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TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 12.^.1933.

“WEEK-END MURDER”

BY GABRIEL E. FORBUSH

CHAPTER XXII,

honest eyes dismissed that idea atjof its pointed, skimming bow. once. The uneasy feeling linger-Evidently there was purpose in ed, however. In what was poor chia rudden,' dramatic · doan Into Rosio involved?

their immediate waters, for us. It She caught herself up champly, passed, a white arm semaphored She was doing what she meant violonty toward the lawn and both not to trying to get at what that Linda and. DeVos waved in an- talk suggested before she subjected swering greeting. it, just as she had heard it, to Tom's "That's the Comet-the Stoner always sensible reactions. She bont," Linda vouchsafed as tho ap- firmly dismissed the subject from

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Rosie's voice west on Tia the not allow herself to think of what the next.

her mind and as she did so looked parition quickly dwindled. "That shirt you wheeled me to Inunder, she had heard. She had a gift, of

The three put their heads to up out to see coming toward her, was Fleur, of course-born Florrio sir? she said. "Well I know what ten used to advantage, of being ablo gether like generala meeting an across the lawn, the graceful fi-but she changed it to be the same Galsworthy's heroine. She In your mind you would be asking to repeat almost word for word a emergency call for troops. Chick gure of the guest from Bolylum.does her bent to live up to the

I took out the stains with the conversation which bad Interested ens, fruit, vegetables. Annic could liquid I told you of all but one I her. She knew this one was stored phone.

Chance had nelected De Vos for model in other ways, too," work over a bit more and in some back corner of her mind "I should like to have clams to her next victim, but Linda could added. ("I folt horribly eatty," when 'tis dry there will be no sign and that she could repeat it to Tom night," said Linda reflectively. have wished for a more trasquit she admitted to Tom afterwards, of them to spoil the white front of just as it had been registered there. "Rosie, call up Mrs. Pritchard and frame of mind in which to meet but I meant to be provocative- it. The cuff too-1. had to work over that harder. "Tis drying up- The interview with her maids ask her to bring what Annie'll the opportunity. It would have to and I was.")

need."

be a smooth and subtle Delilah to atain at my window where no one was brief but satisfactory. Linda Rosie tossed her Irish head and pierce the guard of this man's self- For a moment, however, there will see it and before I iron it out was fortunate in her naaintanta, but flashed a look of scorn at the aug possession.

was no reply to what aho had the best 1 can I'll mend the smallthey were also fortunate in her.

gestion.

Ho was good-looking. ..... he said. Her cars told her she had tear. That can not be hidden al: Taking it for granted that they

"I know what you mean!" Linda vas charming ..and he spoken in just the right offhand together but 'twill be the best mend were first and second mates, she I can make and saints can do no treated them with casy-going pondered. Mrs. Pritchard wasn't had a way with him. Flirtatious? way, letting the words curry their Not exactly. Hypnotic? That own malice. Then, a cigarette ligh- friendliness that did not concent distinguished for her clear-headed- more."

"That's the girl, Rosie!" From her very clear and adequate grasp ness in executing orders, still less va a sly word and a silly idea. ter having been deftly manipulat

"But Compelling? Yes, perhaps, but ed. DeVoa spoke with an nir of the evident relief in the man's of their jobs as well as of her own, those given by telephone,

that implied stagey "he-man atuff." deliberate speculation. voice Linda know Hosie had indeed Now they were eager to show their Flannery won't deliver so Inte."

"Lave thot to Rosle 'n' me," Fascinating? Yer-In the sense spoken what was in his mind.

"Mas Stoner is the daughter, I "Do desire to help her, though Rosie

The two had that something smooth. fluent, understand, of one of your great that for me and my gratitude'll be seemed a little subdued. A quick commanded Annie. eternal. Tie an angel in disguise glance from the bow window of the exchanged glances and Linda know perfect is fascinating.

capitalista?" the matter had been taken out of

For seme moments, there was you are-and you've saved me from kitchen allowed Shaughnessey no-her hands. worse trouble than you know of." where in sight.

no design to their conversation Either he had Going back to her chair on the nd as DeVos lounged there on a "Ah, that's na may be Itosie's gone back to the garage or forward voice was non-commital and Linda to the front Inwn. Feeling extreme lawn, Linda was glad for several realized she was moving away, backly competent and unrattled, Linda reasons that she had made that felt that it would be hard, in spite

visit which had restored her to a That meant gave her directions for the rest of

of his apparent doference to her too closely into the source of a the talk was over and also that the day. Ten on the lawn-time he sense of orderly housewifeliness. wishes, to guide this man's mind fortune after half a dozen

have been added to the leading | Shaughnessey might come around tween that and dinner for the girls hen. toe, it had brought her face

figure." the end of the house. Stepping back to rest and change the arrival at to face with Rosie whose faithful to any channel which he did not

Though she was sufficiently 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-] could never doubt but had found it grase, Linda

soon reached the supplementary kitchen aide when astonishingly easy to doubt when clamation of keen pleasure and sensitive to catch the rather in- flagged terrace.

guests Increased the family.

everything seemed already topay-she turned toward the water to see solent evaluation In the man's help her Deciding to give Rosie a moment That, said Annie, would mean turvy. She still was anxious about what had attracted his attention. tone, Linda could not to recover herself, she ran upstairs orders."

Rosie, not knowing what kindness Running close inshore, past their quick laughter. rather noisily, hurried about in her "You haven't enough in the she had shown this palavering tiny dock, whizzed a long, racing "I have just passed a very pleus- 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-she always ordered ber of any knowledgable part in lines and flashing speed, cutting an her most-he gestured ex-

She did Saturday morning for that day and the crime ne look into those are of white water on each side!

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