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GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERIAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII.

“WEEK-END MURDER”

BY GABRIEL E. FORBUSH

BEGIN HERB TO-DAY

'The story opens with a prologue in which

murder is committed by a homicidal manier. Ordinary words.

Laler, he boards a train for Long Island, that territory-for business and which his simplest sallies

"I have travelled chorus of encouragement with

thinking of the pleasant work and he la have there. The name of the murderer nut lacked.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1932.

other "Mr. Shanahan" and twice 'parently to endure Cousin Amos* "Mr. O'Shea," nor that he brought trick of climactic ropetition. "And his discourse to a close by, stat-what do you any to musanering Ing firmly:

rivers of blood and innocent chil-

"In fact, my doar air, your com-dren murdered in thir beda and ment shows clearly an undisclp={starving=""

lined and confused mind-exactly "I say nothing, nothing," said the mentality, 1 may any, which Cousin Amos primly. "In fact, I has demanded that the immeasur-decline to discuss auch absurd gen- ably superior Anglo-Saxon racejéralities with one incapable- exert a salutary supervision over

But his voice was a febble wall- les-for their own good, nordless and paused for no reply to his the childishly Incompotent pooing on the wind, for his opponent for pleasure. Unspoiled at-greeted. Even Tom was forget to say, for their not all of Africa can say that ting his responsibilities in charm-roared the Irish glant, unable ap-1

Rocovered rhetorical question. "For their own good, is it? from his first shock, Lian Shaugh- ed delight over "Africa? You're talking about grown boy of Africa? What part of it is that?"dered what he'd been talking about!

(Continued on Page 10.) the great over- man. Linda won-

Marvin Pratt's voice boomed out, of amusement, enchantment, aur

From the other end of the table to bring to all those faces that look

The scene abifia to the Long Island home of LINUA and TOM AVERIL married thresow years and much in love. Linda announcem ibat instead of three sets over the week:

en they are to have five. The quesis wili COUSIN AMOR PEABODY, elderly, York on business and Invited himself to vieil?

Satant relative of Linda's who was in New

Keilan sepresenting, Euran pertume

the Averill: CAPTAIN DE VOS, handsome disconcerting Bittle Dolly Alger prise, manufacturer with whom Averill hopes to who thought she had his spell- business: MIL STATLANDER, middlewestern bound interest in her description!

MARVIN PRATT. former altor of Linsta

manager of the nem Avetlil work for of last year's Fourth of July re-sation had been flung the length

Now the tossed ball of conver-i whom she has not seen for several years, and gatta. At once the frishnan was of the table and all were keeping LIAN AHAUGHNESSEY. Irish writer on alert and even Cousin Amos liegunit in

the air. Africa-curious;

Jecture toT,

The weather in fearfully hot. The guests arrive and Linda, deessing fie loner, has disturbing feeling that something unpleasant

koing to happen,

CHAPTER IV

to how, if not interest, at least that that one word should prove less indifference. For the first the one to set them aftret She time the converantion became geneaught herself back. Mr. Stat- eral and went forward with the Jander held the floor. She would natural animation which no hos- not repeat her earliest mistake. tess can ever artideially drum up. He was fairly launched on a trave relief. At log. Linda suspected that, the them man had no small talk; with him

with

Linda rather forgot her mannera Linda relaxed at dinner. She admitted it after-last-that did seem to get words. Of course, with the char-started! ming Mr. DeVos on her right, it!

ita Was

it was the centre of attention or nothlag. She followed him to In-

"Now the fat is in the fire!" breathed Linda. A lack of de-! spir flashed between her and her

was hard to pay correct attention! At case for the moment, she dia and there the Irishman sud- to stolld. Mr. Statlander on her studied her guests. Marvin down denly cut in with an apostrophe to Jeff. But that did not excuse, her near Toni. She must be especially Gandhi and what seemed the start noticeable absorption in the young nice to him later to make up for of a hymn of praise to all rebels, Belgian, with his disarming air of giving the other men the prefer leaders and propheta of the rights naiveto which argued him soential seats at

dinner. Marvin of submerged peoples. thoroughly experienced.

