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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1931.

Murder At Bridge

by ANNE AUSTIN author of THE BLACK PIGEON:

THE AVENGANG PARDOT" ARE "BIRDGR BACVETAILE

CHAPTER XXXVI.

"Is that so" Strawn growlesi, į "I'm not forgetting that Nita "I'd give a good deal to know Salim banked $10,000 cash after which of those two suggested that she got to Hamilton. My

real it would be a good idea to get mar-theory now that Sprague has been ried the first thing this morning killed is that Nita and Sprague] Dauder museri aloud, as he put had cooked up some surt of rekel down the second "extra" which between them, and that when Nita The Humilton Morning. News bad at the chance to come to Hamil- hat opension to issue that Thurston with Mrs. Dunlap, she jump

ed at it, and she and Sprague

Edlay,"

spring their racket, whatever it was, either just before

bably it was

or Just

It was two o'clock, and Dundee at across the desk from Captain Strawn, in his former chief's after Nita loft New York. Pro- fee in police headquarters,

Nita's tipo and The first extra had screated in Sprague did the actual dirty work its biggest head type: Sees himself, which explains that tele- Bridge Dummy Murdert and had

Kram thu Nita sent him April 21, carriel,

Captain Strawa's comforting theory that three days after she got to

Itamiton. Let's

sen again just Dexter Sprague's erstwhile

what says," and Strawn reach- friends had again been made theed for a copy of the night letter. victims of a New York gunman' which Dundee himset had n fendish eleverness in comming enthed the day before. "Ser:

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detail,

his murders under circumstans Everything Jako so far, hat would which would loevitably insofy feet safer you here Hamilton's most highly respres tend and socially prominioni riticons in the police investigation.

"Yes, I remember the worlty quite wolf" Bundy interrupted. "But you did not take 11

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But the second extra had a mne titje streamer Heading Bamond wedding delay murously when 1 showed it to you pend

The story laurath a series oot mdlet hotlines began:

very

Stran

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11

terday. If you had... ** "All right! Rub it on? napped. Bushing dankly. 9:06 bad

assigned at man En to'clock the pavarning when Celia Sprague. as you suggested.

Hant, mais in the Trade Miles wouldn't have been murdered " beste in the Brentwood district of "1 probably would have been Hamilton, was screaming the new « murdered just the sam," Darede Et her discovery of the dead body comforted the older man, "but we at Dexter Sprague, New York mo-might have been lucky enough to |anh picture hiretor, ar what is have an eyewitness," From as the trophy room. Miss "Oh. you and your theory

Polly Beale and Mr. CH. Ham Strawn growled.

But let me meant she would Nita mand were applying for a

license in the Municipal feel safer about Sprague if he was

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Hamilton, too. But the, "At 9:30, when Miss Beade and guy they double-crossed in New Mr. Hammond were oxchanging Yock got on their trail. It nok Their vows in the rectory of Sam work to do it, and Sprague

advice. The Paul's pacopal Church, of which followed Nina's both ride and groom have been here on Sunday, April 27, and on Members since chitthoni, Captain Monday the 28th Nita tanker the

$500K! the micich rat

Don't John Straw

quad ww hatening? to Tranny Try Spraggene brought with him Miles' acenant of the strange is the dough they'd got i

At Bextor Sprague stunt, and thought it was sater Lappearanem from the impromptu bridge pane, for Nita to bank it in in

etter he had annomeed his inten-siner it wasn't the name she was tan of taking advantage of the known by in New York anyway. fact that he was dummy te tete. We've checked an Sprague)

pretty thoroughly. 11- dietet

phone for a taxi,

HOWR

their

name,

ASAHI Mr. Hammond did not are quite a shork when he heard

BEEP

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"And at 10 o'clock, when the have a bank book, wither on his new Mrs. Tammand called her body or in his room, and "every home to break the news of her bank in town denies he had an marriage to her aunt. Mrs. Amelia arenant with them." Beale, the badde was in turn ac "I that therry is eorpeel, quainted with 11

takes Nita Selimi

a pretty law Sprague's murder and the tars Jeharter,” Dunder mused «nud. that both he and her husband "Not only did she kick him out were wanted at the Miles home as a bever, laut she dumble-crossed | For questioning by the police, him as her partner in crime, by since both had been guests of Mu, willing the whole wad to Lydia and Mrs. Miles last night," at-[Carn. Sprague must have receiv-,

Nita will road at the, inquat.” rive-until-about-H-o'clock." :

"Yeah," Strawn agreed. "It There followed a revision of the lauks ke Mrs, Digulup picked ą muriler story as it appeared in the sweet specimen to make a friend first extra with additional de-out of..

