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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII. ́SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1932.

GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERIAL

“WEEK-END MURDER”

BY GABRIEL E. FORBUSH

DEGIN UERE TO-DAY.

The story opens with a prologus in which hour's run from town had been so much a month. It's pleasanter murder la summitted by homicidal manise achieved in the beautiful enclosed for out-of-town guests and it helps

bankor-un awing the bons." Laster he barda a trala for Lang laland, car thinking of the pleasant week-end be to

"You-or-awing-" began Cou- Quite an establishment you have sin Amos with his bland persistence

of a

hare there. The name of the murderer not acquaintance, discicard.

Kr. Bindiander, middle-wealern

has not seen for several years,

T

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Sound I sco?"

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"Yes." Through Linda's irrever

mind

flitted the ancient

"There's Tom 1" exclaimed Linda,

"I shall rejoin you later," an-

The scene shifts to the Long laland home here, my dear-quite an establish- when the sound of gravel impetu- of Linda kad Tom Atertil. married three

ounty ground balow a motor's TORTH Rad much in lover Linde announcement!"

wheels brought a welcome interrup- that instead of three guests over the week- and they are to have fire. The guests will

In spite of

of tion. his assurance bat Cousin Amos Peabody, alderly, dialant relative of Linda's who was in New York physical vigor, Cousin Ames had on bustness and lavited himself to viall the Averille: Captain de You, handacrae Belgian stopped at the top of the rounded stifling relief politely. And he Percentative of a European perteme man staircase, ostensibly to catch the has two of the guests with him. facturer with whom Averli hopea view through the long windows of You'll excuse me, Cousin Amos? Peer of tire Arm Averill works for Marvin central upper hall. He was breath-When you are rested join us down- rrett, former sultor of Lindas whom she ing a little quickly, but seemed to stairs. We'll have tea on the lawn. Shaughnester, Irish writer on a lecture tour, think that fluent conversation. pro Go out the front door, on this side To use to she brain to meet these guzela perly spaced, would conceal the fact the house-you drove up to what Now is that I am sure it Is-the really is the back door. You'll find CHAPTER II "Cousin Amos 100uld land here!

tho Ayo minutes it takes ent me to wash up" murmured Linda chestnut of Long Island vintage.swered Cousin Amos, not disposed rebelliously as loud, rarely-heard On the other side, you know, you to hurry, do not drink stimu

lants, as you know-but 'a glass of front door bell reverberated hear the sea!"

The "Ah!" Cousin Amos turned to cold water-it refreshes without through the quiet house.

sne taking the appetite." He consulted crunch of gravel outside had warn-look out the windows ed her, but she had hoped it might stairs, and beheld only blue sky the little French clock on the man- be a belated delivery to the kitchen. and the tips of trees beyond the en-tel. It pointed exactly to five.

"Dinner will not be until a quar- "And he would ring that fire-gong, trance gate.

"Oh, the other side of the Istand ter of eight," announced Linda

firmly. instead of walking right in the open--it's a sort of saying."

She saw horrified disap- door

Cousin Amos evidently thought proval flash into the childlike eyes. Frantically she mopped her hands her unsuitably flippant, for the The correct mealtime, for a Pea- and shook back the damp hair

frown body, was never later than 6:30. which demanded combing before slightest indication of a

crossed the baby-amoothness of his "I'm having a few outside guests to she could decently appear in public. unlined face. He stooped to the dinner, Cousin Amos. We'll dress

"There goes poor Roste! Up: handle of the suitcase which he had stairs, of course, und I told her I'd set down on the top sten.

In

over

after ten. Come down when you're [ready"—and she flew down the

let in the people when they came. This way Linda threw open steps, hastily patting her hair into Drat-I've spilled that powder all the first door down a short hall. Jorder, over the dresser-1"

"You have a room where you can

"Linda!" Tom was calling

"Hero sorry!"

