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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1932.

“WEEK-END MURDER”

BY GABRIEL E. FORBUSH

MBOIN' HERE TO-DAY

The avery opens with a prologus in which

committed you club tonight. All right—let's go!|lander he knew for a hard man- 4 murder manian. Later he boarda a train for Long |

be ja to, kave there. The name murderer le not discloud.

of LINDA and TOM AVERILL, married old dear!”* thras' years and rauch in live,, Linda anj

inaiead of

minste will be: COUBÍN AMOS PEABODY,

Lhe Averilla: CAPTAIN DE VUE, and lelalın representing

LANDER, middlewestern mansuer of the

former suitor of Linda's whom she has not

WESSKY, Irlab writer on a lecture tour.

The aposte arrive and almost, immediately

seen for several years, and LIAN HAUCH

into bented argument with Shaughnessy there le trouble. At dieter Cousin Anson get defending Gandhi's work in India. Hurty, as did watch dow, la brutally killed during the night and suspicion, for the deed turn

whom he denounces as a dangerous rebel for

auspicious and a miserable one."

the distance between the 12th toe pected outburst. His air of in- and the first bunker, paused with becont surprias socmed to be the the air of one who endures much fast straw. Before Tom could ́in- for a particularly explicit lec-tervene Statlander raised the club ture.

ho had been brandishing and by, "My dear sir, I am sure you will a single passionate exertion o not mind my calling attention to rength anapped it in two, then the fact that you habitually drop hurled the pieces into the nearby your club too low, Harding as rough. With a final sulphurous you do, you cannot hope to get epithat, he turned on his heel and distance in your drives! Thomas, atrode away. You too should mark this point.

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For a moment the others stood

groping for phrases that staring after him, then Averill

would express his rogrot for the occurrence.

"Do

upon

Kaland, thinking of the pleasant week-and Tom kissed her quickly. "Good with an amazingly retentive mem-well. Always remember, my boy, of the sport!" he applauded. "Our guesta ory and a genius for figures, to that your club should be parallel The weane shifts to the Long Island home walt below. Up and at 'em, Binks.gether with the impatience of such with the ground at the beginning beyan

aptitude toward its lack in others. of your stroke." Porhaps 47 or 48, ha was stockily

Sousing the growing fury of hits But all day long, Linda's solemn,

business associate, Tom Boun

not apologize, Thomas," the wrek-and they are to have ave. The cleur little voice rang in his head, built, strong beyond an offhand artile wished that one or the said Cousin Amos severely, the Rucks and reputed "hog for elderly, ditut velelive of Linda's who was he found himself at one time work." no easier on others than other of them had stayed at home ruddy flush fading slowly though in New York on, business and invited him or another regarding each guest on himself. What he had eafd of the could ignore the westerner's his eyes still started from his head as a stranger capable of unbridled his favourite amusements-moun-tulienness and admire his dogged, i in aurprise. "It is not your fault Barupeen perfume manufacturer with whom fury which might find outlet intain climbing, exploring, bly game even game-or he could play up that this-um-utmannerly per Averill hope to do business: MIL. STAT the manyling of a small, Inofon-hunting-led Averill to believe to Cousin Amos' pride in his pus-son so-or-lost his self-control. Averill works for: MARVIN PRATT, sive little dog. His day Was A that he would prefer play as or-/sable skill and youthful energy. Certainly I cannot understand how auch-hm !— dhuk 1M hard work. By the Hut to reconcile the two proved comment

poor stroke Statlander and Cousin Amos solemnity with which Statlander more and more hopeless. When the auch an obviously

was, they started Averill had cause for that no St. Andrews pro took his caine, efected to play golf. Even before produced his clubs it was evident explosion which he dreaded final-bould infuriate him. It

exceedingly poor for all its violence, it Thems, an apprehension, na to how they

game more seriously.

brought the sense of relief which stroke. Would you not have anld would mix. For as they collected their bags in the entrance ball the it happened, also took himself

Now Cousin Ames Peabody, as follows a long-awaited detonation. 80? Well. ah-however-1 Do think you should-al-fol- Cousin Amos, of course, was its you |teluphone rang and he stopped to seriously and Tom might have reason. The direct cause was low and attempt to-er-placate -

anawer-a-call from his real estate and the two would make a per-patronizing comment upon the

"Not at all." Tom had watched agent. While he abstractedly as fect pair. But Cousin Amos, idiotic carelesяnoss of getting Into Rured the local "live wire" that though a precisionist, was not, sand trap. For some time Stat-the retreating figure and any it the place was still for sale, that like Statlander, a silent one. Every lander had been ominously quiet swing at a brisk pace into the it could be seen at any time, and detail of the greens, the technique Now he stopped, his face darkly road toward White Haven. "It's that the terms still held, ho no of tecing off, the action of other lushed an Linda had seen it the not far to the house. He can blow I'm really ticed that the two men stood stilly waiting, a little apart from players, the positions of his op-night before. His volca seemed al-off steam walking,

ponents when he was playing, was most throttled; it quivered so awfully sorry, Cousin Amos. Sholl

(Continued on Pago 10.) each other and without any, at subject to fluent and critical com- with repressed, concentrated fury tempt at ordinary small talk.

ment. His face pink. his eyes as he damned Cousin Amos for Motoring them to the linke, he shining, he addressed himself to an interfering, talkative old bunny«, wondered more and more how the observing every rule and by-law body. That worthy, blicking in combination would work. Stat-of correct golf-and to sering astonishment, stood with putter

that others did likewis

hanging Truth Emp fingers. By #roll of his eyes he "disavowed Statiander. "glumily estimating any connexion with this unex-

to Shangbnwavy who adasite be about after the others had veliked

Ford

CHAPTER VI. Linda stood up and shook off her thoughts with a visible motion of her slim shoulders, "What's the programme this morning?"

"Golf for them na wants it-the bost anything you say. Best get a dip in betore lunch. Tide's high then."

"And the tennis tournament this afternoon; dinner homo; and the Fourth of July dance at the

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