Well that's my Safe Agent tails supplied by Strawn, and with theory, and think it explains Bar drawing of the scene of the everything. Their victim in Now MITSUI Crime---the trophy room itself and York simply hired a gunman, or BUSSAN the forked driveway with its fallenme down here himself, when he A dotted line ilhugot on their tracks. Of course it KAISHA hedges.

trated Strawn's theory of Sprague's was a good stunt to make it louk LTD. plan to elude the murderer who had like a loval crime Retoed hebt. SENER BEEN HONGKONG | fallowed him to the Miles home. fool te just as be fooled you! So Beraue of the curved sweep of the the murderer simply trailed Nita driveway toward the main entrance (arend, and saw the whole barneh of the house, the tall ledge was less of society, people shunting at a than two feet from the window with target at Judge Marshalf's laer,, Bthe partly opened sereen.

with an equipped with a Maxine "Captain Strawn's theory," real | silencer. Tou grond an opportuni-

be missed, an he hides his! chance to swipe the gun and silenci "is that Sprague had good cause to fear that he was being followed un esp, To make sure it will lauki his way to the Miles home; that be like a dual crime, he pops off Nita telephoned for a taxi to wall for when that same bunch is at her him at the foot of the hill, and that use, but it takes a few days ar planned to leave the Miles house lager before he has the same - by way of the trophy room window,portunity to get Sprague.

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The bridge game was 183. The Club easily knocked up suggested by Judge Marshall at the 21 runs necessary for victory. There was plenty of time without loss of a wicket, Second in- for the rundezvous To be made | nings senres: with Sprogue. As I see it, the murderer toll Sprague to excuse himself from the game when Davies, e Marton, h Reed became dummy, and to go to the Squance, b Bowker trophy room and wait there until | Baumphrey, e Marton, by Red the murderer had a chance to slip Wolfe-Bar e aml b Bowker away and appear beneath the wit-asson, e Pearce, h Beck dow. Sprague, lad been spanishad Simon, Bowker that, when he raise the screams, Beck, b Reil

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significantly, parture from the Miles home."

"You've sure got a single-track "What do you mean?" Strawn

"It's mind, boy,"

"So demanded.. Strawn chuckled. you think those two got married in ain't it? Doc Price says the bul-

the library, as soon as Sprague such a hurry this morning because let-and a 32 caliber one at that

As for the original the law says a husband or a wife entered Sprague's body just be arrived!..

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gainst the low the breastbone and travelled six: Pally Beale took a walk about Tother?"

An upward course till it struck the grounds; Flora Miles went up- "Possibly," Dundee grinned; un-the extreme right side of the stairs to hunt for Karen Marshall,

gone more than 10 Fry WALL ruled. "But there is another pos. heart. The bullet entered exact- sibility which is why I should likely where it would have to, if the minutes; Drake went to the dining lusson

room to get the refreshments and o know who suggested this auddon murderer was crouching under

I mean that we can't that window while Sprague was no one can say exactly how long wedding.

he was gone; Judge Marshall went overlook the possibility that there raising the screen. And we have

up to get his wife, and had time. made efther the Carraway's report that it was norders

to make a little trip on the side; bride or the groom feel perfectly Sprague's fingerprints on those

Janet Itaymond walked over from safe in going on, with the nur-nickel-plated things you have to

her home, and passed that very riage. Polly Beale and Clive press together to make the screen Hammond had been engaged for roll up or down. Furthermore, window, arriving ofter. Sprague than a year, you know, with haven't a doubt in the world that had disappeared; and, finally, Clive no apparent reason for a long en- the ballisties expert in Chicago Hammond arrived alone in his car which he parked within a few feet gagement.. As for my having will report that the bullet was fir

single-track mind, Captain, cd from the same gun that killed of that window. This morning he

gets married what about you? I have six posNita Selim."

"A telegram, sir!" interrupted sible suspects, all of whose names "Nelthar have

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