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little

But in the sketchy yet effective see the-cr-the water." modern manner Linda appeared. Cousin Amos took possession. combed, powdered and only a little "Very pleasant, my dear, very and she answered almost at his breathless hard on the heels of the pleasant. "I'll open the windows if elbow. buxom Irish girl who admitted the, you don't mind. Fresh air can burt first of the week-end visitors. Inobody-Linda-I always have all I

Introductions' were, over quickly "Hello, Cousin Amos! (Thank can let into

A room, winter or but she needed no explanation as you, Rosiel) Come in and welsummer."

to which man, was which. At her Linda was pulling up blinds left right, a tall, beautifully come!"

erect, "Linda, my dear, how are you?"shut to keep in the cooler carly alender, yet powerful figure sug- The rather plenauntly pink-cheeked, morning air.

gested inescapably the European. This room gets plenty of sun." She could not have analyzed the middle-aged man who had waited correctly on the doorstep outside she said. "It's been too hot to-day impression but she would have the unlucked screen door turned to open up. Oh, if you don't mind, known him anywhere for a Con- and gestured the chauffeur of a Cousin Amos" (na he approached tinental,

Д 'Something severely impressive limousine. The casement window at the end of more courtly in his simple great- man brought into the entrance hall the room) "I'd rather keep that

It gives on the little paling his clothes so correct and a handsome, if somewhat antiquat- closed.

yet subtly more sophisticated. ed, suitease and one of those prim, cony-it's really a door, you see. Yet, as her eyes lifted to his, she two-handled soft bags which seem The catch at the bottom doesn't

met a look of frank friendliness to have been invented to fit the de- work just right and once it's open which she would have thought dis- scriptive namo of "Boston bag." A it makes a horrid noise if there's nou--no more-dismissed

the the slightest breeze and it's almost chauffeur and in a moment the fine impossible to shut it fast again." car slipped silently away from the, Cousin Amos stopped, but his White faca reflected his disapproval; said

1 "You have plenty of "Just leave your bags here," Linda firmly. "The breeze off the inches, and the other man's rather urged Linda. Tom will take them water comes in these windows. You unusual height. A square-jawed, upstairs. He's gone to the station, can leave your door open at night If taciturn Individual this, inexpres- but he'll be back in 10 minutes you wish-the door across the hall sive and poker-faced as DeVos Was or so."

isn't right opposite you."

open and charming. "Nonsense" Having bestowed a

"Mr. Statlander" She smiled own accurate firm yet emotionless kiss upon_Lin- "There will be other guests?" gleefully at her da's check, Cousin Amos now hung Cousin Amos made promise memory, but her air was one of "Tom~~~ a light overcont one arm and about the casement window but his competent hostess-ship. pinned it there by the crook handle pained look gave way to one of will you take Mr. Statlander and of n neatly folded umbrella, picked polite interest.

Mr. DeVos upstairs? We'll have Iten on the lawn as soon as it's con- Mr. everybody.

broad colonial entrance of Haven.

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tinctively American.

On. her left, a shorter, stockler guro....not really as short as he seemed by contrast with loosely-knit six feet and

Tom's доте

By telepathic matrimonial wire-

up the Boston bag and was prepar- "Four others--all men." ing to lift the heavler suitcase. "No. "Four! I trust it is convenient venient for child-I need no assistance. You for me to-7 But I see you and Statlander is next to us, you know, would find this portmanteau diffl- Thomas keep up a large establish- and Mr. DeVos in the end room. cult, no doubt, but to my stronger ment. He must be prospering Cousin Amos sald he would be, arm it is nothing. 1 believe in prospering mightily.”

down soon." keeping myself in fine physical! Lindo kept her patience. vigor, you know, and though older "We have a good-sized house," than your husband in years, I flat-sho laughed. "Tom's uncle left it leas she flashed her husband the ter myself that few young men to him last winter and as his information that Cousin Amos had have my robustness. If you will mother lives by herself in a little arrived, was installed and had al- show me the way, I'll go upstairs to house down the road we moved out ready been a little difficult. And remove traces of the journey." from town to live here until we sell by return communication, as

Linda went ahead, keeping up it. Then, too, Tom is salcamanger started up the stairs, her husband such conversation as was necessary of a firm that has connexions all signalled back that he would do and inwardly entertained by Cousin over the world and has to entertain his best to help her out, that she Amoa' unswerving trueness to form. peuple all the time. Instead of was looking adorable, and that so He would "remove the traces of the sending some of them to hotels we far all was well. journey," even though the smooth have them here-the firm allows us'

(To be continued.)

•

Well, shatter our illusions? Now it's revealed that the giant bull elephant who tosses a saily tuak In those jungle movisa is really gantle Mary Aun of the Los Angeles xoo. And those turka- (task-task) area fakni. · Hero yun 100 Mary Ann ni” a roaring bull and so her gentle self, her make-

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