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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1932.

"WEEK-END MURDER"

BY GABRIEL E. FORBUSH

BEGIN HERE

TODAY

The story opens with a prologus in which

murder is committed by hemichial mane Later he boarde train for Lang Jaland

thinking of the pleasant week-end he is to have there.

The name of the murderer la not dizelosed LINDA and TUM AVERI, married three

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over after the neighborhood club meeting, Aver! had answered of the invlied four not yet on deck. New York call from the only one "I told him to take Jake's taxi up

he didn't want to be met." "Oh," said Linda, relieved. "I just heard Jake'a taxi-thought it Was a car un the read."

and

guardian of the house.

"Thanks don't smoko any thing but a pipe--and that out- "Here, old dog! Stop that!" doors, But, I say, there's a fat Tom Averill cauft not completely white dog out hare-" he gestured hide hie amusement. "Sorry', toward the screened casement Cousin Amon, The dog's been "Seems to want to coms in. Itrained to watch strangera, " We didn't know whether you per-leave her with Bingo a lot. She mitted dogs In the house,”

"That's Bunty. Sure, Jet her in please. She has the run of this house, all right."

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wasn't properly introduced and I'm afraid she's a little crotchety." Cousin Ames sat down in a well- cushioned chair.

"You should reprimand her," he observed. "Dogs know the difference between-nhi-wander- Ing tramps or rufflans and-um- A sound gentlemen and ladies. reprimand should teach her to--

down and whistling soundlessly in serene concentration, starting."

None Loo rapidly. Marvin Pratt "I'm ready, angel, I'm unlatched the long screen The peene shifts to the Lana Island home of

door slip down the hack stairs into the stantly there

she said.

want to and pushed it slightly ajar. and

love. Linda

was a scuffle of nnonce think Instead of Biese questa

kitchen " mument. Klas the week and thenGIN PHO

Tom "

me, paws and à black, rather porcine elderly, distant relative of Linda's who was is

ngan appeared urgently in the New York on buaines and invited himself to

ile came back from his struggle | crack. With another scramble

"She shall be reprimanded-to- visit the Averilla; CAPTAIN DE VOS, hand.

to peck at her check with abstract- and push the door was

morrow," promined -Averill. And some Beislan representing a European perfum

A discreet knock interrupted jed affection. "All right, Binks?" manufacture with whom Averill hopes to do her. Gathering

wide enough to admit the white, then. perceiving that the little balare 1 STATLANDER, mildewesterm

the turquoise MADANI, of Are Orm Averlit works for mist about her with the air of en-aged to put into her words n rin Averill wagging apologetically.w unifling about the

"Fine!" she answered and man-pulling little dog, who came up to dog, unusually suspicious, was

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b: COUSIN AMOS PEABODY.

whom she has not seen for savetu! year, andį

fecture tour.

Cousin Amo arrives firal. Linda ahows mure. a moment and returned.

him to his room and that goes to meet the other gueste.

CHAPTER III.

"But I don't know." Linda con- fided later, in the brief interlude between a somewhat still and formal tea and a dinner of fairly large proportions. "I certainly don't know why, but I feel very qualmish about this week-end"

"Why? Everything scents going fnet Engaged in some bafing quest which involved much root- ing in neat wardrobe drawers,

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opened

turned small but determined animal

trouser-

With a pronounced sniff, Bunty ignored Pratt's extraded hand and, trotting over to the casement window, dropped heavily against the screen.

on being

MARVIN PRATT, former sultor of Linda'a veloping herself in a swathing fur of conviction. But it did not dispel though with a sharp sidewise/cuffs of the other masculine LIAN BHAUGHNESSEY, Irish writer unwrap, she went to the door, mur- the lurking uneasiness within her. Blance at the stranger standing stranger, "All right, Bunty An-

How explosive the elements sie by the screen door. As Averil other visitor and no enemy!" "Latest report-Mr. Pratt has had mixed within the house, her patted Bunty absently, he saw arrived, Rosie says-le installed prophetic sout had

Bing the door still wider lamentably Pratt in his boudoir and has been told talled to inform her.

and Cousin Amos came in from that dinner will be served. h half; an hour."

