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GREAT NEW MYSTERY SERIAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

“WEEK-END MURDER”

BY GABRIEL F FORBUSH

BEGIN HERE „TO-DAY

The story open with proken in which i

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1932.

another window and for a moment LÁTE MR. HAEUSSLER. woary allence reigned.

Did you over know such night" Linda gathered her ener gies to speak first. "Never-Dover In all my born days-was

FUNERAL OF SECRETARY OF

GERMAN CONSULATE. '~`

The funeral of the late Herr

hot and cross and distrusted. As Johannes Hacusaler, Secretary of

a house party, this in the biggest the German Consulato-General in washout I've over had!"

Hongkong, who died on Boxing "You're tired, Binks," her hus-Day at the French Hospital after band observed dispassionately. "Ia briof Hiness, took place last think they all had a good time." ovoning.

"They may have for all we know anything about it-I hardly laid quar-eyes on one of them all evening."

murder commilled by homicidal pleased than she with the behaviour "One of the gucat rooms-yes." maniac. Later he boards train for of their guests. Island, thickip of the pleasant •work-und

he is to bare.. The name of the murderer is not disclosed.

The acne shifts of the Long Island home

three years and much

lecture Logr.

Can Eat be found.

•

Linda had chosen Mr. Stat-

all day."-

great

"Where Mr. Peabody is 7" "Yes,"

to

welcome My lap. he wasn't German community, German firms, i

Followed by a large number of mourners, the cortogo left the "I presume the servants'

French Hospital at 4 p.m. and on "Well, didn't you plan to turn arrival at the gate of the Colonial of LINDA and TOK AVERILE, married landor as her companion partly to ters are upstairs?"

"Yes-over the centre of the them over to the female contin- Cometary, the coffin was borne to love. The Avellin for the weaklands COUSIN help make up for her unfortunate

gent?

the chapol, where a short servica in the "You also have rooms AMOR PRAMODY, siderit, dietant relative of error at the dinner table, the night house."

His glum silences had

"Yes, of course and I wanted was held at which the Rov. Gola- Linda's, CAPTAIN DE VOB, handsome Bal before.

And alinger, of the Banel Mission, off- glan representing a European perlome manu- faeturar with whom Averill hopes to do but proved difficult for bor over since garage-may I ask

The interrogation was abruptly them to enjoy themselves. Get E. HTATLANDER, middiewestern he had arrived but after the dis.

and proceeded Sookuupoo world, my Thomas," manager of the firm Avert) works fors MARVIN PRATT, former suster of Linda covery of their mutual fondness for ended by their arrival at the you're still the best dancer in the cinted. The cortege re-formed, White Haven gate. Linda swopt

"Thanks-same to you. Gosh, Valley, where the remains wore and LIAN SHAUGHNESEEY..Irab writer on dancing perhaps he would be a

the the little car skilfully Around the

Gormany. Comain Amos, lesmediately makes trouble little more responsive. Ås He quarrels with Shaughnessy because the little car started after the larger curve in the road and between the this heat is appalling! Not a bit cremated, prior to being sent to The widow was present together "Morning-gelting lighter overy Ielmas holds there politieal vlows; playe

Consul-General, Dr. kolf with Statiander and inforistes him by eno Statlander began to shoot at her posts and drove up so closely be cooler at night."

minute, That means it start in with the criticizing ble garse: discusses prohibition an astonishing series of questions.hind the other car that she had to

brake hard to stop in time.

of better. Bruno Hahn; as well as repro-i соще "Your little boy did not with De Vos and declares De You is "na

always sentatives of the Consular Corms, gentlema." 25 is natiy sacord that Coul

up to-day to see you, did he, sira, Again Tom walked to the ga- hot and get w

Linda, Why does F Amos is to leave early the next morning.

rage with Shaughnessey. The others go to the Country Club dance Averill 7"

watching

was relieved to see that mean auch glad for? And members of the German com- Just before learing Marvin, Prait go 10

"No. The old dog was a

he entered and went upatatra. He on top of it, every darned one of munity, and other friends. Coun Amok, roem and they are heard;

Messrs. Erich and Hugo Am- to bed those men had been drinking-" querellos. The dance la neventful but when the others are ready to leave Bhaughnemer Pct of his and we didn't want to could hardly put the man

that ho tell him about her, It would have.

mann, Oscar May, B. Soldau, H. "Even your beloved Marvin?" but at least he could see been hard, with guests in the didn't set the place on fire or do "Now don't you start any-Wippermann, and A. Luer were CHAPTER K

house, and he not even staying other damage trying to find the thing Linds suddenly snapped the pall-bearers.

