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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1931.

Murder At Bridge

by ANNE AUSTIN author of "THE BLACK DIGRON

THE

BEGIN HERE TODAY, Juanita Selins in munitared at Urkize. It playing the "death hand" carts suspicion on nearly of her quraia, and her m

Dundee, peelal investigator, is left in the trouse with frilla, the maid, after his examina. sion of the guests. In Nia's desk lede

"MURDER BACKSTALOS"

that she bore no grudge for the terrible injury her mistress had done her. At Dundee's entrance the flung up her head.

Taking his seat on the chaire longue, Dundee explained gently from her sequebook that abe vaki nn rent to her landlord, Jutge Marshall; that the de- but briefly the offer which Tracey palted $10,000 see the same indenting Alles had just made.

week. After Andlik der will, in s envelope

Slackmail: and that she paid pile 140 * "They want ne?" she gasped, sealed and then reopened, he as the maid brokenly, Incredulously, and her why she did not tell him that it was Nits

who burned her in a horribly. Lydia Anger faltered to her horrible mit that Nia was trying to commit suicide cheek. "I didn't think anybody but with carballe sold, on Feb. 9, aver amar,

and when Lydie tried to stop her threw the my poor girl would have

acid to her face.

around"

me

Lydia swears she did not held a studge.

"It is true they want you." Dan- Bhe trire to prove, che koved Nita, who made

dee assured her. "But you don't every fort to make up fue the wreiden by showing Dundee presenta she gave Ni have to take a job now unless you

of them in a huge bronce lamp. The bull te broken, and Daud thinks that the mur Meter sampe into it. Arving toward the tack hall They are interrupted by the sound op de ear and the singing of the bold,

CHAPTER XXI.

wish, Lydin."

"What do you mean?" the mald demanded harshly, her good eye hardening with suspielun.

"Lydia," the young' detective be- tan stowly, and almost praying that be was doing the right thing, "when

message

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"Hell, Dunlec! Awfully glact i catight you before you left." n blithe, familiar voice called the detective opened the front door woke you up tonight to question you. I nid that Nita herself had "Is poor Eydis still here?"

"Come in. Mr. Miles," Dundee in- just told me that it was she who puzzled had burned your face.... And you vited, searching with # frown round. blonde face of tasked me if she had abo given you Travey

Yes, Lydia is still

Air!" the maid interrupt- bere, .. Why 7"

Then I'm in hark, and I thinkled with pitiful eagerness. "And You don't stan you'll tell me now? Gydin is, 100- pour old girl! You ser, Dundee," Miles began to think explain, as he took off his new

mistress, Lydia, but I think. If you down my last will and testament. straw but to mop bis perspiring Forehead, "the crowd all ganged up would you could help me Bird out in my own handwriting. I do here. when our various cars reaches who did," Dander assured her and now solemnly will and bequeath

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Kas Yuen unanimous gravely. "No, wait!" and he drew to my faithful and beloved mald, Alexandrin Sheridan Road, and by vate we elected to drive over to the from his packet the envelope In-Lydia Carr, all property, including Batavia To Be Opened in Case all moneys, stocks and person) bc. Bombay Country Club for a meal in one of jcribed:

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Death-Juanita Leigh longings of which I die possessed." "Buenos Ayren the small private dining rooms to f

To-me?" Lydin whispered "Ta the mor. Selim." escape the questions of the

"Do you recognize this handwrit-me?" bidly euriaus, you kneav-

Duni. Lydia?"

Yes... What about it?"

dee interrupted impatiently,

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To you, Lydia." Dundee assured "It was wrote by her own handi,” her gravely, watching her intently. "Then I can have all her pretty "Well, I admit we were all pretty the mid answered, her voice husky

Is that the message jelathes to keep always?" Fungry, in spite of well, of course with tears.

"And her money, to do as you we were all turn af Nits, butir?"

"Yan never saw it before?" Dun-fike with, if the court accepts this Traces Miles blundered an, his

will for probate-an 1 think t [itarbin bifthe voice taking on the hashe asked sharply.

"No, no i didn't know my puer will, regardless of the Tact that it is Donskors suitable to a house in which death

girl was thinking about death," very informant and was not witness- Boncluin had an recently occurred.

"What about Lydia Dundee cut Lydia moaned. "I thought she was

Chappy here.

him short.

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"But--she didn't have any pieces over being taken up by all money," Lydia protested, "Nothing them society people, and on the go, but what Mrs. Dunlap paid her in advance for the work she was go day and night "

Lydin, this is Mrs. Selin's last fing to do." will and testament," Dundee inter-

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"Ian getting to it, old boy," Miles protested, with the injured air of an unappreciated small hoy. "While we were waiting for our food, sore- body said, "Poor Lydia! What's go- ing to become of hoe? And some body else said that it was harder

her Nita's death. I mean Than on anybody else, because Nita was all he had the world, and die any time, and that . Juanita" then Lois Lois is always practical, Leigh Selim, have good cause to

ia telephone fear that my own life hanes by lieve she had it!" you know ran away police headquarters to see what had thread that may break any min Even drane with Lydia, and to see if jule -- it would be all right for. Flura and i

me to take her honte with us.

“Just minute, Miles!

withdrawing the sheets sessed of nearly $10,000! Ten thou-, early and unfolding them, "It was sand dollars: All of which she got written yesterday, and it begina: right here in Hamilton! And I Knowing that any of us may want you to tell me how she gol

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"Why. Captain Strawn, of course, He told Lois that you were still mut here, questioning Lydia again, and that it were all right with him, whatever you decided. So as soon as had finished enting. I drove

"But-I don't know! I don't be

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Owing to car numerous branches in China accounts opened and Fixed De "I think. Lydia, that she feared

"That is all at the will itself, and large hections in the important com- posits in local and foreign curren- exactly what happened today Lydia," he went on finally, except rele! center of the world, we state locice taken at rates that may be as- extend to ear ellents special facilities focertained on application to the murder? And I want you to tell her command that her body be domestic and foreign banking and exchangs.

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This is the message," Dandered at the papers : held. For business transacted. to take Lydia home with you want

said quietly, lifting the sheets Ged's sake, let me see!” be asked.

am herewith setting

(To Be Continued). "To give her a home and a job.” again: Miles answered promply. She knowa ds. We're used to her pour old scarred face, and the young- sters, Tam and Betty, are not a hit afraid of her. In fact, Betty pats that scarred check and says, over and over, Poo Lyddy! Poo Lyddy! Betly 'oves Lyddy!" and Tam-he's T. A. Miles, Junior, you know, and we call him Tam, from the initials, because he hates being called Jun-i jer and two Traceys are a nuis-

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gather that you want to hire Lydin as a nurse for the children 7" Dundee interrupled the fond father's verbose explanations.

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