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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1933.

"WEEK-END MURDER"

BY GABRIEL E. FORBUSH

CHAPTER XXII,

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honest oyes dismissed that fden at of Its pointed, skimming bow. onco. The uneasy feeling linger-Evidently thoro was purpose in ed, however. In what was poor this sudden, dramatic das into Rosio involved?

thoir immediato waters, lor as it She caught horself up sharply.pusned, a white arm semaphored She was doing what sho picunt violenty toward the lawn and both | not to trying to get at what that Lindin and DeVos WaYod In An- talk suggested before she subjected swering grooting.

She

it, just as she had heard it, to Tom's

"That's the Comet-the Stohor always sensible reactions. firmly dismissed the subject from boat," Linda vouchsafed as the ap- her mind and as she did so looked as Flour, of course-born Florrie parition quickly dwindled. "That: up out to sea coming toward her, across the lawn, the graceful fi-

Rosie'e voice went on. Tis the not allow herself to think of what the next. shirt you wheeled me to launder, she had heard. She had a gift, of- The three put their heads to sir? she said. "Well I knew what ten used to advantage, of being able gether like generala meeting an in your mind you would be asking! to repeat almost word for word a emergency call for troops. Chickgure of the guest from Belgium, does her best to live up to the Sure, I took out the stains with the conversation which had Interested,ens, fruit, vegetables. Annie could, liquid I told you of all but one her. She knew this one was stored phone.

more.

gestion.

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but she changed it to be the same {M Galsworthy's heroine. Sho

Chunce had selected De Vos for model other ways, too," sho her next victim, but Linda could added. ("I folt horribly eatty," frame of mind in which to meet but I meant to be provocative→→ have wished for a more tranquil she admitted to Tom afterwards,

the opportunity. It would have to and 1. was.”), be a smooth and subtle Delilah to

possession. pierce the guard of this man'a self-

And

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"Mfan Stoner is the daughter, I udaratand, of one of your grent capitalists?"

must work over a bit more-and in some back corner of her mind "I should like to have clams to when 'tia dry there will be no sign and that she could repeat it to Tom night," said of them to spoil the white front of just as it had been registered there, "Rosie, call up Mrs. Pritchard and Linda reflectively, it. Thus euff too--I had to work

usk her to bring what Annie'll over that harder. 'Tis drying up- The interview with her maids need." stnira at my window where no one was brief but satisfactory. Linda will see it and before I iron it out pas fortunate in her assistants, but flashed a look of scorn at the aug Rosle tomed her Irish head and

For a moment, however, there the best I can I'll mend the small they were also fortunate in her,

was no roply to what she had tear. That can not be hidilen al-Taking it for granted that they

He was good-looking.

heanld. Her ears told her she had together but 'twill be the best mend were first and second mates, he pondered. Mrs. Pritchard wasn't had a way with him. Flirtatiouaway, letting the words carry their

"I know what you mean!" Linda was, charming ..

he spoken in just the right offhand I can make and saints can do, no trented them with casy-going

Not exactly. friendliness that did not conceal distinguished for her clear-headed-

Hypnotic? Thatown malice. Then, a cigarette ligh- "That's the girl, Rosie!" From her very clear and adequate grasp nens in executing orders, still lean was a silly word and a allly iden.ter having been deftly manipulat the evident rolic in the man's of their jobs as well as of her own. those given by telephone. "But, Compelling? Yes, perhaps, but ad, DeVos spoke with an air of voice Linda know Rosie had Indeed Now they were eager to show their Flannery won't deliver so late." that implied stagey "ho-man stuff." deliberate speculation.

"Love thot to Rosie 'n' me,' spoken what was in his mind. "Do desire to help her, though Rosle

Fascinating? Yes-in the sensa that for me and my gratitude'll be seemed a little subdued. A quick commanded Annie.

The two had that something smooth, fluent eternal. Tia an angel in disguise glance from the bow window of the exchanged glances und Linda knew perfect la fascinating. you"hre—and you've saved me from kitchen showed Shaughneasey no- the matter had been taken out of

For some moments there was where in

"If you call him that. He's worse trouble than you know of."

no design to their conversation made millions in patent medi- Either he had her hands.

Going back to her chair on the "Ah, that's as may be-" Rosie's gone back to the garage or forward

nd as DeVos lounged there on a cines." volce was non-commital and Linda to the front lawn. Feeling extreme- lawn, Linda was gind for several low, chintz covered chair, Linda realized she was moving away, back ly competent and unrattled, Linda reasons that she had made that felt that it would be hard, in spite "Ah! It is not usual to inquire toward the kitchen. That meant wave her directions for the reat of visit which had restored her to a of la apparent deference to her too closely into the source of a sense of orderly housewifeliness, the talk was over-and also that the day. Ten on the lawn-time be Then, too, it had brought her face Wishes, to guide this man's mind fortune after half a dozen zeros Shaughnessey might come around tween that and dinner for the girls to face with Rogle whose faithful into any channel which he did not have been added to the end of the house, Stepping back to rest and change the arrival at

figure." quickly and silently along the 6:30 of a certain Mrs. Pritchard, loyalty she would have thought she wish to explore.

Suddenly he sat up with an ex-

Though she was could never doubt but had found it grasa, Linda soon renched the supplementary kitchen aide when astonishingly easy to doubt when clamation of keen pleasure and flagged terrace.

guesta increased the family,

everything seemed already topay- she turned toward the water to see Deciding to give Rosic a moment! That, said Annie; would mean tarvy. She still was anxious about what had attracted his attention. to recover herself, she ran upstufra jorders," rather naisily, hurried about in her

Rosie, not knowing what kindness Running close, inshore, past their "You haven't enough in the ahe had shown this palavering tiny dock, whizzed a long, racing own room, and then came down by house?" Linda thought rapidly. Of countryman of hers. But to suspect speedboat, beautiful in its clean ant hour driving with Miss Fleur the service stairs which took her course not-he always ordered her of any knowledgable part in lines and flashing speed, catting a in her most "ko gestured directly to the kitchen. She did Saturday morning for that day and the crime-one look into those lure of white water on each side:

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sick laughter.

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