strolled slowly, considering mandel without

"Nothing. Any word from Bal- Jordan's volerench on When he had gone the see anything at all?" "Oh you will?

"Well, let me full length of the block he retraced was contemptuous. alvise you two to get out of here his steps, stopping just opposite before I call a cop. I told you the apartment in which Jordan Tiv-

your jed. don't know

anything about caughter. Now get out!"

something touched" him.

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Mitchell shook his head, "She's not there. I talked with the wo- man who keeps the flat. She's go For 15 minuter nothing happening to let me know if she hears He would have slammed the door

Barney kept his eyes on the anything. My God, I don't know but Shields was too quick for him.

that the child could have Barney's right arm Paught Jordan drway arrees the street. he did

John Mitchell's eyes were^bfrwd- by surprise. There was a tussle not hear anyone approaching, Sud-thinking of!" In which Jurdan lost his balance, denty

The exclamation shot. It was evident he too bad

Suddenly Trust him? The man's a notori- To think how Cella ile pulled back. pushing the door Barney started.

and died on his lips as he saw the cause, spent a sleepless night.

rubbing he launched into bitter denuncinous rogn.

met Kuch wide open. Another instant

could

have even A large black all three were inside.

He "If he's to blame for this," he scoundrel is beyond me. Jordan cursed landly. Barney against his leg. "Miau!" the rattion of To Jordan, hust pinned the other's arm bark and feried plaintively. "Minu!"

Barney Shields looked surprized. The young man grinned, "Hello, cried. "if he's harmed Celia 1 are ought to be in jail holding him helpless,

"But how he began, "why did he said. "Is that your beat? he gets the limit!" The man was "Celia!" Mitchell cried, "Celia.cat."

to let Cella if 1 stick actually shaking with rage. Hope you don't mind

you consent him?" are you here?

3/08

ent was

"I don't trust Jordan," Shields

The animal arched i1s hack put in.

In the sublued light objects in around a while.". the roam were vaguely outlined.

it was a large run, illuminated against him ingratiatingly. Bar- by a single lamp on a table. Atney picked it up, rubbing its head the rear were two doors through for a moment. The Imilding be one of which a light was shining.fore which he had taken

hin

up ma There was no one else in the Brst stand was entreed by a light of there room. A swift glance and then steps. Barney considered Mitchell sprang for the inner cham-steps. Then he walked to them and ber.

seated himself. The cat crawled

“Let go my arm, you devil!" Jodi- from his arms and nestled beside dan anorted.

It was a long vigil the pair kept.

him.

"Net until

you tell us where

Celia is??

A few vehicles passed, and one or

I swear two pedestrians, but no one dis- "But don't know!

No une en. haven't seen her. Let go, damn turbed the young man, you! You're wrenching my shoul-tered or left the apartment across

the way. der!"

They were struggling back am!

Gradually the sky grow lighter forth when Mitchell rehpeareti. Night fred, leaving a grey work. } "She's not here." he said. "for-Presently faini atreaks of opales dan, where did you leave her?" enee verbend told that the sun hal

Barney

trisen.

relaxed his holl. A The Lick est awoke, stretched) quick movement and Jordan had itself and with diguity descended Without a glame freed himself. "I tell you 1 hasen'tle the street.

"Why backward it trolled out of sight. seen the girl?" he stormusi.

Trucks and smaller avevances

do you cume to nie about it if she

isn't home? Once and for all. are appeared. In a short time the early you going to get out or do I have morning din had begun. attesting hid awakened and that the city to throw you m

nenacing was shaking off slumber.

Jordan's words

wern

but he nude ma effort to carry out Burney Shields resitmed, paring his threat,

up and down the block. He looked "Listen," Barney said calmly, haggard but not beenuse of lack of "you left Mrs. Parsons apartment sleep. with Cella at four o'clock this after- noon,"

Several times the door on which Shields kept a constant watch 'open- ed and closed but fordan did not It was nearly 8:30 when a mi. die-aged man slightly overweight and wearing a grey suit and hat up- proached Barney.

"tell you I didn't!" "Do you own a black, rondster come it. "What's that got to do with It? Who are you to stand here and ask me questions?"

up

"Excuse me," he said, "does your

"Have you?" "Well-er, yes. But It's in a

for repairs. I had a smash-name happen to be Shields?"

Barney scrutinized the stranger. "I'm from the oflice," the man adiled, mentioning a well-known private detective agency. "Here on the Mitchell job. Is that the

there?" apartment over the

gst week.**

Then you weren't driving your cur this afternoon ?"

"No. Of

course not, Barney looked toward Mitchell, "You'll not deny the older man said, eyeing Jordan, "that you've been seeing my daughter repented

At the same time the man in grey

ly of late though I forbid her to disclosed credentials, Shields was

have anything to do with you?"

"Well,

what

about it?"

satisfied. They talked for a few.

are you going to domoments and then, with a nod. the

younger man walked away.

half distant Shields ajgar store telephone

Again Mitchell looked us thongh! A block and he would attack the young man entered

and once more Barney Shields, in-both and called the Mitchell re terfered.

uideque.

"S

"isn't here--that's__„clear,"

A man's voice answered.

Shields sald. "I doubt if you'l "Mr. Mitchell is not here," he anything out of him by asking said. "He left about 10 minutes questions. Maybe we'd better gongo."

Ret

w if you know what's

I see. This is Shields speaking..

good for you!" Jordan threatened. Do you know if he left any mes-

Jolin Btchell hesitated. thought sage for me?" better of it and followed Shields to Did you say Mr. Shields? Yes, the door. At they were about to air. Mr. Mitchell said to tell you leave he turned. "If 1 find you've you could reach him at Mra, Far- Hed, he warned Jordan, "I'll break sons' home." every bone in your body!"

and

Barney thanked the mun "Oh yes? Llaten, you old buz-hung up. Ten minutes later he If you try coming around called Evelyn Parsons" apartment, here again you're going to be Mitchell came to the telephone.

he asked you, Shields?" sorry!"

zard,

The door snapped shut. Mitchell "Trapid anything hap and Shields went downstaire and Nothing, Mr. Mitchell. Every

out of the building. The father launched into incoherent invectives, thing's been quiet.".

promised to "I'll handle that young scoundrell" "Did the fellow -- ha concluded. "I'm going to find send show up?”

"You. I Just left him." an officer

'owder

"Marry Jordon? Are you crazy?" Burney turned toward Mrs. Par- "But you told me she was going to marry. Jordan!" he de- clared.

IONS.

cyca blazed. John Mitchell's "You-?" he cried, addressing the

"Evelyn--is this true?" (To be continued,)

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