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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1933.

"WEEK-END MURDER" BY GABRIEL E. FORBUSH

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

AMON PEABODY,' eiderly cousin of LINDA,

back for that, it would please ma¡ to uso stratégy to discover his ob- Vory much, but if not~~””

fective. Unexpectedly ho spoko "Mr. Averill and I have business frst.

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to attend to," the mid-westerner "Linda, you're sure you don't broke in on the little pause, mind naving other people drive "We should have got down to your car?"

It before."

"Not anyone as-ènroful as you,” she hazarded and saw that it was the rigat answer.

"I'll only run DeVos over and

come right back."""

"We'll go over your figures this afternoon," said Tom quickly. "Bring them downstairs whenever The sound however caused the you like. I'm quite ready any curious tableau to dissolve and mo, Shaughnessy, how about at her mention of luncheon the

Shaughnessey started for the "You 7" mid-westerner assumed a perpen-replied the Irishman. He had

"My plans are what you wish," garage, Atarvin with him. Linda was alone with Tom, and by un- dicular post-ion and came eagerly been more silent than any during spoken agreement they, strolled forward. "Thank heaven for

out the casement window, across cala," she thought. It's the the meal and-Linda atarted a little the flags on which earlier that day and they al appour. The quote are: ME { Linda,” said Pratt. "I'm sorry ¡ only time these people have noted when he spoke, "Unless it neon- \ had lain the twisted body of Cousin normally since they've been here Veniences anyone I'd like nothingAmos, and over the grass to a

AVERIAN 81 to death from the wond Linda looked toward the formal; floor balcony of the Aperitia Long Inland drawing room and saw Statiander, home Linda reaches him just before be sike, is time to bear him asap, "He pushed his back to her, examining the

carved

Italian marble mantel Linda, realizing her cousin, bad tried to toll ber he was murdered, rushes spetsins to which was considered one of the the balcony. Some etape behind her, i treasures of the house. to strangle ber and she fatta in a faint,

"I'm-I'm glad to see you down, Her habend, TUM, sem bar fall and stab to her. There are four num STATLANDER, business sociste at Tom's about-about Mr. Peabody." CAPTAIN BE VOS, handsoms irizten; MAR

the house

VIN FRATS, former sultor of Lindas and "Thank you, Marvin. I know LIAN HAUGHNESSY, Irish writer. Each you are. Poor Cousin Amos! And of them bave quarrelled with Can Am I must thank you, too, for coming arumed Cousin Amos death was accidental and to my rescue. Tom says you were that Linda falated from shock. When she vory quick."

DIL PARSONS taken chatre. it in

she pergunten hias tänt they must keep the

who be the murderer. They are unexpectedly

Dnally able to tell Tom what happened He flushed dully and avoided four guests with sheet and they discover her eyes. "I couldn't do much. I alded in this plan when DIL BOYLE, office wish I could have really helped medical examloor, wands word that everyone you." in the house must resale Qatil ha das que tioned them. Doyle is on a fahing tư d can not retora for several hours.

.

"You did. It was silly of me

to faint."

"Are you feeling quito all right

Raspicion points to Prati becmune he was the ams to reach Linda after she Islated and slam to Bhaughsesser whom Tom now?" who na toward the house,

CHAPTER XIX

"Oh, yes, thank you."

They both stopped dead and at that moment Rosle appeared to bed-announce luncheon. Thankfully

Slip-ons

without sleeven,

Pull-overs

Come with sleeves,

The men was not altogether the better than to pass the afternoon little cluster of garden furniture. Agent

ordeal she had dreaded, for all seemed determined to make it a easy for her as possible and the conversation, if rather stilted, was pleasant and safely general.. At the end it was she who introduced the subject which for all their ef forts had been uppermost in her mind-and, she had not doubt, in mind--and, she had no doubt, in theira.

"I want to thank you all," she anid, "for being so pleasant about that silly bit of petty offeinliam- Dr. Boyle's order that you must all stay here until he comen,"

The Belgian spoke first.

With the shutting of the room door Linda felt drop away for she had felt that she must for- Tomi took hla cue from her. from her ali sense of worry and ever stand there woodenly dis-

"Yes," he said, "and we want tension. She threw herself into cussing her health-Linda-mo- the part she must play 30 thor- tioned Marvin to wait and went you all to enjoy the time that is oughly that thereater she would quickly to the door of the drawing oft na much as possible. So long forget it only in the few stolen room. In another moment, she you are bank here by, say, 6 there is no reason you shouldn't moments alone with her husband. was sure, she must have yielded do whatever you like this after And it was as well that she was to her ridiculous impulse to

noon." rendy for, as she ran lightly down seronm with laughter-or simply the last few step into the central ¦ have turned and ran away. hall, a gure standing by the table. Yet all her guesta seems acting

"Then, if it is quite agreeable whirled About, knocking un strangely. To her amazement, to Mudame" (he made a little bow illustrated garden magazine to she caught Mr. Statlander in the to Linda) "I shall keep an ap floor with a Butter of gayly colour-net of bending intently down to pointment which I have for the ed leaves.

neer ap the fireplace chimney and early afternoon. 1 had understood "Linda"

heard him ank. "This draw well, before the accident, which we Avor!?" Tom also was gezing in all so much regret-that you had astonishment at the doubled unplanned for the later a ternoon figure.

and so had expected us to be here by then."

"Why, Marvin, you look as if you had seen a ghest!" she ex claimed, and then thought that this was perhaps not the most

"Perfectly, but we don't use it fortunate opening. But she doubt in this weather," he auswered po- "Yes," said Linds. "The boat's ed if the words actually reached | litely, and this time Linda was not ready-we'd planned As it is, him. He stooped to pick up the quick enough with her handker- Mr. DeVos, of course I shall re- magazine and Tom, behind her, chief against her mouth to pre-main here all afternoon and we'll started forward for the same pur-vent a startled giggle from erga have ten on the lawn about half- pose, As they both fumbled at it, ling.

past. d. If all of you care to come

quietly at my writing."

What was there about every- thing this man said that suggested inevitably some double meaning, something hinted at but cleverly concealed? Surely a simple state- mant that he wanted the time to himself to work should not have aroused her disbelief Linda found the very blendnosa of his manner unconvincing in ita apparent of fort to stress the absence of any other monning

She recalled her thoughts to realize that Tom had evidently asked Marvin his plans but she had not caught the answer. She'd soon find out, however, She rose and as the others followed sult, she managed to leave the dining room with him in spite of his somewhat awkward attempt to sheer away. But she did not have

"I feel as if I were in a Snake-

speare play." Linda said. "First Murderer, Second Murderer, Third and so on."

"As long as you can take it us a game, Binka!" he looked at her anxiously..

"Oh, I know it's serious busi- But somehow the idea of ness my being in any such mess-me, Linda Averill, born Binka Var- den, erstwhile social secretary to people who never lowered them- selva to have anything happen to them-well, it simply seems in- possible!"

"1 know." Tom looked around the quiet lawn, up at the grave "But now I want to sell house.

"Yea. When this is all over." White Iluven more than ever."

"And it's barely started. What's (Continued on Page 10.) ·

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