had changed. That thick crown Once, In fact, when she had of deep chestnut hair, with quite forgotten to "turn" the con- symmetrien natural ware, versation she caught herself away heavily marked now by grey. His from him so openly that a dark eyebrows were as heavy, his un-husband as Cousin Amea, ominous- Rush appeared on Statlander's ex- derahet jaw as noticeable as over, y clearing his throat, plunged pressionless face and he muttered but the rich, pleasant voice and the very heart of a glowing period. with scandalized conservetiam into with unexpected savagery, "Don't Hash of white teeth in a rather Jet me interrupt You, Mrs. wido smile suggested more polish

"Right-thinking people"-Linda Averili!"

than he once had had. He really recognized the pompous phrase Linda stared. in amazement. was almost distinguished-looking, and as from a distance heard Cou After all, civilized beings rarely Yet still there was about him that sin Ames call upon all the gods of expressed their pique se flatly. But nir of restraint. Naturally a man stability and established order. she ignored the bad-tempered sally of enormous physical vitality, his He paused not for a reply because and with all her native wit and vigorous hearliness Buggested he was not conscious of there charm strove to regain loat stronger forces rigorously chained being any to make. He was not ground, to convince this surly.in. Knowing the sudden heat and discussing. With definite, un- self-important person of her in passion of the man when alirred, equivocal clearness he was reprov- terest in him and his opinions, she wondered into what form of ing this impertinent upstart. All She succeeded in launching him "uplift" Marvin now released some of Cousin Amos' limited ex-; on what seemed intended to be a of that violent physical strength perience had confirmed his belief tale of foreign adventure. It con-and craving for action. When in his own rightness and that of aleted, however, of long drawn out last she had heard of him he had the opinions to which he had been details concerning the assembling deliberately "lost" himself in some born. Now Shaughnessey had dou- of much technical apparatus for remote part of India. Fortunate- bly, sinned in his choles of on- an expedition Into Afrien. Hially he had money to indulge his thusiasms and in nesuming that mind ran

to efficiency, even in¦fanatic fervor for studying cond)-|others shared them. sports, and to listen to the catalogue tions at first hand and for cruand- Linda winced as Cousin Amos of equipment was rather a pen-ing violently against the powers expressed the contempt of the ance to Lindia's untechnical mind. of evil and indolence.

Brahmin for the outlaw. If ever

It was DeVoв who rescued her Acrons from Marvin was the she went Bolshevik, she had often from the further sin of wandering Irishman. A contrast if ever she thought, his would be the respon-j attention. Across the table, he cut had seen one! In that mobilo, 'sibility. He could not be said to in with a quick question and ex- charming, graceless face she read be Intolerant of thought more claimed with pleasure over the no hint of discipline or will. Wenk liberal than his own. He simply | colncidence that he, tou, knew that he must be with that chin and wiped all shades of it out of exis- part of Africa.

those lovely, pointed fingera. De-tence. "But, yes, of course!" His ac- Hghtful, alive, entertaining, he un-1. His offence was not lessened by cent gave piquant emphaals to the doubtedly was, judging from the the fact that he once enlled the.

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Remarkable photos of a smash in a motor car race at Oakland. recently. Top shows the car turning a double somersault. Middle shows the car having righted itself in its wild twisting, one of the occupante ́still inside, the other lying inert on the track. Bottom picture shows aid belog rendured to the moro soriously hurt.

One sallion persona-keldiers, snitors, workers, peasants-paraded through Red Square in Moscow in this impressiva pugaast celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of the Bevist regime. Hare you see thousands of troops masied in the square In front of Lenin's tomb, from where Josef Stalin'and other lenders of the government reviewed the procession.

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