1932-12-22 — Page 3

GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERIAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFII.

“WEEK-END MURDER”

BY GABRIEL E. FORBUSH

BEDIN HERE TO-DAY *

The story open with a prologus in which

macien. Later he boards a train far Job Island, thinking of the element

be to have there. The CAME of the murderer la mot diablosed.

The soupe shifts to the Long Island beme of NDA ad: TOM AVERILL. married three years and much in love. Linda an Founce that Instead of three KONTA Over

Averil hopes to do business MI STAT.

former sultor of Linda's whom she has not Sten for atyral years, and LIAN SHAUGH. BUuspicious and a miserable one. NESSEY, Irish writer on & lecture tour.

The guanto arrive and almost immediately

iple heated argument with Shaughney Lieren ruble. At dinner Cousin Amos seu whom he denounera sa a dangerous rebel for defendies Candal's work in India, Dunty, an old watch dog, is brutally killed during the night and suspicion for the dead turns

Statlander and Cousin

Amos

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932.

tun distance between the 12th toe pected outburst. His air of in- and the first bunker, paused with nccont surprise seemed to be the the air of one who enduros much faat straw. Before Tom could in- for a particularly explicit loc-tervene Statlander rained the club he had been brandishing and by

toro.

"My dear air, I am sure you willa alugte passionate exertion o not mind my calling altention to strength annpped it in two, then the fact that you habitually drop hurled the pieces Into the nearby your club too low. Holding it as rough. With a final sulphurous you do, you cannot hope to get epithot, he turned on his heel and distance in your drivest Thomas, strode away. you too should mark this point.

For a moment the others stood

such-hm I---

Durers is committed by homicidal club tonight. All right-lót's gollander ho know for a hard man-well. Always remember, my boy,

week-end Tom kissed her quickly. "Good with an amazingly retentive mem-

sport!" he applauded. "Our guests cry and a genius for figures, to-that your club should be parallel staring after him, thon Avorilt wait below. Up and at. 'em, Binks, gether with the Impationco of such with the ground at the beginning began groping for phrases that old dear!"

aptitude toward its lack in others. of your stroke."

would express his regret for the Sonsing the growing fury of his occurrence. But all day long, Linda's solemn, Perhaps 47 or 48, he was stockily.

associate, the week and they fit to have pre The clear little voice rang in his head, bulit, strong beyond an offhand business

Tom

"Do абот

not apologize, Thomas," quests will be: COUSIR AMOR TEAUDDY, sidesty, distant relative of Linda's be was and he found himself at one time work no easier on other than other of them had stayed at home. ruddy flush fading plowly though EURAA and reputed "a hog for heartily wished that one or the Bald Cousin Amos sovorely, the in New York on hul and invited him or another regarding each guest well to visit the Amerii: CAPTAIN DE VUH. handsome Brigion representing as a stranger capable of unbridled on himself. What he had said of He could ignore the westerner's his eyes still started from his head European perfume manufacturer with whom fury which might find outlet in his favourite amusementa-moun-rullenness and admire his dogged, in surprise. "It is not your fault LANDER, Middlewster manerar of the the mangling of a email, inoffen-hunting-led Averill to believe to Cousin Amos' pride in his pas

tain climbing, exploring, big game ven game-or he could play up that this-um-unmannerly per

non so-er-lost his nølf-control. Ars Averill works for; MARVIN PRATT, Rive little dog. His day was that he would prefer play as ar-sable skill and youthful energy. Certainly I cannot understand how

duous as hard work. By the But to reconcile the two proved comment upon solemnity with which Statiander core and more hopeless. When the Buch an obviously poor stroke that no St. Andrews pro took his ly came, for all its violence, it Thomas, produced his clubs it was evident explosion which he dreaded final-should infuriate him. It was, exceedingly poor game more seriously.

brought the sense of reljef which stroke. Would you not have said It happened, also took himself

Now Cousin Amos Peabody, as follows a long-awaited detonation. ? Well. ah however Do think you should-nh-fol- Cousin Amos, of course, was its you seriously and Tom said the two would make a per-patronizing, comment upon

might have reason. The direct cause was a low and attempt to-er-placate CHAPTER VI.

fect pair. But Cousin Amos, idiotic carelessness of getting into "Not at all." Tom had watched Linda stood up and shook off

though a precisionist, was not, a aand trap. For some time Stat- the retreating gure and enw it her thoughts with a visible motion

like Statinnder, a silent one. Every lander had been ominously quiet. swing at a brisk pace into the of her slim shoulders, "What's 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 programme this morning 7”-

that the terms still held, he no- of tecing off, the action of other flushed as Linda had seen it the not far to the house. He can blow "Golf for them as wants it-the lead that the two men atood

I'm really boat-anything you say. Best getatify waiting, a little apart from players, the positions of his op-night before. His voice seemed al-off steam walking, a dip in be.ore lunch. Tide's high each other and without any at-ubject to fluent and critical com-with repressed, concentrated fury

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

(Continued on Papo 10.) tempt at ordinary small talk. ment. His face pink, his eyes as he damned Courly Amos for "And the tennis tournament Motoring them to the links, he shining, he addressed himself to an Interfering, talkative old busy- this afternoon; dinner home; and wondered more and more how the observing every rule and by-law body. That worthy, blinking in the Fourth of July dance) at the combination would work. Stat-of correct golf-and to seeing astonishment, stood with putter

that others did likewise.

hanging from Hmp Angers. Jy arall of his eyes hé disavowed Staflander, glumily esthunting any connexion with this unex-

thaughnessy who admits he roamed about after the others had retired

then."

they started Averill had cause for elected to play golf. Even before appreliension as to how they would mix. For as they collected their bags in the entrance hall the telephone rang and he stopped to answer a call from his real estate agont. While he abstractedly aa sured the local "live wire" that the place was still for sale, that

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