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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1931,

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"Where is Mrs. Miles' tally? 1 Furd Jownita Bellis le shot through the heart sajdon't see it here."

he powder her face at her direncing able. There was no answer to be had, the bour being found by Karen Starshall when so he let the matter drap tempo- Karen come to tell Nita the bridge score.

Jannie Dundee, speelal Investigator, con rarily, though his shorthand note- tests the theory that the way shot by a gun book received another deeply undor-

Nita went into her bedroom while dummy at about 6.2%, atter asking Tracer lined series of pothooka. Miles, who had Jual arrived, in maka cocke

***

When the body is covered, ne on Dundee commanded.

"Go on, please at both tables,"

"Your La-

in een te be roam or in the foyer outside.

Penny Crain, society wiri and secretary table" he nodded toward Penny, the dialtlet attorney, tella Dundee that Fully ileale was missing from lunch, and that Nits who was already over her flare of abne temper, "will please select the cards was annored at her unexplained Dandes notes that the women, with the ex-

conclusion of Mrs.

ption of Lols Daning, are hostile toward each held at

Nita.

Marshall's deal

"Oooh, I'd never remember all

Nita's mald, Lydia, la eldw in unawering. which they ascribe to the fact that she hat had tooth extracted that moralan. Nimenrils in the world," Carolyn zaim. Lydis into her bedroom, but none of Drake wailed. "I know I had five the guesta go in Dundee family saka cach one to take the places they erupled at the clubs-nec, king, queen-”

ring of the "drath hand"

CHAPTER VIL

"You had the Jack, not the queen, for 1 held it myself," Penny con- tradicted her crisply.

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"Until this matter of who held "Shame on you; Bonnie Dun- lee" erled Penny Crain, her small which cards after Mrs. Marshall's fata clenched beligerently. "Death deal is settled, I shall have to ask hand, inderd! You talk like a Now you all to remain as you are now," And if you don't Dundee said to the players seated York tabloid! understand that all of us have stood at the other table. pretty near as much as we can with-

ut having to play the hand t AL Inst it was threshed out,posits faceived for one year or shorter periods bridge-the rery hand we played largely between Penny Craints which will be coated on application. while Nita was being murdered, and Karen Marshall, the latter then you haven't the decency and proving to have a better memory human feelings I've credited you than Dander had expected. At last with-and told my

here even Carolyn Drake's querulous that you have!"

friends

| fussiness was satisfied, or trampled A murmur of indignant approval down. accompanied her tirade and buzzed

on for a moment after she had fin-Drake started forward to inspect ishes, but Dundee spoke

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fers was trying to conceal, but Dun- "Who's conducline this investiga-dre waved them back. tion, Penny Crain you or 17 You; "Please---I want you men, all of will kindly jet, me do it in my own you, to take your places

autside. fashion, and try to be content when and return to this room in the order tell you that, in my humble opine of your arrival this afternoon. Try ion, what propost is absolutely to imagine that it is now--if 1 can necessary to the solution of this trust Mr. Miles' apparently excel CHINO !!

tent memory-exactly 6:25-." Bickering-Dundee grinned to

"Pretty hard to do, considering iren (Deins) Newchwane himself—exactly as if they bad it's now a quarter past seven and eatin New York known each other always, had quar- there's still no dinner in night." (Makan) reiled and nude up with fierce in Tracey Miles grumbled, then tankow tensity for years.

brightened: "I can come right back Harbin "Really, Mr. Dundee," Judge in then-nt 6:27, can't I?" Hugo Marshall began pompousely, That point settled. and the men Honolulu

bracing his young wife protect-sent away, to be watched by sev ingly. I must say that I agree erni pairs of apparently indolent with Miss Crau. This is an out-police eyes, Dubilee turned to the rage, siran outrage to all of us, bridge table, Nita's leaving of and particularly to this fenil little which had provided her murderer wife of mine, already half-hysterical with opportunity. over the ordeal she has endured.

"Take your places!" Dundee or dered curtly. After all, there was a limit to the careful courtesy one must show to Hamilton's inmost circle society.

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"The cards are dealt." " Penny BANK OF CHINA. reminded him.