Going down the front stairs |the terrace, only a moment later, Tom

"Ab. Thomas-Mr. Pratt! Ac- WIS She opened her closet door and first to meet the leng-unseen for knowledging.

"She isn't even chummy," apolo. cocked her head critically.

the Introduction, suitor, bending attentively Thomas, I am sorry not to have gized Averill, noticing the sudden "C Flour Stoner weren't over the lower shelf of a book-seen you sooner.

tension of Prait's pugnacious jaw, I have been coming, I'd get another wear out case in the big central room of that pale green

downstairs for some time-seme Evidently he was one of those men mused. "But it'll have to be the lace," she

"You must be Mr. Prati!" little time. I thought it would be

who pride themselves flowered chiffon. I hope we don't nouncedly undershot jaw cloy, un towards the water but this-this sensitive to the old dog's anub. A stariled face, with pro-pleasant to stroll a while down liked by animals and therefore dance after or it'll be a wreek!" iron-grey pompadour,

"But we encourage it. There've

of two layers of chillou and seemed for

"If my total costume consisted quickly at the words and the man thought otherwise. have been been burglars-daytime ones, toe Averill dismissed her perplexity lace handkerchief I could dance against the shelves of hooks, one way down the path for sume mo-mer. And then, too, there's the

second to recoil occupying that marble beach half-operating around here this sum all night," retorted her husband bad behind him. Inwardly Tomments-in considerable discom-

kid." tropic climate why don't we dress darned quick mover-last anvagely. "When we liste in af was thinking, “And you must be fort considerable," exclaimed "Your small son is in bed. 'I like sensible

to Cousin Amos, warming at the take it?" inquired Cousin Amos Sea Islan- come and first downstairs!" He thought. But as his volee rosetention was shifted from his own blandly, recovered now that at- dera?"

finished the sentence audibly with Bunty, who had kept her "Don't gel á blood

heard pressure, the warm smile which was among cocked in his direction, advanced discomfiture. "I've darling," cooed his wife. "You've his best assets. a busy evening before you. Some-

| stiff-legged toward him, the ghost

voice this childish a mere breath of turquoise air, where, somehow, there's dynamite ay surprise, the other gripped Recovering from his moment

trust he is well?" Linda pitied from the window seat in this here party! Tommy, I'm all his hand so firmly that for all bis her husband's heated efforts to tangled-pull it down Kently-own muscle Averill almost show- collect his evening regalia that's a dear! I put your studs ed his distomfort. "There's aa sort of thunder" story feeling in the air."

with enay-going masculine ab straction. "You can't expect all these strange johnnies to loosen up and be blond brothers at first meeting. Give 'em, time!''

Chid in

"It isn't exactly that." the minimum of chiffen and lace beneath a negligee that was itself

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"And you're Ton Averill!" voice deep and reant. The voice "Thie heat has got you," pro- ' Even the layer of chitton sper- of an accomplished public speaker nounced Thomas, straightening toed to add to the heat and sudden- and a smile which, though humour-- look at her with proprietary aly Linda was not only, hot butus, relieved-and lightened a fres xiety, "Anything go wrong to-day? horribly distressed; 30 heavily too heavy in repose. Rosic or Annie acting up."

"Don't be silly." And truth to tell, no one could have looked rooler or less worried than she "The house is running perretly and you know I wouldn't let it get my goat if things did go wrong. But it's the people. I've sort of feeling-? When Marvin telephoned, did he say he'd make dinner all right ?***

conscious of the weight of air The greeting over, the two men upon her and at some distant stood noment awkwardly, then hovering as of unheard of thun, each broke the short silener withi der that she fell silent and her husty speech. fingers, movei mechanically,

"Your wife's all right

"Linda's coming right down." straint and this time Averill took They laughed with a little con the lead more naturally,

"I wish this week-end were over!" she said to herself, and then wondered if she had said it aloud. A glance at Tom reas 'aured her. The old darling was giving that irrepressible lock at "He did. "While Linda had wet the exact centre of the back of comed the Irish author, motored his head a fual sti brushing long windows.

"Sit down, won't you, and have #cigarette?"

The other walked over to the

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manner indicated that for all she of a growl in her aged throat. Her

wan an old lady, she was still

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evening. I

"Oh, Bingo's always flourish-

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