Wreaths were sent by the Gor-1 What could have become of home so we could lend up gently lights. The reat of the party wont from complete inertia to militant

"He was too queer man Consulate, members of the Mr. Averill telephoned his mother up and dispersed silently, Pratt uprightness. frowned. Shaughnessey? Linda

No he hasn't been with us," she and asked her to keep Bingo there and DeVos tiptoeing cautiously by all

of talking and others. Cousin Amos closed door. said. "We thought you had him.'

"From the presence of some toys | "I told him he could loave it without coming fight outwith Ella Mondell turned uncertainly in the closet of the room I occupy,

idea seemed to ahock him," Linda "Well, look, Binks What was and it was at that moment that I thought perhaps I had turned him open for the draft through but the what was on his mind Tem; looking intently toward the out to make room for me." whispered as they reached the little the matter with him before

When he came down thinning row of cars, shouted:

"Oh, heavena, no! I'm sorry hall, Just then she heard from started 7 That must be he! Oh-Shaugh about the toys-Rosie shall move within a raucous grating Bound stairs he looked black enough to I sort of hated to drive off them in the morning. No, Bingo which confirmed hor belief that kill. A high border of fir trees and Nanon sleep across the hall Cousin Ames had blandly ignored with the others and leave you. marked the edge of the club line. from you."

her earlier request. "Perhaps it's Then everything seemed all tight "That is the room I've heard just no well-that door on the when we got there so I forgot At the extreme end a dark figurej could barely be seen. The figure you speak of as the nursery? It balcony makes the liorridest noise about it till now. Anybody step turned at the hail, paused n mofaces the water?"

and having this one shut mufftes it, on his toes before we lift?" ment, waved a negligent hand and "Yes. We're not using it this at lonat. You have everything you "Hmp Who specializer in toe- week-end-the ceiling and walls want? Well-good-night. You can steppont are at me he's not my

around here?" Twas lost entirely I was! Sure were ruined by water from an all aleep into to-morrow morning!"

That's

cousin to me every car of the lot looks like joverflowing tub upstairs.

"Oh. Tom, that's "cruel! I can't why we had to put Mr. Shaugh- When Tom finally succeeded in another."

escaping Shaughnessey's garrulous help it. Why is Cousin Amos such the wrong way nessey in the garage," "You were going, for most of them," said Tom dry- Oh, then that is the room friendliness and returned, tired and a pest? I fished around a bit but white out of sorts, he found Linda altting I couldn't find out what it was he 1y. "Hop In-in front, Shaugh- which opens on the small

over the central front of the by the window toward the Sound. did or said. Every time I led back porch ncancy. We're all here now.

house?

On the bed lay her corn-yellow to it, Marvin got aulkier. He was Linda wondered at such

per-velvet wrap, on the floor her wisp that way on and off all evening. her high-heeled I'd rather have all sorts of an ex- sistent interest in the architecture of a frock, and

pumpe had been kicked off beside plosion-made me feel queer and of White Haven,

You "Yes.

it. She seemed to have lacked qualmish, just wondering. energy to proced further with the see, I know his temper of old. "That ittle balcony connects business of undressing and when he holds in too much and when he car, she waited for the other to also with a room on the other side? came in simply rolled her eyes at docs lot go well, I wouldn't want lend off. Without giving too ap-ve observed it from the front him eloquently and made no further to be in the way

jmove. He sank into a chair by parent assistance, Tom was stendy- lawn."

nessey!"

strelled toward them.

The Irishman muttered BOMC- thing which Linda did not catch. Evidently he was on the verge of being quarrelsome, loquacious or plaintive, according to what cir cumstances suggested.

ing

At the wheel of her own

little.

Shaughnessey's climb

into

place and, as that broad back was

presented to her, Linda saw that

it was amazingly dusty and cov ered with the fine brown neeilles which the fire troes

30 liberally

shed. Over toward their house, those balsams grow.

The path from her back door to the club was thick with them. No cushions Ind eased that comfort-loving back, if he had chosen the pine grove as a retreat. She wondered more than ever what dainty chiffon or soft, summery crepe had shared his com- pany or what group of couples. Just then the sedan started with a jerk. Tom was evidently no more

(To be continued.)

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