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GREAT NEW MYSTERY, SERIAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IL, 1933.

“WEEK-END MURDER”

BY GABRIEL E. FORBUSH -

CHAPTER XXI.

Marvin could not avold her in definitely. Probably, when he was not so conscious of being alone with hor, that abnormal constraint would relax enough to permit her

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wanted to speak to them now, to express her appreciation of the way they had stood by Tom and his mother earlier in the day. Roale must be wondering, too, if

to probe again Into these danger- anyone would bo back for tea and ous subjects.

Annie about dinner. Linda veer- At present he had rankly deaort- ed toward the dining room wing, ed her-quite obviously strand-walking along the soft turf with-

ber on her own front lawn.out stepping on the gravel path. She had hoped to prolong their talk Looking after Marvin's retreat Cousin Amos wanted to advise his subsequent avoidance of her until perhaps the Bolgian return where a decorative clump of At the very end of the house, Ing figure-retreating, perhaps, her! That hardly fitted in with She knew his fanatic standards of ed. She wondered if Tom wore bualios blocked aight of the door but in a manner more suggestive this theory. The old man might behavior. She could not Imagine, making any progress, over their of the sunroom, she stopped. She of a militant forward march have warned her or remonstrated thinking swiftly, any single sugaalos diagrams, with Statlander. could, hardly have said why. But, Linda was tempted to run aftor with her over nome too apparent gestion that would so quickly, so If no, it would only hinder his she realized that for a second or him and demand that he come intimacy, but what advice would surely, inflame him. Would it in-probing if she were to join them. two sho had subconsciously been back and tell her what really he have given? Why that em-flame him to murder? Perhaps Well-she'd better get a book and aware of the murmur of voices and happened, answer hor questions, phasis on their talking together? not alone but with something make the best of it.

did

now they were very plain. Sho listen to har protesta. She

"He was so anxious to find out," else, equally insulting-no, she

wondered Idly what delivery boy nong of these things. Her glance she slowly analyzed avery word of really had no justification for im- travelled to the placid front of Marvin's brief, confusing outburst, agining any other motive. Norgraan. Nearing the house she kitchen door for the voices would -She rose and went up the soft house. He could not be by the had come so near the front of the the bls white house. She met the "whether Cousin, Amos and I got probably, did she need one. This walked more and more slowly not then sound so near. cold stare at its many win- together to talk something over alur would as surely enrage No, she was not exactly nervous they were looking for her, Rosie Unleas dows and her mood of

childish after the dance. He wanted us Marvin as the idea that he was Un but somehow there lay a deeper or Annie seldom came around here. rngo instantly vanished. "Murder not to

talk about something. gentlemanly would infuriate Deshadow there than should have If they came from the service murder ...... murder!" What? Was it that Cousin Amos Vos and that he was unsportaman been on the front terrace. tho house #comed to Bay blamed me for the supposed flirta-like would offend Statlander and house

The door it was usually to go toward She dropped into the wicker chair tion? How idiotic! But that that he was a social and mental ominously brooding. If she went

seemed 60 silent, Bo the road or the garage. from real weakness than wouldn't account for Marvin's be-inferior would hurt Shaughnessy in Nonsense, It was her house, of ideas, her mind came back The garage! At the association from graceful yielding to

the ing not frightened, exactly. A Unennny Cousin Amos-to hit so her home! Tom was inside, and sharply to the moment. bad Inevitable. She

sworn to prehensive, that's the word.

Be surely at the weakness of ench what if he were not? She was came acutely aware of herself and

She be penetrate that mystery. She had most awfully didn't want us to get one. The special insult that

often here alone all day, except her surroundings and that low, takon the Arst stops to do

comparo notes. would instantly drive him into that for the maids of course 60. together and to She had It begun to cover all But that again Isn't reasonable. state of insensate passion that

half-whispering so near. Except the things Tom had mentioned-What had he done that we could might fairly be called madness toward the faithful helpors in her soundlessness, this quiet, hot July That thought turned her mind for it, the air fairly pulsed with had she done any good at all? discuss that way? Did Cousin and murderous madnessi

She had learned--or had she?-Ames know something--?"

afternoon on the deserted lawn. why Marvin had quarrelled with

She had not seen them since herThen from her vantage point she Linda gave herself a little shake. Cousin Amon. It seemed in "Now I'm just rending things into

hurried visit this morning and sho (Continued on Page 11.) credible that the old man had what he said. Everyone knows actually taken it upon himself to Marvin's the high-mindest porte reprove another guest for his at-ot.person. It must have been aim-guessed--why Marvin might have tention (such as they were!" ¦ ply a calldown over his way of fo- Rilled Cousin Amos. thought Linda disparagingly) to cusing on me. Tom notleed it and his honteur. Yet that pafernal I told him it was just Marvin's touch was no like him-to mention ! queer way. But Cousin Amos of that, her father being dead, he as course had to infer the worst--and an old relative-as if she weren't | go straight to the point with the of age and able to take care of wrong person." herself, to say nothing of having Tom! Yet Marvin had

more

said

She sighed. There had been pood cause for Marvin's rage and

Again Linda sighed. The way of the detective was not easy. She was lows, a success than her first eagerness had assured her che would be. She knew at least, she

But she pro-

ferred fact to guesswork. She did not know what had been said and certainly she had failed to find out the details of Marvin's actions last night and this morning. Then her spirits rose a little. After all, this was only Saturday afternoon, They had the rest of the day and

kitchen,

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