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Penny led the way to the bridge

Lois Dunlap rose, laid down her tables, the very waves of her brown tally card, and strolled over to the bub seeming to bristle with futile remaining table. After a moment's anger. But she obeyed. Dundee ex- hesitation, Polly Beale strode man- ufted. The way to fame this blessed nishty out of the room, straight little shrew had been solved by old into the hall. Dundee, watching as Bill Shakespeare centuries ago. the bridge players certainly had

As the women took their places not been earlier that afternoon, we and large connections in the important certained on application to the ut the two tables, arguing Abit antazed to see. Clive Hammondmercial rentres of the world, we are able to among themselves,

semi-beckoning to her from the open domestic and foreign banking and exchange. hysterical edges to their voices, door of the solarium. Dundee watched the mun, but all So Clive Hammond had arived for Full Funds of the Chinese Government of them, with the exception of Dex alival of Tracey Miles! Had some tee Sprague, that pical son of how entered the solarium unno- Broadway, so out of place in this ticed, and had managed to beckon company, had managed at least his fiancee to join him there! Pre-

surface control, their lips. tight, their eyes hard, narrowed ranged? And why had Clive Ham. mond fulled to enter and greet his and watchful. Sprague lumped hostess first? Moreover, hat had into a vacated chair and closed his he entered the solarium? eyes, revealing finely-wrinkled, vel. But things were happening in the Authorised Capital lowish lids.

fina

room also.

But the bidding was going on. Karen Marshall piping up in her treble voice:

SHOU J. CHIEN,

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living room. Jnget Raymund, flush-asued Capital ings that her sunburned face out- Paid-up Caplen) "Where shall we begin?" Polly did her ved hair for vividness, wusserve Liabilities of Share-

holders Beal denuded brusqtely. "R-slowly leaving the

Surplus member. this table had finished Through a window opening upon playing when Raren began to deal the witte front porch, Dundee sw what you call the death hand," whethe girl take her position against reminded him scorufully. "And pillur, then-a thing she had not Flora wasn't here at all-she had done before very probably-press been dummy for our lust hand her handkerelief to her trembling

"And had gone out to telephone," ips Dundee interrupted. "Mrs. Miles, will you please leave the room, and return exactly when you did return or as nearly so as you can re-

Dundee took his place behind her Carolyn Drake Bushed and look- member 7"

Dundee was sure that Mrs. Miles' chair, then silently beckoned to ed uneasily toward Penny, a bit of sallow face took on a greyish tinge Penny to shift from her own chair by-play which Dundee could see As she staggered to her feet and opposite Carolyn Drake to the had not figured in the original toward chair Nita Selim had left to go to game. Then the bridled and shift- woond in uncertain

nodkled undered her plump body In her chair, as the hall. Tracey Miles sprang to his her death. She

she must have done before. wife's assistance, but Sergeant standingly.

"Challenge!" quavered Carolyn "Double!" Then, still ucting the Turner look it upon himself to lay a detaining hand on the too-unxious

next on the left to the role she had played in earnest that husband's arm. With no more than dealer, and munged in raise her afternoon, she explained Impor the Hfting of an eyebrow, dce eyebrows meaningly to Fenny, her luntly: "I always double a little

Dandee made Captain Strawn understand parler, who had not yet changed slam on principle!" That Flora Miles' movements were

way

"Two spades."

Drake,

places.

"Six spades!"

Ponny, in the role of Nita, re- to be kept under strict observation. Penny, throwing herself into the doubled with an exultant laugh, and the chief of the homicide squndpirit of the thing, scowled warn then as herself, passed also, with at Carolyn unobstrusively conveyed the ingly. No exchanging of illicit siga murderous glance order to a plainclothesman loitering als for Penny Crain! But the in- Drake.

stant she slipped into Nita Selim's Interestedly in the wide doorway.

"Let's see your hand, partner," "Now," he was answering Polly chair her whole face and body took Karen quavered, addressing Beale's

question, "I should like the a different manner, underwent woman who had been dead nearly remålning three of you to behave almost a physical change. She was two hours,

(To Be Continued) exactly as you did when your last Nita Selfm now! She tucked her hand was finished. Did you keep head, considered her cards, laughed Individual score, as is, customary little breathless note, then cried In contractor were you playing triumphantly:

"Contract," Polly Beale answered urtly. "And when we're playing athong ourselves like this, one at each table is usually elected to keep score, Janet was scorekeeper for us this afternoon, but we all waited, after our last hand was played, for Janet to

auction

•

"And I say--five spades! WHAT do you think of that, partner?"

Then the girl who was giving an amazing imitation of Nita Selim changed as suddenly into her own character as she changed chairs.

"Nita, I don't think it's quite to br so-Jubilant about the strength of your hand," she said in her firm, husky voles. "I pass." Karen Marshall pretended to study her hand for a frowning In- stant, then, under Penny's spoli, announced in as firm a treble:

four tally cards" the result for bride

Dundee drew near the table, picked up the three tally cards ornamental little affairs, and rather expensive glanced over the points recorded, then asked abruptly:

COUNT

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